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HISTORY
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1868

1868: Haji Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo was born

1868

1890

1890: Haji Yusuf takes over the small family business, aged 22

1890: Kanoo Properties Division is established

1890: Haji Yusuf takes over the small family business, aged 22

1900

1908: Oil discovered in Khuzistan Province in Iran

1909: Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) is formed

1908

1910

1911: Kanoo Shipping was established

1913: Haji Yusuf appointed as agent for APOC in Bahrain

1911

1920

1926: Haji Yusuf begins to supply the Royal Air Force (RAF) with fuel

1926

1930

1932: Oil discovered in Bahrain

1938: Kanoo Travel was established in Bahrain

1938

1945

1945: Haji Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo passes away 

1948: Kanoo Travel becomes the first IATA Certified Agency in the Gulf

1949: Abdulla Ali Kanoo assigned to open Kanoo’s first office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (far Right) With Jacques Cartier And A Group Of Pearl Merchants From Bahrain

1950

1950: YBA Kanoo opens first offices in Saudi Arabia and secures its first contract with Saudi Arabian Oil Company (ARAMCO)

1950: Maersk Line joins YBA Kanoo’s shipping agency portfolio

1950: Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society appoints YBA Kanoo as its agent for Bahrain

1951: YBA Kanoo Travel Agency in Al-Khobar appointed as IATA’s first Approved Agent in Saudi Arabia

1951: Norwich Union Life Society appoints YBA Kanoo as its agent for the Arabian Gulf region

1951: US Navy awards YBA Kanoo its Military Sea Transportation Service contract

1951: YBA Kanoo acquires the agency for the American States Marine Line

1952: YBA Kanoo establishes the Bahrain Shipping and Labour Agency

1954: Kanoo Slipway Company formed in Muharraq, Bahrain

1958: Kanoo Oil & Gas is formed

1951

1960

1960: Official opening of YBA Kanoo’s Corporate Office Block in Manama 

1961: YBA Kanoo granted a trading license to operate in Dubai

1963: YBA Kanoo opens its first office in Abu Dhabi

1963: Kanoo Group IT is formed in Bahrain

1964: YBA Kanoo becomes a Limited Liability Company

1967: Hamed Kanoo leaves Saudi Arabia to develop the family business in Dubai

1968: YBA Kanoo’s Jeddah office established

1969: Kanoo Logistics is formed

1981

1970

1970: Kanoo Machinery is established

1975: YBA Kanoo begins operations in Oman

1976: The Kanoo Joint Venture Division is formed

1970

1980

1981: YBA Kanoo is registered as a W.L.L Company

1987: YBA Kanoo’s Chemical Division begins operations

Kanoo Machinery Warehouse In 1980s

1990

1994: Kanoo Retail Fashion Division was formed in Bahrain

1997: YBA Kanoo’s Chemical Division begins operations

1997: Kanoo Travel becomes the first Travel Agency in the Gulf to achieve ISO certification

1994

2000

2000: Kanoo Travel won the Dubai Quality Appreciation Program certificate

2000: The first Travel Management Company to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification

2001: Kanoo Travel becomes the first travel company to win the Dubai Quality Appreciation Program for 2000 and Dubai Quality Award

2001: Kanoo Machinery won the Dubai Quality Appreciation Program certificate

2001: The first travel Management Company to win the DQAP 2000 and DQA

2002: Kanoo Administration becomes the first winner of the prestigious Dubai Human Development Award

2003: Kanoo Travel becomes American Express’s Master Franchise

2003: Kanoo Machinery wins the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award

2003: Kanoo Shipping wins the Dubai Quality Appreciation Program certificate

2004: Kanoo Machinery wins Dubai Quality Award

2004: The first travel Management Company to win the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award Appreciation

2005: Kanoo Travel wins Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award Appreciation

2006: Kanoo Travel wins Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award

2006: Kanoo Oil & Gas Division wins the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award Appreciation Certificate

2007: Middle East’s Leading Business Travel Agency: World Travel Awards 2007

2007: Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo W.L.L. becomes a member of the prestigious European Foundation for Quality Management

2008: Kanoo Machinery wins the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award – Gold category

2008: Kanoo Power & Industrial Projects wins Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award Appreciation Certificate

2009: Kanoo Travel (Abu Dhabi) wins Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award — Silver category

2009: Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in the Travel and Tourism sector

2009: Gold Award for Kaizen Blitz Campaign Management from Dubai Quality Group

2009: Hyster Dealer of the Year Award, Saudi Arabia

2006

2010

2010: Mubarak Jassim Kanoo becomes the Chairman of YBA Kanoo Group

2012: Kanoo BICS received ISO 9001 Certification from Bureau Veritas

2012: Kanoo Travel becomes the first travel management company to win Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business Award given by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2013: Kanoo Engineering received Best Sub-contractor for Safety Award from Al Futtaim Carillion

2013: Kanoo Power and Industrial Projects receives ADNOC HSE Award (Group Company & Contractor Partnership Award) for 2012

2014: H.A.K. Industrial Chemicals LLC was certified to ISO 9001:2008

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Present

2015: YBA Kanoo Shipping Oman certified to ISO 9001:2008

2015: Kanoo Energy Project Rated A Four-Star Safety Compliance Facility

2016: YBA Kanoo wins the “Bahrain International CSR Award 2016” for Excellence in CSR Communications

2016: YBA Kanoo HQ moved to the Kanoo Tower in Diplomatic Area, Bahrain

2016: YBA Kanoo awarded Elite Dealer Status by Manitowoc Cranes

2017: Kanoo Machinery wins Bobcat ‘Best Dealer’

2017: Lifetime Achievement Award for Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, during the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship

2018: Kanoo Shipping upgrades to ISO 2015-9001 Certification

2018: Kanoo Travel wins Arabian Travel Awards

2018: Kanoo Shipping wins Ship Agent of the Year at Seatrade Maritime Awards

2019: Travel Tech – Tech Savvy Agency of the year (Kanoo Travel)

2019: Achieved ISO 9001:2015 for all divisions

2019: Ship Agent of the year at Seatrade Maritime Awards (Kanoo Shipping)

2019: E-Service Excellence Award by Dubai Trader’s Association (Kanoo Shipping)

2019: Achieved ISO 27001:2013 for information security

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