Al-Faiha for Engineering Products celebrates 25th anniversary of partnership with W. R. Grace
Jordanian company Al-Faiha for Engineering Products and the US-based W. R. Grace celebrated 25 years of cooperation by organizing a seminar on “Specialized Concrete & Concrete Decorative Systems (Pieri)” at the Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel.
Some 150 experts in the cement and concrete industry from 12 countries participated in the one-day seminar, which included three lectures delivered by a team of specialists from W. R. Grace and Pieri.
The lectures tackled the importance of water proofing in the Middle East to protect concrete structures, with the lecturers introducing W. R. Grace’s new advances in the field.
The Pieri experts also highlighted the new advances in the decorative art of concrete structures and pavements.
Speaking at the event’s opening ceremony, Mr. Laith Habboubi, the Commercial Director of W. R. Grace in the Middle East and India, outlined the international activities of W. R. Grace and its work in the Middle East.
Engineer Ramzi Kandalaft, the CEO of Al-Faiha for Engineering Products, welcomed the participants, citing the 25-year-old partnership between Al-Faiha and W. R. Grace as a model of success in a turbulent region.
“This year marks our 25th anniversary of cooperation between Al-Faiha and W. R. Grace. Twenty-five years of hard work, persistence, dedication, cooperation in a volatile region full of surprises … nonetheless, I must say, success,” Mr. Kandalaft said.
He went on to mention milestones on Al-Faiha’s journey, from its establishment in 1987 and onto becoming a regional leader today in construction chemicals and specialty materials.
“One of the goals of our company today is to move into Africa in cooperation with W. R. Grace to hit markets like Ethiopia, Congo and Angola. Preparations for these expansions are on their way and hopefully, by next year, operations will be established in these African countries,” the CEO added.
Acknowledging Al-Faiha employees as “the soldiers who dedicated themselves to the success of the company”, Mr. Kandalaft also thanked the company’s suppliers in China and South Korea.
“We believe that this cooperation between Al-Faiha and W. R. Grace is proof of the continuous strong business relations between the US and Jordan,” he said, expressing “our thanks and appreciation to the Jordanian government for its continuous support to local industries
