Descon

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Descon Engineering
FoundedDecember 15, 1977; 46 years ago (1977-12-15)
FounderAbdul Razak Dawood
HeadquartersLahore, Pakistan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Taimur Dawood
    chairman
  • Taimur Saeed (
    CEO
    )
  • Asad Ashfaq (COO)
  • Yasir Siddique (
    CFO
    )
RevenueIncrease
Descon Engineering Limited
Websitedescon.com

Descon Engineering (Descon) (

Urdu: ڈیسکون انجینئرنگ) is a Pakistani conglomerate headquartered in Lahore
.

This company was first established in 1977, now it has been grown into a diversified group. Today, the company operates as a group in a range of sectors, including engineering, power, and chemicals. The company was founded on 15th of December, 1977. It operates in the

chemical sectors.[1] Descon is the only Pakistani engineering company to be included in the Engineering News-Record
(a US magazine) list since 2007.

History

The company was founded by

The company got its first contract when

National Refinery which helped the company to expand.[2]

In 1982, they tried to expand to regional markets, where they helped a Saudi company and afterwards got a small project in Abu Dhabi. By 2018, this company was generating 60% of its income from overseas markets which helped the company grow to be a billion-dollar company.[2][3]

In 2018, Descon expanded its footprint into South Africa by acquiring 26% of Plant Design and Project Services (PDPS), an engineering firm there.[3][1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Descon kicks off 40th anniversary celebrations". The News International (newspaper). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Shahram Haq (25 December 2017). "Descon plans to venture into South Africa market – The Express Tribune". Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Nasir Jamal (8 January 2018). "Descon head wants a level playing field under CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ Descon:Press Release:August 21,2018:Descon expands acquiring consulting operations in South Africa

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