Al Marwan Machinery is taking its successful partnership with Kobelco into Saudi Arabia as the authorised dealer for Kobelco excavators in the Kingdom.
The development builds on the company’s existing representation of Kobelco across the UAE, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon, and follows its appointment in early 2024 as the Kingdom’s official distributor for Kobelco crawler cranes.
Al Marwan said the move “reflects Al Marwan’s broader regional growth strategy beyond the UAE, now bringing advanced Japanese excavation technology directly to the Kingdom’s growing infrastructure sector, and demonstrates its commitment to providing high-performance, tailor-made machinery solutions across the Gulf and the Middle East.”
By establishing operations in Dammam and Riyadh, Al Marwan is aiming to meet rising demand for high-performance, reliable heavy equipment in the Kingdom. Contractors and developers will now have access to Kobelco’s full excavator range, supported by local after-sales service, OEM spare parts, and ownership options including rental and lease-to-own programmes.
Customised solutions for the region
With a legacy of more than 20 years of collaboration, Al Marwan and Kobelco have worked together to adapt machines for specialised applications across the Middle East. Among these are long boom excavators with 26-metre reach for marine works, amphibious excavators for swamp and dredging projects, and high-bed excavators with elevated cabins for safer operation in pipeline and demolition applications.
A flagship in the line-up is the Kobelco SK850 – an 85-ton heavy-duty excavator designed for deep trenching, marine dredging, and high-clearance operations.
Al Marwan said its appointment benefits from both Kobelco’s reputation for Japanese engineering reliability and the distributor’s ability to deliver regional customisation and rapid service support.
“Built on a 20-year legacy of collaboration between Al Marwan and Kobelco, this partnership goes beyond supplying standard machines,” the company stated.
Complete excavator line-up
Al Marwan’s Saudi customers will now have access to the full Kobelco excavator portfolio:
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Mini Excavators (2–8 tonnes): Compact, fuel-efficient solutions for urban construction and landscaping.
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Medium Excavators (14–38 tonnes): Versatile units for roadworks, utilities, and site preparation.
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Large Excavators (up to 85 tonnes): Built for quarrying, mining, and major infrastructure projects.
All machines are powered by Kobelco’s fuel-efficient engines and equipped with technologies such as Geoscan telematics and auto-idle stop.
