Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company K.S.C.P., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an engineering, procurement, and construction contracting company in Kuwait. The company operates in three segments: Industrial, Oil & Gas; Shipyard; and Offshore. It constructs and repairs ships; provides marine, industrial, installation, and maintenance work related to ships, waterways, and ports; trades equipment, spare parts, and industrial consumables; acts as an agent for trading agencies; offers industrial inspection works and radiation services; and provides maintenance, repair, and public services for transport lines, oil and gas tankers, refineries, factories, and annexes, as well as projects and stations of electrical power generation and distribution, water sources, and water and electricity establishments safety. The company also supplies, installs, and maintains safety equipment and security systems; provides specialized technical manpower for electricity, water, oil and environment works; undertakes contract works for laying and installation of pipes, sandblasting, paint, and fixed and mobile scaffolds, as well as welding; provides galvanization works; acquires movables and real estate; and owns intellectual property rights comprising patents, trademarks, and franchise rights. In addition, it engages in dredging, marine, and civil construction activities; and provides services for industrial inspection of materials, quality control, and environment. Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company K.S.C.P. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Safat, Kuwait.