Updated: 2026-10-16Reviewed by Jonaid Hassan, Business Development Manager
Produces sheet-metal ductwork sections and fittings in the workshop from cutting lists and shop drawings.
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Gulf Orbit supplies duct fabricators to HVAC contractors and sheet-metal shops anywhere in Saudi Arabia. Fabricators produce galvanised or pre-insulated duct sections, fittings and transitions from shop drawings and cutting lists, check dimensions before release, and mark each piece for the site installation sequence.
A duct fabricator works in the shop, turning flat sheet or panels into straight sections, bends, transitions and fittings. A duct fitter works on site, hanging, connecting and sealing those pieces in the ceiling void or plant room. The skills overlap, but the working conditions and tools differ. Request fabricators for shop output and fitters for installation, and say if the same people must do both.
Galvanised steel (GI) duct is formed from sheet on folders, rollers and seamers, with seams and flanged joints to the construction standard your project follows, commonly SMACNA. Pre-insulated duct is cut from foam panels with aluminium facing, glued and fitted with profiles. The two are different skills, and a fabricator strong on one is not automatically productive on the other. State which system your job uses.
A duct shop is only as good as its release control. Each piece is cut from a cutting list, checked against the shop drawing, and marked with its drawing reference and location so the site crew can install it in sequence. If marking is missed, pieces are lost on site and re-made. Tell us your shop drawing and marking system, so fabricators who have worked to a release process are put forward.
Duct construction changes with pressure and service. Low-pressure supply and return duct uses lighter gauge and simpler seams. Medium- and high-pressure duct needs heavier gauge, reinforcement and sealed seams, and kitchen exhaust and smoke extract duct follow their own rules for material, joints and access doors. State the pressure class and any special duct types in the RFQ, so fabricators are matched on the work your shop actually has.
A duct shop usually runs fabricators on marking, cutting and forming, helpers handling sheet and finished pieces, and a shop foreman or supervisor controlling drawings and release. On site, duct fitters install what the shop produces, and duct insulators follow them. Send your output target and shop layout, and the shop crew is proposed together.
Send how many workers you need for Duct Fabricator, the city, the start date and the duration. CVs and documents for each worker come to you for approval, and nobody mobilizes before you approve them. See the full request process
A duct fabricator makes duct sections and fittings in the shop from sheet or panels. A duct fitter installs them on site. Both are on the register, so request each for the part of the work you need.
Some can, but the skills differ. State the system in the RFQ, GI sheet or pre-insulated panel, and fabricators are matched on it.
Fabricators work to your project's standard and shop drawings, commonly SMACNA on Saudi projects. State the standard and pressure class in the RFQ.
Yes. Fabricators are supplied as manpower to work in your shop with your folders, rollers, seamers and cutting tables. Say which machines your shop runs, so fabricators familiar with them are put forward.
Yes. Where the duct scope includes welded kitchen exhaust or heavy-gauge work, MIG welders can be requested on the same RFQ.
Mobilization of in-Kingdom personnel to project sites and workshops anywhere in Saudi Arabia takes 48–72 hours from purchase order (PO), subject to worker documents and site approvals.
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