Saudi Arabia-based Mohammed Saad Aldrees Steel Doors and Frames Factory is currently launching a number of new products that are targeted not only at Saudi Arabia but the entire Middle East market.

Already a front-running supplier to the Saudi market, the company is eyeing the Number One position in the doors manufacturing sector.
“Our aim is to increase market awareness about our top-quality product range of building products. We have been supplying to the building construction industry in Saudi Arabia since 1978 and have a proven track record of providing high-quality materials backed by one of the expert technical support available in the Gulf,” says Hasan Taha, sales and marketing manager.
The company has this year been appointed the authorised agent for the US-based Corbin Russwin, a firm headquartered in Connecticut with a long history in manufacturing. It is also one of 12 brands represented by Assa Abloy door security solutions, a North America operating unit of Assa Abloy group, the global specialist in door opening solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience.
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Assa Abloy is considered to be the global leader in the locks industry, with more than 150 companies operating in more than 40 countries and over 10 percent of the world market.
“The company’s mission is to provide complete opening solution backed by value-added services, to help people feel more secure in their homes and offices,” says Taha.
The company recently boosted its doors portfolio with the addition of highly sophisticated bullet-resistant doors. The full-flush doors are designed to provide a high level of protection from bullets for applications such as banks, lockers, government buildings, embassies and other high-security buildings. They have interlocked and hairline seams that are welded on the inside vertical edges along the full height of the doors.
“These welds are ground, filled and dressed smooth so that the seams are not visible. The face sheets are totally supported by vertical stiffeners on special armour plates to provide protection from bullets, of .3 to .6-calibre, in accordance with UL752 level 4. This series is supplied complete with a set of frames and hardware. The top and bottom edges of the door are closed by 2 mm steel channels that are flush and welded in place,” explains Taha.
Mohammed Saad Aldrees Steel Doors and Frames Factory, which previously operated as Aldrees International Contractor Supply (AICS), started out in 1978 as a major importer of finishing materials from the US, supplying superior-quality hollow metal doors and frames from brands such as Fenestra and Ceco doors to several prestigious projects throughout Saudi Arabia. It expanded its portfolio to include reputed brands from the UK.
In 2003, it began manufacturing with its own Steel Tech brand of hollow metal doors and frames, which are produced at its factory in Riyadh. Today, the company offers 12 types of metal doors and has adopted the ISO 9001 quality management system in the manufacture and sales of metal doors as well as building finishing materials including door ironmongery.
“The development of Steel Tech is based on our years of experience in customised doors, frames and hardware that have been supplied to numerous prestigious projects throughout Saudi Arabia,” says Taha. “Our products are manufactured to a high standard of workmanship, using state-of-the-art equipment at our factory and meet all international standards of reputed quality assurance organisations such as DHI, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Warnock Hersey (ITS) and well as organisations such as National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM) and Hollow Metal Manufacturers Association (HMMA), of which we are members.”
“We provide a complete package of hollow metal doors and frames and finished hardware. We have employed staff that are not only experienced and knowledgeable, but also sincerely committed to customer service,” he adds.
The company is currently supplying a wide range of projects in the region. It is an approved vendor to Saudi Aramco, Saudi Electricity Company, most of the Saudi ministries – having supplied to numerous projects for the ministries of education, interior and defence – and leading local contracting firms such as Saudi Binladin Group, Al Rashid Trading and Contracting and CCE.
In Bahrain, it is providing its high-quality doors to the Bahrain City Centre, having earlier supplied to the prestigious Bahrain World Trade Centre project.