RGF possesses quality expertise reflected in its management and staff of over 300 specialized engineers and technicians who have worked for over three decades on developmental projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East. Armed with such expertise, RGF grew as a specialist contractor in drilling and in-situ testing services. These services presently include such specialized work as subsurface exploration including In-situ Seismic testing, Pressure-meter Testing and materials testing including Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); and Cathodic Protection.
RGF´s main thrust is the attainment of our client´s complete satisfaction. Our approach to every project we undertake is characterized by examining opportunities for introducing appropriate new ideas and technologies that would expedite the work and deliver the final product in the most cost effective and high quality manner.
FIELD TESTING
RGF possesses a substantial array of in-situ and field testing equipment for :
INSTRUMENTATION
RGF has developed sophisticated expertise in instrumentation techniques for the purpose of monitoring ground and structural movements.
RGF owns and operates fully equipped materials laboratories in Riyadh, Al-Khobar, Jeddah, Jubail, Abha, Khafji, Jizan, Bureida, Hofuf and Yanbu. Tests carried out in these laboratories include routine as well as specialized and non-destructive tests (NDT) for most structural elements.
RGF´s scope of services includes the provision of cathodic protection systems to all types of reinforced concrete structures as well as steel structures, such as pipelines, tanks, jetties, and piles. Our expertise covers both impressed current cathodic protection systems as well as sacrificial anode systems.
Our experienced staff provides the full range of services that includes field surveys and feasibility studies of CP systems, detailed designs, design evaluation, materials procurement, installation and supervision, commissioning, and operation and maintenance of installed systems.
Other services provided by RGF include the installation and commissioning of shallow and deep anodes.
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SERVICES
The consistent need for controlled quality control systems in emerging industries has resulted in an increased demand for the application of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques in every discipline of engineering.
To cope with that demand, RGF has evolved into one of the leading companies providing NDT services, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment operated by an experienced and versatile staff.
RGF has been providing services to a variety of sectors including; construction, power, defense, oil and gas, water supply and drainage, and rural and urban infrastructures.
The NDT scope covered by RGF includes:
The survey division has assisted engineers who are designing the following infrastructure works:
The survey division further manages survey manpower contracts, providing land surveyors, draftsmen, hydrographic surveyors for government clients who are developing projects or operating facilities.
Geomatics (Surveying, GIS and Remote Sensing)
The Geomatics division of RGF provides complete surveying and mapping services, GIS development and remote sensing as well as photogrammetery and cartography services. This division provides services in the following disciplines.
Land Surveying
Our experience includes projects comprising surveying for land development for townships, industrial estates & agricultural farms, as well as route surveys for highways, watercourses, pipelines & power transmission lines, cadastral & landuse surveys for urban settlements, boundary & property surveys, control & construction surveys and surveys for projects requiring data collection for GIS. RGF survey crews consist of qualified and experienced personnel with special training and experience of working in difficult conditions such as sabkha, swamps, desert areas and rocky terrain.
RGF has a full range of surveying equipment including RTK Dual Frequency GPS, Total Stations and digital levels., Microstation and other software packages.
GIS & Remote Sensing
RGF offers a wide range of information management services including image processing, GIS and map production activities. Our services include data procurement, data capture, analysis and mapping of all forms of spatial data. The Company’s capability also includes consultancy in the provision of both remote sensing and GIS hardware and software. This covers the initial analysis of user requirements, procurement, the provision of experienced specialist staff for installation and subsequent on-site training of local staff, and development of user interfaces.
We are skilled in designing systems, the procurement of hardware and software and the tailoring of software to suit particular applications. For GIS applications, we have expertise in handling both natural resources data and topographic data as well as socio-economic data, including population data, medical data and social survey data.
RGF has an experienced team of professionals capable of handling GIS/RS projects. Our GIS and remote sensing team members have a wide range of experience in GIS and remote sensing projects and worked on different projects. GIS/RS team gives us considerable advantages with regard to developing data capture specifications, methods and quality control procedures. Our staff is capable of handling datasets from a wide range of sources and in widely varying formats. Various sources of data, including ground data, remotely sensed data and information derived from existing maps are routinely combined within a computer-based information system for analysis, enabling the integration and analysis of a wide variety of spatial data.
The services offered by RGF include
Data input from a large variety of sources including:
The marine division has undertaken coastal projects along the whole of the western coast of the Arabian Gulf, the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and the Lebanese coast. Special projects have been undertaken in other locations such as Port Said in Egypt.
The marine division has assisted engineers who are designing the following coastal works:
RGF has a full range of hydrographic survey equipment including DGPS, Side Scan Sonar, Echosounders, Bottom profilers and on board navigational and processing software as well as post processing software for production of charts.
