Descon

Descon Engineering
Private
Industry Engineering
Founded 1977 (1977)
Founder Abdul Razak Dawood
Headquarters Lahore, Pakistan
Area served
 Worldwide
Products Boilers
HRSGs
Skids
Pressure Vessels
Services Engineering
construction
Revenue Increase US$ 1 Billion[1]
Number of employees
 15,000[2]
Website www.descon.com

Descon Engineering is a Pakistani multinational company[2] which is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[3][1]

The company was founded on 15 December 1977.[4][2] It operates in Engineering, Power and Chemicals sectors.[2]

Descon is only Pakistani company company to be included in the Engineering News-Record list since 2007.[5]

History

The company was founded by Abdul Razak Dawood as Design Engineering and Construction Services in 1977 with only four engineers.[1] The initial money used for the startup was ₨ 3.2 million.[3] From this, they expanded into three sectors and are now operating in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait and South Africa.[3]

The company got their first contract when Attock Refinery asked to set up a small refinery in 1978.[3] In 1981, they got bigger project of National Refinery which helped the company to expand.[3]

In 1982, they tried to expand to regional markets, where they helped Saudi company and afterwards got a small project in Abu Dhabi.[3]

Businesses

The Engineering Business comprises following establishments:

  1. Descon Engineering Limited
  2. Descon Engineering Abu Dhabi
  3. Descon Engineering Qatar LLC
  4. Descon Engineering Kuwait
  5. Descon Engineering FZE Hamriyah Sharjah
  6. Descon Technical Institute/Technical Training Institute, Pakistan
  7. Olayan Descon Industrial/Engineering Company, Saudi Arabia
  8. Descon Integrated Projects Pvt Limited
  9. Presson Descon International Limited

The Chemicals Business comprises following establishments:

  1. Descon Chemicals Pvt Limited
  2. Descon Oxychem Limited[1]
  3. Descon Corporation Pvt Limited
  4. Nimir Resins Limited

The Power Business comprises following establishments:

  1. Rousch Power Pakistan Limited
  2. Altern Energy Limited
  3. Descon Power Solutions Pvt Limited

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Webmaster (7 December 2017). "Descon: Pakistan's best-kept secret - PakObserver".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Descon kicks off 40th anniversary celebrations". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Descon plans to venture into South Africa market - The Express Tribune". 25 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Webmaster (19 December 2017). "Descon celebrates 40 years - PakObserver".
  5. ↑ Newspaper, From the (1 October 2013). "Company news".


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