One of Saudi Arabia’s major business success stories began in the mid-1950s when Sheikh Ahmed Attieh established a steel fabrication workshop in Jeddah.

Bemco Steel Industries Company (BSI) – which has been associated with the Attieh Group for three decades – has charted an ambitious growth plan which will put the leading structural steel and steel products manufacturer on course to more than double its turnover as well as its capacity by the end of next year.

Saudi Air Distribution Systems Company (Safid), which is celebrating its silver jubilee this year, is looking at expanding its product portfolio on the back of a recent surge in business. “Business has shown a lot of growth this year in comparison with last year.

Steel fabricator Arabian Metal Industries Limited (AMIL) has recently launched production of recovery units and mobile workshops, making it the only manufacturing in the region with the capability to design and produce such complicated units, says Fouad Abu Ein, sales manager.