All articles by Roxane McMeeken – Page 4
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NewsChina construction to overtake US in 2018
Report predicts reshuffle of global markets will also favour Nigeria, India and Poland
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NewsCrossrail seeks bids for Liverpool Street and Whitechapel
Official Journal notice goes up for tunnels, shafts and subways at two stations
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NewsRider Levett Bucknall sets up Caribbean association
Consultant forms networking group of 20 companies to target region where it estimates GDP will grow 1.5% in 2010
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FeaturesTom Barry: ‘The UAE is coming out of recession as we speak’
Tom Barry is boss of Arabtec, the UAE’s biggest contractor, and he’s been doing the job for 35 years. So who better to ask what’s going to happen next to the Emirates?
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NewsDubai set to bid for 2020 Olympics
First meeting to discuss Dubai's bid to be held on Monday while working group plans Dubai's development over next decade
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FeaturesCrossrail: Seats still available
Programme update: Roxane McMeeken finds out where the £16bn Crossrail project is at
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FeaturesDownsizing Dubai: Will the Middle East's golden child ever be the same again?
The UAE is waking up … but it has one hell of a hangover, and it’s going to take more than a couple of fizzy tablets to make it all better. So what sort of market is emerging? Well, the chances are it’s going to be good news for shed ...
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CommentAfter the goldrush
The head of one British consultant in Dubai confessed that he will be using Indian QSs in the near future, many of whom will operate from the Subcontinent
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NewsWork to restart on Dubai World Islands
Giant project of 300 islands that was on hold is due to begin again next month
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NewsAldar completes superstructure of Ferrari World
Abu Dhabi theme park nears completion as Yas Island prepares to host Formula One Grand Prix
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NewsProfit slumps at Abu Dhabi's biggest developer
Aldar's profit down by 43% in the third quarter to £71m
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NewsMiddle East still alive with opportunity, say engineers
Delegates at ACE conference hear that 'Dubai is not dead' and the UAE economy is set to return to growth next year
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FeaturesFirst aid kit: rebuilding after natural disasters
As eastern Asia counts the cost of yet another natural disaster, Roxane McMeeken reports on a British-designed housing system that needs no training to put together and could prove invaluable to the rebuilding process
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NewsFears raised over Dubai $50bn debt repayment
Ratings agency warns that short-term borrowing terms could stretch emirate's ability to repay
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NewsDubai property prices still sinking
Developers tell Colliers CRE survey the market has not yet hit bottom for homes or offices
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NewsSurvey reveals extent of consultants' job carnage
Exclusive research for Building shows that seven top names shed more than 40% of staff in past year
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2009: 'As bad as it gets'
That was one consultant’s view of the year when new orders fell 25% and 20,000 QSs, engineers, architects and surveyors received P45s. Roxane McMeeken looks at what went wrong, and what hope there is for the year to come, while Martin Hewes presents this year’s tables
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NewsAl-Futtaim Carillion to up Middle East turnover by £140m
Joint venture plans to offset Dubai dip with expansion into Abu Dhabi