Riyadh Polytechnic Institute has obtained a full and unconditional Institutional Accreditation from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission represented by National Center for Training Assessment and Accreditation “MASAR”. The Accreditation was granted after fulfilling all the MASAS Institutional Accreditation criteria and requirements which focus on eight criteria: Employer Engagement, Governance & Management, Admission & Trainee Services, Programs Development & Assessment, Training & Resources, Trainee Achievement, Trainers Qualification & Development, Sustainability & Effectiveness.

​​Masar, an ETEC affiliate, is a regulatory body that is in charge of evaluation and accreditation in the training sector with the goal of enhancing the quality of training by adopting specific frameworks and standards to ensure training establishments meet labor market needs and the aspirations of the society, as well as those of the Kingdom’s leadership.

The Accreditation Certificate was received by the Executive Director of RPI, Mr. Ahmad Albakri, from his excellency the ETEC Chairman, Dr. Khalid  Al-Sabti and in the presence of TVTC Governor his excellency Dr. Ahmed Alfahid. The Executive Director extended his appreciation and gratitude to the RPI chairman and Board members for their support in the quality journey as all RPI staff who contributed to the success of this attainment.

Obeikan Group launches a diversified portfolio of smart, end-to-end digital applications and solutions in different sectors and fields, focusing on the empowerment of the industrial sector in the kingdom through digital transformation and smart manufacturing technologies, paving the way to Industry 4.0.

Obeikan Group has wide expertise across many industries and a solid presence especially in smart manufacturing, but Obeikan did not stop here and decided to challenge the status-quo turning its groundbreaking know-how and best-in-class practices into innovative digital solutions and share these solutions with the entire business ecosystem.

In support of its vision, Obeikan launched 4 tech startups powered by advanced technologies and AI & IoT enabled: Madar, Shamel, o3ozone and HodHod each provides a unique value to the market from logistics to safety.

Started with “Madar” a year ago, a digital fleet provider and transportation management platform that transforms logistics from a cumbersome process and expense into a value-enhancing practice and seamless digital experience for businesses, moreover, Madar achieved 40K+ successful shipping transactions.

As a manufacturing tycoon, Obeikan faced many challenges to tackle like supply and demand gaps, non-performing inventory, spare parts efficient sourcing, lack of digitization, and more but, these challenges became opportunities unleashed with “Shamel”, the first digital industrial marketplace, bringing together and connecting buyers and sellers, making it easy and fast to trade spare parts, and other industrial goods, efficiently. Shamel provides the ultimate platform where spare parts can be locally traded and delivered, saving businesses time, effort, and money while elevating their market share.

And in the smart manufacturing arena, Obeikan introduced “o3ozone ”, a digital manufacturing consultant through a platform that is easy to use and scalable. It adapts to all business needs and aims to optimize decision-making by maximizing business productivity and minimizing waste. o3ozone allows manufacturing plants to operate with efficiency and agility through data integration and centralized dashboards. As one of our main focuses is customer-centricity, o3ozone provides a sleek and seamless user experience.

While “HodHod” is an integrated end-t-end digital solution that not only satisfies all safety needs for businesses at all aspects but will also put the business at the forefront of technological innovation by empowering them with the smartest tools to protect their business from safety, security, fire protection, to the environment safety all through a seamless digital platform.

“Obeikan’s digital solutions radically transform businesses to become smarter and achieve business excellence,” said Eng. Abdullah Obeikan, Group CEO. “Our subject matter experts together with our digitalization partnerships with global leaders like GE and Siemens give our customers access to leading-edge, tried and tested digital technology.  Our solutions enable the development of innovative practices that add significant value to our customers’ operations.”

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After a strong record of success achieved by Obeikan’s digital solutions in the Saudi market & the Gulf area, Obeikan S.A. “OIG” to continue its vision under the leadership of Eng. Abdullah Obeikan, the Group CEO, to expand its digital expertise and best practices through strategic partnerships across MENA.

In support of its vision, OIG signed a strategic alliance agreement with “Smart Factory Co. of Egypt” to start implementing Obeikan’s digital solutions and applications in Egypt.

This Strategic Alliance is established to cater to today’s increasing demand for digital transformation technology and tech implementation services in Egypt, setting a base for expanding digital transformation projects in Africa.

Thus, the partnership will be a key pillar for the digital transformation in the region, bringing together Obeikan’s state of the art digital solutions and its robust know-how in advanced technologies along with Smart Factory Co’s capabilities as an implementer, official reseller, and systems integrator, with a strong local presence in Egypt.

“We always aim to create synergies and serve a shared value objective using our smart solutions and latest technology to empower and develop the industrial sector and the business ecosystem at large” – said Eng. Abdullah Obeikan, Group CEO.

(Riyadh – February 2021)

Elm, a pioneering company in digital solutions, has invested a stake in “Madar” entrepreneurial company, an affiliate of Obeikan Investment Group, which provides an innovative digital platform for managing logistics business, as part of its plan to support the entrepreneurial environment in the Kingdom.

Elm CEO, Dr. Abdul-Rahman bin Saad Al-Jadhi, said this move shows the company’s continuous pursuit of growth through alliances and acquisitions of entrepreneurial and creative companies, wholly or partially, and forming strategic relationships with them. The move also aims to achieve financial returns in line with the strategy of “Elm”, which seeks to contribute to building a local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Dr. Al-Jadhi added that the company’s contribution will be through sharing capital and providing support for technical and practical expertise to ensure business sustainability in these pioneering projects. He pointed out that these investments, which the company is working on, contribute to creating a promising investment environment to support entrepreneurs in various technical fields and secure exit opportunities for founders in entrepreneurial companies.

Eng. Abdullah Al-Obeikan, CEO of Obeikan Investment Group, said: “In line with our group policy as a pioneering institution in digital transformation, which promotes industry and advances digital transformation in the Kingdom, we have developed the innovative digital platform “Madar”. It will be an integrated solution for managing supply chains, linking local companies and freight forwarders, which enables a comprehensive control in all stages of overall logistics services operations. This is achieved through the integration between automated vehicle tracking services, resource planning, and advanced systems features. The app allows tracking of shipments and electronic proof of delivery efficiently and safely, thus providing a complete control of performance, allowing monitoring and changing of quality standards, controlling costs, and developing companies’ operations.

“Madar” company provides many distinctive significant services. These include managing shipments and logistics processes for customers, by controlling scheduling and tracking of shipments through notifications in all stages of the transport process. Besides, the platform allows for selection among several shipping service providers, which enables managing the shipping process smoothly and accurately at the lowest possible cost. The company serves many major companies in the Kingdom, including Obeikan Investment Group that owns Madar as well as Saudi Aramco, and United Sugar Company.

Obeikan Investment Group, the largest Company operating in the manufacturing field, is a pioneering company in the field of digital transformation in the Kingdom and the Middle East. The Company develops software and digital applications in all industrial and commercial fields. It has developed and implemented many integrated digital solutions to manage manufacturing processes, supply chains, account management, and human resources. It utilizes the latest smart solutions available globally and best-in-class robotic systems.

It is noteworthy that “Elm” aims to contribute to accelerating economic growth through digitization processes. It is also working to present a road map and a clear plan that adopts necessary investment and cooperation as an approach to diversify the economy. This will create future opportunities to promote the development of small and medium enterprises and open new economic possibilities for a sustainable economy in the long term.