El Maimani cashes in on quality of bricks

Wed, 03 Dec 2003

Construction in Makkah & Madinah

El Maimani cashes in on quality of bricks

The improving economic climate in the region has given rise to mega projects in Saudi Arabia including those spearheaded by the Aqar Group in Madinah, Makkah and Jeddah, says El Maimani Red Brick and Clay Products Factories.

The Madinah-headquartered company has been the main supplier for most of the construction works under way in the central area adjoining the two holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah, says a spokesman for the company.
He continues: “Products from El Maimani – one of the largest brick manufacturing companies in the Kingdom – have been approved by several consulting offices in Saudi Arabia because they offer a better solution for masonry works.”

El Maimani attributes the superiority of its products to a host of technical and economical reasons.
According to the spokesman, the technical reasons that support the use of the red brick include:

It is a natural material that is extracted from the environment and no chemical or any additive material is added in the manufacturing process;

The brick is fired at high temperature of 1,000 deg C to make it more durable and strong. The firing minimises the risk of cracks in the walls even in the hot summer season;

Red brick is a naturally-insulating material and is three times more effective in thermal insulation than concrete; and

The light weight of red clay brick (nearly 50 per cent of concrete block) also plays a key role in saving about 25 per cent of the cost of the concrete skeleton of building system.

The red brick is also favoured for several economical reasons:

The light weight of the brick ensures a higher labour productivity and helps save on time and money;

Red clay bricks cost almost the same as other types of bricks and blocks; and

Its ability to minimise cracks in the walls helps in reducing the operational and maintenance cost of a building and increases its life cycle.

“These advantages have created a huge demand for red clay bricks,” says the spokesman.
El Maimani, established in 1980, is currently supplying bricks of 2,000 tonnes per day to meet this huge demand, he adds.
Some of the projects include:

Aqar Group projects at Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah;

Mohasnee projects in Makkah;

Saudi German hospitals around the Kingdom;

Al-Mohasin residential and commercial building project in Madinah;

Al-Husain residential and commercial building project in Madinah; and

Dar Al-Arkan projects in Makkah, Madina, Yanbu and Jeddah

El Maimani was also the main supplier of red bricks for the expansion of the old Madina mosques at Quba, Qiblatain and Miqath.
“We also supplied the red clay bricks for the construction of many mosques in Jeddah such as King Saud, Harithy, Jaffali and Cornice mosques. In addition, we were the main suppliers of brick for the Mina tents projects,” says the spokesman.
El Maimani is considered to be the first brick company in Saudi Arabia to have introduced a cost-effective load-bearing construction system for the construction of two-storeyed villas.
The company has offices in Makkah, Jeddah, Taif, Yanbu, Tabuk, Jouf and Dammam.

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