The Al-Gharabally family has a storied heritage of centuries as merchants and traders with the people of the region. A testimony to this tradition is Souk Al-Gharabally which has stood at the heart of Kuwait City for over 90 years. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Gharabally, Ph.D. graduate of the City University of London, is the founding father of:

• Al-Gharabally Construction Materials.
• Mahmoud Al-Gharabally Trading Establishment.
• Mahmoud Al-Gharabally Trading & Contracting House.

Formed in 1973, we operate in the following fields:

• Construction tools, hardware materials and building materials supplying contractors, cleaning companies, ready-mix establishments and a wide market of automotive repair shops and retail outlets.
• Medical disposables, orthopedic products, hemostatic and surgical instruments with the Ministry of Health as its primary client.
  In addition to its own trademarked DOCKERS and SPEED brands.
  Exclusive business relationships are with companies made of excellence.
  Facilities include:
• Company headquarters in Shuwaikh Industrial Area. The grounds also house a showroom and a storage facility.
• The center of Shuwaikh Industrial Area holds showroom and two storage facilities
• One more storage facilities are in Mina Abdullah.
• Total storage space is 1,000,000 square feet.

           The Firm has a fleet of vehicles for sales and delivery functions.

         Computer Information Systems permeate every part of the business.

Our employee team includes a veteran and efficient accounting crew and a highly trained, skilled and motivated sales force. Hard work and dedication is an organizational trademark.

Each of our divisions is supervised by specialists who are nothing short of brilliant minds in their field of expertise.

Mahmoud Al-Gharabally Trading is currently managed by Dr. Talal Al-Gharabally, a Ph.D. graduate in econometrics from the University of Notre Dame (U.S.A.).

Dr. Al-Gharabally had worked in the United States serving disadvantaged youth through the Boys & Girls Club Movement mostly in inner-city Las Vegas, Nevada. His most recent position was that of chief executive.

Dr. Al-Gharabally is noted for introducing performance metrics to his organizations.

The hard facts of electronically measured performance are the key to all of organizational activities. Just as importantly transparency, high ethics and loyalty to both suppliers and clientele are a centuries-long heritage to which Mahmoud Al-Gharabally is deeply rooted.


Mahmoud Al-Gharabally Trading has been around long enough to know how to grow and develop during times of flux, thriving on competition by keeping its pulse on global opportunities that benefit the local market place.

The results speak for themselves. During the global economic crisis in the 2008-2011 fiscal years Mahmoud Al-Gharabally Trading averaged 11% growth.