So what do Salameh al-Aqra and Mohammad al-Sweity, two seasoned marathon runners, have to do with a small village called Dhundalwadi in Maharastra?
The logistics company based in Dubai called Aramex.
Competing with giants like DHL and Fedex, Aramex just posted a better-than-expected 28 % increase in profits in the fourth quarter of year 2009 after a steady decline of revenues during the last year. This only goes to show that the company reflects the values that its brand ambassadors exemplify in their sport, the ability to go the distance.
However, just like most global logistics giants of today, Aramex also began its journey in 1982 as an express operator. Fifteen years later, it became the first Arab company to trade its shares on the NASDAQ exchange, only to return to private ownership in February 2002.
With services that include logistics and warehousing for publication distribution as well as specialized shopping services such as the Shop & Ship U.S. mailbox and Shop the World catalog shopping and the equally competitive international and domestic express delivery and freight forwarding service, Aramex is able to provide its customers with a wide range of transportation solutions with a business network of more than 12,000 offices, 33,000 vehicles and 66,000 employees all over the world today.
With its focus on quality, efficiency, security of information as well as providing its customer with customized solutions for their logistics needs, the Aramex-led Global Distribution Alliance have moved forward from strength to strength giving it a reputation as a force to be reckoned with, in the global market.
