Established in 1989, ASGC is a vertically-integrated construction group, which has gained prominence due to the numerous turnkey projects it has delivered in the UAE in the past 29 years. The company employs more than 16,000 staff, which have taken care of the development of projects for the residential, commercial, retail, industrial, and hospitality sectors. “ASGC’s current focus is on the delivery of social infrastructure and special iconic projects,” the group’s CEO, Bishoy Azmy reveals.
As an integrated group, ASGC owns the majority of its supply chain and utilises mostly in-house resources, which allows it to have a firm control over project quality and timely delivery. The company has developed a comprehensive network of subsidiaries, each of which has proven its capabilities of providing a stable and consistent supply of building materials and services. Today, all of the companies in question are market leaders in their respective field and work on ASGC-managed projects, as well as on independent projects.
Al Shafar Steel Engineering (ASSENT) is one of the most trustworthy subsidiaries of ASGC. A leading company in the Middle East region in the sphere of structural steel design, engineering fabrication, painting, and erection, ASSENT operates a fully-covered and insulated production area exceeding 100,000 square metres, which allows it to produce up to 10,000 tonnes of steel structures per month. The business’ portfolio includes works on high rise commercial and residential towers, shopping malls and leisure centres, refineries, power and water plants, petrochemical plants, bridges, airports and seaports, and railway projects among others.
Another valued company operating under ASGC’s umbrella is Emirates Beton (EB). Established with the idea to actively perform in the niche high-performance concrete sector in the UAE, EB specialises in the design, production, and supply of ready-mix concrete using highly sophisticated, tried and tested processes, courtesy of which it has grown into one of the Emirate’s largest ready-mix producers.
Formed in 2007 as part of ASGC, Al Shafar United-Electro-Mechanical Engineering (ASU) is a key supplier of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services to multiple contractors in the Middle East. Regarded as a crucial component of ASGC’s value chain, it is a compelling example of the group’s successful implementation of a vertical integration model. ASU is a recognised entity in the MEP construction industry, having executed a number of prestigious projects in both government and private sectors, and some of its well-known clients include Emaar Properties, Meraas Development, and Dubai Properties.
Then, it is Hard Precast Building Systems (HPBS) that constitutes another division of ASGC. It supplies precast concrete products on a large scale, both to its father organisation and to third parties. HPBS employs state-of-the-art pre-cast technology and runs a manufacturing process that is fully computerised, which gives its operations vital accuracy and efficiency.
