31 May 2005
Mitsubishi Electric Saudi Ltd. (MELSA), a joint venture between Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) of Japan and Omar Kasim Alesayi & Co. Ltd. (OMACO) of Saudi Arabia, celebrated its 25th anniversary at a function at Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh recently. MELSA is involved in the business of providing Mitsubishi elevators, escalators and moving walks across the Kingdom. Keiji Takeuchi, president of MELSA, which has supplied products and services to prestigious projects in the Kingdom, thanked MELCO and its local joint venture partner Omar Kasim Alesayi & Co. Ltd., and all of its employees and emphasized the importance of facing the competition by continuing to provide quality products and services. MELSA has already employed 100 Saudis and is pursuing the Saudization program vigorously. The highlight of the function was a seminar on safety practices. The company announced that it would further enhance the safety programs in the coming years to create awareness among the general public about safety aspects in elevator and escalator usage. Similar ceremonies are being planned in Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah and Dammam.

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