1960 – Easa Saleh Al Gurg
group is established
1962 - First investment in Real Estate
by purchase of land for Mateena Building
1962 - ESAG signs contract with A. Jaekel Import-Export
GmbH, Germany for Grundig distribution
1964 – ESAG signs agreement with BAT
1965 – ESAG signs agreement with African
and Eastern, overseas arm of Unilever
1968 – Set up of Interiors
1972 – Set up of Scientechnic
1973 - First traffic light in Dubai installed by Scientechnic at
the Clock Tower roundabout, Deira
1974 – Set up of Mac Al Gurg
1975 - Set up of Al Gurg Fosroc
(formerly known as FOSECO MINSEP - UAE)
1976 – Set up of Al Gurg Building Services
(formerly known as GKN Al Gurg)
1977 - Set up of Al Gurg Lever
1978 – ESAG signs agreement with
Siemens for power engineering products &services
1978 – ESAG signs agreement with
Siemens for entire electrical industry products portfolio
1978 – Set up of Arabian Explosives
1979 - Set up of Al Gurg Tyres, Batteries & Accessories
Division; agency agreement with Dunlop
1982 – Set up of Al Gurg Stationery
1984 - ESAG signs agreement with Siemens for electrical products
1984 - Commencement of BAT Duty free operations
1985 – ESAG signs agency agreement with Benetton
1986 - Set up of Office Furnishing Interior Solutions (OFIS) –first
called Technical and Trading (Office Furniture division)
1988 – Set up of Al Gurg Paints
1989 - Al Gurg Cigarette Division celebrates Silver Jubilee
1990 – H.E. Easa Saleh Al Gurg awarded
CBE (Commander in the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire)
1993 - Set up of Gulf Metal Foundry
1994 – Set up of Gulf Engineering Industry
1995 - Set up of IDdesign
1995 - Set up of ESAG Real Estate
1995 - Set up of Al Mashrabia Furniture Industry (AMFI)
1995 - Set up of Technical & Trading
1997 – H.E. Easa Saleh Al Gurg honoured
by H.H. Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
the late President of the UAE, with the
Order of Zayed II
1997 – Set up of Scientechnic branch
in Oman followed by Mac Al Gurg and Better Life
2002 - Scientechnic Dubai Quality Certificate
2003 - Set up of Better Life
2004 – Al Gurg Cigarette Division
became exclusive UAE distributor for BAT including Rothmans
2009 - Abdulla Al Gurg appointed Group General Manager of ESAG
2010 – World Quality Commitment
Award to Al Gurg Building Services Co. Ltd.
in Paris for merit in Excellence and Innovation
2010 – Set up of ESAG Charity Foundation
2011 - Set up of Al Gurg Smollan
2011 - Stevie Award for Interiors in customer service
Field Marketing Services
2012 - Expansion to Qatar
2012 - Al Gurg Paints wins Dubai Quality Appreciation certificate
2012 - Group General Manager Abdulla Al Gurg selected as
London Olympics 2012 Torchbearer
2012 – Managing Director, Raja Al Gurg listed as 5th
most powerful Arab Women by CEO Middle East
2012 – Managing Director, Raja Al Gurg is selected as
Deputy Chair of Dubai Medical Authority
2014 - Set up of Wolfe Tyres
2015 - Set up of Chattels & More
2016 - Joint venture with Siemens Healthineers
2016 - Formation of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints LLC
2016 - Dr Raja Al Gurg listed as Forbes top 100 Most
Powerful Women