Al-Muhaidib
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The Al Muhaidib Group is an international private group of companies based in Saudi Arabia
that was founded in 1946 by Sheikh Abdul Kadir bin Abdul Muhsin Al-Muhaidib. The current Chairman of the Board of Directors is Sulaiman A. K. Al-Muhaidib.
building materials and foodstuffs
. In 1959 the company name was changed to Al-Muhaidib and Al-Nafea Company, and in 1979 it was changed again to A.K Al-Muhaidib & Sons Group of Companies.
A.K. Al-Muhaidib & Sons group of companies began its life in the food products industry in 1959, marketing and distributing rice. Although this sector has remained the fastest-growing within the group, allowing the company to expand its portfolio to include other grains and eventually leading to the establishment of a retail outlet chain, Giant Stores (Now merged with Panda). The group’s other main interest, building materials, has thrived along with Saudi Arabia’s economic and industrial development.
creating reinforcement steel, fabricated steel, building products, steel doors and other steel, aluminum and other metal products.
Over the past years, the company has achieved tremendous success in local and international markets. The company has concluded several transactions with the Gulf Cooperation Council and other Arab and African countries.
industry company in Saudi Arabia
. The company’s factory was built in Riyadh on an area of 24,500 square meters which included various types of wood products.
Another factory is specialized in producing tailor-made standard products such as doors, cabinets, timber blocks, roofs and other wood products. Plastic-laminated kitchen units are also designed and produced for the construction sector. Other supplementary products are also manufactured.
The third production unit is specialized in custom-made furniture, traditional design and handiwork. The manufacture of the traditional Najd
style furniture is an exclusive to the company where engraving talents is produced.
The company manufactures and installs doors made to British fire-fighting standards and can resist fire for up to 120 minutes.
The company raw products are received from many timber exporting countries around the world. The finished products are distributed to many retailers and constructions companies in Saudi Arabia
and the Middle East
.
The Saudi Industrial Paints Company Limited, widely known as SIPCO, was established in 1982 as a manufacturer of high quality paints, sealants, insulators and adhesives. In 1992 the company was acquired by the Al-Muhaidib Group.
Since then, SIPCO has adopted the latest technologies to manufacture products. As a result, SIPCO has become a business partner to major companies such as Akzo Nobel
, Holda
and Digway C.E. of the United States.
SIPCO was accredited ISO 9001. Furthermore, SIPCO was granted the Saudi Quality Award.
Products are classified as interior, exterior protective paints and industrial paints. Additionally, the company operates an electronic coloring system providing more than 100,000 different colors.
SIPCO’s research and development program has ensured the company a leading position in terms with future market requirements. The company currently plays a leading role in foreign trade with products currently exported to more than 12 countries.
and snacks, breakfast cereals, powder juices and vinegar, etc. which are exported throughout the Persian Gulf.
Al-Muhaidib Food Industries Company produces more than 20 different products by using the latest German production technology. Al-Muhaidib Food Industries company has deployed a sales force throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The United Feed Company was established in Jeddah in 1983, with branches subsequently opened in Dammam, Jubail, Jaizan, Dhib’a, Yanbu and Wadi Fatima where the company operates processing stations and bulk grain storage facilities, especially for barley
. Also, the company operates its own modern unloading port facilities, replacing obsolete sack packaging method.
The total annual capacity of the state-of-the-art stations is nearly 3.5 million tons. The efficiency of the company and the staff encouraged a major government establishment, namely the General Corporation for grain silo
s and flour mills
to enter into a ten-year contract with the United Feed Company.
The company’s short-term plans include expansion in, and diversification of raw material sources with the intent of subsequent establishment of advance feed processing technologies.
with over 1 million square meters of storage capacity. The company is supported with a huge fleet of vehicles, machinery and equipment to help work with the stock of products exceeding 4,000 items with wide representation of leading international and local manufactures.
The company works with steel products including a reinforcement steel and industrial steel such as hollow steel, beams, plate iron, pipe
s, angles, coiled, mesh wires and other metal products. The company also supplies wood products made from imported timber from Romania
, Russia
, Sweden
, Finland
, Canada
, Austria
, Chile
, etc. The company also works with other products such as water and thermal insulators.
.
In order to cover a wider geographical area, Al-Muhaidib Hardware has established over 42 showrooms throughout the Kingdom
, offering nearly 20,000 different hardware items.
