KSA major hub for heavy machinery, says Volvo distributor

The continuous growth and strong prospects of Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure and construction sectors are demanding that global manufacturers have the right quality distributor networks in place to ensure success.
This is particularly true of the construction equipment and heavy machinery market place, where strong growth is placing new demands on equipment dealers, according to FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Co), the distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment in the Kingdom.
Paul Floyd, managing director of FAMCO, said the company’s performance in the last 12 months has grown from strength to strength across the country and in line with the region’s sustained economic growth.
He was speaking during his visit in Saudi Arabia to mark the first anniversary since the acquisition of Al-Rehab Equipment & Machinery Company.
“Saudi Arabia’s aspirational development plans across many key sectors of economic activity are driving our business in the Kingdom and fueling our expansion plans across and beyond our current five locations,” said Floyd, who visited Jeddah and Riyadh together with a delegation of senior Al-Futtaim Group officials headed by Omar Al-Futtaim, the group’s vice-chairman.
“Our mutli-award winning range of top quality machinery and equipment brands are made for the tough conditions and demanding landscape and climate of Saudi Arabia and are already the preferred partners for a large number of industry players involved in infrastructure development across the Kingdom,” said Floyd.
FAMCO is a distributor of leading industrial and construction brands in the GCC such as Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses in the UAE, Volvo Construction Equipment in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as Merlo telehandlers, Linde material handling equipment, Dexion industrial storage systems, Ingersoll Rand air compressors and tools, Yanmar power products and Himoinsa generators.