Customer focus.

(From Gulf Construction)

Saudi Vetonit Company (Saveto) - a leading manufacturer and distributor of the Vetonit and Saveto brand of finishing materials - is looking forward to further improve its operations with an aim of meeting its customers requirements throughout the region

"With the present economic growth in the kingdom we foresee a tremendous boom in the construction industry," says sales manager Maher Abdul Hadi

Saveto is one the leading manufacturers of dry mixed cement and gypsum-based building and finishing materials in the GCC countries. The company, which will celebrate its silver jubilee next year, has branches and distributors covering most of the Middle East. Its products cater to all the finishing requirements of buildings right from the basement to the roof. Having achieved a 20 per cent growth in business year on year, Saveto has added new products and additional colours to its existing product range, offering a greater variety to customers

The company has more than 40 different products, many of them in a variety of colours, which have been applied on major projects in the kingdom. The range includes exterior and interior coatings, plasters, colour textures and renders, tile adhesives and joint grouts as well as special products such as self-levelling flooring products, acoustic plasters, bonding agents and joint tapes

Based on the uses, the company's products are divided into six different groups. They include: - Exterior coatings: These water and weather-resistant plasters intended for exterior application are available as Base WR EG and Finish WR EG. Base WR (water resistant) EG (exterior grade) is a coarse finish coat plaster and Finish WR EG is a water and weather-resistant fine finish coat plaster and texture coating. It is also a perfect underlayment for paints. These products are available in grey, white and 20 standard colors. Finish WR EG, is also available in super white

- Interior coatings: This group includes the company's WR base coat plasters (Base WR) and fine finish coat plasters (Finish WR) and texture coats for interior walls and ceilings. These products are available in grey, white and 20 standard colours. Finish WR is also available in super white