Al-Muhaidib Hardware Company acts as the Agent for many brands of hardware products.
The Giant Store is a supersize market and retail store in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries. The Giant Stores Company was established in 1990 as a 100% Saudi capital enterprise, wholly owned by the Al-Muhaidib Group of Companies.
The first branch was opened in Dammam in 1992, with another 20 branches currently located throughout the Saudi Arabian eastern, central, western, and southern provinces. Additionally, Giant Stores has regional an extension in Lebanon
under the United Central Markets Company. Other stores have opened within the GCC countries including Qatar
and Bahrain
.
The Giant Store embraces more than 80,000 different items of consumer commodities, such as household goods, clothing
, etc., with high quality fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, fish and a wide range of Arabian and European bread.
A Private training center has been established where 3,500 employees in management, purchasing and distribution. Additionally, the Giant Stores Company has its own research and business development center.
distribution and marketing. The company now has the distinction of being a major player in the food industry
.
By expanding its product lines to include spices, tea
, and much more, the company continues its strategy of acquiring national and international products. This has resulted in developing a vast network of sales offices. This growth has led to the availability of Al-Muhaidib Foods products in every food outlet throughout the Kingdom.
Alongside its retail and distribution operation, Al-Muhaidib Foods imports specialized products.
) quests adopting a new conception on in the sector of real estate
and housing services, in addition to its struggle for catering a new model for new real estates Saudi Companies. The Company has established specialized workgroups, not only in the Kingdom but also at the level of the Persian Gulf and Arab countries.
, Jeddah
and Dammam
. The main warehouse area is around 30,000 square meters and it accommodates up to 17,000 items including different types of fixing material such as bolts, nuts, washers and fasteners with accessories made of iron, steel, copper, aluminum, plastic and a verity of galvanization.
The company has become a major specialist in the field of bolts, nails and fixing material and a major supplier for many national factories and major companies in Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.
, the Saudi Consolidated Electric Company and the Saline Water Conversion Corporation.
Projects constructed by the company includes water treatment
plants and networks, construction
of schools, banks, housing projects, shopping centers, warehouses and office blocks.
Al-Muhaidib contracting has been engaged in strategic projects inline with the recent privatization concept adopted by the successful bidder for the rehabilitation
and upgrade of Jeddah Industrial City wastewater management system using BOT technique. The project was a first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.
The company also constructs projects utilizing special techniques like construction of pipelines
using micro-tunneling, which is a non-intrusive method that negate the need for open trench
excavation
.
In line with adopting the latest technologies in construction, Al-Muhaidib contracting recently obtained sole agency for the Middle East and North Africa for specialized fire fighting systems mainly used in the oil and gas industry. The company represents two leading companies in this discipline, Water Mist Engineering (WME) of Norway
and Ultrafog of Sweden
.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
that was founded in 1946 by Sheikh Abdul Kadir bin Abdul Muhsin Al-Muhaidib. The current Chairman of the Board of Directors is Sulaiman A. K. Al-Muhaidib.
History
The first company was founded in 1946 under the name Abdulatif and Abdulkadir Al-Muhaidib Company. Its main interest was selling wholesaleWholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...
building materials and foodstuffs
Foodstuffs
Foodstuffs is a group of three New Zealand grocery and liquor retailers' cooperatives based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch which collectively control an estimated 57% of the New Zealand grocery market...
. In 1959 the company name was changed to Al-Muhaidib and Al-Nafea Company, and in 1979 it was changed again to A.K Al-Muhaidib & Sons Group of Companies.
A.K. Al-Muhaidib & Sons group of companies began its life in the food products industry in 1959, marketing and distributing rice. Although this sector has remained the fastest-growing within the group, allowing the company to expand its portfolio to include other grains and eventually leading to the establishment of a retail outlet chain, Giant Stores (Now merged with Panda). The group’s other main interest, building materials, has thrived along with Saudi Arabia’s economic and industrial development.
Al-Muhaidib Metal Industries
Al-Muhaidib Metal Industries Company was established in 1982. Today, the company has five factories operating in an area of 50,000 square meters in the industrial estate of RiyadhRiyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
creating reinforcement steel, fabricated steel, building products, steel doors and other steel, aluminum and other metal products.
Over the past years, the company has achieved tremendous success in local and international markets. The company has concluded several transactions with the Gulf Cooperation Council and other Arab and African countries.
