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State-of-the-art machinery supervised by experienced personnel.

Lasting impression

01 May 2010

ALTHOUGH just five months into production, Alabniah Precast Concrete Building Factory has already secured a number of high-profile projects and is poised to expand its reach in the kingdom with the opening of a new branch office in Riyadh next month.

The company says it has received strong customer feedback about its precast elements, recognising its high quality finishes and successful on-time delivery.
Alabniah supplies all kinds of precast concrete products as well as intelligent precast solutions and concepts not only to the entire Saudi construction industry but to other GCC countries as well. It also claims to be the first company in the country and amongst the few in the GCC to produce double walls using the latest of global technology.
“Our manufacturing facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art, fully-automated production machinery with computerised plotter, shuttering-robots, fully-automatic mesh welding machines, extruders, computerised concrete distributor and curing chambers,” says Ahmad El Lakkis, executive vice-president of Alabniah.
The company also has a fully-equipped technical department with state-of-the-art design/modelling/structural design software, such as CAD/Tekla/StaadPro, apart from the ERP (enterprise resource planning), CRM (customer relationship management) and production planning and delivery software. The technology has been tailor–made for Alabniah’s production facility, where information is transferred directly from the technical department to the computerised robots and plotters in the factory.
Within the first five months of operation, the company has booked orders worth more than SR100 million ($26.67 million), according to El Lakkis. These include three projects for the Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu: involving supply and erection of 38,000 sq m of precast boundary walls and columns for a project in Jubail, 14,434 sq m of hollowcore slabs for 45 villas, and 8,383 sq m of solid walls, 14,672 sq m of insulated panels and 13,968 sq m of hollowcore slabs for a 34 villas, all under a subcontract from Redico.

Alabniah factory, Dammam ... strong customer feedback.

Alabniah has supplied to a number of other projects, involving design, supply and delivery of 32,000 sq m of precast concrete elements to King Faisal University’s staff housing (see page139); supply and erection of all precast concrete elements for 148 housing units at the Nesma Jubail Compound for Nesma and Partners; supply and erection of 4,400 sq m of hollowcore slabs for King Saud shops in Dammam; and 13,076 sq m of hollowcore slabs for a development by Weatherford.
El Lakkis says that the company is now focusing on doubling sales in Saudi Arabia and the GCC over the next year, while keeping in mind factors such as the quality of precast concrete products and on-time delivery to meet customer satisfaction.
Other advantages in doing business with the company, says El Lakkis, include a highly-experienced team of engineers, designers and industrial professionals, who provide support and advice to clients from the initial stage of their projects.
“From design, production, to erection, our intelligent precast solutions are offered to clients to ensure optimum results. With Alabniah, clients can be assured of enhanced project management, minimum defects, on-time delivery, rapid erection and overall cost efficiency,” he adds.
Alabniah’s factory is located in Dammam Second Industrial Area over an area of 112,100 sq m with around 23,000 sq m of covered production area. Its head office is located at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Road, Al Khobar.