Amit Jain, Sector Lead – Engineering, Middle East and India at Invest Northern Ireland, discusses how Northern Ireland provides innovative solutions for the quarrying, mining, construction, and waste recycling industries in the region
Business
Posted inSupplier/Partner
Jaguar Land Rover to set up MENA headquarters in Dubai
The facility will comprise a training academy, an engineering testing centre, a customer relations centre, a training workshop, and a training showroom for the sales staff
Posted inFleet management
RTA signs MoU to operate autonomous vehicles in Sustainable City
RTA and the Sustainable City have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to operate autonomous vehicles within the community’s facilities
Posted inMaintenance
Dubai’s RTA unveils MENA’s first BIM centre
Specialist workshops about BIM, aimed at the employees of RTA’s agencies and sectors, are currently being designed by the new centre
Posted inFuel efficiency
ESMA chief says UAE consumers eyeing energy savings
Up to 19,600 trailers in the UAE feature ESMA’s conformity certificates, while more than 54,000 electricity and water products have the agency’s energy efficiency cards
Posted inAuctions
Saudi contractor Al-Khodari auctions equipment at $4m profit
The auction, held between 14 and 16 November, saw Al-Khodari sell equipment with a gross value of $9.8m, which generating a gross profit of $3.7m for the contractor
Posted inFleet management
Saudi Arabia’s PIF mulls launch of ‘heli-taxi’ company
Upon its launch, the air taxi operator would provide transport services within Saudi Arabia’s main cities, as well as tourist trips to key hotspots around the kingdom
Posted inVehicles
Dubai to host international conference on smart vehicles
The 3rd International Conference on Future Mobility will be held from 7 to 8 November, 2017, in Dubai
Posted inTraining
SSAB: Fleet owners must relay concerns to manufacturers
Fleet owners are in a position to influence heavy equipment manufacturers to produce better products, says Ozgur Yalcin, area sales manager at SSAB Middle East
Posted inPMV
Saudi contractor to auction equipment for Q4 financial boost
The auction, due to be held this November, is part of contractor Al-Khodari’s plans to upgrade its plant and equipment fleets