1868

1868

1868 : Haji Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo was born

1890

1890

1890 : Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo was formally established (YBA Kanoo)
1890 : Kanoo Properties was established

1911

1911

1911 : Kanoo Shipping was established

1911

1911

1911 : Kanoo Travel was established

1950

1950

1950 : YBA Kanoo opens its first branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1950 : Maersk Line joins Kanoo Shipping’s agency portfolio

1958

1958

1958 : Kanoo Oil & Gas was established

1967

1967

1967: Hamed Kanoo successfully put-up The Kanoo Group as a trade name on the UAE Map

1969

1969

1969: Kanoo Logistics was established under the name “Bahrain International Cargo Services (BICS)”

1970

1970

1970: Kanoo Machinery was established

1975

1975

1975: The Kanoo Group opens its first branch in the Sultanate of Oman

1976

1976

1976: Kanoo Joint Ventures (now Kanoo Capital) was established

1987

1987

1987: Kanoo Chemicals (H.A.K Industrial Chemicals) was established

1999

1999

1999: Kanoo Power & Industrial Projects (P&IP) was established

2003

2003

2003: Kanoo Travel becomes an AMEX master franchise

2011

2011

2011: Kanoo Cranes, previously known as Stor-mat Systems LLC, was acquired by The Kanoo Group

2012

2012

2012: BRC Arabia officially became part of The Kanoo Group

2017

2017

2017: Kanoo Industrial & Energy (I&E) was formed by grouping 3 divisions (Kanoo P&IP, Kanoo Oil & Gas, and Kanoo Machinery)

2017

2017

2017: Kanoo Properties became known as Kanoo Real Estate

    Delivering Sustainable Excellence for over a century

    The Kanoo Group History (1800s - 2000s)

    Established in 1890, Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (YBA Kanoo) started from a humble trading and shipping enterprise founded in Bahrain by Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo. From Bahrain, the business spread to Saudi Arabia in the 1930s.

    In 1967, Hamed Kanoo came from Saudi Arabia to the UAE to expand the family business. Having successfully established Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (YBA Kanoo)’s operations in Khafji in the Kingdom, the company asked him to replicate the same in the UAE too. With only 5 people, including him, Hamed Kanoo put-up The Kanoo Group as a trade name in the UAE Map.

    At present, The Kanoo Group is recognized as one of the largest independent family-owned businesses in the Middle East, with Mishal Hamed Kanoo serving as the Chairman, and over 4,000 employees working for the company across the region.

    The Kanoo family remained true to their early values. This adherence to ethics and beliefs made them an essential component of the regional business life.