United Wood Producers
The company was incorporated in 1988, and since then the company has grown and become a leading timberTimber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
industry company in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. The company’s factory was built in Riyadh on an area of 24,500 square meters which included various types of wood products.
Another factory is specialized in producing tailor-made standard products such as doors, cabinets, timber blocks, roofs and other wood products. Plastic-laminated kitchen units are also designed and produced for the construction sector. Other supplementary products are also manufactured.
The third production unit is specialized in custom-made furniture, traditional design and handiwork. The manufacture of the traditional Najd
Najd
Najd or Nejd , literally Highland, is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula.-Boundaries :The Arabic word nejd literally means "upland" and was once applied to a variety of regions within the Arabian Peninsula...
style furniture is an exclusive to the company where engraving talents is produced.
The company manufactures and installs doors made to British fire-fighting standards and can resist fire for up to 120 minutes.
The company raw products are received from many timber exporting countries around the world. The finished products are distributed to many retailers and constructions companies in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
Saudi Industrial Paint Company
The Saudi Industrial Paints Company Limited, widely known as SIPCO, was established in 1982 as a manufacturer of high quality paints, sealants, insulators and adhesives. In 1992 the company was acquired by the Al-Muhaidib Group.
Since then, SIPCO has adopted the latest technologies to manufacture products. As a result, SIPCO has become a business partner to major companies such as Akzo Nobel
Akzo Nobel
Akzo Nobel N.V., trading as AkzoNobel, is a Dutch multinational, active in the fields of decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 55,000 people. Sales in 2010 were EUR...
, Holda
Holda
In Germanic folklore as established by Jacob Grimm, Frau Holda or Holle is the supernatural matron of spinning, childbirth and domestic animals, and is also associated with winter, witches and the Wild Hunt...
and Digway C.E. of the United States.
SIPCO was accredited ISO 9001. Furthermore, SIPCO was granted the Saudi Quality Award.
Products are classified as interior, exterior protective paints and industrial paints. Additionally, the company operates an electronic coloring system providing more than 100,000 different colors.
SIPCO’s research and development program has ensured the company a leading position in terms with future market requirements. The company currently plays a leading role in foreign trade with products currently exported to more than 12 countries.
Al-Muhaidib Food Industries
With a 20,000 square meters complex this company produces various sweetsSweetS
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and snacks, breakfast cereals, powder juices and vinegar, etc. which are exported throughout the Persian Gulf.
Al-Muhaidib Food Industries Company produces more than 20 different products by using the latest German production technology. Al-Muhaidib Food Industries company has deployed a sales force throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
United Feed Company
The United Feed Company was established in Jeddah in 1983, with branches subsequently opened in Dammam, Jubail, Jaizan, Dhib’a, Yanbu and Wadi Fatima where the company operates processing stations and bulk grain storage facilities, especially for barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
. Also, the company operates its own modern unloading port facilities, replacing obsolete sack packaging method.
The total annual capacity of the state-of-the-art stations is nearly 3.5 million tons. The efficiency of the company and the staff encouraged a major government establishment, namely the General Corporation for grain silo
Storage silo
A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain or fermented feed known as silage. Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use...
s and flour mills
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
to enter into a ten-year contract with the United Feed Company.
The company’s short-term plans include expansion in, and diversification of raw material sources with the intent of subsequent establishment of advance feed processing technologies.
Al-Muhaidib Building Meterials
Today the company has more than 600 employees working in over 40 branches over Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
with over 1 million square meters of storage capacity. The company is supported with a huge fleet of vehicles, machinery and equipment to help work with the stock of products exceeding 4,000 items with wide representation of leading international and local manufactures.
The company works with steel products including a reinforcement steel and industrial steel such as hollow steel, beams, plate iron, pipe
Piping
Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids from one location to another. The engineering discipline of piping design studies the efficient transport of fluid....
s, angles, coiled, mesh wires and other metal products. The company also supplies wood products made from imported timber from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, etc. The company also works with other products such as water and thermal insulators.
Al-Muhaidib Hardware Company
The steady success in hardware trading has encouraged the Al-Muhaidib Hardware to setup divisions exclusively for supplying contractors, builders and wood manufactures with hardware accessoriesHardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
.
In order to cover a wider geographical area, Al-Muhaidib Hardware has established over 42 showrooms throughout the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, offering nearly 20,000 different hardware items.
