Zakhem International is a major international Construction, Engineering and Investment Group of Companies founded in 1963 in Lebanon to meet the expanding construction needs of the Middle East and Africa. Zakhem, a family owned group of companies, has since inception not only achieved its initial objectives but has expanded operations with offices in four continents - in Beirut, London, Houston and Nairobi including branches and other offices in those continents. The Zakhem Group has for over thirty six years served the petrochemical industry and through its world wide branches has established an international reputation in the fields of engineering and construction of onshore pipelines, storage tank farms, gathering and pumping stations, refineries and industrial plants. Cross-country pipeline activities include the installation of river crossings by the horizontal directional drilling technique. During this period the Group rapidly diversified into other fields of construction and broadened its range of services to the industry to include water supply systems, sewage and waste water schemes, water pipelines, roads, highways, buildings, housing estates, hospitals, marina works, hotels and leisure facilities. The skills, experience and resources gained over the period, combined with a proven track record of completed high quality work, enable the Zakhem Group of Companies to undertake major projects anywhere in the world.