At that time, the firm was involved in town planning, as well as the construction of buildings, roads, and other facilities. It also had the honourable distinction of being the first company to build coast guard stations along the shoreline of Saudi Arabia. By 1958 the company was in full swing, building everything from bridges to tunnels and flyovers — indeed much of the basic transport infrastructure upon which the Kingdom still relies.

Today, the diversified conglomerate has over 30,000 employees and significant interests in mining, logistics, oil and gas, industry, manufacturing, IT, foodstuffs, retail and many other sectors.