Kirby Building Systems India (part of Alghanim Industries, Kuwait) recently inaugurated its newest Kirby plant, a pre-engineered steel manufacturing facility in Halol, Gujarat. The latest addition is India’s third Kirby Building Systems plant and the seventh globally.

The new pre-engineered steel building (PEB) manufacturing plant furthers Kirby’s longstanding position as a market leader in India, proving a pioneering ground for Kirby India’s industrial innovations for more than 20 years. Sir Kutayba Y. Alghanim, Executive Chairman of Alghanim Industries, along with Alghanim Industries and Kirby India executives, commemorated the new state-of-the-art Halol, Gujarat, plant’s inauguration took place on February 22, 2023.

Kirby’s new plant in Gujarat has an initial annual production capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes, which can be increased to 100,000 metric tonnes in the future. This plant supplements the production capacity of the existing Hyderabad and Haridwar plants, which have 200,000 metric tonnes. The Gujarat facility covers an area of 114,000 square meters and will generate numerous job opportunities for the local economy, both directly and indirectly.

The new plant enjoys a variety of sustainable features, such as high air changes that protect the welfare of workers, solar-powered LED lighting, roofing with a high solar reflectivity index that maintains the plant’s eco-friendly functions, water harvesting that bolsters the plant’s self-sustainability, and many more features that make it Kirby’s most environmentally sophisticated manufacturing facility yet, meeting the highest standards of Green Building ratings. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has certified this plant as a Platinum-rated green factory building. This is the first PEB facility in India to achieve the highest platinum rating.

On the recent opening, Sir Kutayba Alghanim, Executive Chairman of Alghanim Industries, noted: “Kirby’s success story is one we are very proud of at Alghanim Industries.” When we introduced the concept of pre-engineered steel buildings, first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and then to the Indian subcontinent, the company was a small but ambitious steel building business looking to change the way we think about construction. With the significant growth in different market sectors today, pre-engineered buildings have become the need of the hour to fulfil space demand. “We are grateful for the support of our customers, who have been and remain at the heart of everything we do.”

Kirby Building Systems is credited with a comprehensive range of infrastructure setups across India, its surrounding region, and the Middle East and North Africa, with growing reach throughout Southeast Asia and Western Africa. The company’s journey to the global stage of pre-engineered steel building pioneers was paved with constant innovation, expanding into markets with its environmentally conscious and fully recyclable steel. D. Raju, Head of Kirby India and Kirby International, noted, “We are proud to enter the highly industrialised Western market with our new Kirby facility in Gujarat. This addition to our global network reflects our commitment to be closer to our regional customers and fulfil their requirements with our cost-effective and innovative PEB solutions with excellence.”

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