Al-Khaleej and ALFalak Group, a leading provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, handed out tenure awards to employees and highlighted honours received from key corporate partners during a recent annual recognition event that was held at the Al-Gosaibi Hotel in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The event was attended by board members of the Al Khaleej/ALFalak Group, businessmen, managers of major banks and clients.
During the event, Ahmad Ashadawi, President of ALFalak, Chairman of Al Khaleej, President of Al Khaleej Holding and Member of its board of directors, highlighted the key achievements of the 3,550-employee Group in the past year and revealed that the Group’s revenue is now close to SAR one billion.
On the occasion, a total of 73 employees were recognized for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of loyal service to the company. Ashadawi also pointed out that several employees have been involved in various ‘skills development’ initiatives through courses in computer hardware and software, communication systems, security systems and English language improvement. In Saudi Arabia alone, more than 1,200 of the Group’s employees are currently being trained in the 82 training centers spread across the Kingdom.
The training facilities of the Al Khaleej Group have been receiving local and international accolades, most recent being the recognition as the ‘Best Training and
Education Center for the 9th year’, from Microsoft Arabia, and also the New Horizons Center recognition naming Al Khaleej Group’s training facilities as ‘One of the 20 best centers for technology education and training in the world’. Al Khaleej owns 12 international franchises in the field of training and education in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
“The Al Khaleej/ALFalak Group continues to scale new heights year after year, and the main reason for this is the dedication and commitment to excellence of our employees. The past year was another successful one for us despite the challenging economic conditions worldwide, and we hope to continue our excellent performance moving forward. We thank our partners and clients for their constant support as we commit to serve them with greater vigour,” said Ashadawi.
During the past year ALFalak also has been the recipient of several awards from its partners. For instance, in the distribution domain, the company was presented by Microsoft with four awards, and three each by Symantec and Eton. In addition, ALFalak won awards from companies such as Bluecoat, HP, D Link, Alcatel-Lucent, and Europe Company, for networks.
The ALFalak and Al-Khaleej Group include ALFalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Company, Al-Khaleej Computers and Electronic Systems, Al-Khaleej Training & Education Co., Medical Care & Sciences Co., in addition to affiliations with several established international companies.
