The year was 1970, Abdulkadir AbdulMohsen Al-Muhaidib & his eldest son AbdulHameed commenced on trading imported metals & cement from King Abdulaziz Seaport in Dammam to various shops in the vicinity, 1 year later AbdulHameed moved to Riyadh and established the first physical branch. This was the beginning of Al-Muhaidib Building Materials Company (Masdar).