Fadl A Al Ashey Contracting Establishment (Fad-Fix) is poised to open its new SR7 million ($1.86 million) marble factory in Jeddah this month.

Prince Khalid bin Faisal, the governor of Abha, will officially inaugurate the facility which will produce a range of marble products, says Eastern Province manager Iyad Fakhry. The new factory is part of the company's plans to diversify its range of products, he adds.

Fad-Fix is one of the leading firms engaged in the manufacture and supply of tile adhesives and cladding systems in Saudi Arabia.

It recently signed agreements appointing distributors in the Kingdom and in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain.

The local distributors appointed are Saad bin Fahd Al Mulhim Establishment in Hofuf, Khalifa Shaheen Al Buainin Establishment (Jubail), Mushabbab Al Jabry Contracting Company ( Qatif) and Khalid Abdulrahman Al Suhaimi Contracting Company (Dammam).

In Qatar, it is represented by Better Home Design and Contracting.

The company manufactures adhesives under licence from Spain's Expo-Journal.

Fad-Fix, a tile adhesive produced from cement, selected aggregates and additives, is specially formulated for fixing ceramic tiles onto sand, cement, mortar coats, terrazzo and concrete.