Zamil PEB ... major project.
Zamil wins mega European contract
01 January 2003
Zamil Steel Industries of Saudi Arabia is currently supplying and erecting one of the largest single factory buildings in Europe.
The building, which will be located in Goole, 280 km north of London, in the UK, is owned by Guardian Glass Industries (UK), a subsidiary of Guardian Industries , a leading worldwide manufacturer of float glass and fabricated glass products for the commercial and residential construction industries.
"It is great to be part of the team building this enormous float glass factory in Goole. The 65,000 sq m building has to be designed, fabricated, shipped and erected, with all its accessories, in less than 12 months," says Maher Hajaij, the general manager of Zamil Steel in Poland, who is responsible for the project. 'The erection period alone is only 26 weeks. This is quite a challenge taking into consideration the size of the building and the harsh winter weather conditions at Goole.'
Zamil Steel started supplying the steel to site in Goole in October last year and erection of the building is expected to be completed by the end of April 2003. The building is more than 600 m long and reaches - at its widest area - up to 150 m wide. Its height varies between 9.5 and 11.5 m.
"The building contains multiple cranes with load capacities higher than 32 tonnes. The cranes run over huge long crane beams throughout the building. In spite of their length, each of these beams will be fabricated and transported to site as one piece, without any bolted splices," adds Hajaij.
This is the second building that Guardian Glass Industries has awarded to Zamil Steel. The first is located in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and was erected more than five years ago.
Zamil Steel is considered the largest pre-engineered steel building company in Asia, Africa and Europe and serves its customers through a network of 40 area offices worldwide. The company already operates several offices in Europe. This year, Zamil Steel plans to strengthen its presence in Europe and increase its market share in 10 European countries, in which it is currently active.
Zamil Steel is a unit of Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC), a publicly traded company, which includes two other units, Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC) and Zamil Glass. ZIIC has manufacturing units in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Vietnam, China, Austria and Italy.
