The Riyadh-based Aljomaih Holding Company will promote four new redesigned and upgraded TCM trucks in the 15-23 tonne lift category at SaudiBuild 2003. The trucks, manufactured by TCM, Japan, include a long list of improvisations that are expected to make them more efficient and easier to use.

Saudi Arabia's Al Romaizan Factory has added 16 new colours to its existing 38 colours of Topstone surface tiles, in line with its commitment to offer more to its customers.

Saudi-based Al Nafea Trading Establishment plans to introduce a new vinyl flooring  to its growing list of flooring materials at SaudiBuild 2003. The new Solsilence vinyl flooring, which will be promoted at Stand 954, will make a difference to the flooring tile segment in the region, according to general manager Abdul Rahman Al Nafea.

In less than a decade since its establishment, Al Sharq Factory for Polystyrene (StayroMax) says it has become one of the largest manufacturers of its kind in the Kingdom. It is also playing a key role in the region's development towards self-sufficieny of such products, it adds.

Fuelled by the increasing interest in its products shown by the Saudi market, Carl Stahl Middle East and the Carl Stahl Lifting Equipment Industries will showcase their prowess in transforming interiors and exteriors using high quality stainless steel at SaudiBuild 2003.

Corus Building Systems  will be showing off its worldwide successful aluminium standing seam roofing and wall-cladding system Kalzip at next month's SaudiBuild 2003.

The Gulf office of multinational First International Inc of the US has been serving the markets of the Middle East for several years and is fast earning a reputation for supplying quality equipment for drilling and construction.

Jotun in Saudi Arabia is driving home the message that its paints are simply the best, through a series of seminars innovatively titled 'Seeing is Jotun'.

There are three hallmarks for every Minxon intelligent guestroom energy saving system, according to the company.

The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) returns to SaudiBuild 2003 for the fourth consecutive year, encouraged by the response it has received from the market. The MTC, which plans to introduce new products at the event, has been promoting Malaysian timber and products in the Middle East even prior to the setting up of its Dubai office in 1999.

Mammut Building Systems, the largest manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings (PEBs) in the UAE, will unveil its ambitious plans for the Saudi market at SaudiBuild 2003. Mammut general manager Muayyad Khudairi says that the Saudi market for PEBs is vast and is estimated to be 2.5 times the size of the UAE market.

THe Saudi-based Moeid Steel and Aluminium Company (MSAC), an affiliated company of Moeid Al Zamil Group, plans to expand its business through the setting up of a steel-forging unit, Al Zamil Iron Metals at Bahrain.

Raghadan Paints Group, an industry leader in the paints market in Saudi Arabia, will introduce a two-coat paint system for exteriors at SaudiBuild 2003.

SaudiBuild 2003, which is to be held next month in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, is expected to attract thousands of professionals and exhibitors from over 16 countries across the world.

Electricity is the lifeline of every operating hotel and it must be managed with great care as with any other controllable expense. Energy costs worldwide have risen drastically over the past few years and the trend is expected to continue.

BUOYED by overwhelming responses at previous SaudiBuild exhibitions, the Dammam-based Saudi Tyre Recycling Company (Saterco) is all poised to gain greater mileage from this year's expo with its new name, Saudi Rubber Products Company (Sarpco).

The Riyadh-based Saudi Vetonit Company Limited (Saveto) plans to launch a couple of products for the Saudi market as well as promote existing ones with a greater vigour at SaudiBuild 2003. The products to be launched include Saveto self-levelling grout and a Saveto non-shrink grout.

Xtreme Defence Security (XDS) is looking to boost its market share in the Gulf, through its marketing and distribution office based at the Dubai Airport Free Zone in the UAE.

The Saudi-based Zaid Al Hussain Zaid group plans to open its first international branch in Qatar. This  follows the setting up of a branch in Jeddah. The group has  boosted production of plants and plans to build more propagation tunnels to meet market demand that is expected to follow its expansion.