Press Releases

Al Hassan Group website wins Oman Web Award (17 Jan. 2010)

Al Hassan Group bagged a Bronze Award for the Oil and Gas category in the 5th Oman Web Awards, Oman's premier web designing competition. The Al Hassan website has been designed and developed using the latest web standards and technologies by Al Hassan IT Department.

Mr. Ali Maqbool, Family Member, Al Hassan Group, received the award at a glittering ceremony presided over by H.E. Ahmed bin Hassan Al-Dheeb, Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel.

www.al-hassan.com is a virtual window to Al Hassan Group, one of Oman's leading business groups. Al Hassan Group, established in 1975, currently employs 5000+ people and is structured around 11 companies in Oman and UAE classified under three Strategic Business Units (SBUs), viz., Contracting, Trading, and Manufacturing. Al Hassan Group also has a joint venture with Asian Paints for manufacturing Paints.

Commenting on the award, Mr. Maqbool Ali Salman, Managing Director, Al Hassan Group of Companies, said, "We are indeed happy to have received this award. It is an honour to be recognized by an international jury and the recognition, doubtless, motivates us to continue setting the standard for a world-class website that delivers business results. We firmly believe that the Internet medium presents a very exciting channel to interact with our stakeholders, hence it forms a very important part of our communication strategy. The award is also an apt acknowledgment of the efforts and capabilities of the team at Al Hassan IT Department."

He highlighted, "With its contemporary design, friendly navigation, dynamic functions and informative content, the Al Hassan website has proven to be a very effective medium for the Group to reach out to all its stakeholders. The website is a one-stop destination for current and relevant information about all Al Hassan SBUs. It is also linked to our on-line recruitment processes. The website has been revamped to appeal to a global audience of existing and potential business partners, job seekers, customers, media, shareholders and investors. The Group’s competitive advantages – market leadership, product depth and broad services spectrum are clearly presented through informative content and skillful design."

He added, "In a few months, our Arabic website will go live and that means we can reach out to many more of our ever growing customers."

<< back