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A s a g l o ba l bu s i n es s w e n e ed to s uppor t our diver s e bus ines s inter es ts wi t h a s t a bl e a n d r e s o u r c eful infr as tr uc tur e. T h is m eans c r eating re g i o n a l h o l d i n g co m pa n i es w ith over al l r es pons ibil ity for th e bus ines s es i n t h o se r eg i o n s . S u ch h o l ding c om panies c ur r entl y ex is t in Cair o, I st a n b u l , D u ba i a n d G u a n g z h ou. The
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A B O U T U S T h e gr o u p o w n s a n u m be r of c om panies th at fal l outs ide our c or e b u si n es s s e c t o r s y et m eet our br oad inves tm ent c r iter ia. T h es e d i ve rs i f i e d
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e xh i b it i o n o r g a n i z a t i o n , agents for c ar s par e par ts , tir es , and b a t t e r i e s , j e w el r y s h o ps , a nd s ur veil l anc es ’ appl ic ations . B e c a u s e U n i o n G r o u p i s a fam il y bus ines s , we h ol d dear to fam il y va l u e s bu t w e a l s o e n c o u r age diver s ity and initiative. Eac h U nion G ro u p bu s i n es s e x er ci s es a c ons ider abl e degr ee of autonom y . S u p p o r t ed by i t s o w n o ffi c es and as s oc iates wor l dwide, U nion Gr oup e mp l oy s m o r e t h a n 6 0 0 pr ofes s ional s fol l owing eac h and ever y t ra n sact i o n w e m a n a g e. Wi t h o u r G l o ba l S er v i c e Networ k ac r os s fifteen br anc h es th r ough n i n e co u n t r i e s ba s ed i n th r ee c ontinents . W e aim al way s to be a p i o n e er i n g c o m pa n y i n any m ar ket with an ins pir ed, peopl e- dr iven a n d d ed i ca t ed a ppr o a c h t o s er ving our val ued c us tom er s .
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CUSTO M E R S AT I S FAC T I ON We are a c u st om er - o r i en t e d c o m pany and bel ieve in devel oping s tr ong, pos itiv e and lo ng l a st i n g re l a t i o n s h i ps w i t h o u r c l ients th r ough r es pec t, tr us t and c om m itment; and int e n se l y f o cu s ed o n pr o v i d i n g o ur c us tom er with bes t s ol utions for th eir n eeds.
IN TE G R ITY & T R A N S PA R E N C Y We wi l l a l wa ys c o n d u c t bu s i n es s i n a h igh l y eth ic al m anner and s tandar ds , c ommitted t o h o n e st y a n d pr o f e s s i o n a l i s m and al way s s eeking to taking fair dec is ions.
IN N OVAT I ON We a re d e d i c a t ed t o d el i v er n ew ideas , pr oduc ts and s er vic es and c ontinually c o n st r u ct c h a n g e i n o u r bus ines s to m eet our c us tom er s atis fac tion.
CR EAT I N G VA LU E In t o d a y’ s c o m pet i t i v e w o r l d m a r ket pl ac e, we ar e s tr iving to c r eate val ue to our c l i e n t s t h r o u g h pr o v i d i n g ex c el l ent q ual ity pr oduc ts with c om petitive pr ice.
CO MM ITM E N T & AC C OU N TA B I LI T Y Our c u st o me rs ca n t r u s t t h a t w e a r e c om m itted to s atis fy th eir r eq uir em ents and that we a re r es po n s i bl e f o r o u r ac tions and for m eeting fix ed objec tives .
TE A M WOR K We i n v e st a l o t i n o u r em pl o y ees bec aus e we bel ieve th at th ey ar e th e foundation of o ut b u si n e ss. W e w a n t o u t t r a m s to wor k pos itivel y , l ear n and gr ow with us in an ex c el l en t envir onm ent of team wor k.
