History

Our Story

Our history is marked by growth, perseverance, and strategic leadership. Through changing times, we’ve remained committed to quality and innovation.

1969 1969
1970-1977 1970-1977
1978-1982 1978-1982
1983-1991 1983-1991
1992-1995 1992-1995
1996-2005 1996-2005
2006-2009 2006-2009
2009 2009
2010-2014 2010-2014

1969

The year it all began

In 1969, Mahmoud Sami Abdelkawi and Ashraf Hassan Allouba founded ECG Engineering Consultants Group as a business partnership.

One of our first consultancy contracts was the US$2.5 million Qena-Safaga Portable Water Pipeline in Egypt in which we provided designs and construction supervision.

1970-1977

ECG debuted abroad, when it won its first cross-border deal to develop the Man-Made River project in Libya worth US$2 billion

We also scored two momentous contracts for the Greater Cairo Waterworks Master Plan worth US$1 billion and the Port Said Water and Waste Water Master Plan worth US$150 million. Both projects funded by USAID.

1978-1982

ECG completed a series of groundbreaking wastewater schemes in collaboration with CH2M HILL, Metclaf & Eddy, and ES Parsons

Those included the water supply for Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, the Rod El Farag water treatment plant, and the Alexandria Wastewater Upgrade Program.

1983-1991

ECG went from strength to strength as it changed its legal status from a partnership to a joint stock company

Soon after, our branch in Abu Dhabi, UAE opened its doors.
To empower our engineers and architects, we also launched the CADD System and our Oracle-based database.

1992-1995

All eyes were on ECG as we won two key airport contracts to execute Terminal 3 at Cairo International Airport and renovate Terminal 1

Our wide range of capabilities was put to test once more when we secured the contract for the Attaqa Thermal Power Plant, our first project in the power sector.

1996-2005

ECG became a force to reckon with

Transforming the engineering landscape one year at a time. After establishing our Union Association to acquire company stock, we opened our branches in Dubai, Qatar and Sudan.

Amongst our most significant accomplishments was the US$1 billion ElKuraimat New Combined Cycle power plant, and winning the state-sponsored worldwide competition to develop Smart Village, Egypt’s state-of-the-art communications along with information technology business hub.

2006-2009

The regional real estate boom was upon us and we were very much part of it

We developed Burj Al Alam and OQYANA in Dubai, as well as Al Wa’ab City in Doha. The regional real estate boom was upon us and we were very much part of it. We developed Burj Al Alam and OQYANA in Dubai, as well as Al Wa’ab City in Doha.
However, Egypt has the lion’s share with mega-projects such as Madinaty, Garden Heights, Cairo Festival City and Marassi.

2009

This was an important year for us on the national front

In 2009, our Smart Village branch office officially inaugurated, signaling our intention to sustain further developments in Egypt.

2010-2014

Those were an incredible four years for ECG with expansions across Africa, Asia and Europe

We opened branches in Assiut (Egypt), Libya, Tanzania, Uganda, Kurdistan-Iraq, Kuwait, Al Ain (UAE), Saudi Arabia and France.
We also secured some very high profile clients around the world. In Egypt, we scored Terminal 2 and Le Meridien Hotel at Cairo International Airport, St. Regis Hotel, Mall of Arabia, and Porto October, in Morocco we landed Porto Agadir, in Qatar, the Qatar Naval Base and Doha Island Resort.