Khidmah Industrial Services

What Khidmah Industrial Services does

Khidmah Industrial Services is a privately held Saudi Arabian industrial services company founded in 2008 as a division of the Khidmah conglomerate, headquartered in Al-Khobar with regional offices in Jubail and Yanbu. The company delivers on-site industrial cleaning, sludge treatment, water jetting, and a wide portfolio of associated industrial services to enterprise clients operating in Saudi Arabia's oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, water, and mining sectors. Named enterprise customers include Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Petrorabigh, Sadara, Sahara Petrochemicals, and Yasref, indicating a contract-based B2B enterprise field sales motion concentrated in a small set of large anchor accounts.

The company differentiates through an in-house fleet of bespoke equipment engineered to minimize human entry into hazardous confined spaces. Proprietary and purpose-built systems include hydraulically driven dozers with anti-spark blades for heavy sludge removal, manway cannon systems housed in a 20-foot container control room with nitrogen purging, gas detection, and integrated Zone 1 cameras, orbital tank spinning nozzles mounted on in-house-designed A-frames, ultra-high-pressure hydro-abrasive rigs capable of cold-cutting steel up to six inches thick, certified centrifuge/decanter systems for heavy sludge dewatering, and Molex pumps on pontoons for lagoon remediation. The workforce of 200+ is supported by approximately 90% trained in confined space, working at heights, and breathing apparatus protocols.

Khidmah generates revenue through a mix of long-term contracts and one-off projects, working as both prime contractor and subcontractor. Pricing is quote-based and customized to tank condition, project scope, utilities, site, and environmental considerations, with no public price list or self-service channel. The company is triple-certified (ISO 9001:2008, SASO, OSHAS 18001:2007), is a member of the Water Jetting Association, and operates a one-stop contractor model intended to consolidate multi-service scopes under a single pre-qualified vendor at client sites.

Name

Khidmah Industrial Services

Legal name

Khidmah Industrial Services

Website

https://khidmah-is.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Khidmah Industrial Services is a Saudi Arabian industrial services firm founded in 2008, providing on-site tank cleaning, sludge treatment, water jetting, and associated industrial services to enterprise clients in oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation sectors from three Saudi locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning & Maintenance Services

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Tank/Vessel/Confined Space) (IMAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services (BPALAHAH), Industrial Vacuum & Tank Cleaning Services (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAL)

Keywords

• Industrial tank cleaning
• Sludge treatment services
• Water jetting services
• Catalyst handling services
• Industrial maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Al-Khobar

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Industrial Tank Cleaning Services: Project-based industrial tank cleaning services delivered on-site at client facilities in Saudi Arabia. Services include both term contracts and one-off projects for major companies in oil & gas, petrochemical, and power generation sectors.
2. Sludge Treatment and Minimisation Services: On-site sludge treatment services that reduce disposal costs and recover hydrocarbons for client reuse. Revenue generated through service fees for the treatment process and associated equipment usage.
3. Water Jetting Services: High Pressure, Hot Water, and Ultra High Pressure water jetting services for cleaning, surface preparation, and cutting applications.
4. Associated Industrial Services: Supplemental services including catalyst handling, lagoon remediation, emergency response, pipeline decontamination, waste brokering, water treatment, and concrete breaking.
5. Maintenance Services: Turnaround maintenance, preventive maintenance, and routine plant maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Khidmah Industrial Services provides on-site industrial cleaning, maintenance, and waste treatment services for oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, water, mining, and heavy construction clients in Saudi Arabia. Its four core service lines are Innovative Tank Cleaning, Sludge Treatment & Minimisation, Water Jetting, and Associated Services (catalyst handling, lagoon remediation, emergency response, pipeline decontamination, waste brokering). Services are delivered using bespoke equipment including hydraulic dozers, manway cannon systems, orbital tank spinning nozzles, ultra-high-pressure water jetting units, and certified centrifuge/decanter technology.