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It i s wi t h gr e a t pr i d e I l o o k bac k at U nion Gr oup num er ous s uc c es s es and ac h i e ve m e nt s o v er t h e y e a r s . E v er s inc e our h um bl e beginnings as a l oc al f irm, U n i o n G ro u p h a s w o r ked h a r d to buil d th e c om pany into a tr ul y inter national c o rp o ra t i o n . As a M u l t i -N a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i on; U nion Gr oup is per s is ted in its pur s uit of e xc e l l e n c e i n a l l a s pec t s o f i t s oper ations . I ts s uc c es s ful tr ac k r ec or d is , no do u b t , a t e s t i m o n y t o i t s fu l f i l l ment of its as pir ations to be a wel l - r ec ognized pl a ye r i n t he g l o ba l m a r k et . O v e r t h e p as t d ec a d es , U n i o n Gr oup endur ing and pivotal r ol e in th e m arket ha s
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Fu rt h e rmo re , i t s a bi l i t y t o s u s tainabl y del iver ex c eptional and outs tan ding po si t i ve re s u l t s , o n bo t h o per a tional and financ ial l evel s , ens ur es th at it will c o n t i n u e i t s s u c c es s fu l pl a n s of devel opm ent and l oc al and inter national pre se n c e e x pa n s i o n .
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T he mu t u a l p a r t n e r s h i ps w e h a v e buil t with our c us tom er s wo r l d wi d e a n d t h e i r t r u s t i n o u r c apabil ities , h igh q ual ity p rod u c t s a n d t e a m s , h a s g r ea t l y c ontr ibuted to th e real i za t i o n a n d fu l f i l l m e n t o f o u r v is ion. Our re sp o n si b i l i t y t o w a r d o u r co m munities and em pl oy ees is c o n si d e re d o n e o f o u r t o p prior ities . W e c ons ider o urs e l ve s a g oo d co r po r a t e ci t i z en, ac tivel y engaged in enh a n c i n g t h e l i f e o f o u r c o m munity . Car ing for th e envi ro n me n t i s o f u pm o s t i m po r t a n c e to us , th is is vital to p res e rvi n g t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e i n o ur own c om m unity and we h a ve ma d e t h i s o n e o f U N I O N GR OU P’s c or e val ues . W el co m e t o U N I O N GR OU P.
MR . MO ATA Z SO LIMAN EL S AI D Chairman & Fou n de r
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C EO MESSAG E T o d a y, we c an l o o k ba c k w i t h g r e at pr ide at a tr ac k r ec or d m ar ked with growth an d e xc e l l e n c e; l i v i n g u p t o o u r motto " c om m itted to gr owth and ex c el l ence". Du e t o t h e o u t s t a n d i n g q u a l i t y of our pr oduc ts and th e s ol id r el iabil ity we p ro v i d e t o ou r c u s t o m er s , w e h ave es tabl is h ed our s el ves as a gl obal pl ayer in t h e g l o b a l t r a d i n g , fo r w a r d i n g , a nd m anufac tur ing indus tr ies
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Ou r f i rm b e l i e f i n c o n t i n u o u s pr ogr es s , h owever , dr ives us t o a l wa ys a i m h i g h e r ; t h i s i s i n d e ed wh at we do th r ough our co n t i n u e d e x pa n s i o n , bo t h o f o u r pr oduc tion fac il ities and o u r l i st o f t a r g e t m a r ket s . In o rd e r t o a c h i ev e i t s v i s i o n , Union Gr oup h as s et wel l de f i n e d o b j e c t i v es i n cl u d i n g m a x i m izing effic ienc y , foc us ing o n c u st o mer s ' n eed s , d el i v er i n g h igh q ual ity pr oduc ts , o p t i mi zi n g o u t pu t , m a i n t a i n i n g t h e h igh es t degr ee of s afety an d p ro t e c t i n g t h e
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p ro d u c t s a n d s er v i c es t o d a y t o u c h th e l ives of m il l ions of p e o p l e a ro u n d t h e w o r l d .
