SEA – a consortium of French engineering companies Setec, Egis and Assystem – has announced that it has opened a new office in Saudi Arabia. Its current responsibilities cover the entire infrastructure development cycle of AlUla, including high-quality operation and maintenance activities, professional capabilities development, localisation and community development, as well as adoption of innovative […]

A deal to carry out research into lower-carbon construction products has been inked by Cemex France and Dublin-based Ecocem, a supplier of reduced-carbon cement. From June 2023, the two firms said they will begin trials of reduced-carbon products at 10 of Cemex’s French readymix plants. The ultimate aim is to be able to offer ‘low-carbon’ […]

Plans to build the largest bridge in Africa have been unveiled by Tanzania. The 50km structure will connect the mainland to the Zanzibar islands in a bid to boost trade and economy. The move is said to align with goals to diversify the economy of the Zanzibar islands, which is currently driven mainly by tourism. […]