With the start of the year 1974, Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Nosseir, a young Egyptian businessman, founded a group of sizable companies which he named Alkan Group of Companies. Within the thirty years to follow, the Alkan Group grew to become one of Egypt′s leading private sector groups involved in a broad range of economic activities.
Today the eleven sister companies of Alkan Group employ over 3,000 people. The yearly turnover of the group in Egypt exceeds L.E. 850 million and its paid capital is L.E. 285 million.
The interests and activities of Alkan companies are diversified yet complementing each other. Together Alkan companies cover a wide range of business fields.
Alkan Group main activities :
Power generation dealership, operators and after sales support.
IT systems integrators and solutions providers.
GIS services
Trading agents for more than 100 multinational corporations.
Import, marketing and after sales services for avionics and aviation systems and equipment.
Air Taxi services and ground support services.
Installation and maintenance of communication systems including GSM and wireless systems.
Government and corporate relation services, support and marketing for power generation projects and foreign crude and oil products.
Pharmaceutical industries.
Industrial spinning of cotton yarns.
Finance, investment and consultancy.
Tourism and travel assistance services.
Automotive and earth moving equipment dealership and after sales services.
Construction.
Marine equipment dealership and after sales services.
Import, marketing and after sales service of medical equipment and disposals, and acting as a complete solutions provider on turnkey basis.
Communication as licensed operators, distributors, systems supporters and integrators.
The scale and depth of the group activities and resources have endowed it with a unique flexibility that enables it to be proactive in coping with the economic and social changes.
More than 6,000 employees and annual turnover of more than LE 1 billion. The group has cemented business relationships with more than 100 U.S. and multinational corporations, including Raytheon, Rockwell, Renault, Eli Lilly, Komatsu, Yamaha, Atlas Copco and PJR Nabisco
(last updated: 21-February-2003)
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