Al Hoty Stanger Ltd Co is a limited liability local Saudi Arabian Company registered in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has traded since 1975 when the company was awarded its first contract with Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO). The company operates a series of independent testing laboratories throughout the Kingdom. Current laboratory locations are Al Khobar; Jubail and Hofuf in the Eastern Province; Riyadh in the Central Province; Jeddah and Yanbu in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia. In 1986, a purpose build laboratory was opened in Dubai mainly to carry out petroleum and petroleum product testing, but was quickly expanded to cover a full range of materials testing services. From these centres, the company can mobilise testing and inspection facilities to most other locations in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. A further branch was opened in Abu Dhabi, mid 1993, to perform a wide range of laboratory services. Then subsequently other branches opened in the places of Jebel Ali, Kalba/Sharjah and Ras-Al- Khaimah. Company activities include construction materials testing, water, chemical, soils, metallurgical testing and analysis, non-destructive testing and inspection, failure investigation, paint and coating examination, geotechnical investigation, microbiological testing, polymer testing and electrical testing. Fully equipped oil analysis laboratories offer services in lubrication, fuel, hydraulic, insulating oil and other fluid analysis. Al Hoty Stanger Ltd Co is part of the AHG, Al Hoty Group which consists of itself and three other companies, Al Hoty Establishment, Al Hoty Technical Services and Al Hoty Pest Control. The company retains a working relationship with Stanger Consultants Ltd in the United Kingdom which itself evolved from Harry Stanger Ltd. (founded in 1874).