By Mohanad AlQasem, executive chairman, and Maheeb AlKasem, CEO, at Winclex

As Saudi Arabia accelerates its Vision 2030 ambitions and prepares to host major global events, Winclex is redefining complex structural access, technical engineering and long-term asset integrity across the region’s most iconic developments.

Saudi Arabia’s urban and engineering sectors are undergoing an extraordinary transformation, pushing the boundaries of global architecture. Behind these visionary masterplans lies a critical operational challenge: executing complex high-altitude engineering, installations and structural inspections without compromising construction speed, live operations or environmental integrity.

Winclex has emerged as a premier provider of technical engineering solutions enabled by advanced industrial rope access. By replacing resource-heavy, slow and disruptive traditional access methods with agile, engineered rope-access systems, Winclex equips master developers and Tier 1 contractors with the execution speed, safety compliance and precision required to keep the kingdom’s mega and gigaprojects on their critical path.

What are Winclex’s long-term growth ambitions, and which sectors offer the greatest opportunities?

At Winclex, we do not view rope access simply as a trade technique; we define it as a strategic execution enabler that unlocks complex architecture. As Vision 2030 accelerates and Riyadh prepares to host Expo 2030, alongside historic sporting milestones such as the AFC Asian Cup 2027 and the Fifa World Cup 2034, our strategic growth model is directly aligned with supporting this unprecedented expansion of infrastructure and world-class venues.

This national transformation entails building and upgrading more than 15 modern sports stadiums, alongside major aviation expansions like King Salman International Airport in Riyadh, designed to boost capacity to 120 million passengers. Beyond aviation and sports, we see immense growth across mega and gigaprojects, high-rise architectural envelopes, renewable energy hubs and the onshore plus offshore oil and gas sector. In these environments, traditional access methods like heavy scaffolding introduce severe cost inertia, site congestion and schedule delays.

Our long-term ambition is to embed Winclex early into project lifecycles. By integrating high-level structural diagnostics and custom rigging plans with swift field execution, we enable master developers to maintain aggressive build rates, protect iconic architectural designs, and ensure complete operational readiness safely and predictably.

What are the biggest opportunities and challenges facing specialist service providers, and how is Winclex positioned?

The primary challenge facing the construction and industrial sectors is managing extreme construction density and aggressive schedules without compromising engineering integrity or safety. Traditional temporary scaffolding often clutters sites, restricts concurrent logistics and creates bottlenecks across multiple trades.

Winclex eliminates site friction through specialised technical engineering paired with minimal footprint rope access. Our custom-engineered rigging strategies deploy within hours, allowing critical structural modifications, specialised installations and inspections to proceed overhead while ground-level construction continues completely uninterrupted.

We position Winclex as an integrated execution partner for Tier 1 contractors and master developers. By absorbing complex high-altitude risk, streamlining logistics and providing a multidisciplinary workforce, we keep critical path milestones on schedule and preserve overall project momentum.

Which projects best demonstrate Winclex’s technical expertise?

Our portfolio reflects direct involvement in Saudi Arabia’s most critical sectors and strategic assets:

• Aviation & Infrastructure: At Red Sea International Airport, Winclex made an exceptional contribution by deploying over 200 specialist technicians, significantly accelerating project completion within a record timeframe.
• Architectural & Cultural Landmarks: At King Salman Park, our technical teams utilised innovative methodologies to accelerate execution on the Museum of World Cultures designed by world-renowned Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, successfully installing internal ceiling-suspended platforms and intricate high-altitude engineering works.
• Sports & Entertainment: At Six Flags Qiddiya, our teams executed structural inspections and precision bolt-retorquing across 11 major thrill rides, logging over 13,000 safety-compliant man-hours. At Aramco Stadium in Al-Khobar and King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, we delivered specialist high-access structural and solar panel installations plus complex painting works.
• Oil & Gas and Maritime: We have carried out non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural maintenance on offshore drilling rigs for ARO Drilling, as well as energy facilities for Aramco and Saudi Chevron.

We have also completed multiple projects complemented by specialised facade works and tensioned canopy installations at Shebara Island and Shura Island in the Red Sea, alongside rock stabilisation works at Neom and more.

What role will specialists like Winclex play in delivery, operational excellence and sustainability?

The long-term success of Vision 2030 relies heavily on the sustainable lifecycle management of its built and industrial environment. Traditional maintenance and access methodologies consume heavy materials, generate high operational carbon footprints and disrupt active commercial operations.

Winclex advances asset sustainability by substituting resource-heavy temporary works with lean, low-impact technical access. This approach dramatically reduces material transport, lowers site operational emissions and prevents business interruption, as demonstrated by our eight-year continuous maintenance partnership at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre and ongoing multi-asset coverage across more than 30 towers and parcels in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), including the PIF Tower.

As the kingdom’s mega and gigaprojects transition from construction to long-term operations, Winclex will expand its focus towards predictive structural monitoring, facade remediation and continuous asset health preservation, acting as dedicated stewards of Saudi Arabia’s most iconic structural investments for decades to come.

“The engineering landmarks and architectural icons being raised in Saudi Arabia today will not merely reflect the ambition of the present; they will define the legacy of a nation reshaping the global future. At every height and across every complex structure, Winclex remains the trusted engineering partner ensuring that bold vision translates into safe, exceptional and sustainable reality for decades to come.”

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