Zamil Steel Industries announced in recent weeks two major contracts collectively worth nearly $29 million. Its Towers and Galvanising  (T&G) business unit will supply 550 towers to Saudi Electric Company (SEC) in a contract worth $19.9 million, the unit’s biggest ever.
Zamil Steel was also awarded a new contract worth $9 million to supply structural steel products for Phase 2, Stage 2 of the Shoaiba Power Plant Project Saudi Arabia.
The towers order was received from contractor Saudi Services for Electro Mechanical Works Company (SSEM). The towers will have an average height of 65 m, enabling SEC’s Eastern Region branch to have a 380 kV double circuit overhead transmission line from Fadhili sub-station to Shamlul sub-station in the North-east region, between the cities of Saffaniyah and Nuairiyah.
Zamil Steel has begun fabrication of the towers and will deliver them over a 15-month period between December 2005 and March 2007, said Saleh Al Zamil, vice president, T&G.
In his comments, Adnan Abdulrahman Al Mansour, executive vice president, Zamil Steel, said his company had earned a good reputation with SEC.  “Zamil Steel has developed vast manufacturing capabilities and a unique expertise in handling giant projects,” he said. “We recently added advanced equipment to increase our production capacity to meet the huge development in the kingdom’s power transmission network.”
The contract to supply structural steel products for the Shoaiba Power Plant Project raises the total cumulative value to SR163 million ($43 million) for structural steel works executed by Zamil Steel for the project.
A consortium of Alstom Power of France and Saudi Archirodon is the main contractor. Saudi Archirodon has partnered with Zamil Steel on all previous stages and phases of this crucial project.
More than 30,000 tonnes of structural steel has already been provided for earlier phases and stages, and in this latest win Zamil Steel’s Structural Steel Business Unit will provide steel for building structures and pipe racks.
Delivery has commenced and is targeted for completion in April 2006.
“Zamil Steel has been awarded this contract based on proven performance and an impressive track record in the previous phases and stages of this large-scale undertaking,” said Al Mansour.
“The contract reflected consideration for the high quality of our products, our efficiency in delivering upon our commitment and our competitive pricing offer,” he said.
Zamil Steel recently made substantial infrastructure investments in expanding its manufacturing facilities and production capabilities in order to meet rising global demand.
The Shoaiba Power Plant generates 4,070 MW of power to meet the growing demand for electricity in Saudi Arabia. With its location near Jeddah, it also features port facilities where tankers can berth to offload crude oil.
Founded in 1977, Zamil Steel is a global leader in the manufacture of pre-engineered steel buildings and the Middle East’s premier supplier of structural steel products and process equipment and transmission and telecommunications towers. It operates a joint venture between Zamil Industrial Investment Company and Steel Plus, a subsidiary of Canam Manac Group, Canada, to design and fabricate open web steel joists and floor decks.
Zamil Steel products are sold in more than 75 countries through an international network of dedicated sales and representative offices, certified builders, agents and distributors.
Its main factories are based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Additional factories are located in Egypt and Vietnam. More than 500 engineers are employed in its engineering departments in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Vietnam and India.
It is one of three sector businesses of Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC), the others being Zamil Air Conditioners and Zamil Glass Industries.