Steel-X is a brand of Ayaat Al Baraka · Head office Dubai · Local partners in every country we serve · SETU: build now, pay later
Buildings · Building components

Steel.
Delivered
whole.

Pre-engineered and structural steel buildings, garment and textile factories, modular units and camps, nano concrete, precast and green buildings, and every component inside them. Designed, made and built by licensed partners in every country we serve. One brand, one counterparty, from the drawing to the keys.

SETU Build now, pay later, on every building, component and steel order
01 Slab02 Frame03 Secondary04 Envelope05 Modular
01 / How Steel-X works

Many licensed makers.
One counterparty.

Steel-X is the building brand of Ayaat Al Baraka. You contract with Ayaat Meydan for the whole building. Behind it, licensed partners design, make and build it, and Ayaat manages the project to handover.

01 · DESIGN

Contract designers

Licensed engineering firms design the building to the site, the loads and the local code, and prepare drawings for approval.

02 · MAKE

Manufacturers and fabricators

Licensed, qualified factories make frames, panels, modular units, precast and components to the approved design.

03 · SELL & MANAGE

Ayaat Meydan · Steel-X

Sells the complete building, contracts and invoices, inspects at the works, ships and coordinates the site.

04 · ERECT

Certified local builders

Erectors licensed in the country where the building stands, certified by Ayaat for Steel-X work.

05 · OWN

You, with the keys

One building, one contract, one invoice, one point of responsibility, with handover documents.

Ayaat Al Baraka Project Management Services, Dubai manages every project from brief to handover: programme, inspection, logistics, site coordination and handover documents.

Who you contract with. Every Steel-X quotation, contract and invoice is issued by Ayaat Al Baraka Project Management Services L.L.C-FZ, Meydan Grandstand, Dubai, under its general trading, wholesale and commercial brokerage licence. Steel-X does not manufacture, construct or repair; it sells complete buildings and components, made and built by licensed partners.

02 / Our partners

Licensed where
the building stands.

Every partner is licensed in the UAE, in the region, or in the country of the project, and works to the local code and approvals.

01

Contract designers

Engineering and design firms that design each building for the site, the loads and the code, and prepare drawings for approval.

Licensed in the UAE or the country served
02

Contract manufacturers

Qualified factories for frames, panels, modular units, precast and components, made to the approved design.

Licensed in the UAE, the region or the country
03

Fabricators

Steel fabrication, coating and finishing, inspected at the works before shipment.

Licensed in the UAE, the region or the country
04

Certified builders and erectors

Local contractors who erect and complete Steel-X buildings on site, certified by Ayaat for Steel-X work.

Licensed where the building stands
05

Agents

Local representatives who meet buyers, follow approvals and stay in touch after handover.

Appointed by Ayaat in each market
06

Channel partners

Local distributors and trading partners for components, accessories and buy-out materials, retail and bulk.

Licensed in their own market
03 / What we deliver

Nine building families.
Every component inside.

04 / From steel to handover

Watch it come together.

HANDOVER ✓
01

Specify

You tell us the use, size, site, loads and the design standard, in the configurator below or by email. With our contract designers we turn it into a brief the makers can price.

  • Use, span, length, eave height, floors
  • Wind, seismic and crane loads
  • Design standard and buyer compliance
02

Source

Licensed contract designers design it; licensed manufacturers and fabricators make it. Ayaat inspects frames, secondary steel and panels at the works before shipment.

  • Primary frame: columns and rafters
  • Secondary: purlins, girts, bracing
  • Inspection at the fabricator
03

Deliver

One complete product: roof and wall panels, doors, insulation, MEP and accessories, shipped and coordinated to site.

  • Shipping and delivery to site
  • Every component in one package
  • Site coordination
04

Erect

Certified local builders and erectors, licensed where the building stands, erect it under Ayaat's project management, through to handover documents and keys.

  • Erection by certified local builders
  • Project management by Ayaat
  • Handover documents, warranty and maintenance manual
05 / Inside the building

Buy the building.
Or any part of it.

Every material inside a Steel-X building is also traded on its own, retail and bulk, locally, regionally and internationally. Tap a component.

06 / Buy-out catalogue

Every component.
Every accessory.

Everything that goes into a building, traded on its own, retail and bulk, locally, regionally and internationally, through our channel partners. Every item can be bought through SETU. Search, tick what you need, add it to your enquiry and give each item a quantity.

