CGS (Coldstores Group of Saudi Arabia), a market leader for temperature-controlled transport and warehousing systems, has progressed by developing new products following continuous investment in research and development.

"Since CGS' founding in 1976, it has developed the most competitive products based on the latest technologies," the company said. "CGS' speciality has always been solution-oriented product development by which its clients enhance their business potential."

The solution-oriented approach became the fundamental ideology of the company's long-term business relations with communication giants such as Lucent Technology and Ericsson and the world's biggest integrated farms such as Al Safi and Al Marai, CGS said.

CGS' versatile engineering expertise has enabled it to produce more than just reefer bodies and trailers. Its service and product range covers, among other things, the following: Reefer truck bodies, reefer trailers, turnkey coldstore warehouses, industrial refrigeration, sandwich panels and doors, special bodies for ice cream, lightweight beverage bodies, multi-purpose shelters, curtain sider bodies, car airconditioning, hydraulic tail-lift loaders, dock levellers and shelters, truck-mounted cranes, fire-fighting vehicles, flatbed trailers, Reverse Collision Warning Systems, custom painting on vehicles and utility vehicle conversions: mobile kitchens, mobile clinics, ambulances and mobile workshops.

The company also includes in its range of activity on-call service and maintenance.

CGS, a Swiss-Saudi joint-venture company, became in 1999 the very first company to receive the ISO 9001 certification in its field of business in Saudi Arabia.

Its long-term association with Carrier Transicold for the sales and service of truck and trailer units is nearing 22 years.

CGS is manufacturing reefer bodies and panels, trailer chassis and dock levellers at its plants in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam respectively, sourcing the highest quality raw materials possible.

"Our investments and our commitment to use the latest technologies distinguishes us from others," says Thomas Rothen, general manager of CGS Riyadh. He noted that the company would celebrate its 25 years of success at the end of this year.

"After-sales service has never been secondary in CGS' business culture. CGS puts an equal concern on after-sales service for its products and projects as it does with product development and sales," the company said.

"The number of CGS Carrier Service Points is increasing and there are over 500 employees going through their daily routine using genuine spare parts."