Introduction

• Established in 1982.
• The first Kuwaiti company awarded with ISO 9001(1995).
• Company certified for ISO 29001:2020 Quality Management System standard for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries.
• Company certified for ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System standards.
• Company certified for ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety assessment series.
• Manufacturer of packaged substations, concrete substations, switchgears, battery chargers, control & relay panels, transformers, Data acquisition system
• Turnkey services from Design and Manufacture to Testing, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of various types of HV/LV switchgear and Transformers.
• Twelve units having working area of 100,000 square meters.
• Most modern production facilities including 50 CNC machines.
• Intelligent robotic welding machines.
• Most modern powder coating & electroplating facilities.
• Computer aided Vacuum Casting plant, Vacuum Drying ovens, & Oil filtration plants.
• 500 Computers in Fiber optic Network linked to CNC Machines.
• Latest software: AutoCAD 2023 , AutoCAD Inventor 2023 for 3D Modelling ,Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Acrobat Professional 2020, etc.
• ETAP software for short circuit calculations.
• Test facilities as per international standards including 1000kV impulse and partial discharge.
• Design, manufacture and commissioning of large substations including custom made packaged substations of different configurations, sizes and weights.
• Engineering Consultant for EPC projects.

Organization

Year of establishment	1982
Commercial registration no.	33118
Chamber of commerce registration no.	12486
Paid-up capital	KD. 30 Million (US $ 100 Million)
Human Resources	Al-Ahleia currently employs over 2400 including Management Staff, Qualified Engineers, Draftsmen and Technicians.
Legal Status	Share Holding Company (Closed)

Board of Directors

NASRALLAH S.H. BEHBEHANI [ Chairman ]	ABDUL JALEEL BOLAND [ Deputy Chairman ]	FOUAD S.H. BEHBEHANI [ Board Member ]
SALEH A. MARAFI [ C.E.O. ]

Senior Management Staff

ENG. ALI REDA HASAN MATAQI	Deputy Chief Executive Officer
ENG. AHMED KH. AADI	Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Tendering
MR. MAMOON M. AL MABROUK	Asst. General Manager – Accounts
ENG. B. VELAVAN	Management Advisor – Management
ENG. MANOJ C.G	Head of Engineering Departments
ENG. SYED SARMADHULLAH	Senior Manager – Production
ENG. RIZWAN HAIDER	Senior Manager – Materials Management
ENG. MUSTAFA SHABAN MUSTAFA	Senior Manager – Project Management
ENG. IMRAN KHAN LODI	Senior Manager – Quality Assurance

Design & Development

Technology evolution right from conceptualization, detailed engineering up to component level and manufacturing takes place in Al-Ahleia switchgear company.
A dedicated group of experienced, specialized engineers/draughts men is constantly working on up gradation of existing range MV/LV switchgears/transformers or new product development.
Information in international reference standards like IEC statutory regulatory requirements, environmental regulations, customer specifications/ customer feedback from site/ technical books/published technical paper and magazines becomes the basic key design input for design and development. This ensures that customer always receives state of the art product.

Manufacturing

AL-AHLEIA has augmented its manufacturing capabilities with induction of state-of-the-art, computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines. Parts are manufactured using CAD-CAM technique. Manufacturing operations are controlled and monitored at every stage by trained and skilled workforce. Major manufacturing facilities are as follows:-

• Latest CNC technology in sheet metal fabrication including a combination press capable of punching and laser operation.
• CNC bending machines and Corner Forming Machines.
• Intelligent Robotic Welding.
• Tig /Mig, Stud, Nut, Spot and Arc welding machines.
• Electrostatic powder painting plants.
• Phosphating facilities.
• Electroplating facilities for zinc plating, tin plating and silver plating.
• CNC foil and wire winding machines, CNC core cutting machines, vacuum drying ovens/filtration plant, computerised cast resin plant.
• Shot blasting plant.
• Metal spray facilities.

Quality Assurance

AL-AHLEIA has the unique distinction to be the first Kuwaiti Company to be awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management Certificate in recognition of its high quality in product/customer services and for its excellent Quality Assurance System.

We are committed to conducting our manufacturing / project activities in an environmental friendly manner and will continually improve its operations to reduce impact on the environment and we will continue to target zero risk to the environment or public health.

Comprehensive Quality Control is carried out from incoming materials up to the end product at every stage. Group of engineers and skilled manpower with the help of latest testing equipment ensure compliance to the customer requirements and IEC/BS specification. All the products have been successfully type tested at internationally recognized laboratories KEMA ,ASTA and CESI and AL AHLEIA TESTING LAB.

