Author: Kasun Illankoon

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers and Hinowa, a manufacturer of crawler mounted work platforms, mini dumpers, tracked lift trucks and under carriages, celebrate the 12.5 year mark of their collaboration with the launch of a renewed EC Series at bauma 2022. Announced at the SAIE Show in 2010, JLG Industries was to sell four of Hinowa’s crawler mounted products under an agreement signed by the two manufacturers, with JLG selling exclusively in the US and other markets outside the European Union. Over the years, the…

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du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has partnered with GoDaddy to enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the Small Office, Home Office (SoHo) segment to create, evolve and grow their digital presence. The announcement was made at GITEX Global 2022 – where du is presenting an innovative showcase under the theme ‘Powering Governments, Shaping The Emirates Reality’. A majority of the UAE’s private sector companies are micro-businesses ranging from home-based businesses and start-ups to more established firms. This has created a demand for digital transformation tools for small-scale businesses bringing a huge opportunity compared to other developed…

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Ajdan Real Estate Development Company, a leading lifestyle destination developer in Saudi Arabia, has signed a contract with Al-Muhaidib Group to develop, market, and operate “Bayfront”, which will include the Kingdom’s first Blue Flag-certified international standard beach at Al-Khobar Corniche. Bayfront will be located on the northern part of Al-Khobar’s beach, spanning over 100,000 square meters from the shore and a 1,600-square meter island. The SAR 250 million ($66.5 million) project offers a variety of retail, a mix of upper casual and fine-dining restaurants as well as leisure and recreational features that are suitable for families and visitors to get…

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Sharjah Sustainable City, a fully sustainable residential community developed by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in partnership with Diamond Developers, has launched Phase Three of the project following an overwhelming response to its fully sold out first two phases. With sustainable designs, spacious layouts optimising the best of natural light and heat, world-class amenities and cutting-edge smart home and energy management technologies, villas at Sharjah Sustainable City offer the best of both worlds – an attractive and future-proof investment that also offers an eco-friendly way of living and a high quality of life. Phase one of the project, comprising…

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Hiboo, an expert in analysing the data of industrial assets, and Ritchie Bros., one of the world’s leading online sellers of second-hand equipment (for the construction and farming sectors), are working together on certain batches of machines from the rental company ENCO so as to share the history of machine data certified by the manufacturers. Ritchie Bros. has transformed its business model in order to adapt to selling exclusively online, has initiated a pilot project with technology from Hiboo – acting as a trusted third party – to provide buyers with certified data from the manufacturer and make it easier…

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KROHNE Group, a leading global manufacturer and full scope supplier of process instrumentation, measurement solutions and services, is proud to announce it has achieved the international standard in the field of IT security, IEC 62443-4-1 maturity level 2. This demonstrates KROHNE’s continued focus on satisfying international criteria for safe and reliable IT infrastructure, expanding the boundaries of the company’s management certification systems including ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 amongst a growing catalogue. The security certification audit was carried out in conjunction with TUV Rhineland and is expected to fill existing and future customers with confidence in KROHNE’s capabilities with regard to secure…

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ServeU LLC, a leading facilities management solutions provider in the UAE, was awarded 58 new multi-year contracts in 2022, amounting to AED 270 million. The awards demonstrate the strong demand for ServeU’s world class service offering, with the contracts covering a broad range of sectors, including hospitality, government, residential, commercial, retail, infrastructure and education. Supported by the continued recovery in the UAE’s real estate market, the contract awards are a testament to ServeU’s extensive range of hard and soft services along with its state-of-the-art technology, which enables the Company to offer comprehensive and quality facility management solutions in a cost-effective…

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du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has strengthened its partnership with Fazaa initiative to offer exclusive benefits to cardholders across the UAE. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at GITEX Global 2022 – enabling the telco to provide unique mobile offers and greatest benefits to its members and their families. As part of the agreement, Fazaa will assist du in communicating exclusive mobile offers to all of its one million members through social media and SMS campaigns. Under the theme ‘Powering governments, Shaping The Emirates Reality’, du has brought an innovative showcase to GITEX 2022 featuring next generation…

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du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has signed a strategic partnership deal allowing both du customers and Al-Futtaim Group’s Blue Rewards Members to benefit from exclusive offers and rewards. The announcement was made on the sidelines of GITEX Global 2022 – where du is presenting an innovative showcase under the theme ‘Powering Governments, Shaping The Emirates Reality’ featuring technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality, metaverse, blockchain, NFT and robotics. du will offer a variety of incentives and discounts to members of Al-Futtaim Group’s Blue Rewards. The partnership will help the telco cater to the dynamic lifestyle…

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