The Progressive Center Company for Construction Chemicals Ltd. is a Saudi manufacturing and industrial company based in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. We are a family busniss that was founded in 1996 with its corporate headquarters Located in the coastal city of Jeddah. We pride ourselves in being leading regional suppliers of building materials, advanced construction chemicals, and technical services. We are known locally by our brand names “Polywed” and “Union Build”. The company was founded by Dr. Zidan Elsayed & Sheikh Fahad Al Marabie. The company grew from a humble manufacturer and supplier of tiles adhesives to the manfacturing powerhouse is today. We pride ourselves with unmatched technical experience that spans almost three decades of manufacturing, chemical expertise, quality control, distribution, and technical support.
The fundamental basis for Polywed is rigorous quality control in the development and production, and constant method optimization our experience alongside a constant dialogue with our end users and onsite professionals has led us to innovate our product and services line to provide our clients with sixty unique locally manufactured products and six supporting technical services. Our product range are optimally matched, cost-effective, easy to use, and provide optimum coverage and resistance to the extreme weather conditions of the MENA region.
Polywed Construction Chemicals is a subsidiary of Al Marbae Holding Group. Our mother company was incorporated in 1960 under the chairmanship of Sheikh Ali Saeed Al Marbae having its headquarters in the Red sea port city of Jeddah, the commercial hub of Saudi Arabia. Marbae Holding Group is the result of his vision towards bringing world class products, services, and mining solutions using technologically superior manufacturing facilities. Today Marbae Holding is a major entrepreneurial and business force with an annual turnover in excess of SR 2 billion. Apart from The Kingdom we are exporting the holding company exports its product and services to 40 countries worldwide, thanks to our 2500 highly experienced, qualified and loyal employees
Our experience alongside a constant dialogue with our end users and onsite professionals has led us to innovate in our locally manufactured line products and provide our consumers with six supporting technical services. We believe that technical knowledge should be passed down to the builders, contractors, and on-site engineers to strengthen their own technical application expertise.
Their experience spans five decades, and the business relations developed over the same period, enable them to identify the best mining equipment/ fleet antd shorten the delivery period for the same. This reduces the lead time from planning to production, thereby benefitting our customers/ partners. ASAMACO is a one-stop-shop for all your mining and construction requirements. Their ability to enhance their synergies with the other group companies like Polywed has helped them provide comprehensive solutions, which includes extraction, beneficiation, procurement, and logistics — making ASAMACO a valuable and reliable partner to mine owners.
Polywed Constructions was founded in 1996 by Omar Ali Al Marbae and his brother Fahad Ali Al Marbae. The company started as a humble manufacturer and supplier of tiles adhesives. Today we pride ourselves with a diverse product portfolio of 60 different products and unmatched technical experience in the construction industry spanning over nine countries around the Middle East and Africa.
On July the 7th 2013, Dr. Zidan Elsayed acquired polywed construction chemicals from the Marbae brothers and offcialy became the majority shareholder of the company. With Dr. Zidan's hands-on management approach, his educational background in biomedical engineering, in addition to over 35 years of experience in management consulting and corporate restructuring, the company was immediately transformed into the manfacturing powerhouse it is today. Under his leadership Polywed construction chemicals expanded its horizons overseas to become an international company.
On January oct the 15th 2019, Rabeh Zidan joined as managing partner. Rabeh Zidan Holds a masters Degree in International Business Management from the European Business School of Paris in addition a second Masters in Luxury Brand Management from the University of Monaco in Monte Carlo. Three years later on Nov the 3rd 2022 Rawan Zidan joined Polywed as Vice President of the company with an MBA from Effat university and background and over 10 years of experience in finance and banking
Polywed's quality management department has allowed us to become leaders in the Saudi construction industry, in addition to gaining the trust of clientele hence we have become the local brand of choice for installers and distributors. Our permanent efforts to achieve market-shaping innovations and retain our most crucial tradition of providing uncompromising quality are what shaped who we are as a company today.
As of March the 25th 2017, The progressive centre company has implemented a corporate social responsibility strategy dedicated to supplying; construction products, solutions, and safety equipment around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Some of our products are donated to charity organisations which are responsible for constructing and repairing; homes, schools, mosques, and orphanages in small and remote Arabian villages. Our efforts are to give back to our community of local citizens and empower growth and development
We at polywed understand the needs of our consumer hence why we have developed unique product ranges which are optimally matched, cost-effective, easy to use, and provide optimum coverage and resistance to the extreme weather conditions of the MENA region. Our products ranges are built to cater to the needs of professionals, medium range customers, and for commercial use.
In line with his Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has implemented a diversification strategy to decrease its dependence on oil, with the launch of various multi-billion dollar construction projects and megacities all around the kingdom. We at Polywed are proud supporters of the Kingdoms vision 2030 and of the progressive changes that we see around us today in various regions within the kingdom of audi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has more than 4,700 construction projects that are active today, with a combined estimated value of $852.3 billion; around 170 of these projects are worth one billion dollars or more; As cited by Venture Onsite Middle East (regional leader of knowledge management in construction projects across the Middle East and Africa).
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is recommitting to investments in the future with and the kingdom's construction market is expected to show significant growth and offer lucrative potential due to its Vision 2030, NTP 2020, and ongoing reforms to diversify away from oil dependence. Saudi contracts within the construction sector, infrastructure, and energy sectors are forecasted to increase from US$ 34,151 Mn. in 2017 to US$ 40,068 Mn. in 2018. The building and construction sector is expected to register the highest contractor awards, followed by the energy and infrastructure sectors. An increase in population growth, urbanization, and tourism are expected to drive growth in the building sector, especially in the residential and leisure markets.