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Nick Constantine, senior surveyor in the Project and Building Consultancy department at Cavendish Maxwell, says that while green building legislation is a welcome development in the UAE, there is still plenty of work to do. Green building put simply, is the development of high quality buildings that have as minimal of an effect on the environment as possible, both during […]
With the region mulling high-speed transport options, machinery companies and dealers stand to gain from supplying the technology and maintenance that will go into keeping the projects running in a sandy environment, says Patrick Ditcham, head of machinery and business assets at Cavendish Maxwell. Recently, there has been a lot of interest in the press and on social media about […]
In response to the Tamweel Tower fire back in 2012 there was a revision of legislation in Dubai regarding the combustibility of cladding and provision of fire stops in voids, two major sources of fire spreading. Since the Tamweel fire, Dubai has seen further fires break out exposing similar cladding issues including Torch and Salafa towers in Dubai Marina, and the Address […]
The top five reasons to get your machinery and business assets valued Do you know what your business and machinery assets are worth? As we are now in the thick of the hot, quiet summer months, this quite often leads to a period of inactivity. Therefore, this is just the right time to start looking at those tasks which tend […]
This complimentary report provides analysis and summary of apartment and villa properties in Dubai. The report highlights macro-economic factors impacting the residential market and introduces the Dubai House Price index, which tracks average prices since 2008. The report also covers price and rent performance, transaction overview and residential supply in key communities, as well as results from the recent Residential […]
This complimentary report provides analysis and summary of apartment and villa properties in Abu Dhabi. The report highlights macro-economic factors impacting the residential market. The report also covers price and rent performance, transaction overview and residential supply in key communities for Q2 2017.
Commercial insurance is vital for businesses to be fully insured and protected should the worst-case scenario happen. The commercial insurance plans can vary, however generally they cover the cost of rebuilding or repairing equipment, machinery, business premises and replacing stock. The risks facing businesses include fire, theft, weather damage, flooding, burst pipes and overall damage. This type of insurance essentially […]
The key profit drivers for a real estate development project occur in the initial project stages. It is a saying in the development industry that the later you discover a problem, the more expensive it is to fix it – for example, revising an electrical design is less costly than re-doing electrical work on a construction site. A development project […]
This complimentary report provides analysis and summary of apartment and villa properties in Abu Dhabi. The report highlights macro-economic factors impacting the residential market. The report also covers price and rent performance, transaction overview and residential supply in key communities for Q1 2017.
This complimentary report provides analysis and summary of apartment and villa properties in Dubai. The report highlights macro-economic factors impacting the residential market and introduces the Dubai House Price index, which tracks average prices since 2008. The report also covers price and rent performance, transaction overview and residential supply in key communities, as well as results from the recent Residential […]
Formal business entities provide additional liability coverage So, clearly, in order to fully protect your business and personal assets, you need more than insurance. You need to take steps to place assets beyond the reach of your creditors. One of the most important steps to take is to conduct your business in a manner that separates business assets from your […]
As a business owner, you face two perils that your employees do not face. First, you run the risk of having your personal assets seized to pay off your business creditors, whether the threat comes in the form of vendors demanding payment or lawsuits arising from your business. And, conversely, you also run the risk of having your business destroyed […]
