Al Tamimi Sons’ tent factory is one of the Gulf’s oldest tent-making establishments.

Established more than half a century ago in Riyadh by Sheikh Ali Abdulmohsin Al Tamimi, it has grown into a leading tent-making company in the Arab world, supplying all types of tents and structural fabrics.
The company has 144 employees ranging from managers, engineers and administrators to technicians and skilled factory labourers.
Marketing manager Sajjad Siddiquee says their product line includes everything from military tents, ordinary tents, fire retardant tents, festival tents, picnic tents, goat hair tents and cotton tents to car and trucks cover, warehouse covers, tension membrane structures, awnings, cloth bags, sleeping bags and canopies.
“The company’s experience was gained through distinguished services to clients who have trusted Al Tamimi’s professional work, which follow the utmost standards of efficiency,” he explained.
Siddiquee says interior and exterior designs for tents and shades are one of Al Tamimi’s specialisations and include full maintenance and general guarantee for all its products and implementations.
“Our tents have earned a reputation for high tolerance and resistance to tough weather changes, winds, rain, sun rays and snow load,” he explained. “The nature of materials used (PVC and Teflon-coated fabrics) facilitate design in different shapes and spans. Such materials are highly recommended in roofing shades, terminals, shopping centre roofing, stadium covers and car park shades.”

The Al Tamimi product line includes:
Parking shades:
They are suitable for vast spaces and come in different designs. They answer the needs of houses, hotels, ministries, and companies.

Sports shades:
Structural shades are used in many high-profile sport arenas for their flexibility, durability and beautiful designs, plus the convenience of natural light penetration through the membrane. They are stretched on metallic columns and structures of stainless steel and aluminum and are used as swimming pools covers and over sports halls and football stadiums.

Shades:
They are considered the best choice for use in huge areas: as aircraft shades and in warehouses, harbours, railway station passages and swimming pools. Life expectancy goes from 15- 30 years.

Refugee tents:
They are easy to construct, light in weight, and flexible to design. They are also good at resisting, rain, winds, and snow as required by international standards. The company says there are sufficient stocks in its stores to answer urgent worldwide demand.

Military tents:
They are designed and manufactured according to specific military requirements and can be produced in different sizes and colours. Al Tamimi is the main supplier for the Saudi Government’s military requirements.

Party tents:
They are used for public and private occasions. Thanks to their large size, they can be erected for festivals and marriage parties. Each tent holds up to several thousand people. The company claims it meets 60 per cent of the Saudi demand for party tents. Customers may rent them or have them manufactured according to their preferences.

Picnic tents:
They are lightweight cotton tents easy to install and dismantle as well as being resistant to rain and wind penetration. Prices are affordable and they are manufactured in various sizes.

Goat hair tents:
This brand of tents is called baddawi.  They are requisitioned by people who want to sample a Bedoudin lifestyle. They are manufactured in the traditional manner from pure goat hair (single layer) and are easy to install and dismantle.

Modern goat hair tents:
A modern version of the traditional goat hair tent, this type is stretched on a metallic structure composed of four layers: goat hair, heat insulator, water insulation, and interlining with a glass frontage.

Other products:
Al Tamimi supplies the military with clothes and shoes along with other things.