Established in 1979 by Mr. Mohamed Farid Khamis, a leading Egyptian entrepreneur and industrialist, the company has grown under his leadership to become one of the largest and fastest-growing machine-made rug and carpet manufacturers in the world.
Oriental Weavers About us
Established in 1979 by Mr. Mohamed Farid Khamis, a leading Egyptian entrepreneur and industrialist, the company has grown under his leadership to become one of the largest and fastest-growing machine-made rug and carpet manufacturers in the world.
Inception of Oriental Weavers Carpets in 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt
Inception: MAC, a subsidiary specialized in custom printed tailored rugs – 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt
Inception: First Fiber Extrusion and Polypropylene Facility, Egypt
Inception: In-house Spinning Operations for wool fibre fulfilment, Egypt
Exhibition: Participated in Hiemtex, Frankfurt Fair, Germany
Inception: The world’s largest carpet design centre, Egypt
Inception: Egyptian Fibers Company (EFCO), subsidiary specialised in producing master batch, polypropylene staple fibre, and needle felt carpets – 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt
Award: “The Largest Exporter” -large size company category, Cairo International Fair, Egypt
Inauguration: First overseas showroom , USA
Exhibition: Largest exhibitor at Domotex Fair, Hanover, Germany
Innovation: Introduced first ever Eight-colour Looms (standard industry was five-colour looms), Egypt
Innovation: Introduced first of its kind of 10 colour Rugs, Egypt
Inception: Sphinx, the Group’s distributor in USA, USA
Inauguration: The largest showroom in Atlanta, USA
Innovation: Licensed signature rug collection exclusively for the internationally renowned movie star: Omar Elsherif, Egypt
Innovation: Launched 36 individual colour rugs called Gabeh Collection, Egypt
Inception: Oriental Weavers Fibres (OWF), Egypt
Award: “America’s Magnificent Carpets” Awards, USA
Inception: Oriental Weavers USA manufacturing facility, USA
Qualification: ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), Egypt
Award: Favourite Area Rug Manufacturer: Service, Quality & Design, by Floor Focus Magazine, USA
Award: UNIDO’S: “Africa Most Innovative Company” Award, large size company category, Egypt.
Inception: Oriental Weavers International (OWI), Egypt
Innovation: Patents for Polypropylene-based carpet yarn and fully acrylic rug production, USA
Award: “Surfaces Award of Excellence”, USA
Innovation: Introducing the unique 2 million points per sqm rug, USA
Award: “Super Brands” Award, USA
Award: “Top 100 Manufacturers”, by Floor Focus Magazine, USA
Inception: The Egyptian Propylene & Polypropylene Company (EPP), Egypt
Inception: Oriental Weavers China, China
Accreditation: Oeko-Tex standard 100, Egypt
Inauguration: First Dubai Sales office, UAE
Qualification: ISO 14001 (environmental management system) certification, Egypt
Inauguration: The world’s largest rug showroom, 6th of October City, Egypt
Inception: King Tut facility, fibre manufacturer, Egypt
Inception: Oriental Weavers Hospitality, London showroom, UK
Inauguration: New York City’s Showroom, USA
Innovation: launching the rug limited edition collection with Pantone, USA
Innovation: Rug Limited Edition collection with island-inspired lifestyle brand Tommy Bahama, USA
Award: “World Best Carpet”, Germany
Award: “World Best Carpet”, Germany
Award: “The Supplier of the Year”, by Rugs Direct, USA
Surpassing the 10 billion EGP turnover record, Egypt
Innovation: Polypropylene Yarn Patent registration, Egypt/USA
Award: “bt100”, Egypt
Inauguration: New showroom in New York, USA