New venture to supply premier paints
RED Sea for Building Materials and Equipment Company, a subsidiary of Red Sea Housing Services Company, has entered into a shareholders agreement with Sherwin-Williams, a leading international paint company to manufacture and supply paint and coatings for select markets in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia.
The venture will operate under the name Premier Paint Company with its headquarters and manufacturing facilities based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The initial focus will be on manufacturing and supplying Sherwin-Williams’ commercial, architectural and light industrial coatings in the growing paint markets of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.
Mohammed Othman Mallawi, investor relations manager, Red Sea Housing Services, said: “Red Sea Housing’s local market knowledge and reach across the region coupled with Sherwin-Williams’ world-class paint manufacturing capability and the know-how will ultimately deliver greater benefits to a broad range of customers in Saudi Arabia and the region.”
Roots, Ideal Standard join forces
ROOTS Group Arabia, a Saudi-based building equipment and materials supplier and manufacturer, has formed a partnership with Ideal Standard International, a leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions, which will now expand its commercial activities in Saudi Arabia.
The partnership will help promote and sell Ideal Standard products marketed under the Ideal Standard, American Standard, Armitage Shanks and Jado brands in the kingdom and will be headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
R&M expands into Bahrain
SWISS cabling solutions specialist Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) has expanded into Bahrain following the opening of its Saudi office last year and successful completion of several large-scale cabling projects.
R&M’s expansion is also in line with its strategy of continuously investing in the region. For instance, it recently expanded into Turkey and Iraq and is planning to launch a patch cord assembly facility in Saudi Arabia as part of its growth plans.
During the past year, R&M posted double digit growth and doubled its regional workforce.
Commenting on the expansion, Jean-Pierre Labry, executive vice-president, R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa noted: “The success of R&M’s Saudi office has prompted us to expand into Bahrain as we remain committed to investing in the region.”
Manzoor Ali, managing director, R&M Saudi Arabia and Bahrain said: “Our expansion is a result of the success we achieved in Saudi Arabia and the strong response from our Swiss quality product portfolio.”
Miller joins Shapoorji Pallonji team
LEADING global engineering and construction firm Shapoorji Pallonji International has appointed Steven Miller as senior vice-president business development.
Based out of the Dubai office, Miller will support the design management team and will pursue the firm’s opportunities in the Middle East and Africa regions, as part of a growing worldwide practice.
With more than 49 years experience in design management and construction administration for building and infrastructure, Miller is a specialist in urban design, hotel planning and residential design, as well as an experienced real estate investment planner, with a career profile that criss-crosses the globe from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region to South Asia, Central and Eastern Europe.
Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Shapoorji Pallonji has an engineering and construction pedigree spanning almost 150 years and annual turnover of $2.5 billion.
Powerscreen appoints sales director
POWERSCREEN, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile crushing and screening equipment, has appointed Colin Clements as international sales director. Outside of North America, Clements will have global responsibility for all sales and marketing activity for machines and parts.
Clements brings 20 years of equipment manufacturing experience to the company, joining Powerscreen from FG Wilson (Caterpillar Corporation) where he held various senior sales and technical positions, domestically and internationally. He is a mechanical and manufacturing engineering graduate and joined FG Wilson in 1993 as a mechanical design engineer. During his time there, he progressed through various roles increasing in responsibility and authority while gaining valuable expertise in international trade and supporting a worldwide dealer network.
Mace makes key appointments
INTERNATIONAL consultancy and construction company Mace has appointed Mark Taylor as managing director of cost consultancy for the Middle East and North Africa and Brian Schofield as operations director.
Taylor and Schofield will aim to enhance the team’s current services and additionally introduce new service offerings including contract advisory services and asset management as well as working in new sectors like oil and gas. Both have worked extensively in the region in most sectors which, the company said, will further enhance and drive the business forward.
Mace’s existing clients include Dubai Properties, Barclays, the Dubai World Trade Centre, New Doha International Airport and Tadawul Saudi Stock Exchange and its team is currently operating in the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and India.
