Having completed several projects in the kingdom, Al Khobar-based Ibrahim Asmael Establishment for General Contracting – leading heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and civil contractor – is looking forward to further boost its presence in the growing markets.

“With the current boom in the construction industry, we are keenly aiming for client satisfaction by keeping abreast of the latest technology and expanding our contracting services,” says Ibrahim A Asmael, director of the company. “We plan to concentrate on increasing our services range by bringing more varieties of construction machinery, to comply with the highest standards in the market and significantly increase our capabilities.”
“Our mission is to be one of the leading general contractors and marketers of the construction industry in Saudi Arabia and the GCC and be able to supply the industry with varied construction services. With our 25 years of service in this field, we intend to stand out in our market as the most professionally-operated firm in the construction field,” he adds.
Asmael General Contracting provides a comprehensive range of services for all construction requirements for small as well as large commercial and private residential construction and HVAC projects for shopping centres, supermarkets, compounds, furnished apartments, hotels, luxurious villas, and palaces, across the region.
As part of its organisational structure, it has a network of selected sub-contractors, suppliers and service providers to carry out projects throughout Saudi Arabia.
The firm's general contracting activities can be divided into two main divisions:
• The construction division, which carries out major turnkey projects including rough and finishing works for electrical, telecommunications, and fire fighting systems.
• The air-conditioning department, capable of handling large HVAC projects in both the industrial and the commercial sector. It can undertake projects such as oil refineries, hospitals, manufacturing plants, and airports, which require extensive engineering works and a specialised team for the supply and installation of chilled water system and building management system such as plumbing, fire fighting, fire alarm and public addressing.
Asmael General Contracting Company has an impressive portfolio that includes civil turnkey projects as well as HVAC-industrial projects, both private and public, including:
Commercial and residential compounds and public facilities;
• Commercial and residential buildings in Dammam and in Al Khobar;
• Residential compound in Dhahran;
• Commercial building for Al Yahya supermarket in Al Hasa;
• An office building in Ras Tanurah for Saudi Aramco;
• Motels and 60 villas for Holiday Inn for Half Moon Beach resort Company in Aziziyah;
• A mosque in Salhat;
• A petrol station in Al Khobar;
• Housing villas for various private clients in Al Khobar, Dhahran and Dammam,
HVAC-Industrial projects
• Projects for Saudi Aramco which include a bulk plant at Jizan; King Fahd International Airport at Dammam; gas plants at Shedgum and Hawaiyah; utility plant and a laboratory, research and development centre at Dhahran; cargo and a new chemicals storage buildings at Ras Tanurah and a residential and industrial complex at Shaybah, among others;
• A substation, phase II of the Dammmam headquarters building and a training centre for Saudi Consolidated Electric Company (Sceco);
• Industrial Training Centre, Petrokemya Olefins plant, as well as facilities for Ibn Rusd and Hadeed, which are part of the Sabic Group of companies.
In addition it has carried out various projects for the Ministry of Water and Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, Military projects private commercial projects including showrooms, supermarkets, office buildings, hospitals, pharmacies, restaurants, universities, banks and furnished apartments among others.
Started off as a general contracting company in 1981, Ibrahim Asmael Establishment introduced a fully equipped civil construction division in 1992. The firm has an reliable construction management system, a professional staff comprising of engineers, supervisors and technicians, along with a wide range of specialised equipment and sophisticated manufacturing facilities at its Al Khobar base.