The German company Büscher started in 1961 as a concrete plant and their business grew with, among others, a container service. Today, so many years later, they are the first company in the world building a complete house out of 75% recycled construction and demolition waste. The load-bearing and non-load-bearing interior wall elements are made of 100% recycled aggregates. They didn’t just proved it is possible but also got approval of the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt). The German Federal Association for Building Materials gave their approval to use up to 100% of recycled aggregates, including crushed sand similar…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
By Sanjay Bhatia, Project Director at EFS Facilities Services Group Facilities management (FM) plays a critical role in asset management and lifecycle costing. FM professionals are responsible for managing and maintaining the physical assets of an organization, such as buildings, equipment, and infrastructure. Effective FM practices can significantly impact an organization’s overall asset performance and cost-effectiveness. In this article, we will explore the role of FM in asset management and lifecycle costing, referring to best practices. Effective asset management requires organizations to manage assets throughout their lifecycle to maximize their value and optimize their performance. The asset lifecycle comprises several…
DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the Middle East, is pleased to announce that the enabling works stage for Safa One de GRISOGONO is currently nearing completion. The shoring and excavation works, which were also awarded to National Piling and Land Draining Works LLC as a separate package, was completed earlier this year, marking a significant milestone in the project’s development. National Piling and Land Draining Works LLC was awarded the piling package for the project, over a duration of 120 days. As per the contract, the company was responsible for driving more than 250 piles into…
Tata Steel has announced the appointment of Shuja Haque as Regional General Manager for the Middle East region. A 23-year steel industry veteran, he has helped achieve multi-million tons of business volume since he joined Asia’s first integrated private steel company 18 years ago as a sales executive. He was quickly promoted to sales manager and was an integral part of the team on the ground when Corus and Tata Steel merged in 2007 In 2017, he became Head of Sales followed by another promotion to Head of Business Development in 2021 before being asked to take the reins…
Dubai’s luxury real estate segment continued to find takers among global celebrities, with famous French influencer Nabilla Leona Benattia-Vergara joining a long list of investors. Nabilla Vergara, also the Founder of personal care brand Nabilla Beauty, scooped up a five-million-euro penthouse in DAMAC Bay by Cavalli through trusted advisor Omar Naguib, Founder and CEO of ON Real Estate. Vergara’s entry exemplifies a bigger structural trend of global celebrities increasingly investing in Dubai’s sought-after luxury real estate segment. Many recent, reliable studies have predicted the segment to grow further in 2023 by over 10% — higher than other global markets where…
Turner & Townsend Middle East has become the first member from the construction industry to join the Middle East Inclusion & Diversity Council (ME I&D Council), demonstrating its commitment to fostering inclusion in the region and positioning itself as an influential leader in the industry. The ME I&D Council, led by a steering committee composed of CEOs and leaders from prominent organizations such as PwC Middle East, Citi, Dow, LinkedIn, Omnicom Media Group (MENA), and Pfizer, aims to bring together like-minded companies in the Middle East private sector to drive positive change in the workplace and industry as a whole.…
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers, is sending an all-female delegation to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) Summit and IAPA on 19-20 April to highlight its support of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) in the workplace. Led by Tjitske Van Hellemond (Managing Director Commercial EMEAI, the Netherlands), the eight-strong multinational delegation includes a keynote speaker for the event, Jay Iyengar (Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Strategic Sourcing Officer, USA). They are joined by Emma McTague (Global Chief Human Resources Officer, USA), Neha…
Global real estate advisor CBRE found that residential properties in Dubai which are within a 15-minute proximity to metro stations can outperform the wider real estate market both in terms of property price and rental performance, according to the company’s latest Dubai Metro Report 2023. In this report, CBRE explores the impact of the Dubai metro on residential prices and rents. More specifically, it looks to determine if residential units which are within a 15-minute walking distance to Dubai Metro Red Line stations have been able to achieve price and rental premiums or outperformance, or both. As part of its…
Sodexo Middle East, the leader in services that improves the Quality of Life of its stakeholders and consumers, has championed employee value proposition (EVP) initiatives with the launch of an innovative employee benefits program – Vita by Sodexo. Globally, the program offers Sodexo employees a dynamic range of benefits, including a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for parents; In the region the program will offer employees 14 weeks of parental leave, which will be rolled out in a phased manner in 2023. Aimed at improving the overall wellbeing of its employees, Sodexo’s latest EVP aligns with its vision…
Sobha Realty, one of the UAE’s most trusted real estate developers, has revealed that foreign buyers accounted for 71 per cent of all sales, indicating the growing demand for its properties by overseas investors. The developer stated that the top investors in 2022 were Russians, Indians, and Emiratis, followed by Romanian, British, Chinese, Kazakhstani, Ukrainian, French, and Saudi. The increased influx of overseas investors to Dubai can be credited to the Emirate’s status as one of the world’s best cities to reside and work, its growing economy, friendly immigration policies, as well as the advantageous returns on property investments. The…