The foundations for the capital market authority tower at King Abdullah financial district in Riyadh
Saudi Readymix announced the completion of one and half days of continuous readymix concrete supply being poured into the four and half meter deep raft foundation of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) Tower located at the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh.
Saudi Readymix supplied 11,500 cubic meters of readymix concrete in a continuous flow of mobile truck mixers arriving on site at an average of one every 90 seconds. In that Saudi Readymix has utilized seven of its factories located in different areas in Riyadh, including its on-site factory at the King Abdullah Financial District project site. 150 truck mixers were mobilized to handle the pouring. Although the estimated time to execute the task was 42 hours, it was completed smoothly and in only 36 hours.
"This was one of the most challenging jobs that we have handled at Saudi Readymix where we have supplied all the required amount of concrete pouring in one continuous pour. To be frank, the volume of the pour was not the issue, we had poured similar foundations in the past; the challenge was the complexity of the concrete mix and the special materials that had to be used, let alone the need to use large quantities of ice to deliver concrete at very low temperatures. This wouldn't have been achieved without the hard work, commitment, cooperation and dedication of all the involved stakeholders, namely the CMA team, Saudi Bin Laden Group and Al Omraniah & Associates, who worked around the clock and provided all the needed support for the execution process" said Khalid Baghdadi, Managing Director, Saudi Readymix.
"In order to meet with the strict technical requirements and quality standards of this unique and massive project, keeping in mind all the design, testing and delivery challenges, we started working on this pour almost twelve months prior to the execution day. This enabled our team to come up with the optimum concrete mix design after running several tests to ensure its compliance to requirements. We are proud to highlight that the ingredients used for this special concrete mixture were mostly produced from recycled materials which makes the final product an environment friendly Green Concrete. This is the first time that this unique concrete mixture is utilized in Saudi Arabia," added Mohammed Shaheen, Saudi Readymix's General Manager in the Central Region.
Saudi Readymix is one of the leading ready-mixed concrete companies that operates 30 factories in Saudi Arabia. The Company, over the past thirty years, has developed its capabilities to meet the strict and challenging concrete requirements and specifications of all small, large and megaprojects, no matter how strict or complex they are.
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About Saudi Readymix
Saudi Readymix is the leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete and related products in Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1978 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons group of companies (Alturki Group), a leading industrial conglomerate.
Saudi Readymix employs a total workforce of over 2,800 managerial, administrative, technical and operational staff. Its teams of technical experts offer technical advice and assistance to customers throughout the Kingdom. The teams operate local, regional and central laboratories which develop mix designs, perform routine testing and analysis on its concrete products and research new products under development. They also conduct in-house technical training of all its employees.
Since its establishment, Saudi Readymix has worked on an impressive array of prestigious projects for both the public and the private sectors. Most of the Company's stations are officially approved as suppliers to major governmental and industrial authorities, such as Saudi Aramco, SEC, SABIC, the Royal Commission, MoDA, among others.
The Company's network of plants and stations are strategically located throughout the Kingdom in order to cover all major commercial and industrial areas, including: Dammam, Sihat, Aziziyah, Hofuf, Jubail, Khafji, Khursaniyah, Riyadh North, Riyadh South, Riyadh West, Al-Kharj, Jeddah North, Jeddah South, Jeddah Briman, Makkah, Medina, Yanbu and Rabigh.
The Company boasts the largest fleet of ready-mixed concrete equipment in the country with over 550 truck mixers and 170 mobile and stationary pumps.
Its products include an extensive library of concrete recipes, many of which are unique to the Company; along with hot mix asphalt; quarry products and concrete masonry units.
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