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Investor Relations
Aramex (DFM: ARMX) is committed to increasing shareholder value through an expansion strategy aimed at propelling the company into the front ranks of the global transportation solutions sector.
With a culture focused on innovation and entrepreneurship for over 25 years, Aramex is keen to become the 5th largest global logistics and express transportation service provider by the year 2010.
Aramex started implementing its expansion strategy that has three components; primarily the acquisitions of companies in key strategic international markets such as the U.S. and China after its successful and already integrated acquisitions in Europe. These acquisitions are aimed to secure and leverage Aramex’s current global network that consist of key hubs in Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, London, Amman, Liege, and Singapore. The hubs serve a network of 304 offices in 192 major cities across the globe, with more than 6,000 employees. Additional to this, Aramex leads the Global Distribution Alliance (GDA) that brings more than 40 local and regional express providers covering all regions of the globe by utilizing Aramex technologies and systems with a turn over not less than USD 8 billion.
To supplement the acquisition strategy, Aramex plans on expanding its brand by franchising in developing markets such Eastern Europe, Africa and Central Asia.
Aramex will also continue investing in its historical key markets through leveraging the existing regional infrastructure and expanding the products range; integrating supply chain management, and document storage business into existing Aramex locations within the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Since its inception in 1982 Aramex has developed itself from an express wholesaler into a total transportation solutions provider serving a global customer base with multiple and unique product offerings ranging from e-commerce solutions, domestic and international express, Air/Ocean/Land freight forwarding and supply chain management.
Aramex is well known for setting new standards and meeting global challenges; in January 1997, Aramex became the first Arab-based international company to trade its shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange. After five years of successful trading, Aramex returned to private ownership in February 2002 and continued to expand and excel as a privately owned company, establishing global alliances and gaining stronger brand recognition. In June 2005 Aramex went public on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
Aramex also is the first company in the region to release an audited sustainability report that showcases its commitment to its key stakeholders, the community and the environment. Aramex has put in its report an ambitious target to be the first carbon neutral company in the industry.
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