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Building a community
21 Nov '09 | Construction & Industry / Features
... contractors, the lighting installers and the MEP contractors.The main buildings at The Galleries were constructed by the Japanese contractor Taisei, with Al Habtoor taking the lead as the principle landscape contractor. Imagining the edge of the plaza to be flanked with restaurants and cafés, as ...
Al Habtoor chief upbeat on Dubai future
8 Nov '09 | Politics & Economics / News
... that while "the lights have flickered briefly" in Dubai during the downturn, he believed the city was now on the recovery path."The party's just beginning," Al Habtoor told Arabian Business, adding that the emirate was going to defy all the foreign pundits who last year predicted the end of Dubai's ...
The party's just beginning
8 Nov '09 | Politics & Economics / Comment
... and no-one here goes hungry or is homeless. I would like to invite Ms Winfrey to come and see for herself; an invitation that is extended to anyone resolved to ignore those cheerless headlines and experience my incredible home town first-hand.Khalaf Al Habtoor is chairman of the Al Habtoor Group
Change is here
31 Oct '09 | Construction & Industry / Interviews
... output if we concentrate on our inputs better. We are reassessing everything.”Being in a tight spot is part of the game and Al Habtoor Leighton has been up against a few more walls than most have. The company has, in the recent past, faced a corruption scandal, had issues with Sama Dubai, faced ...
Al Habtoor may float entire group in Q3 2010
20 Oct '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... , adding the funds would be used to further expansion and provide financial backing."We also have another company that we might IPO or we might IPO Al Habtoor Group as a whole," he told the television programme in a transcript made available to Reuters. "We're studying all the possibilities. And we ...
Al Habtoor to offer new pay rewards for labourers
2 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... between increased productivity on our sites, improved pay for our workers, and a reduction in the amount of overtime worked,” Savage said.Al Habtoor Engineering is one of the largest construction and engineering companies in the Middle East. The company’s portfolio includes the iconic Burj Al Arab ...
Al Habtoor secures $244m Qatar deal
2 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... first went into Qatar in 2006 when it won the contract for the $500m Al Shaqab Equestrian Academy, which is close to completion. Al Habtoor had five hotel developments and other office projects in Qatar before it formed a joint venture with Leighton in 2007. Savage estimated the current book of work ...
UAE construction giant's workload valued at $6bn
30 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... Dhabi.It said that work had already started and the project was due for completion by September 2011.It is the biggest single deal for Al Habtoor Leighton, which was part of a consortium that pulled out of a major deal to build a third concourse at Dubai International Airport in April.The group also ...
Work harder for pay rise, Dubai labourers told
2 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... the workers’ discontent, he claimed.“There are many factors influencing the environment the guys work in. You can’t just distil it down to one or two things.”Al Habtoor Engineering is one of the largest construction and engineering companies in the Middle East. The company’s portfolio includes the ...
Qatar construction growth set to slow to 5% in 2009
20 Oct '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... the last quarter there has been continued development in the country’s flagship infrastructure projects including a contract signed for the New Doha International Airport.In the utilities sector, Al Habtoor Leighton was awarded a $206m contract for the construction of water stations and a pipeline.
Going up downtown
13 Oct '09 | Construction & Industry / Features
... group of commercial buildings almost complete, while a line of towers are topped out.The master developer is local firm Limitless while Al Habtoor Leighton, Bovis and Taisei Corporation are contractors in charge of the commercial buildings, project management and main contractors respectively. It is ...
Dubai Metro chief wins Man of the Year award
29 Sep '09 | Transportation / News
... Dunia Finance CSR: Qtel Banking: Mohammed Al-Omar, Kuwait Finance House Entrepreneurship: Khaled Rashed, CORECAP Construction: Riad Sadiq, Al Habtoor Leighton Group Hospitality: Marc Dardenne, Emaar Hospitality Aviation: Ghaith Al Ghaith, FlyDubai International Achievement: Khaldoun Tabari, Drake & ...
Opening the door
19 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / Features
... to Doha. Construction giant Carillion is looking to expand on the success it has had in the UAE, with a view to expand into Qatar during 2010. Meanwhile, Al Habtoor Leighton is increasingly expanding with Qatar, forming its second largest market. The company has just signed a $244 million water ...
Going underground
9 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / Interviews
... was just another job. People were saying: ‘Oh you can’t do that because you’ve never done it before’. But why not? It’s just design.How did KCA International get the job?We had worked with Al Habtoor-Murray & Roberts on the Burj Al Arab. They were one of three or four consortia bidding on the Metro. ...
53% of people appalled by labour camp conditions
6 Sep '09 | Construction & Industry / News
... traffic in Deira and Jebel Ali at around 8am. A subsequent Ministry of Labour investigation cleared the firm of any wrongdoing.Al Habtoor has since announced plans for an incentive scheme that it says will increase labourers take-home pay. Protesting workers from the company told local media on ...
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