Fort Worth, Texas-based galvanizing services provider AZZ Inc. and Abdulrahman Ababtain Co., Ltd., announced today a joint venture agreement to manufacture high voltage gas-insulated transmission line (GIL) products within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Expected to be finalized later this year, with joint venture operations to commence during first half of 2017, the facility will specialize in the manufacture of high voltage GIL and provide related services.
Bill Estes, Vice President of AZZ Electrical Systems, commented, "We are pleased to be working with Abdulrahman Ababtain. This joint venture is significant in that it establishes AZZ's first dedicated facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. AZZ's proven technology and engineering expertise will be a local resource for high voltage GIL products and services for the Middle East."