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07 / SETU · Buy now, pay later

Build now.
Pay later.

SETU is Ayaat's trade deal product, run under the licensed activities of Ayaat Meydan. It is available wherever you want it, across every Steel-X range: the whole building, any component, or the steel.

Buy nowOrder the building, the components or the steel you need.
Supplier paid nowYour supplier is paid now, through the letter of credit.
You pay laterYou pay at maturity, under a letter of credit from your own bank (UCP 600). No guarantee and no MoU.
✓

Complete buildings

PEB, structural steel, light-gauge and green buildings

✓

Factories

Multi-storey garment, textile, spinning, knitting and denim

✓

Modular and camps

Porta cabins, site offices, labour accommodation

✓

Components and buy-out

Cladding, insulation, ventilators, doors, MEP and more

✓

Steel products

HRC, CRC, GI/GL, PPGI/PPGL, plates and sections (no rebar)

✓

Buildings for +VEX projects

Plant rooms, battery and inverter houses, data halls

01 · SETU DIRECT

Ayaat Meydan is your supplier

We sell you the building or the materials ourselves, on deferred-payment terms.

Buy now. Pay Ayaat later.
02 · SETU DIRECT

We broker from our associate trading houses

The supplier comes from our pool of associate trading houses; Ayaat brokers the sale.

Supplier paid now. You pay later.
03 · SETU BRIDGE

Your own supplier or fabricator

Bring the maker of your choice. Your supplier is paid now through the letter of credit.

Pay your supplier now. Pay us later.
04 · SETU BUILD

Projects

Self-sustaining projects under a single project letter of credit, managed by Ayaat to handover.

Build now. Pay later.
All terms are indicative. Every term is set case by case by the partner and is negotiable between the buyer, its issuing bank and the partner. Financing, discounting and confirmation are provided by independent licensed banks and funds under their own approvals. Ayaat does not lend and does not hold or move money. SETU terms are for clients registered with Ayaat Al Baraka.
08 / Where Steel-X buildings serve

Built for work.

09 / Economy

Choose the system
that pays back.

No single system wins on everything. This is how the main systems typically compare. The right answer depends on the use, span, site, climate and timeline.

Steel: PEB and structuralConventional concrete frameLight-gauge and modularPrecast concrete

Indicative comparison: five dots is the most favourable. Actual performance depends on design, site and market.

10 / Local wherever we work

Head office Dubai.
Local everywhere.

In each country we work through specific local partners, so every Steel-X building is designed, approved and built by people licensed there, who know the code, the climate and the site.

UAE

All seven emirates, with UAE-licensed designers, fabricators and buildersDesign · make · erect · trade

GCC

Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, with partners licensed in each countryLocal partners · trade

Asia

Selected countries, including South Asia, with local partnersLocal partners · trade

Africa

Selected countries in East and West Africa, with local partnersLocal partners · trade

World

Components and steel through channel partnersTraded internationally

11 / Configure a building

Set the parameters.
Watch it take shape.

Set the parameters that decide the design and the price. The building updates live, with indicative quantities and engineering flags. Send it, and the Steel-X desk replies with a reference number by email.

01Building and geometry
Reads sizes, floors, crane, mezzanine, wind, site and options. Check every setting afterwards.
02Loads and design code
03Envelope and climate
04Openings and fit-out
05Site, timing and SETU
EnvelopeFrameCrane · mezzanineColumns · turbines
0Floor area m²
0Roof area m²
0Wall area m²
0Volume m³
0Frames · bays
0Ridge height m
0Steel, t (indicative)
0Turbines · skylight m²
Engineering flags
    Use this building in my enquiry →

    All figures are indicative and for briefing only. The contract designer's design to the chosen code fixes the final frame, sections, bay spacing and quantities.

    12 / After handover

    A warranty that
    follows the maker.

    Steel-X does not carry out repairs. Each building carries its manufacturer's warranty and maintenance terms, in line with the standards published by leading GCC manufacturers such as Zamil Steel and Memaar Building Systems. The exact cover and duration are written into each contract.

