Trend Industries FZC, a leading company in the field of specialised fabrication, has announced plans to invest AED25 million ($6.80 million) in the construction of a new production facility in the Hamriyah Free Zone.

According to the company’s new expansion strategy, Trend Industries will scale up its production capacity from 3,600 tonnes per year (tpy) to 8,400 tpy, which will further strengthen Sharjah’s position as a global leader in steel fabrication.

This was announced during a ceremony held recently to sign a lease agreement between Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) and Trend Industries.

Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, and Neeraj K Sharma, CEO of Trend Industries, signed the partnership agreement in the presence of a number of senior officials from both entities. According to the agreement, the steel fabrication company would lease 323,000 sq ft of land to build its new factory.

Accompanied by a number of HFZA’s officials, Al Mazrouei toured Trend Industries’ existing facility, which offers a comprehensive suite of fabrication and manufacturing services that includes a complete portfolio of managed solutions.

In addition to storage tanks, air receiver tanks, pressure vessels, heavy structure fabrication & installation, chiller plant skids, silos, skids for pressure silos, the facility also produces chemical skid fabrication, piping systems, crane & escalator beams, flatbed & container trailers, crane-mounted trailers for cargo bodies & blocks, tipper/water/diesel tank trailers, cesspit tanks, and frame trailers, among many more.

Al Mazrouei was briefed on the production processes and mechanisms adopted in accordance with the latest international standards. The production plant was founded in 2006 and now employs around 134 personnel.

Neeraj Sharma said that HFZA has significantly supported the company in accelerating its growth and achieving its vision of becoming a leading manufacturing company in the Middle East.