Easa Saleh Al Gurg: The Architect of One of the UAE’s Largest Family-Owned Businesses

Easa Saleh Al Gurg is certainly one name synonymous with innovation, leadership, and business success in the UAE. Founder and chairman of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, or ESAG, has transformed a small local enterprise into an international conglomerate. With an immense spread of nearly 27 companies under its business umbrella, the ESAG Group finds itself at a strategic level in retail, industrial, and construction sectors, thus always leaving an indelible mark on not only the local markets but also the international realms.

The Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group had once begun as a small trading business in 1960, which over the years it has developed into one of the groupings, presently a prominent conglomerate within the UAE. Easa Saleh Al Gurg is different from other business personalities. His USP is his sharp eyesight for the growing potential in different sectors. His entrepreneurial acumen and great foresight added more streams to the ESAG Group, ranging from construction to retail and manufacturing. The ESAG Group has diversified fields beginning from home appliances and construction materials, consumer goods, to automobiles. Among the critical companies of ESAG Group are Al Gurg Building Services, United Engineering Construction (UNEC), and Scientechnic. Through diversification, Al Gurg ensured that this conglomerate always was ready and prepared against different economic challenges, and remains to be one of the corestone business of the economy of UAE.

What makes the ESAG Group even praiseworthy is that it still remains a totally family-owned business. Easa Saleh Al Gurg’s concern for the legacy of the family had ensured that the business continued to work under the stewardship of successive generations. He led his organization by fostering a culture of trust, innovation, and dedication at every level. Given that his family played such an important role in running the business and keeping intact its core values while embracing new opportunities in emerging markets, the ESAG Group has preserved its glorious heritage and expanded worldwide. Under the guidance of Easa Saleh Al Gurg, his business does quite well both at home and abroad-from Asia and Africa to Australia and further afield.

The ESAG Group has formed joint ventures with global giants such as Unilever, Siemens, and Akzo Nobel. These have helped the group grow even more and expand across the globe. The company also has regional alliances with some of the world’s most accredited international brands, which include 3M, Dunlop, and British American Tobacco. It also enabled the ESAG Group to use the knowledge and potential of international companies while maintaining its uniqueness within the Middle East. The coming together of global force and local resilience has been an important factor in this success chain for the group.

Easa Saleh Al Gurg’s emphasis on innovation has supported the growth of the group in strategic sectors, namely building, industrial services, and consumer goods. The construction arm of the group, namely UNEC, has been highly instrumental in some of the landmark projects that have shaped the infrastructure of the UAE. Scientechnic was one of the leading providers of engineering solutions and has emerged as a pioneer in both electrical and mechanical engineering fields. The retailing division also contributed to the growth of the group. From luxurious household furnishings to basic consumer products, the ESAG Group has gained a strong stand in the retail markets and serves a wide variety of customer needs with quality products.

Easa Saleh Al Gurg’s reach extends far and wide beyond the UAE’s borders. His operations in ESAG now transcend continents with enormous investments in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. This vast reach represents his vision of a business that not only served the UAE but the global economy.