Zamil Steel receives appreciation award from Saudi Council of Engineers
Sunday, 28th October 2007
Zamil Steel Industries, a sector business of Zamil Industrial, has received a special appreciation award from the Saudi Council of Engineers. The company served as a Silver Sponsor of the 3rd Engineering Arbitration Conference, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, at Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Science & Technology Center in Khobar from 20-22, October, 2007.
The conference explored several timely and pertinent topics, including: strategies in unifying arbitration systems and authorities, the development of arbitration decision execution mechanisms, modern alternatives in arbitration settlements and implementation and obstacles of engineering arbitration.
A series of three workshops was also featured, designed to educate management personnel with regard to drafting arbitration agreements, running arbitration sessions, regular arbitration procedures and ruling verdicts and writing experience reports in arbitration cases. Organized sessions were held in tandem with the workshops, to discuss thematic issues such as the future role of arbitration in Saudi Arabia and arbitration and Islamic Law.
Representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Grievances, the Saudi arbitration team, the Saudi Council of Commerce Chambers and the GCC commercial Arbitration Center participated in the discussions.
Organizers of the conference presented a special appreciation plaque to Adnan Al-Mansour, Zamil Steel President, in recognition of the Zamil Steel efforts to promote and support scientific research and vocational activities. Zamil Steel is an innovative leader in research and development, yielding exciting new technological advances, resulting in products that have been showcased at recent exhibitions in Germany and Bahrain. The company has also been involved in regional dialogues promoting vocational training and education in the field of engineering, including Civil Engineering Awareness Day at King Fahd University in May 2007.
After receiving the award, Adnan Al-Mansour said, "We accept this award with grateful acknowledgement of our responsibilities as a corporate citizen of our country, the region, and the world. The field of engineering is the bedrock of our industry, and we at Zamil Steel are dedicated to the cultivation of talent and the creation of new technologies. We are honored that our efforts have been recognized by the Saudi Council of Engineers."
