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Family-owned Business Group

Established during the early Renaissance years of the 70's, SABCO Group has grown into an integrated investment, commercial, industrial and services organisation.Today, SABCO Group is a leading family owned business house comprising multi-faceted direct and associate businesses which are leaders in their respective fields.The Group's structure of management and decentralised approach to business is evidence of its commitment to maintaining cutting edge performance and an optimum quality of service delivery.

Family-owned Business Group

(AYG) commenced operations nearly a quarter of a century ago with its first activity commencing in October, 1977. AYG is a diversified investment holding company with operations covering a broad spectrum of activities within Oman and internationally. AYG’s investments include: Oil and Gas, Logistics, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Real Estate Development, Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics. The Group's vision is to become a leading investment house in the region, with emphasis on private equity (PE) investments and Private Investments in Public Entities (PIPE) in the main economic sectors – oil & gas; logistics; financial services; consumer products; infrastructure and real estate – with the objective of enhancing AYG’s shareholders’ value and serving the community with the best of its abilities.

Tourist Attraction

Royal Opera House Muscat is the leading arts and culture organization in the Sultanate of Oman. Located in Muscat, Oman, the vision of the Opera House is to serve as a centre of excellence in global cultural engagement. We strive to enrich lives through diverse artistic, cultural, and educational programs.

Public Listed Company

Oman Fiber Optic Co. S.A.O.G. (OFO) was constituted in 1996 and commenced cable production in early 1999. Located in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, OFO uses state of the art technology to draw fiber and manufacture world class fiber cable products. OFO is a public listed company traded in the Muscat Securities Market (MSM).The highest recognition for OFO has been repeat business and an impeccable track record of successful cable supplies to a wide range of customers. Oman Fiber Optic Company received the “Flame of Excellence” Award for the year 2001. Keeping with general expectations, OFOwas chosen as one among the best five factories within the Sultanate of Oman and received “His Majesty's Cup” for the year "2002" "2007" and “2008".

Government Company

Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C. (OOC) is a commercial company wholly owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman. The Company was incorporated in 1996 to pursue investment opportunities in the energy sector both inside and outside Oman. Through participation in energy and energy related projects, the Company plays an important role in the Sultanate's efforts to diversify the Omani economy and to promote Omani and foreign private sector investment. Within the Sultanate, the Company is focused on the development of oil and gas-based industries and other energy and energy related projects in partnership with international industry players capturing the value chain in the oil and gas sector. The Company’s portfolio of investments includes Exploration Production and related services, Infrastructure Shipping, Refining Marketing, Petrochemicals, Aluminium and Power.

Financial Services Company

With assets worth over USD 27 billion, bank muscat is the leading financial services provider in Oman with a strong presence in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Investment Banking, Islamic Banking, Treasury, Private Banking and Asset Management. The Bank has the largest network of 149 branches, 645 ATMs & CDMs and more than 10,000 PoS terminals. The international operations consist of a branch each in Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait and a Representative Office each in Dubai (UAE) and Singapore. bank muscat currently owns 97% stake in Muscat Capital LLC, a brokerage and investment banking entity in Saudi Arabia.

Public Relations Firm

www.PolarisMedia.co.uk is a UK-based PR firm specialising in engineering, energy, industry and maritime. Polaris is a family business, run by brothers, Ben and Sam Pinnington both trained and qualified journalists and members of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CiPR).

Polaris represents a broad range of businesses in the UK, Europe, Oman, and India. Client include world famous British shipyard Cammell Laird, Oman Drydock, Oman Shipping Company, the CBI and the India Maritime Association of Shipowners, Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA).  Polaris is the publisher of www.OmanGBnews.com

Twitter: @BenPinnington1 @SamPinnington

Oman & UK News Platform

OmanGBnews.com is the only dedicated news site reporting the vibrant and historic relationship between Britain and Oman. Our aim is to fill a gap in the market by creating the sole website which captures all the news between the two countries in one place. OmanGBNews.com was launched in August 2015. It is latest venture from media company www.PolarisMedia.co.uk run by entrepreneur brothers Ben and Sam Pinnington, both trained journalists. The two formed the idea of launching OmanGB during visits to the Sultanate where Polaris works with Omani companies including Oman Drydock.

Twitter: @OmanGBnews.com