    01 · Warranty

    What it typically covers

    • Defects in materials and manufacture of the steel structure
    • Panel coating against peeling, cracking and fading or chalking beyond the maker's limits
    • Roof watertightness, where specified in the contract
    • Accessories under their own makers' warranties

    Valid when the building is erected to the manufacturer's drawings and maintained to its manual. Accidental damage, alterations and aggressive chemical atmospheres not declared at design are normally excluded.

    02 · Maintenance

    The owner's routine

    • Wash roof and walls to remove dust, sand and salt
    • Keep gutters, valleys and downpipes clear
    • Check fasteners, seals and sealants
    • Touch up scratches and cut edges before they rust
    • Keep soil, water and stored goods off the wall base
    • Check ventilators, louvres, doors and skylights
    • Keep panels away from copper, lead and wet timber

    Inspect more often near the coast, in industrial areas and where desert dust settles. Regular maintenance keeps the warranty valid.

    03 · Our part

    What Steel-X does, and does not

    We do
    • Hand over the manufacturer's warranty, maintenance manual and as-built documents
    • Supply maintenance materials: touch-up paint, sealants, fasteners
    • Supply replacement accessories, ventilators, doors and panels
    • Pass warranty claims to the manufacturer
    We do not
    • Carry out repairs or maintenance works

    Zamil Steel and Memaar Building Systems are named only to describe the warranty and maintenance standard followed. They are trademarks of their owners. A specific manufacturer is named in each contract.

    13 / Part of one house

    Buildings for energy,
    AI and data.

    +VEX Energy/AI/Data Center

    Where a +VEX energy, storage, EV, data-centre or greenfield project needs a building, a plant room, a battery or inverter house, a shelter or civil works, it comes from Steel-X or the buyer's choice, built with our local partners in that country.

    positivex.shop ↗+VEX

    Ayaat Al Baraka

    Steel-X is one of the Ayaat brands, alongside commodities, projects and advisory, and the SETU buy now, pay later programme. One house, one point of contact, head office in Dubai.

    ayaatalbaraka.com ↗AYAAT
    14 / Questions

    Straight answers.

    Who sells Steel-X buildings?

    Steel-X is the building brand of Ayaat Al Baraka. Every quotation, contract and invoice is issued by Ayaat Al Baraka Project Management Services L.L.C-FZ (Ayaat Meydan), Dubai, which sells each building as one complete product.

    Who designs and makes the buildings?

    Contract designers, manufacturers and fabricators licensed in the UAE, the region or the country served. Ayaat inspects at the works before shipment. Steel-X itself does not manufacture.

    Who erects the building?

    Certified local builders and erectors, licensed in the country where the building stands, under the project management of Ayaat Al Baraka Project Management Services, Dubai.

    Can I build now and pay later?

    Yes. SETU is available across every Steel-X range: complete buildings, factories, modular units and camps, components and buy-out materials, steel products, and buildings for +VEX projects. Ayaat Meydan can be your supplier, broker the deal from our associate trading houses, or work with your own supplier or fabricator. Payment is deferred under a letter of credit from your own bank (UCP 600). Financing is provided by independent licensed banks and funds; Ayaat does not lend. Terms are indicative and for registered clients.

    Do you carry out repairs?

    No. Steel-X does not carry out repairs or maintenance works. We supply maintenance materials and replacement accessories, and pass warranty claims to the building's manufacturer.

    What warranty comes with a Steel-X building?

    The manufacturer's warranty, in line with the standards published by leading GCC manufacturers such as Zamil Steel and Memaar Building Systems. The cover and duration are stated in each contract, and the warranty stays valid when the building is maintained to the manufacturer's manual.

    Can I buy only components or steel?

    Yes. Roofing and cladding, every type of insulation, gravity and rotary turbine ventilators, louvres and skylights, doors and windows, trims and gutters, partitions and ceilings, MEP packages, fasteners and accessories, and steel coils, plates and sections (HRC, CRC, GI/GL, PPGI/PPGL) are traded retail and bulk through our channel partners. We do not trade rebar.

    What do you need to quote?

    Use, span, length, bay spacing, eave height, floors, roof slope, crane and mezzanine loads, wind and seismic data, the design code, the envelope and openings, and the site. The configurator above captures all of these in a few minutes. Drawings help.

    How do I reach the Steel-X desk?

    Write to info@steel-x.com, info@steel-x.net or info@ayaatalbaraka.com. We normally respond within the same working day.