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The 18-hole golf course project, located on beautiful Sindalah island, was begun in mid-2021 and completed in fewer than 14 months. The project recently became the first asset to be completed and handed over to NEOM.

Moreover, in competition with all other NEOM projects, it won the Quality Platinum Award for 2022 bestowed by ETSD, a third party employed by NEOM to oversee quality in NEOM projects.

Financial closure was reached on the Nesma Water and Energy consortium project called the Jubail-3 (B) Independent Desalination Plant which will be built for a production capacity of 570 thousand cubic meters per day and at a cost of over 2.6 billion riyals. The project includes a 25-year operation and water purchase agreement.

The consortium, consisting of Nesma Water and Energy, ENGIE Energy International and Ajlan & Bros. Holding Group, formed the Jubail International Water Company which recently won the Excellence in Financial Closing Award bestowed by client Saudi Water Partnership Company.

Nesma Security has signed security contracts with the two official Riyadh Metro operators. The projected total Saudi security staff needed to implement these contracts will exceed 750 employees when the metro is fully operational. The scope of work across the 85 depots and stations includes preventing and controlling unauthorized persons, responding to emergency incidents and escorting cash handling teams. Valued at well over SAR 400 million, they represent the largest contracts Nesma Security has had to date and an important milestone for the company.

Namat has partnered with TasHeel Holding group to design and create abayas and vests, 1000 of each, to be worn by workers greeting and assisting pilgrims as they arrive in airports across the Kingdom. As the uniforms worn by the Meet & Greet staff make a notable first impression, TasHeel Guest Services was particular in their selection of designer. Namat was chosen because it is a local non-profit employing Saudis working at the highest level of professionalism. Namat’s designers worked closely with TasHeel representatives to create the design colors and choose traditional Saudi patterns that reflect the Kingdom’s heritage.

“Nesma Injazat combines the strengths of both companies to create a powerhouse that hopes to be a lead contributor to the Kingdom’s digital transformation.” 

Nesma Infrastructure & Technology signed an agreement with the UAE’s Injazat, a G42 subsidiary, to form a new joint venture called Nesma Injazat. The new JV, headquartered in Saudi Arabia, will offer key digital services across the Kingdom to develop smart cities, enterprise applications, cloud infrastructure, cyber solutions and cybersecurity. Present at the signing were Nesma President Faisal Alturki, Nesma Chairman Fouad Alsherebi and NIT CEO Salah Al Sunaid along with Injazat’s CEO and other top executives from the two firms.

The new JV combines NIT’s three decades of experience in the fields of communication technology, power systems and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia with Injazat’s expertise in digital transformation, cloud computing and cybersecurity.

The Kingdom has been investing around SAR 12 billion per year in its digital transformation according to the head of the Digital Government Authority, and Nesma Injazat hopes to play a key role in that process.

The JV agreement was signed at Gitex 2022, the five-day Gulf Information Technology Exhibit, a global tech event that brought 100,000+ attendees from over 170 countries to focus on high-tech innovations and networking in the fields of artificial intelligence, blockchain and finance. NIT collaborated with Injazat to be an exhibitor and presenter at the event.

Nesma Security has been awarded a three-year contract to provide integrated services to the Port of Jazan City for primary and downstream industries. The project will bring jobs to 120

Saudis in the fields of security, safety and firefighting.

Nesma United Industries has been awarded a contract by the Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu to build an integrated security system including categories two and four security fences, related search facilities and security checkpoints that will be connected to the Royal Commission main security control center. The three year project is valued at over SAR 220 million.These security systems will be in compliance with the 2017 High Commission of Industrial Security directives.The project is located in PlasChem Park industrial business park in Jubail Industrial City, Area 2, in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province.

A high-level meeting was held between executives of Nesma Infrastructure and Technology and Huawei to discuss extending cooperation to serve the Saudi market. In attendance were Steven Yi, Huawei’s president of the Middle East Region with his executive team, along with NIT’s CEO, COO and CTO. Also in attendance was Nesma’s Chairman who said, “Huawei can bring greater value through localization of their tech and services, and we can support them on that.”

N&P has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kent, an international engineering firm, to form a joint venture. The new Saudi company, to be called “Nesma Kent,” is expected to deliver engineering, procurement and project management services to Saudi Aramco as part of its National EPC Champion program. Nesma Kent will provide training to Saudis, creating a skilled workforce and enhancing the local economy via a new engineering center of excellence in the Kingdom which will also provide overseas training for Saudi engineers to acquire skills and knowledge at Kent’s international engineering centers. Long-term goals of the JV include the development of low-carbon technologies such as blue hydrogen and blue ammonia along with carbon-capture innovations. The MOU was signed July 7th by N&P Chairman of the Board Sh. Abdulaziz Al-Turki and Kent CEO John Gilley.

The Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) has awarded Nesma Security with a contract to provide security services at the council’s headquarters and also at their substations in Al-Fadhili, Ghunan, Ras Al-Qurayyah and Salwa. Both mobile and on-site security services will be provided. The three-year, SAR 16 million project will provide jobs to 45 Saudi security guards.

