Mammut Building Systems (MBS) said it has captured 25 to 30 per cent share of the pre-engineered buildings (PEB) market in Qatar and was confident of further growth in the sector.

MBS is part of the Mammut Group, a leading enterprise and the holding company of three entities.

In Bahrain too, MBS has captured 10 to 15 per cent market share, claimed Muhammad Al Khudhairi, regional general sales manager for Bahrain and Qatar.

“We are very strong in both markets, because of our fully-fledged sales operation, offering services right from estimations and proposal drawings to erection,” he observed.

“The Qatar market is still booming as is the rest of the region and there is plenty of work with ample opportunities in the PEB market,” he added.

Among the largest projects MBS has just completed is Lulu hypermarket, a 20,000 sq m complex in Gharifa, and Woogoud Gas Filling Station in Doha new industrial area, besides a facility building with an office block at the new Doha international airport.

MBS is also currently working on a large facility for Qatar Gas in Al Khour old industrial area, producing 25,000 sq m logistic warehouses, Khudhairi noted.

Fabrication of steel buildings is undertaken in the UAE at MBS’ state-of-the-art factory at Sharjah’s Al Hamriyah free zone.

“This factory is in the midst of an expansion programme that aims to double its capacity from 6,000 tonnes per month to 12,000 tonnes per month,” said Bob Webster, managing director of MBS.

“MBS’ recent partnership with Emaar Industries & Investments (EII) has facilitated the expansion drive,” Webster added.

The deal with EII will also help the company’s expansion into countries such as India where it is setting up a factory with a capacity to manufacture 12,000 tonnes of pre-engineered steel per month.

“Our partnership with EII will further strengthen our competitive advantage,” he says, adding that this partnership would further increase MBS’ annual average growth of 100 per cent for the last seven years.

The company has unveiled plans, which include the introduction of the new long span purlin G-2 (Second Generation).

MBS, which started operations in Jebel Ali in 1997, moved to its 30,000 sq m factory in Sharjah in 2001, which currently has the capacity to deliver 6,000 tonnes of pre-engineered steel and over 180,000 sq m of polyurethane-injected sandwich panels per month.-TradeArabia News Service