Zamil Steel was proud to be chosen as a participant at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Civil Engineering Department Awareness Day, held on May 13 -14. The awareness day was held to inform new students about engineering careers and explain the advantages of selecting the civil engineering career path. In addition to being a solid career with plenty of potential for growth, the students also learned how civil engineers contribute to the kingdom and their communities through the quality of their work.
Zamil Steel representatives met with the students and distributed flyers outlining the various roles and duties performed by civil engineers in the course of their work. They answered questions about the real life careers of civil engineers that work on important projects within the kingdom such as the following:
- Steel construction for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
- Concrete construction for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
- Bridges
- Roads and highways
- Creating infrastructure to serve areas of new development
- Railroads and the infrastructure that surrounds them
- Water treatment facilities and surrounding infrastructures
- Surveying sites of newly planned projects
- Ensuring the stability of building foundations
The Zamil Steel representatives proceeded to explain that civil engineers have a variety of choices when it comes to specific jobs and work environments. They explained that, as a practicing civil engineer, one can establish his own consulting office, or obtain a position as a government or municipal employee, or work in the civil engineering department of a privately-owned company.
The effort put forth by Zamil Steel was much appreciated by the students and the members of the KFUPM civil engineering department. In demonstration of this appreciation, Zamil Steel was presented with a certificate of recognition for distinguished participation, signed by Dr. Husain J Al-Gahtani, Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
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About Zamil Industrial Investment Company
Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC) was founded in 1998. It is headquartered in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and employs more than 6,800 people in 55 countries. As an international manufacturing and fabrication group, it provides leading air conditioning, pre-engineered steel buildings, structural steel products, process equipment, transmission and telecommunications towers, open web joists and decks, architectural glass processing, aerated concrete products and fiberglass insulation solutions to meet the requirements of the global construction industry through its four sector businesses: Zamil Air Conditioners (www.zamilac.com), Zamil Steel Industries (www.zamilsteel.com), Zamil Glass Industries (www.zamilglass.com) and Arabian Fiberglass Insulation Co. Ltd. (www.afico.com.sa).
For the year ended 31 December 2006, ZIIC posted turnover of SAR 2.87 billion/USD 764.7 million, a growth of 21% over 2005, with net profit, after Zakat contribution, of SAR 191.7 million/USD 51.1 million. Post Zakat Earnings Per Share during 2006 grew to SAR 4.26/USD 1.14 from SAR 2.36/USD 0.63 representing 80.2 percent growth. Shareholders' equity grew by 26.2% to SAR 741.5 million/USD 197.7 million. Export sales accounted for SAR 1105.6 million/USD 294.8 million representing 39% of total revenues and 18.4% growth over 2005. ZIIC exports to more than 80 international markets.
ZIIC shares are actively traded on the Saudi Stock Market. More information can be found at www.ziic.com.
About Zamil Steel Industries (www.zamilsteel.com)
Founded in 1977, Zamil Steel (ZS) is a global leader in the manufacture of pre-engineered steel buildings and the Middle East's premier supplier of structural steel products and process equipment, transmission and telecommunications towers. Zamil steel operates a joint venture between Zamil Industrial Investment Company and Steel Plus, a subsidiary of Canam Group, Canada, called Canam Asia Ltd. (CAL), to design and fabricate open web steel joists and roof and floor steel decks.
ZS manufactures a total 250,000 MT of fabricated steel per annum of low rise and high rise steel buildings and structures for diverse industrial, commercial, agriculture, aviation, entertainment and military applications and support of infrastructure and development projects. Zamil Steel's products are sold in more than 80 countries through an international network of dedicated sales and representative offices, certified builders, agents and distributors.
Zamil Steel's main factories are based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Additional factories are located in Egypt, Vietnam and Ras Al Khaima (UAE). More than 600 engineers are employed in its engineering departments in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Vietnam and India.
ZSI is one of four sector businesses of Zamil Industrial Investment Company.
For more information on this press release, contact
Said Al-Daajani,
Zamil Industrial Investment Company,
Corporate Communications,
Tel: (966) 3 8471840,
Fax: (966) 3 8472574,
e-mail: saidaldaajani@ziic.com
Issued on behalf of Zamil Industrial Investment Company by Hill & Knowlton. For more information contact
Samil Amin on
Tel: +973 17 533532,
Fax: +973 17 533370,
e-mail: Sami.Amin@hillandknowlton.com
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