N&P had a June soft opening of the Al Auraif road and tunnel allowing a first-ever connection of multiple project zones in Makkah. The scope of work included utility infrastructure for electric, water & communications, 114 girders, 25,000 m3 of concrete and 30,000 m2 of asphalt.

The city of Jazan has awarded a 36-month contract to Nesma Security valued at more than SAR 84 million. The company will provide 24/7 security for basic and downstream industries including residential neighborhoods, light and heavy industry areas, secondary roads and roads adjacent to the city. To fulfill the contract, Nesma Security will utilize 18 new security vehicles and employ 250 Saudi security officers, fueling the company’s continued growth. 

Nesma & Partners announces the soft opening of the Al Mansour road & Mansour underpass. Since the start of the project in mid-2020, the team has successfully navigated numerous challenges including the diversion and relocation of hundreds of meters of water, sewage and telecommunications lines. The scope of work involved 127 girders, 7200 m2 of asphalt, 20,000m3 of concrete and 2000m2 of GRC cladding.

Issue #1 of the Nesma Insider was published in January, 2014. It represented the coming together of many ideas: the newsletter initiated in Al Khobar by what was then called Nesma Trading (now, Nesma United Industries), annual Nesma Co. brand awareness books and the vision of Nesma VP Noura Alturki to “bring our Nesma community closer through shared communications.”  

Over the years, there have been some changes to the team and the design but the ability to unite the Group, reinforcing our shared values, has remained. 

VP Noura Alturki continues to edit each issue with care and attention. The only other original team member who continues today, is Editorial and Creative Art Director, Ms. Arwa Salem.

Nesma United Industries Co. has been awarded the King Salman Park Nursery project which will be the cornerstone for King Salman Park in the center of Riyadh. It will serve as an acclimatization nursery helping plants to survive Riyadh’s climate and will contribute towards the Green Saudi Vision 2030.

The nursery is being designed and built by Nesma United Industries’ landscaping division using the latest innovations in landscaping to act as the essence of King Salman Park and beautifying the city for generations to come.

Nesma Water & Energy has won the O&M Dawadmi RO Plant project which will bring clean drinking water to approximately 330,000 residents of Dawadmi and Afif. The plant will use reverse osmosis to purify water from deep wells.  Valued at well over eleven million riyals, this National Water Co. project is an extension of an earlier project that NW&E completed in the region and is expected to bring new jobs for Saudis living in the central area while contributing to the Kingdom’s national water strategy.

NUI has garnered a one-year contract from Aramco Aviation to provide corrective maintenance at 13 airstrips for airfield ground lighting systems (AGL), instrument landing systems (ILS) and weather stations. Of the 13 airstrips, eight are at remote and five at non-remote sites. The project also involves the supply of spare parts, installation, design support, along with testing and commissioning services for AGL and ILS upgrades that the client may request additionally during the contract period. Non-remote sites include KFIA Aramco Apron & Taxiway, Ras Tanura Airstrip, Udhaliyah, Abqaiq and several helipads in the Eastern Province. Remote sites include Tanajib, Shaybah, Haradh, Khurais, Hawtah in addition to Pump Stations 3, 6 and 10. The contract will be implemented by NUI’s Aviation Services Department which completed an upgrade of the AGL system at Hawtah Airstrip last year.

NUI has a long standing relationship with ADB Safegate, a leader in airfield solutions, and together NUI and ADB have been providing similar niche airfield related services to key clients in KSA such as Royal Saudi Air Forces and SANG. These aviation related services are being offered under the company’s Industrial & Ventures Division.

NW&E was awarded a 36-month, SAR 415M waterline project to address the increased demand in an ever-expanding Jeddah. The new line will carry water that originates at the Rabigh desalination plant from storage near the Taiba district 42 kilometers to the Al Faisaliyah reservoir with some branch transmission points along the way. This will bring new stability to water availability for many residents. As the pipeline will pass through heavily populated areas, NW&E engineers will bore underground to install water ducts ranging in diameter from 400mm to 1600mm along with 201 valve chambers. This milestone project which was awarded by the National Water Company, is in keeping with the Vision 2030 national water strategy and is an indicator of continuing prosperity for NW&E.

Nesma Security will provide security services for ROSHN Real Estate company’s SEDRA housing project in Riyadh. The three-year contract, valued at SAR 27 million, will employ 72 Saudis. SEDRA has been designed to be a modern, energy efficient community that promotes sustainability. The development will span 20 million square meters. ROSHN is owned by the Public Investment Fund.

Namat has been awarded a contract with TasHeel Holding Group worth over SAR 200,000. The tailoring centers will make uniforms for employees of the new “Ask Me” information service at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The contract calls for 450 abaya style uniforms with scarf and 200 vests for male “Ask Me” workers. Namat looks forward to serving the needs of TasHeel Holding and its many subsidiaries well into the future.