Product overview

Khidmah Industrial Services is a physical industrial services company offering four integrated core service lines: Innovative Tank Cleaning (using hydraulic dozers, manway cannon systems, and orbital tank spinning), Sludge Treatment & Minimisation (on-site hydrocarbon recovery and waste reduction), Water Jetting (high-pressure cleaning, surface preparation, and cold cutting), and Associated Services (catalyst handling, lagoon remediation, emergency response, pipeline decontamination, and waste brokering). The services are designed to work together as a one-stop contractor solution for oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, water, mining and heavy construction industries. All services are delivered by a 200+ team with in-house equipment and operated from three strategic Saudi Arabian locations (Al-Khobar headquarters, Yanbu, and Jubail).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovative Tank Cleaning Industrial tank cleaning service for crude oil, diesel, fuel oil, and chemical storage tanks, using innovative techniques to minimize man entry, including hydraulic dozers, manway cannon systems, and orbital tank spinning nozzles. Targeted at oil & gas, petrochemical, and power generation operators in Saudi Arabia.
• Sludge Treatment & Minimisation On-site sludge treatment solution that separates hydrocarbons from solids and liquids, recovering oil for client reuse and reducing waste disposal costs. Uses pumps, heating systems, dosing with flocculents/polymers, certified centrifuges/decanters, and baffle tanks for liquid phase separation.
• Water Jetting High-pressure and ultra-high-pressure water jetting (hydro-blasting) service for cleaning, surface preparation, and cutting in industrial applications. Includes surface cleaning and preparation, specialist cleaning of pipework and heat exchangers, and hydro-abrasive cold cutting without heat generation.
• Associated Services Supplemental industrial services complementing tank cleaning operations including pipeline decontamination (pigging/chemical flushing), waste brokering, water treatment, sampling and quantifying, lead contamination handling, air conveying, silo cleaning, concrete breaking, catalyst handling, lagoon remediation, and emergency response services.
• Catalyst Handling Vacuum equipment service for discharging and recharging catalyst reactors and towers using air conveying technology with spark arrester and Chalwyn valve safety features, filter hoppers for safe waste container filling, and waste brokering services.
• Lagoon Remediation Sludge removal from lagoons, ponds, basins and pits using methods including Molex pump on pontoon, hydraulically operated dredger, or mechanical removal (digger) depending on lagoon purpose and environmental considerations.
• Emergency Response Rapid professional response service for tank leakages, mechanical failures, spills, long-term deposit decontamination, flood damage, on-road spills, and fire waste clearing, available 24/7 with director-level single point of contact.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sludge minimization through reduced production and disintegration processes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Axis Inspection Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Khidmah Industrial Services partnered with Axis Inspection Ltd. for COVID-19 community initiative, donating water and disinfectant for street sanitization operations in Khobar (1,000,000 liters) and Dammam (1,150,000 liters). Both companies worked together to support municipal sanitization efforts during the pandemic.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services leader with hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and water treatment capabilities. Operates at vastly larger scale with industrial services as part of a broader utility-focused portfolio; serves overlapping refinery and petrochemical customers.
• Worley: Australia-headquartered energy and industrial services firm with strong Middle East presence serving Aramco, SABIC, and other regional operators. Overlaps with Khidmah in turnaround maintenance and industrial services for energy customers but at much larger scale with broader engineering scope.
• Bilfinger: Germany-based industrial services provider with significant Middle East operations serving oil & gas, petrochemical, and power customers. Broader portfolio (engineering, maintenance, consulting) but with overlapping industrial cleaning, turnaround, and maintenance service lines for similar enterprise clients.
• Clean Harbors: Large US-listed environmental and industrial services company with tank cleaning, waste management, and emergency response capabilities. Operates at much greater scale and broader geographic footprint than Khidmah but with overlapping service lines for refinery/petrochemical customers.
• Stork (a Fluor company): Dutch-origin industrial services and maintenance provider (now part of Fluor) with strong Middle East operations serving Aramco and other regional energy clients. Overlaps with Khidmah in turnaround, mechanical, and industrial cleaning services for oil & gas customers.

Direct peers

• HydroChemPSC: US-based industrial cleaning specialist offering UHP water jetting, tank cleaning, and turnaround services to refineries and petrochemical plants. Direct competitor in core industrial cleaning technology stack with similar on-site project delivery model.
• Tradebe: Spain-headquartered industrial services and waste management company offering tank cleaning, sludge treatment, and industrial cleaning for refineries and petrochemical plants across Europe and Middle East. Highly comparable to Khidmah in service portfolio, customer base, and project-based delivery model.
• ENPRO Group: Industrial cleaning, decontamination, and waste management services company serving oil & gas and petrochemical sectors. Comparable service portfolio and customer base focused on tank cleaning, sludge management, and turnaround support.
• Safra (Gruppo Safra): Italy-based industrial cleaning and tank maintenance specialist serving oil refineries, petrochemical, and power generation customers globally. Closely comparable in proprietary technology approach and hazardous environment tank cleaning focus.

Regional players

• MUC Oil & Gas Industrial Services: Middle East-based industrial services company providing maintenance, cleaning, and turnaround services for oil & gas operators in the Gulf region. Comparable service offering and regional customer focus, though smaller scale and broader geographic spread within MENA.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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