Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC) has been awarded a contract to design, fabricate and supply the steel structure and air conditioning system for the Al Hokair Khurais Plaza, a major shopping mall project in Riyadh.

The project is being undertaken through Zamil Steel Industries (ZSI) and Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC), two of ZIIC's three operating businesses.
ZSI is providing 7,000 tonnes of manufactured steel to meet the construction requirements of the two-storey 77,000 sq m buildings, comprising a shopping mall and a hypermarket connected by a steel bridge walkway.
The project is considered to be one of the largest steel buildings in the regional retail industry.
The specifications of the project include a commitment from ZSI to tight delivery schedules for the shipment and erection of more than 500 tonnes of steel per week with an overall delivery deadline for the project completion to be in three months.
Lada Trading Company, ZSI's certified builder in Riyadh, is the contractor responsible for the erection of the steel buildings.
'ZSI's position as a global leader in the manufacture of pre-engineered steel buildings and the Middle East's premier supplier of steel structures and transmission and telecommunications towers is endorsed by the fact that we are among a select few steel buildings suppliers in the world, capable of meeting this demanding schedule,' said ZSI president Khalid A Al Zamil.
'Close collaboration between our pre-engineered buildings and structural steel business units has ensured our ability to deliver the most optimal and cost effective design, detail and fabrication solution to meet the unique engineering and architectural challenges presented by this prestigious project.'
Aesthetically, precast concrete panels are being incorporated into the design to form textured walls and two large skylight domes will be sited on the rooftop to promote natural sunlight.
The air-conditioning system to control the climate within the structure are provided by ZAC, a leading international manufacturer of air conditioning systems.
Various unit models will generate a total capacity of approximately 2,500 tonnes of refrigeration, ensuring maximum comfort for visitors to the complex.
ZIIC, was founded in 1998, is headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and employs more than 4,500 people in 50 countries.
ZIIC exports to more than 70 markets and derives 37 per cent of revenues from outside Saudi Arabia.
Last year's profit was SR50.8 million ($ 13.5 million) on turnover of SR1.4 billion ($ 376 million).
ZIIC's shares have been actively traded on the Saudi Equity market since early 2002.