GBM Qatar Competitors

Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) is an award-winning firm of architects, urban and master planners, interior, landscape and structural designers, engineers, quantity surveyors and project and design managers with a truly inimitable portfolio. Founded in 1966 as the first architectural and engineering consulting firm in Qatar, AEB brings 60 years of experience to the construction industry. Beginning with just six employees in 1991, when the firm was acquired by its current CEO Ibrahim M. Jaidah, AEB’s diversified human resource has grown to a current figure of over 600 highly qualified professionals of 33 different nationalities. Over the past 56 years, the firm has evolved into a leading multi-disciplinary architectural design consultancy. AEB operates across the Middle East, with offices in Doha, Lusail and Muscat; and South East Asia, with our Manilla office. Building on the firm’s pioneering work and consolidating a long-term commitment to future development in the region, AEB established an office in Muscat, Oman, under the brand of Ibrahim Jaidah Architects and Engineers. In 2023, another office was established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AEB works across extensively divergent project scales, typologies and environmental conditions. In recent years, the firm has completed numerous commercial, residential, civic, institutional, educational and historic preservation projects for a variety of public and private clients in 15 countries.

As a key member of the State of Qatar’s formidable industrial base, Qatalum is a primary aluminium smelter. Qatalum has a production capacity of 625,000 tonnes of high-quality primary aluminium products per annum. Located approximately 50 km South of Doha, Qatar, the site includes a port, carbon plan, twin 1.2 kilometer potlines, storage facilities, and a captive power plant. Qatalum is ISO 9001 certified, listed on the London Metals Exchange, and has received ISO/TS 16949 certification for its casthouse. Qatalum produces extrusion ingots and foundry alloys that meet the strict quality standards of Qatalum’s global customer base, exuding a company-wide ethos of Aluminium Perfection.

Jazeera Paints is a leading paints and building solutions provider across the Middle East and North Africa, headquartered in Riyadh and founded in 1979. As a one-stop shop for integrated building solutions, including architectural & decorative paints, industrial & protective coatings, advanced flooring systems, and more, the company is recognized for delivering state of the art, environmentally responsible, and high-performance products that meet global standards and enrich human life and well-being. With an annual wide production capacity of more than 450 products, a network of more than 1,000 showrooms, and a team of over 4000 professionals, Jazeera Paints continues to lead the market through its commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability. Every year, Jazeera Paints introduces its signature color trends, shaping design and decor across the region, and continues to elevate spaces through a harmonious blend of more than 2,000 colors, craftsmanship, and integrated solutions. Research and Development (R&D) plays a central role in Jazeera Paints’ leadership. Its dedicated R&D center is key in spearheading a continuous influx of innovation, achieving world-class quality, and high-performance products that meet the evolving needs of the industry. Jazeera Paints, Where Ingenuity Becomes Art. For more information, please visit our website: https://jazeerapaints.com/sa_en/