Al-Muhaidib Hardware Company acts as the Agent for many brands of hardware products.
Al-Muhaidib Grains
Dealing in all kinds of grain especially rice worldwide, with own distributorship through various agents. With eight international offices for sales & marketing their own products as well as private labels.Giant Stores
The Giant Store is a supersize market and retail store in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries. The Giant Stores Company was established in 1990 as a 100% Saudi capital enterprise, wholly owned by the Al-Muhaidib Group of Companies.
The first branch was opened in Dammam in 1992, with another 20 branches currently located throughout the Saudi Arabian eastern, central, western, and southern provinces. Additionally, Giant Stores has regional an extension in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
under the United Central Markets Company. Other stores have opened within the GCC countries including Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
and Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
.
The Giant Store embraces more than 80,000 different items of consumer commodities, such as household goods, clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, etc., with high quality fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, fish and a wide range of Arabian and European bread.
A Private training center has been established where 3,500 employees in management, purchasing and distribution. Additionally, the Giant Stores Company has its own research and business development center.
Al-Muhaidib Foods
In Saudi Arabia, and the GCC, one of the fastest growing companies within the Al-Muhaidib Group is “Al-Muhaidib Foods”. Established in 1959, the company has become a specialist in all facets of riceRice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
distribution and marketing. The company now has the distinction of being a major player in the food industry
Food industry
The food production is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population...
.
By expanding its product lines to include spices, tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
, and much more, the company continues its strategy of acquiring national and international products. This has resulted in developing a vast network of sales offices. This growth has led to the availability of Al-Muhaidib Foods products in every food outlet throughout the Kingdom.
Alongside its retail and distribution operation, Al-Muhaidib Foods imports specialized products.
Al Oula Development
Aloula Development Company (Saudi sector of Emaar PropertiesEmaar Properties
Emaar Properties , based in the United Arab Emirates, is a Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market. Established in 1997 with an initial paid-up capital of AED 1 bn, Emaar Properties is currently the Persian Gulf region's largest land and real estate developer...
) quests adopting a new conception on in the sector of real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
and housing services, in addition to its struggle for catering a new model for new real estates Saudi Companies. The Company has established specialized workgroups, not only in the Kingdom but also at the level of the Persian Gulf and Arab countries.
Al-Muhaidib Technical Supplies
The company was established for more than thirty years. There are many branches in the main cities of Saudi Arabia such as RiyadhRiyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
, Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
and Dammam
Dammam
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi...
. The main warehouse area is around 30,000 square meters and it accommodates up to 17,000 items including different types of fixing material such as bolts, nuts, washers and fasteners with accessories made of iron, steel, copper, aluminum, plastic and a verity of galvanization.
The company has become a major specialist in the field of bolts, nails and fixing material and a major supplier for many national factories and major companies in Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.
Al-Muhaidib Contracting Co.
This Company is responsible for construction work throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region. With workforce of more than 1,000 employees, the company has participated in major construction projects for large Government establishments and other corporations in Saudi Arabia including Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
, the Saudi Consolidated Electric Company and the Saline Water Conversion Corporation.
Projects constructed by the company includes water treatment
Water treatment
Water treatment describes those processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. These can include use as drinking water, industrial processes, medical and many other uses. The goal of all water treatment process is to remove existing contaminants in the water, or reduce the...
plants and networks, construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
of schools, banks, housing projects, shopping centers, warehouses and office blocks.
Al-Muhaidib contracting has been engaged in strategic projects inline with the recent privatization concept adopted by the successful bidder for the rehabilitation
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
and upgrade of Jeddah Industrial City wastewater management system using BOT technique. The project was a first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.
The company also constructs projects utilizing special techniques like construction of pipelines
Pipeline transport
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....
using micro-tunneling, which is a non-intrusive method that negate the need for open trench
Trench
A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide , and by being narrow compared to their length ....
excavation
Earthworks (engineering)
Earthworks are engineering works created through the moving or processing of quantities of soil or unformed rock.- Civil engineering use :Typical earthworks include roads, railway beds, causeways, dams, levees, canals, and berms...
.
In line with adopting the latest technologies in construction, Al-Muhaidib contracting recently obtained sole agency for the Middle East and North Africa for specialized fire fighting systems mainly used in the oil and gas industry. The company represents two leading companies in this discipline, Water Mist Engineering (WME) of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Ultrafog of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.