The company is celebrating 40 years of serving Saudi Arabian economy with multi-disciplinary expertise in the fields of construction, manufacturing, industrial services, operation and maintenance and housing and catering

AL YUSR Industrial Contracting Company (AYTB), an integrated Saudi group providing a range of services and solutions to oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation and other major industrial sectors of Saudi Arabia, believes that strength of the organisation lies in its project management systems and skilled human resources.

Celebrating 40 years of serving Saudi Arabian economy with multi-disciplinary expertise in the fields of construction, manufacturing, industrial services, operation and maintenance and housing and catering, AYTB’s reliability and sustainability has been growing stronger. It has capitalised on the strengths of every division within the company. The acquisition of knowhow and technology and distinguished safety record has also been a priority to improve capabilities and to remain one of the market leaders.

AYTB continues its role within the National Transformation 2020 programme. It believes in the importance of training and recruiting national work force and is keen to attract and train talented Saudi youth to contribute to the development of local industries and achieve the kingdom’s Vision 2030, Fahad Al-Khalaf, AYTB VP says.

AYTB had participated in the employment exhibition Tawdheef 2018 at Al Dhahran organised by the Chamber of Commerce. It also participated in the Career Day exhibition which was held in King Fahad University Petroleum and Minerals the following month.

Al-Khalaf ... attracting talented youth

Training and development is one of the priorities of the company’s programme to develop national youth both male and female. Therefore, the company in cooperation with several local institutes is designing appropriate and specialised training programmes in the various divisions of the company. Staff are selected and taught to provide quality service based on the local market needs and the needs of the company in its various projects with major industrial and oil and gas leaders like Aramco, Sabic and Maaden.

AYTB sees Saudi Vision 2030 as the vehicle that will bring about massive economic and industrial changes in the kingdom. Together with the IKTVA programme, AYTB believes that it will open new opportunities for local businesses.

The company appreciates the potential and is in the planning stage for a new manufacturing facility at Ras Al Khair Industrial Area. AYTB aims at bundling all capabilities more effectively to serve the Saudi oil and gas market even further.

AYTB has the capability to offer construction services as a general contractor taking up civil, mechanical and E and I works. The capability includes the ability to work for both greenfield and brownfield projects. Assistance is also offered during the commissioning stage of process plants. The company has the capability to undertake system flushing, chemical cleaning and catalyst loading, he continues.

Working in live plant environments, undertaking de-bottlenecking projects, is an AYTB niche. The resources and management systems deployed understand typical procedural and interface requirements. AYTB’s construction, manufacturing and fabrication services also have a distinguished record of managing a large number of people and equipment to undertake construction of grassroots industrial plants and major additions to existing units.

The AYTB team at Tawdheef

These projects include mechanical erection, electrical and instrumentation in addition to managing civil and building works. The expertise is not limited to steel structures, pipe spools, static and rotating equipment erection, heavy lift management, HVAC, insulation and painting.

AYTB has significant presence in the field of plant turnarounds and shutdowns. It has the ability to undertake turnaround responsibilities of a complete plant on vertical basis and can plan and mobilise substantial resources. Typically, activities undertaken during a turnaround include scaffolding, replacement of piping spools, valves, exchanger cleaning, column tray replacement and catalyst reloading. The availability of multi-lance automatic hydro-jetting machines and association with specialised services companies is a leverage for a safe and timely completion of plant turnarounds.

AYTB also has in-house capabilities for manufacturing and fabrication. The company owns and operates a factory with fabrication facilities and lay down yards in Jubail, Yanbu, and soon in Ras Al-Khair.

The Jubail fabrication facilities are ASME certified, with "U", "PP", "A", "S" and "R" stamps. It is equipped with semiautomatic cutting, beveling and welding equipment, plate rolling and shearing machines.

A separate machine shop is equipped with lathes, shapers, drilling and boring machines. The facility can handle several types of materials including carbon steel, low temperature carbon steel, stainless steel, low alloy and special alloy materials. The facility capabilities include over 500,000 ID of pipe spool fabrication per year.

AYTB is also undertaking the manufacturing and repairing of skids including modular metering and filtration skids, with the cooperation of Schlumberger an international oilfield services company where together they combine advanced engineering, newest technologies, local man power and in-house facilities.

AYTB and Manoir Industries, a reputable international furnace tube manufacturer, together are going to locally assemble radiant and convection coils for the petrochemical industry particularly ethylene furnaces and gas reformers. The company specialises in furnace, boiler and heat exchanger revamping works and has successfully executed revamping works in various hydrocarbon processing plants.

For AYTB safety is not an option; good safety practices should build the foundation of a modern manufacturer’s safety culture. Too often, though, positive change comes only after a safety problem has occurred. But it doesn’t have to be that way, especially after integrating safety as an intrinsic part of its business. AYTB has a distinguished reputation within all Sabic affiliates winning many safety awards and outstanding performance of millions of safe man-hours that illustrate the company’s commitment to safety and quality.