A NEW high-technology and fully-automated precast factory is set to come online shortly, becoming the first of its kind in the region to produce double walls and high-thickness hollowcore slabs using the latest technologies available.

WHEN it comes to the production of precast concrete panels, Vollert|Weckenmann has been the global number one choice for most successful precasters and it was the firm that Alabniah turned to when it decided to set up a precast factory in the Eastern Province, according to a spokesman for the plant engineering specialist.

ALABNIAH’S precast factory will be the first production facility in Saudi Arabia that brings industrialised building methods to the market, according to Prilhofer Consulting, which was responsible for the design of the factory.

RADICON-Gulf Consult (RGC), a leader in the field of design, engineering and services, was chosen as the engineering consultant for the design of buildings and related infrastructure for the factory and construction supervision of Alabniah Precast Concrete Factory.

SAUDI-BASED Arnaout Contracting Establishment (Arcon) describes the Alabniah Precast factory as one of the most interesting and challenging of projects that it has recently undertaken.

MIXING plants from Liebherr, the German heavy machinery giant, will take centre stage in supplying concrete to the production processes at Alabniah Precast Concrete Buildings Factory, a state-of-the-art plant set to commence production shortly.