Despite its humble beginning, the Group by virtue of the dynamic and innovative leadership style of its management team, has emerged as one of the dominant players in the industrial sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Group's manufacturing capabilities are currently focused on products including billets, rebars, wire rods, cut and bend, epoxy coating, electrical switch gears, automation/protection panels and compact substations etc.
On the other hand its main trading activities cover full range of industrial supplies, building materials, high tech medical equipments (being sole distributor of world leader LEICA Microsystems for the Kingdom).
Being 100% Saudi owned Company, ATG has learned not to look back and got itself placed among the top 50 Saudi listed Companies.
ATG has been ranked 26th among TOP 100 Companies in 2005 whereas it was ranked 70th and 78th number in 2002 and 2001 respectively. List includes public sector organisations as well. Among the private companies, ATG ranks among the top '5' industrial business groups in terms of the turnover and 2nd best for the growth rate.
ATG IS THE PROUD OWNER OF THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES ENTITLED:
-- Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Company
-- Thamesteel Limited, United Kingdom.
-- National Steel & Iron Company
-- Al-Faisal Steel Products Company
-- The International Electrical Products Company (TIEPCO)
-- Al-Tuwairqi Trading and Contracting Est.
-- HAT Holding
AL-ITTEFAQ STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY(ISPC): being the flagship company of Al-Tuwairqi Group, was acquired from Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) as a sick unit in 1989 with an annual production capacity of 10,000 M/Tons.
The production capacity has been brought to the level of 720,000 M/Tons in a short span of 5 years being the first privately owned largest hot rolled profile steel factory in the Gulf region.
Accredited with ISO 9002 and SASO, our factory offers high quality hot rolled tensile weldable steel products in a range of 5.5 to 32 mm reinforced and plain bars. Besides our commitment and prompt deliveries to our customers, our quality consciousness, which is our forte, saves the time, money and efforts of our customer.
ISPC has the capacity to produce a wide range of flat bars, angles, channels, square bars, round bars and other sections of special shapes and sizes besides reinforcement steel.
THAMESTEEL LIMITED (TSL): UK. Al-Tuwairqi Group has added another jewel in its crown by looking beyond the national boundaries and entering into multinational business arena with the acquisition of a Steel Melt shop named "THAMESTEEL LIMITED (TSL)-UK": in 2003 from ASW Sheerness-London.
This acquisition has not only endorsed our confidence but also strengthened our ability to compete in the international market due to the availability of capable human resources and planning in business.
The unit was purchased from receivers as a sick unit. This sick unit was made operational within one month and twenty days from the date of actual receipt.
The unit possesses the capacity of 600,000 MT per year. Currently Thamesteel is running in full swing and is producing solely for ISPC.
NATIONAL STEEL & IRON COMPANY (NASCO): Dammam To strengthen our supply chain and ensure steady supply of feed stock to ISPC, there was a need for backward integration of our rolling mill. Considering the importance of a billet plant in Saudi Arabia, ATG constructed first melt shop of private sector in Saudi Arabia named National Steel and Iron Company. It started production in 2nd quarter of 2004. Initially it was operating at the capacity of 600,000 MT per year and the Group intends to enhance NSIC's production capacity to 1 million of Steel billet in the next year.
AL FAISAL STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY: In order to provide a complete product range and solution to the requirements of the steel users for private and public sector projects, ATG has arranged forward integration to its steel manufacturing plant ISPC with another entity Al Faisal Steel Products Company. It is equipped with all necessary equipments and arrangements of providing, Cut & Bend Epoxy Coated Weldmesh for Precast, and cut to length plain & reinforced bars as a value added product.
THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY (TIEPCO):
In electrical field, THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY (TIEPCO) is licensed to manufacture electrical package sub stations, switchgear, LV protection and control panels, automation panels, AC/DC drives and other electrical products.
TIEPCO is a registered vendor of ARAMCO, SEC and Royal Commission, TIEPCO shares its technical know how with the world leaders in Electrical field like " GE General Electrical -USA", Siemens Germany, Alstom France and other top players in the electrical high-tech products.
TIEPCO is the first private manufacturing concern accredited with ISO 900: 2000 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The electrical technology centre of TIEPCO comprises top of the line engineers (mostly from Pakistan) capable to meet with the designing requirements of high voltage sub-stations and complete power management solutions for various units of the Group.
NATIONAL STEEL and IRON COMPANY (NASCO) MEKKAH: a newly required sick unit augmented in capacity by almost 300% by ATG is almost ready for commissioning. It is a re-rolling mill focusing on the market of the western region of Saudi Arabia.
AL-TUWAIRQI TRADING & CONTRACTING EST: (ATTC) was established in early 1977 to cater the needs of Gulf countries in providing highly technical and specialized services. The company enjoys over 25 years experience in operations, technical activities and trading with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Like other successful business houses in the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi corporate sector has generally followed the growth pattern and ATTC is no exception.
As a trading house specialising in steel, electrical goods, hardware cement, medical and scientific equipment and wide range of other products, we have utilised our experience and know-how to score sizeable gains in industry.
HAT HOLDING BSC (C) BAHRAIN: The purpose of incorporating a company named HAT BSC (C) Bahrain is to take participating interest in other companies and management, control and development of such participating interests outside and inside Bahrain. HAT fully owns Thamesteel Ltd UK.
The Group operates using good corporate governance and world class management practices through its Board of Directors, Senior Management and Middle Management. Lines of communication are purposely kept short, which support quick decision making.