November 21, 2008
Mabani Steel poised to increase PEB capacity
Constructioonline.com reported that Ras Al Khaimah based PEB major Mabani Steel has already been contracted for 64 pre engineered steel building projects within 6 months of having launched commercial production and is eagerly waiting to get its expansion projects on stream to cater to the growing demand for its products.
Mabani Steel is set to complete the construction of its new 2,000 tonnes per month structural steel fabrication facility, with commercial production of hot rolled steel structures expected to commence in January 2008. Mabani Steel is also expanding its head office building by 50% or 1,000 square meters to accommodate the additional engineering requirements of the structural steel fabrication unit and those of an identical factory that it is planning to construct in Saudi Arabia in 2009.
Mr Muayyad Khudairi president of Mabani Steel said that “All the covered space, material handling systems and equipment to achieve our monthly targeted production capacity of 6,000 tonnes of pre engineered steel building and 2,000 tonnes of hot rolled steel structures will be in place by December 2008. Our challenge now is staffing. We have made a decision to recruit only experienced steel engineers and detailers and we are progressing well in this effort. However, there is a shortage of experienced fabricators in this region and in Asia and this is delaying our earlier goal of achieving full pre engineered steel building production capacity by January 2008. We are now hiring structural steel fabricators and training them in PEB and we are confident that we can achieve our full pre engineered steel building production capacity of 6,000 tonnes by July 2008.”
He added that “Mabani Steel owns the most sophisticated and the most automated shot blasting and painting equipment in this region and has dedicated an entire 4,000 sq m building for this activity. The equipment we bought enables us to meet the demand for the highest end multi-coat epoxy and polyurethane paint system that are often specified by consultants in this region.”
Mabani Steel currently produces 2,500 tonnes of pre engineered steel per month, which is expected to rise to 6,000 tonnes by July 2009 as the engineering department and the pre engineered steel factory are gradually staffed to achieve the targeted levels. Mabani Steel claims the distinction of being the only pre engineered steel building manufacturer in this region that complies fully with the latest US codes applicable to steel buildings. It offers erection services for its products in the UAE and employs 150 erectors for this activity.
