History Milestone
Highlights from our four decades of results
1979
Established by Mahmoud Shalaby, a Sole Proprietor company for a diversity of techno-commercial activities and businesses including consultancy, Commercial Agencies and representation, and importation of machines tools, tools, and industrial equipment.
1994
Activity of conveying systems was added by becoming agent and distributor for Thyssen (now ThyssenKrupp) to configure, sell, install, and maintain high quality elevators, escalators, and walkways.
1998
Due to the remarkable success with Thyssen in the Egyptian market a Joint Venture between the two companies was established with 75% ThyssenKrupp, 25% Emeco.
Through the years the JV ThyssenKrupp Elevator Egypt became the reputable leading company in Egypt.
2007
- Establishing a regional office for North Africa and Middle East and the success in Egypt was extended to Libya, Tunis, and Morocco where we established our local companies and Sudan where we worked through an agent.
2013
Starting the activity in the renewable energy sector. After 2 years of extensive studies and selection of reputable suppliers. The starting strategy was based by applying what we learned in two years and to learn by doing by getting small projects ( 100-500 KWp) of Design .
Company Introduction
- EMECO Company is agent and consultant in many fields; machine tools, tools, Airports ground support equipment and Recently Energy
- Emeco was established in 1979 by Eng. Mahmoud Shalaby.
- The long-term customer relations stands as a proof of customer satisfaction as we are committed to serve and support our customers, meet their needs and expectations.
Eng. Mahmoud Shalaby (Founder of the company)
- Born 21.02.1949 in Cairo.
- Elementary, Preparatory, and Secondary studies in Lycée Français, in Cairo.
- Graduated from Cairo University, Mechanical Engineering Department (power).
- 1974-1979, practical work in the electro mechanical contracting field, and Power Transmission lines.
- 1979 establishing EMECO
- Languages: Arabic, French, English, and German.
- Nationality: Egyptian and German.
- Mahmoud Shalaby is a Member of the Board 2012-2014, 2014-2016 of the German Arabic Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, and American Society of Mechanical Engineering.