W i t h t h e c o n t i n ual s uppor t of Mr . Moataz E L S a i d , U n i o n Gr oup Boar d Ch air m an, we s h a l l be d o i n g our utm os t to keep up th e co m pa n y ’ s l ea d i ng c om petitive pos ition in t h e F a r E a s t , Gul f R egion, N or th Afr ic a, a n d E u r o pe a n d in th e wor l d at l ar ge, and we
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PRIM A R ILY F 5 C OR E S SH I P P I NG | M I NI NG | CONS U L
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FOCU S E D ON SECT ORS T I NG | C ON TRAC T I N G | T RA D I NG
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GLOBAL PRES EN C E
Jakarta 1988 Hong Kong 1996 Cairo 1982 Portsaid 1992 Bangkok 1982 Alexandria 1995 Guangzhou 1998 Taipei 1990
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Dhaka 2015
Istanbul 2011 Yiwu 2002 ShiShi 2005
Casablanca 2014 Doha 2012
Nairobi 2017
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GL OBA L PROCU R E ME NT EXPOR T
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BUS IN E S S S ECTOR S Un i o n G ro u p u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t e ver y bus ines s is differ ent in its ’ own way . There are t h e wi de g e n er a l i s s u e s t h at fac e al l bus ines s es and th en th er e ar e the issu e s sp e c i f i c t o y o u r bu s i n es s s ec tor . T o r efl ec t th e dis tinc t inter es ts of all o u r m e mb e r s , w e h a v e a w i d e r ange of bus ines s as s oc iations with in our group . Ea c h a sso c ia t i o n a c r o s s ev e r y sec tor is s uppor ted by a pr ofes s ional team of in d u st ry e xp er t s .
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Airlin es & To u r is m Ban kin g C ons tr uction Co ns um er Goods E ducational Fo od & Bever ages Fur nis hings Go v ern m ental H o spitality Me dia O il & Gas P har m aceutical S er vices S hopping M alls Te le co m an d E lectr onics
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OUR SUBSI D I A R I E S Uni o n G ro u p i s a l w a y s l o o k i n g t o enh anc e its por tfol io of offer ings to be ab l e t o o f f e r m o r e t o o u r c u s tom er s . U nion Gr oup h as been gr owing rap i d l y t h ro u g h t h e s et u p a n d str ategic ac q uis ition of or ganizations th at emb ra c e o u r c o r e v a l u es a n d ar e abl e to br oaden and c om pl em ent th e servi c e o f f e r i n g s pr es en t e d by U nion Gr oup. Le a rn mo re a bo u t t h e c o m pa n i es under our gr oup and h ow th ey c an h el p yo u me e t you r bu s i n e s s g o a l s .
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UG FORWAR DING E s tabl is hed in 198 2, UNION GR O UP i s on e t h e l e adi n g i n t e rn a t i o n a l f r e igh t fo r warding and p roject l ogi s t i cs m an age m e n t com p an i e s d e li v e r i n g c o st- eff ectiv e solutions t h rou gh ou t t h e f i ve con t i n e n t s . U NI ON G RO U P d ev elop s comp rehen s i ve f re i gh t f orw ardi n g p l an s t ai l or e d t o m eet spec ifi c requirements of cu s t om e rs . T h i s i s accom p l i s h e d b y le a r n i n g c us tom e rs’ exact ob jectiv e s w i t h re gards t o t h e i r i n t e rn al an d e x t e r n a l r equir ements, thus ensurin g t h at UN IO N GR O UP w i l l p rovi de q u a li t y s er vic es mo re consistently than an y ot h e r s e rvi ce p rovi de r i n t h e ma r k e t . O u r tr ied and p rov en multi m odal t ran s p ort at i on rou t e s w h e t h e r t o A f ric a, Eur op e, etc. ensures int e rn at i on al re ach w h at e ve r you r carg o a n d t i m efr a m e i s. As the p referre d s u p p l i e r f or m ore t h an 3 0 0 0 co mpa n i es/c us tomers, we are v ery p rou d of ou r re p u t at i on an d al w ays st r i v e t o maintain it. U NI O N GR OUP always striv es t o val u i n g i t s cu s t om e rs p re f e re n c e s by o f f er ing th em all they require f rom ou r p ri vat e s ou rce s w h e t h e r i t s f r o m t h e Mar kets, Factories, or Supp l i e rs . S u ppo r ted by its own offices an d as s oci at e s w orl dw i de , UN IO N G R OU P em pl o y s mo re than 300 p rofe s s i on al s f ol l ow i n g e ach an d e ve ry t r a n sa c t i o n we m a nage. With our G lob al S e rvi ce N e t w ork acros s 9 cou n t r i e s a t C hina, T hailand, Turkey, B an gl ade s h , E gyp t , Qat ar, Morocco, U n i t e d A rab o f Em irates, and Saudi Arab i a an d w i t h 1 5 B ran ch e s ; w e ai m t o be t h e m ost r eliab le Freight Forw ardi n g C om p an y i n t h e m ark e t w i t h a n i n s pir ed , pe op le-driv en and d e di cat e d ap p roach t o s e rvi n g ou r v a lu e d c u sto m er s . These offices help ou r cu s t om e rs t o ge t t i n g cl os e r t o t h e i r pr oduc ts they request which g i ve s u s t h e p ow e r i n t h e m ark e t b y c o n t r ol l ing c osts, time, quality, an d t ru s t .
