Aluminium Products Company Limited (Alupco) has just launched a new corporate image to mark its 25th anniversary. The new corporate identity stands for international quality in terms of both products and services, according to the Dammam-based company.

BMC, part of Issam Kabbani and Partners Company Limited, set a record last year by installing more than 500,000 sq m of waterproofing and damp-proofing membranes. This represented a 15 per cent increase in turnover on 1999, the firm says.

TCM Corporation of Japan offers heavy-duty marine container straddle carriers and forklifts with telescopic spreader which are the safest and most efficient way of handling and storing of sea cargo containers, according to the Heavy and Agricultural Equipment Division of Abdulaziz & Mohammed A Al Jomaih Company.

Al Baraka to build Moroccan hotels Jeddah: The Saudi Dallah Al Baraka Group will be investing $100 million for the construction of four luxury hotels in the Moroccan holiday resort of Agadir, the Moroccan Finance Ministry has announced. The group is owned by Shaikh Saleh Kamil.

Jeddah-based Suntec is offering solutions for buildings where controlled sunlight, heat gains and glare are important issues to designers and engineers. "The harsh Middle East's harsh climate has taken its toll on older glass buildings on our skyline which were once state-of-the-art,'' says a spokesman for Suntec.

Zamil Air Conditioners' (ZAC) new 30,000-sq ft laboratory, the Air Conditioning Technology Centre (ATC) has been officially opened at the company's headquarters in Dammam's First Industrial City.