Saudi Readymix has announced plans to equip its fleet of truck mixers and mobile pumps with an advanced GPS tracking system.

By doing so, the company will become the first ready-mixed concrete company in the Kingdom to integrate this technology in its operations allowing it to remotely track and manage its fleet more efficiently.

Saudi Readymix production and maintenance director Mohammed Abu Zaid commented:

“Time is critical when it comes to the delivery process of ready-mixed concrete because as time passes, the properties of fresh concrete change quickly, causing it to become unusable within a few hours.

“Integrating GPS technology into our operations gives us greater control over this issue by allowing us to utilize our fleet in the most efficient manner possible.”

The new GPS system will be installed in the company’s entire mobile fleet which includes more than 350 truck mixers and 110 mobile concrete pumps.

Many of the system’s numerous applications such as real-time vehicle tracking and two-way messaging will be made available to the company’s major clients at a later stage.

Fadi Mujahed, the company’s marketing and business development director, commented on the benefits of the system to customer service. Fadi Mujahed said: “We are continuously searching for new ways to improve the level of our service to customers, and this technology is a very effective tool in this area.

“For example, the system will enable us to track our vehicles in real time, adjust delivery intervals, record waiting and pouring and loading times automatically, plan routes to avoid traffic, and even plan special delivery requirements – be it huge pours, high-rise pumping, slip-forming, and so on – more effectively. ”

Saudi Readymix has been expanding and upgrading its fleet of equipment and has invested more than SR320 million this year to accommodate plans to establish six new commercial and on-site ready-mixed concrete plants throughout the Kingdom in 2007.

Saudi Readymix is the leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete and related products in Saudi Arabia. 

It was established in 1978 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons group of companies (Alturki Group), a leading industrial conglomerate.
 
Saudi Readymix employs a total workforce of over 1,700 managerial, administrative, technical and operational staff. 

Its teams of technical experts offer technical advice and assistance to customers throughout Bahrain.

They operate local, regional and central laboratories which develop mix designs, conduct routine testing and analysis on its concrete products and research new products under development.

They also conduct in-house technical training of all employees.

Since its establishment, Saudi Readymix has worked on an impressive array of prestigious projects for both the public and the private sectors.

of the company’s stations are officially approved as suppliers to major governmental and industrial authorities, such as Saudi Aramco, SEC, SABIC, the Royal Commission and the MoDA to name a few. 

Saudi Readymix’s network of plants and stations are strategically located throughout the Kingdom in order to cover all major commercial and industrial areas, including: Dammam, Sihat, Aziziyah, Hofuf, Jubail, Khafji, Khursaniyah, Riyadh North, Riyadh South, Riyadh West, Al Kharj, Jeddah North, Jeddah South, Jeddah Briman, Makkah, Madina, Rabigh and Yanbu.

The company currently operates the largest fleet of ready-mixed concrete equipment in the country with nearly 350 truck mixers and 110 mobile pumps, in addition to mobile concrete pumps and a large number of auxiliary concreting equipment.

Saudi Readymix products include an immense library of concrete recipes, many of which are unique to the company, in addition to hot mix asphalt