MUSCAT: Growth, matching international standards and risk management are some of the key factors driving the export performance of Al Khoudh Steel Furniture Industrial Company, the largest steel furniture manufacturer in Oman.
Regarded as one of the leading steel furniture manufacturers in the Middle East, Al Khoudh Steel was set up at the Rusayl Industrial Estate in 1986 and has since been expanding its facilities and the scope of its activities.
“We started with import substitution. At that time, the country’s defence sector was growing and a large number of military beds were required. Oman was importing those beds so we decided to help reduce the imports and manufacture them here,” said Gautam Bose, general manager of Al Khoudh Steel.
Speaking to ‘Times of Oman’, Bose said that another requirement of the defence sector at the time was steel furniture for the storage of files and documents, which are referred to as ‘sheet metal furniture’.
Therefore, the company continued to broaden and diversify its range of products year after year and is currently manufacturing around 30 broad categories of products, featuring a wide variety of colours, sizes and models, at its sprawling 18,000 square metres facility under two separate premises on the estate.
