JEDDAH — The Ministry of Haj and Umrah and related government entities have always thrived to ensure the comfort of pilgrims during their ritual performance, through offering diversified services including air conditioning and cooling solutions, especially that Haj and Umrah seasons and Ramadan have been lately coinciding with the summer season, not to mention other required services as well.

Accordingly, the Coordination Council of Local Haj Operators organized an exhibition under the theme of “equipping Haj with integrated and supportive services”, hosting service providers from different sectors. Al Salem Johnson Controls (York), a leading multi-industrial company and a pioneer provider of integrated solutions that incorporate HVAC equipment, fire and security systems, building management systems and controls, participated in the exhibition; especially that it has successfully offered its services in the past years to huge outdoor projects that witnesses overcrowding such as the Holy Mosques.

During the exhibition, Al Salem Johnson Controls team presented the company’s services and solutions to the companies participating at the exhibition, highlighting rental solutions, as the company extends holistic rental services of the air conditioning units and electrical power generators, emphasizing that the rental is the ideal solution for cooling the holy sites and pilgrim’s camps.

The rental service is the ideal solution for special situations during high seasons, internal and external events, where extra air conditioning units would be needed, as well as the periodic maintenance, emergencies and abrupt breakdowns. With warehouses located throughout Saudi Arabia, it becomes easy for Al Salem Johnson Controls (York) to have an immediate and fast response to HVAC requirements to supply air conditioning units and electrical power generators.

The company’s specialized team constantly work on offering the most appropriate equipment while providing immediate integrated solutions that include initial diagnosis of the situation, installation of equipment, operation and maintenance as well as the dismantling and removal of equipment after the rental period is completed, which may vary between long and short-term rental based on requirements.

Al Salem Johnson Controls (York) has been successfully operating and maintaining the world's second largest cooling plant for the Holy Mosque of Makkah, one of the world's largest cooling stations for the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, Zamzam station, the hospital of Mina and Jamarat area. In addition, the company has previously provided its rental solutions to the expansion project of the Mataf at the Holy Mosque, the expansion of the Jamarat area, the Saudi Project for Utilization of Haj meat, and Mina tents projects. — SG