Fouad Alghanim & Sons Group of Companies engages primarily in civil, power, and electro-mechanical; and oil and gas, communications, aviation and airlines, automotive, international trading, hospitality, real estate, investment, industrial, defense, shipping, general trading and contracting, and healthcare businesses. It offers artificial lift, oil recovery, waste management, mooring winches, seismic acquisition and processing, drilling and workover operation, slick line services, drill bits and coring, pipeline construction, engineering, procurement, construction, project management consultancy, and operations and maintenances services. The company also provides security, radio, communications, broadcast, and network-related products and services; and environmental solutions. In addition, it engages in aircraft leasing, sales, charter, and maintenance; aviation maintenance, helicopters operation, and VIP charters; automotive dealership; and civil engineering and infrastructure, building, highway, bridge, airport, offshore oil and gas installation, and railways and mining construction projects. Further, the company invests and develops properties in Kuwait, Europe, and the MENA region; owns and operates hotels; manages investment portfolios; supplies industrial minerals and materials for oil drilling, cement, ceramic, glass, and petro chemical industries; provides logistic support in the area of defense; and provides solutions for land, navy, and air force requirements. It provides shipping agency, ship-broking, customs clearance, haulage, warehousing, packing, and insurance services; distributes construction and cladding products; and engages in sales and after sales of items ranging from consumables and equipment in the automotive industry to power tools and safety equipment in the construction industry. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in Sharq, Kuwait. It has subsidiaries in the United States, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.