CONTRACTING
SE C TION TRADING E m p o wer ed b y more than 30 Y e ars of E xp e ri e n ce & am p ; ove r t h an 3 0 0 s k i l l ed Em pl oyees all ov er the w orl d, i s s u p p l yi n g t o ou r cl i e n t s a w o r l d - c l a ss building and finishin g m at e ri al s , gu i de d b y: • Our C om mitment to p rov ide Qu al i t y C os t E f f e ct i ve Produ ct s . • Our Deter mination to Deliv er C on s i s t e n t l y. • Our Ded ic ation to Dev elop me n t an d D i ve rs i t y.
MINING
SWISS G OLD Ou r go l d r ef ining serv ice adhe re t o t h e b e s t of i n t e rn at i on al s t an d a r d s. We use th e b est av ailab le te ch n ol ogy i n as s ayi n g & am p ; re f i n i ng a n d o f f er a wo r kmanship you can e xp e ct . We con du ct a com p l e t e t ran s p a r e n t s m e l ting
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i n t e r natio nal and local health, s af e t y an d e n vi ron m e n t al p ol i ci e s . • A c om pl ete range of p reciou s m e t al s b ars , of al l s h ap e s , w e i gh t s, pur ities and sizes of G old an d S i l ve r. • S e m i- finish ed p recious metals p rodu ct s s u ch as w i re , p l at e , s t ri p , a n d r o ds for t he watch and jewe l ry i n du s t ri e s . • Refining of b oth p rimary and s e con dary p re ci ou s m e t al s ’ m at e ri a ls t o th e high est p urity standards.
ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT CONSULTING
EPC SOLUT IO NS We a r e pr o v iders of leading-ed ge f or E PC Proj e ct s . Wh e th er they are p roduct ap p l i cat i on s f or i n di vi du al s ys t e m s or s olu t i o n s f o r c o m pl ete p rojects, EPC SOL UT IO N S h as t h e e xp e rt i s e an d t h e e x pe r i e n c e to meet the most stringen t re q u i re m e n t s f rom cl i e n t s . Th ro ugh our div ersified chain of com p an i e s , T e ch n i cal O f f i ce & am p ; I n st a ll a t i on exper ts we offer: • F i nish ing I te ms. • F ur nish ing S olutions. • L ow C ur r ent Integrated Syste m s . • L i gh t Fixtures.
FORWARDING SERVICES
ROWAD IMPORT & E XPOR T T h e im po r ting and exp orting proce s s can b e a m az e t o t h os e u n f a mi li a r wi t h the d o cumentation, ship p i n g p roce du re s an d vari ou s rol e s i n v o lv e d i n th e mo ve ment of goods fr om on e cou n t ry t o an ot h e r. T h at ’s w h y R o w a r d I mport and Exp ort p ro vi de s con s u l t i n g s e rvi ce s f or ou r c li e n t s. N o t o nl y c an we help adv ise im p ort e rs an d e xp ort e rs , b u t w e al s o p r o v i d e c u s tom s br okerage and docum e n t at i on s e rvi ce s .
OU R S E LE C T E D CUSTOM E R S
TA BL E O F C O NTE NTS
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CO R E VALUES
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SU BSID IARIES
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BU SIN ESS SECTORS
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G LO B AL PROCUREMEN T E X P O R T
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