Our history · since 1952

Making history in print

From a twenty-five square metre office in Beirut’s Azarieh Building to the Gulf headquarters at Production City, Dubai — three generations serving the printing industry of the Middle East.

Youssef Kara & Fils is registered in Beirut, 1952
The first subsidiary opens in Damascus, 1960
Offset printing is introduced to the region, 1967
Expansion into the Gulf market, 1968
Ihsan El Kara is appointed partner, 1971
A technical service department is established, 1972
The Azarieh premises are lost, 1975
Trans Orient Modern Machinery is established in Saudi Arabia, 1976
The first DuPont exhibition in Saudi Arabia, 1976
Youssef Kara & Fils Dubai is registered, 1977
A representative office opens in Frankfurt, 1978
The Tabaris offices remain open on the Green Line, 1979
Alghanim & Kara is established in Kuwait, 1981
Drupa 1982, Düsseldorf, 1982
The region's first printing exhibition, 1985
Drupa 1986, 1986
The Roland 700 is introduced to the region, 1990
A new era begins as Dynagraph, 1998
The third generation joins the company, 1999
The MAN Technology Transfer Center opens, 2000
The first training intake is completed, 2001
Manroland web service hub, Dubai, 2005
Headquarters inaugurated in Beirut, 2006
The global financial crisis, 2008
Flint Group distribution, 2010
HP reseller agreement, 2011
Drupa 2012 and a change of strategy, 2012
EFI and HP 3D appointments, 2017
A showroom opens in Kuwait, 2018
The OptiDesign Decoration Center, 2018
The 3D Additive Manufacturing Technology Transfer Center, 2019
Esko distribution agreement, 2020
The group today, Today
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