Dar Metal Industries (DMI), which specialises in structural and architectural metal and glazing works, has launched an expansion programme with a view to attaining a sales target of SR20 million ($5.3 million) this year.

“We have embarked on an expansion programme which entails adding new machinery and equipment and increasing our workforce, which will help us to enhance our production capacity and achieve our sales target of SR20 million during 2007-2008,” says Mohammad Salman, general manager of the company.
DMI is a contracting firm engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, supply and installation of structural and architectural steel works, architectural aluminium and glass curtain-walling and cladding, stainless steel and brass metal decorative and ornamental works and glazing works such as framed and frameless glass facades and shopfronts.
The company is currently completing work on a number of prestigious projects including the Al Shubaily Grand Mall in the Eastern Province and the El Ajou head office, while work is ongoing at the King Faisal University campus.
“We are close to completing our SR6.35 million contract for the Al Shubaily Grand Mall project, which has involved structural steelwork for the canopy, bridge, pyramidal structure and roofing of the project,” says Salman.
The architect/consultant for the project is A&O Omrania. DMI started work on the project in March last year.
Under a SR4.2 million contract, DMI is close to completing the curtain-walling, structural glazing and aluminium composite cladding and other related work involved in the El Ajou head office building. The company started work on the project for El Ajou last August and is now putting the finishing touches.
DMI is currently undertaking the structural steelwork and aluminium composite cladding involved in the King Faisal University campus for the King Faisal Foundation. It started work on the SR6.35 million contract in February this year and expects to complete it by August.  The consultant/architect on the project is Buro-Happold.
The company was created with the objective of creating a one-stop shop to provide cost-effective solutions to the varied needs of clients for structural and architectural metal and glazing works.
“Our speciality is to provide the most cost-effective solutions to the structural and architectural metal requirements of our clients - however complex they may be - while maintaining the required quality and specifications. Since its inception, DAR Metal Industries has acquired wide recognition for its capabilities to deliver time-bound solutions to the satisfaction of its clientele,” he says.
“Our capabilities in perceiving ideas and transforming them into reality through creative design, precise engineering, accurate production, stringent quality control and planned installation are factors that contribute towards our success,” Salman adds.
DMI’s engineering and production facilities are situated in Riyadh (Sulai Area). Its factory is equipped to produce any type and size of structural and architectural metal products and is under continuous expansion in all aspects - area, manpower, machinery and material.
“Our design, engineering, production, quality control and installation departments are manned by experienced and skilled personnel. Their craftsmanship and dedication ensure that top quality products are delivered to customers,” he says.
The company is managed by a team of qualified and experienced professionals in the industry whose focus is on customer satisfaction.
Apart from the ongoing projects, DMI has carried out works for a variety of projects in Saudi Arabia. 
These include the Granada Centre in Riyadh (structural steel works for composite columns); Carrefour Hypermarket (mild steel main entrance); Olaya Retail Centre (aluminium cladding), Abdulaziz Al Moosa Commercial Centre (aluminium cladding and structural glazing works), Saudi Journalist’s Association (cantilever steel canopy frame), Al Athel Charity Dome building (steel structure); Toys R Us (stainless steel, aluminium and glazing works); Specialised Medical Clinic (32-m steel bridge), Salam Plaza Mall, Arcade Centre (mild steel canopy and stainless steel balustrades); and Ministry of Interior (mild steel flush doors).
Other recent DMI projects are King Khalid University Hospital (mild steel door frames and mild steel decorative external cladding); Azizia Mall Panda Hyper Market, North Riyadh (miscellaneous structural steel works and composite aluminium cladding and canopies); National Commercial Bank (aluminium cladding for canopy); Saudi Council For Health Specialities headquarters (aluminium cladding canopies, structural steel skylight and decorative shades); Sky Tower (structural steel bridge, structural top feature and antenna); Al Qassim Commercial Center (aluminium cladding, canopy and façade); Saudi Garden (stainless steel skylight, stainless steel shower enclosure and curtain wall cladding); and Saleh Al-Khaled Commercial Building (aluminium cladding for the façade, structural glazing and frameless glass shopfronts).