AAB Industrial & Automotive Solutions wins top honors at THMI distributors conference

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co (AAB) – Industrial & Automotive Solutions - has won the President Award Bronze and the Platinum Club Recognition from Toyota Material Handling International (TMHI) for 2016.

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. has achieved leadership in the Qatari market by relentlessly and effectively focusing upon providing clients with comprehensive material handling solutions, becoming the partner of choice for all their warehousing requirements. It is exciting to note that today, the market share achieved by the company stands at an impressive 35% of the total market in Qatar.

Winning Top Honors

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. (AAB) Industrial & Automotive Solutions (IAS) attended the annual distributor's conference 2017 of Toyota Material Handling Equipment as its exclusive distributor in Qatar. The Industrial & Automotive Solutions (IAS) received the President Award Bronze and the Platinum Club Recognition from Toyota Material Handling International (TMHI) for achieving 35% of the total market in Qatar and has been ranked in the top seven distributors in terms of performances of both sales and customer service in 2016.

The official ceremony for the President Award took place in April during the 2017 TMHI distributor conference in Japan.

TMHI selects its top dealers each year from a network, recognising them for demonstrating excellence in market share, equipment sales, parts, service and overall dealership operations. AAB Industrial & Automotive Solutions Division recorded the highest score whilst competing within THMI Region including Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Middle East and Africa and among our regional network of 8 TMHI dealers from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, U.A.E, Bahrain, Lebanon and Oman.

“We are proud to have Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. as a partner with Toyota Material Handling Group,” comments Mr. Yazan Mustafa, COO of the Commercial and Industrial Division of Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. He goes on to add: “This strategic partnership and our continuous effort has positioned us to be a key player in the field of material handling. We are also grateful for our customers’ support over the last years which has led us to reach 35% of the total market in Qatar. Now, our key focus is to maintain and fortify this trust.”

Toyota, besides being a global leader in the automobile industry, also ranks No. 1 in the material handling industry, primarily through sales of Toyota counterbalanced forklifts and BT / Raymond warehouse equipment.

New models to be introduced to Qatar Market

The company continuously strives to innovate, especially with regards to making a real and lasting contribution to the shaping of a more comfortable society in which lifestyles are enriched and aspirations achieved. In line with this, Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co launched the Toyota 8FBE20 in the Qatari market in 2016, a move that resulted in great success and increased customers’ demands.  Adding to our success, in 2017, as part of our expansion plan, the company is introducing the new Towing Tractor 3TE25 into Qatar market.

Our company is continually aware of and promotes the latest technologies, innovations and insights within and affecting our industry, and it is this focus on delivering the best machines for the job that sets us apart from our competition. Indeed, it is this ability to prepare our company for whatever comes our way – whether it is through continuous consulting and co-operating with industry experts concerning new challenges, ideas and innovative solutions, or repeatedly enhancing knowledge on issues such as safety or new industry innovations.

Unmatched Storage Solutions

Godrej Storage Solutions has developed unrivalled credentials in domestic and international site installation capabilities. This enables a high degree of flexibility in the management of a variety of items, with higher levels of storage easily reached by providing multi-tier systems. Cross selling with Godrej Racking Solutions has increased AAB’s market share and enabled us to become the market leader in material handling in the State of Qatar.

Over the years the company has worked tirelessly to ensure an impeccable level of customer service, working with clients to provide and implement the most cost-effective and efficient solutions from conception to completion of all kinds of warehouse storage systems.

With continuous effort of our team, we reached more than 500+ racking & shelving installations in Qatar. A few to be proud of:

•   Milaha Logistics City Project - 2017, Al Thumama

17.5-meter-high very narrow aisle selective pallet racking system for cold and ambient warehouses. Over 47,500 pallet positions.

•   Hamad Medical Corporation - 2017, Logistics Village Qatar

Bolt-free multitier light duty shelving system for storage of medical equipment & consumables.

•   Qapco - 2016, Mesaieed

Cantilever racking & heavy duty shelving project for storage of long goods.

•     Qatar Steel - 2015, Mesaieed

40 rows & 5 deep heavy duty drive-in racking project for storage of raw material.

Total Commitment

Toyota’s deep commitment to high-quality products, service and their passion for continuous innovation lead Toyota to be the world’s leading brands in the field of material handling equipment and has been the driving force behind Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros company’s meteoric rise. Our plans for business growth in 2017 include increasing the rental fleet and expanding the rental of forklifts, to better match the needs of our customers.

It has certainly been a long journey since one of Qatar’s leading business families founded the AAB in 1958, but the company has been blessed to match and support the economic and social expansion of the great nation of Qatar.