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			<title>Fantasy Island?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Marine Conservation Park and Resort was shortlisted for the Best Waterfront Development award at Cityscape 2009 in Abu Dhabi. But will this innovative, green development really be able to say it has the ocean lapping at its doorstep?]]></description>
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			<title>UK construction giant sees no Mideast growth in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Laing O'Rourke chairman says he expects regional business to be 'flat'.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Arabia rail project on track with fleet of rollers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Many new machines, including vibratrory compactors, have been wheeled in to help build a railbed for the 818km project.]]></description>
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			<title>Firms seek protection from steel price hike</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Construction firms strike deals on developments to pass on escalating costs.]]></description>
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			<title>Laing orders surge in Middle East</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British-based builder Laing O'Rourke reveals that regional orders are at record levels, up 24%, worth $835mn.]]></description>
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			<title>Working together for change</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Already proven in Europe, the use of collaborative working is now rising in the Middle East. MEP Middle East finds out a manufacturer's perspective of the benefits that partnering can bring.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Flights of fantasy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Nearly two decades in the making, Terminal 5 by Rogers Stirk  Harbour + Partners has permission to land.    ]]></description>
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			<title>From camp to community</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["Respected" and "happy" were just two of the words used by Rakesh Kumar, a tower crane operator for Aldar Laing O'Rourke (ALOR), when he was describing how he felt about life on Yas Island Worker's Community.]]></description>
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			<title>Labourers praise improved living conditions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aldar Laing O'Rourke and Compass work together to improve camp conditions.  ]]></description>
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			<title>United in business</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There seems no end to the number of UK construction firms trying to enter the GCC market. ]]></description>
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			<title>Aldar reaches safety landmark</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aldar announces Al Raha Beach development hits safety milestone of one million hours worked without an accident.]]></description>
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			<title>Aldar Al Raha Beach sees first contract</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aldar has awarded the first major building contract for its $14.7bn waterfront project, Al Raha Beach.]]></description>
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			<title>Al Bandar deal valued</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The value of Aldar Laing O'Rourke's contract for Al Bandar on Al Raha Beach is US $172 million (AED632 million), Construction Week can reveal.]]></description>
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			<title>Laing O’Rourke starts road building on Raha</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Aldar Laing O'Rourke has won a contract to build three interchanges on the eastern section of Al Raha Beach in Abu Dhabi.]]></description>
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			<title>Keep it in the family</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why large-scale projects in Abu Dhabi demand more of an equitable approach to contracting.]]></description>
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			<title>Aldar sets standard with NEC contract on Al Raha</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties is set to become the first developer in the region to use the NEC collaboration benchmark contract.]]></description>
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			<title>Pre-fab means no time lost on Atlantis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pre-fabricated units are being used at the $1.5bn Atlantis development on Dubai's Palm.]]></description>
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			<title>Al Farah scores first phase of Aldar’s ‘Noor Al Ain’ project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  US $4.9 million extension of Jimi Mall will form focal point of plans, which include an indoor beach.]]></description>
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			<title>ALDAR Construction on Al Raha Beach ahead of schedule</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al Raha Beach Development is nearing completion of dredging and reclamation activities on the eastern four kilometres of the project - some three months ahead of schedule.]]></description>
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			<title>Joint venture takes rail refurb at King’s Cross</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A joint venture of UK contractors Laing O'Rourke and Costain has won a contract from Network Rail for the second stage of a US $580 million (£300 million) refurbishment of King's Cross mainline station in north London.]]></description>
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			<title>HBG, Beatty &amp;amp; Miller in bid for Moor Markets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Three firms have bid for the first phase of a US $1.47 billion (£750 million) scheme to transform Sheffield city center, according to a report in Construction News.]]></description>
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			<title>UK firms cement their presence in the region</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With a history of partnership within the region, UK firms continue to influence the expanding infrastructure. Rupert Cornford takes a look at some of the contractors and key deals they have secured over the last 12 months.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi goes from strength to strength</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With Abu Dhabi’s development potential starting to be realised, Christopher Sell profiles some of the major projects that are set to shape the UAE capital’s future.   ]]></description>
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