Online ISO Auditing

Online ISO Auditing done by using Microsoft Team

Test Facilities

• Impulse Testing up to 1000 kVp.
• Partial discharge measurement up to 1 Pico coulomb.
• Circuit Breaker Analyzer.
• Contact resistance measurement up to one micro ohm.
• High Voltage Test equipment’s up to 500 kV AC/350 kV DC.
• Insulation Resistance Measurement.
• CT/PT Test Bench / Fully automated CT Analyzer.
• Inter turn insulation equipment.
• Measurement of magnetization characteristics.
• Temperature rise Testing facility up to 7000 A.
• Vacuum bottle checker
• Computerized Primary injection test equipment up to 6000 A
• Computerized Three phase Secondary Injection Test equipment for all types of relay testing.
• Thickness measurements/Cross Hatch Test for paint and plating.
• Salt Spray Test for carrying out corrosion test.
• Surface Roughness Measurement.
• X-Y Co-ordinate Measuring Equipment for dimensional verification.
• Hardness Testing Facility.
• Auto operative Test System for Endurance Test on circuit breakers.
• Tera ohm Digital Insulation Tester for measurement of Polarization Index.
• Voltage drop test equipment, using 600 A d.c.
• SF6 gas handling units, purity and moisture measuring devices.
• SF6 gas leak detector.
• Automatic ratio Test.
• Low Resistance Bridge.
• Computerized Transformer Test System for : Excitation Current Measurement.
  • No load loss Measurement.
  • Impedance Voltage Measurement.
  • Full load loss measurement.
  • Turn – Ratio polarity and vector group measurement.
  • Applied Potential separate Source Test.
  • Induced Over Voltage Test.
• Digital power quality analyzer.
• Precision temperature recorder.​
• Computerized Transformer Test System for :

           Excitation Current Measurement.

• No load loss Measurement.
• Impedance Voltage Measurement.
• Full load loss measurement.
• Turn – Ratio polarity and vector group measurement.
• Applied Potential separate Source Test.
• Induced Over Voltage Test.

• Partial Discharge Measuring System up to 1 Pico coulomb for Transformers.
• Computerized Oil Breakdown test up to 100kV.
• Temperature Rise Test facility for transformers.
• Direct reading Instrument for detecting moisture in oil.
• Tan delta & Capacitance measuring system for Transformer & Transformer oil.
• Karl Fisher Oil Test Kit for measurement of moisture.
• Vacuum test facility for Transformer tanks.
• Watt Loss/kg measurement for core material.
• Sweep Frequency Response Analyzer.
• Digital Noise level meter for noise measurements.
• Magnetic particle test for checking welding cracks.
• Digital torque calibration analyzer for torque wrenches.
• Laboratory grade oven up to 300º C.
• Hydraulic adhesion tester for checking paint adhesion.
• Transformer oil gas analyzer.
• Digital four pole soil resistivity testing kit.
• Oil acidity test set.
• High voltage continuity / breakdown voltage / abrasion tester for enameled copper wire.

Training

Training Hall

• Al-Ahleia Switchgear Co. conducts training periodically to our valued clients for our products.
• Well-equipped training hall having a pleasant atmosphere.
• Exhibition of ASC products model, for the trainees to have a sky view of the products.
• Capacity of 36 trainees at a time.
• Advance sound/surround system.
• Projector and Screen for better view/interaction.
• Dining area for 36 seats with buffet tables.
• Prayer area.

Information Technology

Information Technology is revolutionizing product development by enabling automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making. It allows for enhanced data analysis, personalized user experiences, and optimized processes throughout the development life cycle.

 Al-Ahleia realized it very early that without the whole hearted use of this modern tool, it would be impossible to keep pace with the technological advancement taking place all around.

Therefore, an integrated computerized system Al-Ahleia Business Modules (ABM) was developed to encompass all aspects of Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Quality Control, Materials Management, Inventory Control, Tendering & Order Execution, Sales & Services, etc. Along with the product technology, Al-Ahleia has been emphasizing the enhancement in its own IT capabilities.

A team of IT professionals is continuously working to identify and implement IT functions at every stage of Al-Ahleia activities. Today entire Al-Ahleia uses the software developed in-house by its own IT department.

Al-Ahleia is fully computerized with following additional applications.

• CAD Applications: Originating from Design & Development and extending to Production and Quality Assurance.
• CAD-CAM: Design & Production Integration.
• Office Packages: Complete Office Automation.
• Testing & Quality Control Programs: Circuit Breaker testing, High Voltage Testing, Partial discharge testing, Impulse testing and Relay testing.
• Al-Ahleia is fully equipped with necessary hardware/software system including fiber optic linking between Units to meet all the requirements.