AFI ( ALAA FOR INDUSTRY )
Alaa for Industry talks to Business Review about how it became one of the leading industrial suppliers in the Arabian Gulf and its ambitious restructuring plan
Alaa for Industry ( AFI ) has come a long way in the 31 years since it was founded by owner and chairman Ibrahim Ali Al-Rashoodi . From humble beginnings as a small seal and hydraulic manufacturer and distributor in Dammam , the firm has grown into a multinational company .. Now one of the leading industrial suppliers and service providers in the Arabian Gulf , it operates out of 18 branches , 14 in Saudi Arabia and four overseas .
Over the years its manufacturing capacity has widened to include everything from seals to supersuckers – it was the first company to manufacture these industrial vacuum loaders in the Middle East back in 2005 . More recently , it became the first company to build an ADR unit in Saudi Arabia and over the 31 years of AFI it has had many firsts supported and
66 January 2016