Abbotsford, BC – Equipment owners, operators, and purchasers representing general construction, trucking, public works, utilities, aggregate production, road building and maintenance will congregate at the TRADEX grounds September 19-20, 2014 for the Pacific Heavy Equipment Show. The 2014 edition of the show will feature tons of big iron on display. …

Abbotsford, BC – TRUXPO is the event where industry meets, attracting local, national and international exhibitors and visitors and showcasing the latest in commercial trucking, logistics and transportation equipment. Presented in partnership with the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA), the show takes place this Friday, September 19th and Saturday, September …

Infra Oman 2014, the 4th edition of Oman’s International trade event for infrastructure & industrial projects will be held from October 20 – 22 2014. It is organized by Al Nimr Expo in co-operation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The exhibition …

Volvo Construction Equipment will demonstrate how ‘Caring drives innovation’ at this year’s interactive Bauma China exhibition in Shanghai. At Asia’s most important industry event, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is making its presence at this year’s Bauma China one to be remembered. Under the theme of ‘Caring drives innovation’ the …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 18 September 2014 – The return on buildings as a proportion of GDP in Saudi Arabia is one of the lowest among major economies but should rise sharply in the years to 2022, the annual MEED Saudi Mega Transport & Infrastructure Conference was told this morning. “Saudi …

The task of building of what has been described as “the world’s most advanced factory” has been awarded to Interserve Construction. The next-generation manufacturing site will serve the aerospace industry, and be based in Sheffield, Northern England. As a construction project, it is worth a total of £43 million. The …

Retail construction will increase to meet demand and other GCC countries benefit from retail ripple effect, says new report Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 18 September 2014 – The United Arab Emirates retail sector is expected to grow over 33 percent by 2015, according to a September 2014 report by …

Dubai; United Arab Emirates; 17 September 2014 – As investment in rail projects accelerates throughout the region – with at least some $167bn-worth of active future rail or metro projects planned and un-awarded in the Middle East, early action needs to be taken to ensure there is effective interoperability among …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 16 September 2014 – Leading project management firms are focussing growing attention on the opportunities emerging in the megaprojects market of Saudi Arabia, industry experts say. According to MEED data, a total of more than 80 megaprojects each worth at least $1bn, are under way or planned …

Arup has develop a new early-stage tool for Building Information Modelling (BIM Tool) in order to help with a project for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN. The new tool will be used to assist with decisions for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project, a new …