Elaraby Group

About Elaraby Group

Al Araby Group for Trade and Industry , or Al Araby Group , is an Egyptian joint-stock family company, established in 1964, operating in the field of manufacturing and marketing home appliances and electronics in Egypt and neighboring countries. It began its activity with a small store in the Mosky district , which was the old commercial district in Cairo at that time, and has now become one of the well-known institutions in the field of trade and industry with a capital of nearly one and a half billion pounds. the date Al Arabi Company was founded in 1964 by three brothers: Mohamed Al Arabi, Mahmoud Al Arabi, and Abdel Majeed Al Arabi. They started their business with a small shop in the Mosky district, the old commercial district of Cairo at the time. Each of them contributed their skills and experience to the development of the company's business, and they worked together in a unique integration that helped the small company succeed. Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Arabi instilled a sense of loyalty and belonging among the employees and took upon himself the task of daily follow-up and monitoring the efficiency of the workflow, while Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Arabi assumed responsibility for planning and setting goals for the development and growth of the work. This distinguished performance was completed by the efforts of Abdel-Ghaffar Al-Arabi, who assumed responsibility for setting work systems and other administrative and organizational regulations. The company’s business began to grow and expand thanks to the efforts of its founders and their dedication to work until it became one of the largest Egyptian companies. This success was met with praise and appreciation not only at the local level but also internationally, as the group received high appreciation from the State of Japan, represented by the Emperor of Japan awarding Mahmoud Al-Arabi the Order of the Rising Sun in 2009 in appreciation of the prominent role he contributed through his leadership of the Al-Arabi Group in developing trade relations between Egypt and Japan over the course of four decades. Arab Bank clients around the world Thanks to the technological superiority of Al-Arabi Group's products and strict adherence to international quality standards, Al-Arabi products find their way to foreign markets in more than 22 countries through the Arab Free Trade Agreement and the COMESA Agreement, two important agreements that grant advantages and trade facilities to Egyptian companies exporting to Arab and African markets. In 2010, the value of export sales reached approximately 28 million US dollars. In order to develop its exports and maintain the flow of its products to foreign markets, the group has approved a number of companies with experience in the field of marketing home appliances to work as authorized distributors. There is a plan to increase the network of authorized distributors abroad by expanding into most other Arab and African countries: Iraq - Syria - Libya - Lebanon - Armenia - Oman - Jordan - Qatar - Azerbaijan - Georgia - Yemen - Sudan - Morocco - Saudi Arabia - Mauritania - Guinea - Kenya - Uganda - Algeria - Ethiopia - Djibouti Al Arabi Group Company Arab Partners Over the course of more than 47 years, Al Arabi Group has built fruitful, stable, and sustainable business relationships with some of the world's largest companies. It has successfully leveraged this mutual trust to develop its business, expand technical and industrial cooperation, and introduce new products, all of which require the transfer of the latest manufacturing technologies in the world. The Japanese company Toshiba , which began cooperation in 1974, is the main commercial partner of Al Arabi Group. In 2003, the scope of the partnership was extended to include another Japanese giant, the Japanese company Sharp . In addition to a large number of other companies such as Seiko , Alba Watches, Tiger , NEC, and finally Hitachi . The cooperation was not limited to Japanese companies only, but also extended to European companies such as the Italian company La Germania , which is one of the oldest companies working in the field of manufacturing gas stoves, as well as the company Promethean , which works in the field of smart education products. The partnership was not limited to that, as partnerships were diversified with: Philips, Sony , TCL , and many others. Al-Arabi Group Factories The Arab Group owns two industrial complexes in the cities of Banha and Quesna, covering an area of ​​more than 386, 000 square meters. The Banha factory complex, which began production in 1982, includes three operating factories and one feedstock factory, while the larger and more modern Quesna factory complex, which opened in 2001, includes nine operating factories and three feedstock factories. The group also owns a factory in Qalyub, Qalyubia Governorate, and a factory in the Abbassia Industrial Zone, Cairo Governorate. Al-Arabi Secondary School for Applied Technology In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Arab Group for Trade and Industry, the Arab Secondary School for Applied Technology was opened at the headquarters of the Arab Group and Foundation factories in Kafr El Raml, Qawisna, behind Al Rahman Al Rahim Mosque, during the 2018-2019 academic year. This is a unique experience in Egypt, representing a partnership between the private and government sectors, with the participation of the Japanese JICA organization, the European Union, the Education Development Fund of the Cabinet, and Applied Technology, which has reached eleven secondary schools of this type of education by the year 2020.