With its humble beginning as an ordinary engineering enterprise in 1970, Al Habtoor Group (AHG) has registered an unprecedented expansion of business from a single, small endeavor to diverse spheres like hospitality, automotive, real estate, education, insurance and publication owing to its dedication, commitment and a strong goodwill of its clientele. Al Habtoor Group is one of the most respected and well established groups in the UAE having its branches not only in the UAE but all over the world. The company’s stellar growth can be attributed to the exemplary leadership of Founding Chairman, Mr. Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor. He was even honored with the Golden Peacock Lifetime Achievement Award, a Leader Award, for Business and Social Inclusiveness by Institute of Directors (IOD), India. In addition to this, industry bodies and trade partners have also bestowed various awards upon the company such as marketing excellence awards, branding, and advertising awards.
An Incredible Growth Journey
Laying the foundation stone of the company (AHG) with just 10 staff members, the present strength of the group has risen to more than 10,000. The group has been felicitated as employer of choice and conferred with the prestigious ‘GCC Best Employer 2015, a brand award. The most renowned and proud contribution and achievement of AHG is the successful running of 14 world-class luxury hotels, 7 of them being outside of UAE.
Al Habtoor Motors (AHM), a unit of AHG, has set up a wide network of showrooms, service centers, body shops and motor part centers across the whole of UAE to cater to the needs of the users of various distinguished brands such as Mitsubishi, JAC and Chery, Temsa and premium marquees such as Bentley, McLaren and Bugatti. AHM is the proud owner and operator of the world’s first state- of-the-art and the largest Bentley showroom in UAE. The sudden rise of AHG to international fame and reputation can be gauged from the fact that in 2013 alone, the AHM imported 43,000 vehicles from Japan.
Cashing In Through Infra Development
AHG has successfully established its real estate endeavor as well. The range of real estate involvement of the group is quite large and diverse encompassing projects involving construction of deluxe apartments, lofts and penthouses comprising 1-7 bedrooms with ultramodern amenities with the largest swimming pool podium in the UAE, an avant-garde gym, luxury spa, signature restaurants located on the Dubai water canal. The Group’s real estate domain efficiently deals in multiple types of commercial and residential properties providing its clients real value for money. Another independent entity of the group, Al Habtoor Leighton Group has further diversified the core market sectors by focusing on infrastructure – building, rail, oil, gas and mining. Backed with rich enterprising experience of more than 40 years in various fields, the group has earned tremendous goodwill of its clients as well as the establishment.
Offering Quality Education
The AHG has also expanded its contribution towards education and publication. AHG manages 2 accredited IB World Schools with British curriculum and international standards offering quality education to students from KG-I to grade 13.
