Gulf Steel strengthens position against decline by investing in Tekla Structures

Notes and media contacts

Tekla:

Tekla's model-based software products make customers' core processes more effective in building and construction and infrastructure management. Tekla Corporation has area offices and partner organizations worldwide. International operations account for nearly 85% of net sales. Founded in 1966, Tekla is one of the longest operating software companies in Finland.

Tekla Structures:

Tekla's technology creates new business opportunities for the construction industry. The most advanced building information modeling (BIM) solution on the market includes an accurate, dynamic and data-rich 3-dimensional environment. The highly detailed 'as-built' digital structural models generated with Tekla Structures software enable effective visualization and management of the project. Effectively integrating model and non-model-based software solutions allows using the building information model in collaborative workflows. Tekla Structures users can streamline the design, fabrication, and construction processes, ultimately ensuring the highest level of constructability in project delivery. Tekla Structures encompasses specialized configurations for structural engineers, steel detailers and fabricators, concrete detailers and manufacturers, and construction companies.

Gulf Steel Work:

Gulf Steel Works (GSW) is a strategic business unit of Pan Gulf Holding Group, which has operated in the Saudi market for the last 30 years and has its offices spread across the globe. The Pan Group has presence in engineering, fabrication, contracting, trading, steel supply, fire protection, food, facility management, welding solutions and many other sectors. GSW has been in business for the last 15 years in the fields of design, engineering, fabrication and supply of structural steel, pressure vessels, heat exchangers and other specialized process equipment, catering to major refinery, petrochemical, fertilizer and infrastructure projects across the GCC countries. GSW clientele includes a majority of reputed EPC companies, such as Uhde, Saipem, Snamprogetti, Sinopec, Linde, Samsung, Daelim, and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). Some of the high-profile projects completed by GSW include the YANSAB project in Yanbu, the Marafique Power Project, the Saudi Aramco Hawiyah project, the Saudi Aramco Khursaniah Project, and the SAFCO Expansion project. Structural steel capacity is 3,000 tons per month in its state-of-art, fully mechanized facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. GSW also has a dedicated engineering facility (M/s. Pan Gulf Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) in Mumbai, India.

For more information please contact:

Tahir Sharif
Director
Tekla Middle East
Tel +971 4 391 5640

Mohamed Faheem
Marketing Manager
Tekla Middle East
P.O. Box 500103, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 3915640
Dir: +971 4 3915645