type diversified industrial group industry manufacturing investments banking insurance shipping electro mechanical power retail trading fast moving consumer goods and industries construction cement aluminum real estate shopping mall packaging and labelling education wireless telecommunication founded 1960 headquarters dubai uae al ghurair investment group po box 6999 deira dubai uae head office registered office key people abdul aziz al ghurair chairman number of employees 25 000 approximately on or before jan 2006 website http al ghurair.com al ghurair arabic also known as al ghurair investment llc and abdulla al ghurair group of companies 1 is a diversified industrial group based in dubai . its business units include food agricultural raw material resources construction real estate energy printing & publishing retail and education . 2 contents 1 foods 2 agricultural raw material resources 3 construction 4 properties 5 energy 6 printing & publishing 7 retail 8 education 9 charity and initiatives 10 references 11 external links foods edit al ghurair foods was established in 1976 through the creation of national flour mills . 3 the entity focuses on a diversified portfolio of food products . in 2011 al ghurair foods had a market presence in 20 countries over 4 continents . 4 jenan is al ghurair foods principal brand offering products that include flour pasta edible oils animal nutrition fibers & livestock feeds mono gastric feeds and premixes . 5 in 2010 plans were announced to open a new factory in jebel ali dubai to explore export opportunities primarily in indonesia and japan . 6 in 2011 al ghurair earned the best health education initiative at the gulfood awards . 7 agricultural raw material resources edit al ghurair resources provides manufacturers and traders in the food and biofuel industries with their agricultural raw material requirement such as grain wheat maize rice pulses and barley protein soybean meal canola meal and soybean hulls oil crude and refined canola oil soya bean oil sunflower oil corn oil and refined palm oils pulses bulk pulses yellow chick peas split red lentils & packed pulses red lentils red kidney beans white kidney beans & chick peas split fiber bran oaten hay and alfalfa . 8 construction edit al ghurair construction was founded in the 60 s and focuses on aluminium foundations masonry and readymix . projects associated with this entity include burj khalifa 9 fairmont hotel emirates towers 10 burjuman dubai metro etisalat kempinski hotel and dubai roads and transport authority . 11 properties edit al ghurair properties focuses on mixed use commercial hospitality and residential real estate projects . al ghurair centre a development consisting of shopping residential and commercial markets is a project associated with the group . the commercial properties division focuses on offices warehouse and factory facilities . retail initiative develops and manages retail properties and the hospitality portfolio including both hotel and apartment properties . 12 energy edit al ghurair s energy initiative is a partnership between trasta energy and libyan national oil corp lnoc . 13 al ghurair reportedly has a share ownership of 220 000 bpd and the initiative has been operating at the ras lanuff refinery since january 2008 under the name libyan emirates oil refining co. lerco . 14 the focus is on refined products of kerosene naphtha gas oil and fuel oil . 15 it is reported that plans are in place to further build another refinery in the region along with the full establishment of a marketing and trading entity though this is yet to be confirmed . printing & publishing edit al ghurair printing & publishing was established in 1978 and focuses on printing and publishing projects . 16 the services include designing prepress production binding & finishing quality control and logistics . retail edit al ghurair retail llc operates 60 stores in 3 countries for the brands springfield triumph international and thefaceshop . the retail distribution and warehousing facility is located in dubai . 17 education edit dar al marefa and al ghurair university are educational institutions associated with the group . 18 dar al marefa is a school based in dubai . the school provides a bilingual curriculum with the syllabi covering social physical and academic development . 19 al ghurair university agu based in dubai is a private higher educational institution that focuses on accredited bachelor degree programmes for students . 20 charity and initiatives edit in 2011 al ghurair supported unicef s relief efforts in somalia by providing financial assistance and food donations . 21 references edit al ghurair investment llc dubai city guide december 16 2006 . al ghurair realigns core business units with eye on the future ame info december 17 2011 . uae business review december 17 2011 . al ghurair foods eyes mideast and asia expansion alrroya february 23 2010 . al ghurair foods highlights jenan food products on world food day ame info october 17 2010 . new factory for al ghurair foods the national february 23 2010 . al ghurair foods earns best health education initiative accolade at gulfood awards 2011 zawya february 28 2011 . brian barriskill sial october 17 2010 burj dubai s exterior is now complete burj khalifa new & media october 1 2009 . emirates financial towers glass works on schedule emirates247 november 09 2008 rta kicks off a campaign to enlighten metro workers to beat summer heat emirates247 june 24 2009 al ghurair centre trasta energy limited dubai s al ghurair to upgrade libyan oil refinery bloomberg march 10 2009 . the biggest 25 refineries in the middle east arabian oil and gas oct 13 2011 . me printer middle east print communication magazine june 25 2005 . al ghurair retail distribution management www.alghurair.com . dar al marefa dar al marefa school al ghurair university al ghurair supports unicef s relief efforts in somalia external links edit official site al ghurair 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