Walid Sheta, President of the Center East and Africa area at Schneider Electrical
Walid Sheta, head of the Center East and Africa area at Schneider Electrical, stated that the corporate’s investments within the Kingdom exceeded 300 million euros (about 1.2 billion riyals) because it entered the native market greater than 30 years in the past, and these investments embrace factories, industrial tools and manufacturing strains, indicating that greater than 50 million euros (200 million riyals) have been pumped over the past 5 years.
He added in a gathering with numbersSchneider Electrical at present has two factories in Riyadh and Dammam, and is getting ready to launch a 3rd manufacturing unit in King Salman Power Metropolis “Spark” within the japanese area, indicating that the manufacturing capability of the three factories represents greater than 30% of the full industrial vitality for what the corporate sells within the Center East and Africa.
He identified that the corporate runs 32 manufacturing strains throughout the Kingdom, 8 of which have been allotted for export, in any case have been directed to the native market, as this development comes with assist from authorities incentives and the variety of financial sectors inside Saudi Arabia, permitting the enlargement of enterprise externally, particularly within the African and Arab markets.
He acknowledged that essentially the most distinguished Schneider Electrical merchandise in Saudi Arabia embrace low -voltage electrical energy distribution boards utilized in infrastructure initiatives, information facilities, hospitals, airports and important services, declaring that the demand for these merchandise is witnessing accelerated development in mild of the funding enlargement within the vitality, transportation, hospitality and communications sectors throughout the Kingdom.
Sheta defined that Senider Electrical acquires the biggest market share within the Kingdom within the area of fundamental electrical vitality “Essential Energy”, whereas competing for the forefront in the remainder of the sectors.
On native partnerships, Sheta stated that one of the crucial distinguished clients of the corporate is Saudi Aramco, Saudi electrical energy, and STC, along with the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Group for Medical Companies all through the Kingdom.
He identified that the corporate’s investments usually are not restricted to industrial tools, but in addition embrace the event of nationwide cadres, as the corporate employs greater than 60 younger women and men yearly within the areas of digitization and software program.




