TOWELL HISTORY

  1. 1866
  2. 1907
  3. 1914
  4. 1916
  5. 1947
  6. 1956
  7. 1965
  8. 1970
  9. 1977
  10. 1978
  11. 1978
  12. 1988
  13. 1988
  14. 1989
  15. 1989
  16. 1992
  17. 2013
  18. 2015
  19. 2018
  20. 2019

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TOWELL

Towell’s history spans over more than 150 years of dedication, integrity, and hard work by multiple generations of our family

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1866

TOWELL HISTORY

William Jack Towell establishes the company in Oman to sell U.S produced Kerosene and shipping materials

1907

Mohammed Fadhel

Mohammed Fadhel takes over the operations of the company.

1914

Mohammed Fadhel

Mr. Mohammed Fadhel acquires the full rights of the company

1916

Sultan Mohammed Fadhel

Mohammed Fadhel passes away, leaving the company in the control of his eldest son, Sultan

1947

Ahmed Sultan

Sultan’s Son, Ahmed along with his brothers Qamar and Ali, expands the business to Kuwait, which becomes the first expansion point for W.J Towell.

1956

Qamar Sultan

The company expands operations to Iraq, and family members decide to either stay in Oman or move to Kuwait and Iraq

1965

Abdul Amir Sultan

Towell Holding establishes their first food distribution division in Kuwait.

1970

Ahmed Sultan

Ahmed Sultan plays a vital role in development The Sultanate Of Oman. He establishes “The National Bank of Oman”; the first local bank in Oman and “The Mutrah Hotel”, the first hotel in Oman. Further, Towell becomes the first company to build a residential and commercial complex in Oman.

1977

Sultan International Electronics

Towell Holding establishes Sultan International Electronics Company

1978

Toufiq Sultan

Toufiq Bin Sultan, Ahmed Sultan’s eldest son joins the business.

METCO

Towell establishes METCO

1988

SIP

Towell establishes Sultan International Printing Company.

Jotun Paints

Towell enters into a partnership with Jotun Paints

1989

ST United

Towell enters into a joint venture with the Triveni group and establishes Sultan Triveni General Trading

BK

Towell consolidated the FMCG business and established Al Bustan Al Khaleeji

1992

TIG

Towell International Group Company started operations.

2013

TIH

Tawfiq consolidates the Kuwait operations from W.J Towell under the name of “Towell International Holding”. Towell International Holding (TIH) was established in April 13th, 2013.

2015

KUMC

TIH along with their partners acquire Kuwait United Chemalloys Manufacturing Company (KUCM)

2018

Goodlife

Through it’s subsidiary Al Bustan Al Khaleeji, Towell Holding acquires 51 percent of Goodlife.

2019

Ferrero
Through it’s subsidiary Al Bustan Al Khaleeji, Towell Holding establishes a joint venture with Ferrero.

“THE SKY IS THE BEGINNING”
Towell continues to thrive with our main strength being our commitment to our stakeholders. We ensure that trust is at the cornerstone of each business.