Awarded ahead of schedule, the contract positions the Saudi contractor at the heart of early construction works for Expo 2030 Riyadh
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Tamear secures $90m Riyadh business park contract
Saudi Real Estate Construction Company to deliver full build of Al Narjis Business Park under Al Akaria’s commercial expansion plans
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Saudi construction sector surges with $1.7tn pipeline of projects
Saudi Arabia’s construction sector is booming with a $1.7tn project pipeline, Turner & Townsend cites giga-projects and Vision 2030 as key drivers
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia’s $692bn projects pipeline to headline Jeddah Construct 2025
Saudi Arabia’s $692bn projects pipeline will headline Jeddah Construct 2025 at the Superdome, uniting 13,000 professionals and more than 200 global exhibitors
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Saudi construction costs increase in July 2025
The cost of construction in Saudi Arabia saw year-on-year increases as residential prices rise
Riyadh
Riyadh bans most residential infrastructure work in evenings and weekend afternoons
Riyadh sets new working hours for residential infrastructure projects to cut noise and disruption
Diriyah
Diriyah awards $1.53bn contract to build landmark arena and office district
New 20,000-seat Diriyah Arena and mixed-use complex mark major milestone in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 transformation
Construction
Middle East construction: Saudi Arabia’s building boom faces rising costs and labour crunch
Saudi Arabia’s construction boom is leading to rising costs in a building sector driving economic growth in the Kingdom
Riyadh Metro
Saudi Arabia construction output hits $148bn in first half 2024, up 4.6% year-on-year
The figures, released in Knight Frank’s Saudi Arabia Construction Landscape Review, show construction in the Kingdom has grown year-on-year since 2020
Diriyah
Diriyah Opera House awards $1.4bn contract to build iconic theatre in Saudi Arabia
Royal Diriyah Opera House awards $1.4bn contract to build 3,100 seat culture venue
Donald Trump
Trump tariffs to drive up UAE, Saudi Arabia construction costs up to 7%: Report
The UAE and Saudi Arabia currently have over $2.3 trillion in active projects which could be impacted by the rising prices of key materials such as steel and concrete over the next 1-2 years
NEOM
NEOM chief reveals first details of car-free vertical city THE LINE: Report
A key feature of THE LINE is its complete elimination of cars in favour of a six-tier mobility system
construction industry
BRKZ completes $17mn Series A funding to transform construction procurement in Saudi Arabia
The latest investment takes the total funding to $22.5 million
Construction
UAE and Saudi construction costs to increase in 2025
The cost of construction is set to increase in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, according to an international report
cement
Saudi’s City Cement to buy Umm Al Qura stake through capital hike
Post-capital hike, the shareholders of Saudi Arabia’s Umm Al Qura Cement will own 30.4% of its capital
NEOM
NEOM invests in construction robots as market tipped to pass $774m
NEOM is investing in an emerging European robot specialist as it looks to modernise construction in Saudi Arabia
giga-project
NEOM projects still on track despite CEO departure, Italian construction firm Webuild says
The company said there is no evidence of changes in the activity plan initially set for the projects it is implementing
