{
  "id": 7111650,
  "title": "Manar Al Omran unveils SR1.2 billion industrial complex to take Saudi-made scaffolding to global markets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/manar-al-omran-unveils-sr1-2-billion-industrial-complex-to-take-saudi",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T12:39:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette Business",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette-business",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664532/business/manar-al-omran-unveils-sr12-billion-industrial-complex-to-take-saudi-made-scaffolding-to-global-markets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi scaffolding specialist Manar Al Omran has unveiled an industrial complex valued at SR1.2 billion, poised to bring Saudi-made scaffolding systems to global markets. The MAO Industrial Complex, situated in the Eastern Province, spans over a million square meters and unites five production factories, a corporate headquarters, and a residential community for 7,000 employees. With a Saudization ratio of 60% and plans to increase this further, the complex positions MAO as a fully automated, vertically integrated scaffolding manufacturer serving the Kingdom's construction, energy, and infrastructure sectors. The investment is the largest in the company's history, signifying a shift from a rental and services leader to a full-fledged manufacturer of scaffolding systems in steel, cast iron, aluminum extrusion, casting, and polymer materials. The complex includes a 750,000-square-meter Industrial Scaffolding & Steel Complex, a Steel Cast House, an Aluminum Extrusion Plant, a Plastic Composite Factory, and an R&D office. This state-of-the-art facility aims to produce every component needed for construction projects within Saudi Arabia, with no outsourcing.",
  "summary": "Manar Al Omran (MAO), the Kingdom’s scaffolding and formwork specialist since 1974, today announced the MAO Industrial Complex, an integrated industrial manufacturing platform spanning approximately one million square meters in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The development brings together five production factories, a flagship corporate head office and a complete residential…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}