Established in 1977, GBA Products Limited is based out of the United Arab Emirates and registers in the Isle of Man, U.K. The Company was founded and is headed by its Managing Director Mr. Ram Kini. Operations initially consisted of providing a reliable supply chain of construction materials in the U.A.E. and its neighbouring states. GBA (Gulf Bitumen & Asphalt) found early success with supplying bitumen and cement to major civil infrastructure projects, and started marketing bitumen from major refineries into Gulf & African countries. GBA Products is an accepted vendor by the United Nations Organizations and African Development Bank. The company has now been providing supplies of cement and bitumen to UN funded projects in Africa for decades. Seeking to grow the business organically GBA starting trading in commodities and providing technical equipment to related industries, such as Oil & Gas, Pipe coating, Marine, Chemicals etc. As a result operations have rapidly diversified to a wide range of industries. This has lead to association and support from over 50 internationally reputed manufacturers and industrial houses that GBA works both in the Gulf and around the world. Today the company’s turnover is close to $60 million (US Dollars) annually with an average growth rate of 10% year on year. This success has been due to a growing base of satisfied customers, and GBA has always maintained that its relationships with its customers and the good will built through support provided is the best possible competitive advantage.