Hightex Group, a leading systems engineering company, which designs fabricates and installs large area, cable supported lightweight membrane roofs and facades worldwide announced that it has been awarded a significant contract for the Prince Sultan Cultural Centre in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia. Hightex will design fabricate and install the main membrane tent roof system including the complete cable net and steel structure at the Centre.

The contract was awarded by Mr Al Mansouriah Group acting as General Contractor for the King Saud University and is part of an extensive investment program by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the region’s educational, sporting and cultural facilities. The structure will comprise an outer membrane in PTFE and an inner membrane in PVC each with an area of 16,000 square meters. In addition there is an area of 1,000 square meters of ETFE cushions.

The project has a contract value of EUR 5 million or more. This contract is valued significantly in excess of that figure. The design work will commence immediately and the planned completion date is early 2013. Headquartered in Bernau, Germany the Group employs approximately 45 people and is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.