In 1962 Mohammed Ahmed Atallah founded The Al Hijaz Trad & Cont Est. Originally, it began as a trading comany and Darco was founded in 1983 under the leadership of his son Ahmed Mohammed Atallah . Today, we know it as The Al HIJAZ Group or AlHIJAZ. It has taken a very diversified approach with offices in Saudi Arabia.The corporate office remain in Riyadh. There are approximately 500 employees currently working within the structure of the many varied divisions. ALHIJAZ is poised for a promising future as the visionary leadership is fulfilled through the sons of the late Mohammed Ahmed Atallah.
ALHIJAZ TRADING & CONSUTRUCTION EST. (HTCE) is a 100% Saudi owned and managed entity. It was established in 1962 to participate in , and make a contribution towards, the monumental tasks required to develop our kingdom into the modern nation state it is today . In addition to make a specific contribution in transforming our nation’s infrastructure system from what it was in the past to its emergence as a modern state rivaling some of the best known systems in the world, This flagship established is promoted and manage by MR. AHMAD ATALLAH Who is having the wide experience in the field of construction and engineering, HTCE is flag ship establishment of Mr. Ahmad Atallah promoted AL HIJAZ GROUP brief details of other group companies as follows 
JEDDAH NATIONAL STEEL FACTORY CO., LTD is an Saudi company under the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, registered commercially with the Ministry of Industry and commerce under Industrial License no. 940. JNSF Co. is able to offer an increasing range of specialized fabrication and related services including design, fabrication, erection and structural steel works and other work related to infrastructure this company is promoted and manage by AHMAD ATALLAH Who is sole owner of HTCE 
DAR DEVELOPMENT & CONTRACTING CO.,LTD (better known as ‘DARCO’),DARCO with its extensive experience and expertise developing in today’s and future needs in construction business categories, is ready to serve you whatever your requirements demand. As a constantly changing world has developed significant requirements for the modernization of telecommunications and information systems, Darco has restructured it’s expertise and diversified its capability to fulfill the most exiting challenges of the future this company is also promoted and manage by AHMAD Atallah who is sole owner of HTCE 
The ALHIJAZ Group consists of many diversified divisions including: Global Systems Mobiles(GSM),Civil Construction Department(CCD),Outside Plant Department(OSD),Fiber Optic Network Services(FONS) & focusing on Information Technology(IT) Sector in Future to name a few. 
The ALHIJAZ works as a main contractor to (MOPTT) Ministry of Post Telephone & Telegraph and (STC) Saudi Telecom Company in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia since the last 25 years. 
We are very proud as we have been ISO 9001:2000 Certified since June , 2004 .