Under the auspices of HRH Prince Dr. Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, the 2014 Exhibition & Symposium of Projects with Distinction in the Era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is scheduled to be held in Riyadh, from September 21st to 25th, 2014.
Almabani, being a key player in the Saudi general contracting scene, has signed on as a Gold Sponsor for the event, exhibiting in a special booth in the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center (RICEC).
This national demonstration allows the opportunity to a large number of visitors to see and get introduced to several megaprojects that have been executed/still under execution in the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques HRH King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In addition, this event will feature a symposium in which distinctive new technologies implemented in the construction and project management fields are going to be exhibited.

Almabani General Contractors participated in the American University of Beirut Job Fair (24-25 April 2014) and the Lebanese American University Career Fair (Byblos Campus, 23 April 2014) in Lebanon.

Being present in such events helps in exposing the Company to a wide range of potential candidates under one roof.

$22.5bn Riyadh Metro Work Gathers Pace Work on the $22.5 billion Riyadh Metro project began here Thursday and Riyadh Gov. Prince Khaled bin Bandar, who launched the groundbreaking work, said the project, to be completed in 48 months, would improve the quality of life in the capital city

Almabani is participating as a “silver sponsor” in the “Engineering Day 2014” that is organized by the Faculty of Engineering at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) from March 30 till April 1 at King Faisal Conference Hall.
The opening ceremony featured a brief speech by the dean of the Faculty of Engineering Mr. Abderrahim bin Abderrahman Kinsara, where he stressed on the goals and values of such an event that gives the opportunity to all the engineering students and graduates to meet with representatives of government and private sectors. The second speech was delivered by the dean of master’s studies and research at KAU, Mr. Adnan bin Hamza Zahed, who encouraged all the students and graduates to benefit from this event and apply for job opportunities offered by the participating entities.
On the sidelines, Mr. Bandar Hasanain was awarded a token of appreciation souvenir on behalf of Almabani, for sponsoring the event.

The Royal Saudi Air Force awarded Almabani General Contractors a contract to rehabilitate the runway at King Faisal Air Base in the northern sector. The 59,930,847 SAR project has a total execution period of 531 days.

“BACS” headquarters official inauguration ceremony held in Riyadh on Wednesday 19th of February 2014. The ceremony included a visit to the HQ site, lunch with “BACS” HQ staff, meeting of “BACS” representatives with the president of ArRiyadh Development Authority Mr. Ibrahim Al Sultan, and concluded in a dinner gathering hosted by CCC at Faisaliyah Hotel. It is noteworthy that a female section has been added to the HR department.

Almabani participated as a main sponsor at the 29th Janadriyah Festival, in Riyadh. HRH, Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, inaugurated the festival on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz. Mr. Joseph Daher Almabani’s new CEO attended the festival and received an honorary gift on Almabani’s behalf.

During the seventh annual dinner gathering held on December 10, 2013, Mr. Joseph Daher was appointed as CEO of Almabani General Contractors, replacing Mr. Joseph Abi Nader who will be acting as senior adviser to the chairman H.E. Mr. Nehmé Tohmé, and will be based in Beirut office.

In his speech, Mr. Daher thanked the chairman, the shareholders, the board members and his colleagues for their continuous confidence, support and cooperation.

Mr. Daher gave a brief outlook for the year 2014 and emphasized on the challenges ahead, in particular the newly awarded Riyadh metro project, the fierce competition witnessed in the construction business, and the company’s restructuring.

In addition, Mr. Daher anounced the approval of H.E. Mr. Tohmé for the nomination of Mr. Jean Akari as Executive Vice President for Operations and Mr. Sami Sindaha as Executive Vice President for Projects Control.

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, “Fikr 12” Conference, organized by the Arab Thought Foundation, held its opening ceremony in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dubai, under the heading: “Labor Market Challenge in the Arab World: 80 Million Job Opportunities by 2020”, with Almabani General Contractors as Strategic Partner.

Almabani has been certified compliant with the International Standard for Quality Management System and received from SGS.SA, the auditor for this certification, issue 3 of the ISO 9001:2008 certificate on 31 March 2013. The certificate is valid until 31 March 2016. (View Certificate)

After submitting their tender for the Riyadh Metro Project, members of the BACS (Bechtel, Almabani, CCC and Siemens) Consortium gave on Tuesday, March 19, a detailed and illustrative presentation in the presence of representatives of Arriyadh Development Authority, outlining the various aspects of their offer.

HRH Prince Khalid Bin Bandar Bin Abdulaziz, Prince of Riyadh, inaugurated on Sunday 10 March 2013 the Extension of the Roads in Arriyadh Old Airport Project in the presence of high-profile officials and representatives of the Arriyadh Development Authority and Almabani. /