Ashraf & Co.
Ashraf & Co. is a Kuwaiti family-owned distributor (founded 1951) that supplies and services medical, imaging, scientific, IT, and industrial NDT technology across Kuwait, serving ministries, banks, hospitals, and private businesses as exclusive partner for principals like Carestream, Kodak, Olympus, and Shimadzu.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1951
- HeadquartersKuwait, Kuwait
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Ashraf & Co. does
Ashraf & Co. (popularly known as "Ashrafs") is a Kuwaiti family-owned technology distribution and services company founded in 1951 by Mohammedi Ashraf and Khalid Al Abdul Razzak, currently led by Chairman Abdul Aziz K. Al-Abdul Razzak and Managing Director Luai Al Abdul Razzak. The company operates through six divisions — Imaging, Medical Systems, Scientific & Labs, IT, Industrial (NDT), and Technical Support — distributing and servicing products from leading international principals across consumer/professional imaging (Kodak, Nikon, Hasselblad, Epson, Lexar), medical systems (Carestream, Olympus, ResMed, Sony Healthcare, Samsung Medison, Fujifilm, Ypsomed, Terumo, Bionime), scientific instruments (Shimadzu, JEOL, Oxford Instruments), IT solutions (IBM, OpenText, Kodak Alaris, Fujitsu, Invixium), and industrial non-destructive testing (YXLON, JME, Carestream NDT, NTP Europe, Shimadzu testing, Belec, MFE Enterprises, MR Chemie).
The company generates revenue through one-time distribution and resale of capital equipment, consumables, and software licenses, complemented by recurring revenue from annual maintenance contracts, service-level agreements, and a 24/7 Technical Support Division (ATS) staffed by 22 qualified technicians with locally maintained spare parts inventory. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supplemented by government procurement channels, targeting Kuwaiti ministries, government hospitals, the country's largest banks, Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait University, and a long tail of private healthcare providers, SMBs, and individual businesses. Distribution partnerships with international principals are typically exclusive within Kuwait and extend to some Middle East markets for IT, statistics, and security products.
Ashraf's competitive position rests on multi-decade exclusive distributor agreements, a 70-plus-year brand, and a service organization that earned it the Carestream Service Excellence Award in 2012 and 2013 and a "first in the Middle East" Golden Award from Carestream and Kodak. The company has no external investors, no parent company, no public listing, and no disclosed M&A history; growth is organic and supplemented by entry into adjacent verticals such as Diabetes Management and Surgical Imaging, both launched in 2021.
Ashraf & Co. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ashraf & Co.
- Legal name
- Ashraf & Co.
- Website
- https://ashrafkuwait.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1951
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Ashraf & Co. is a Kuwaiti family-owned distributor (founded 1951) that supplies and services medical, imaging, scientific, IT, and industrial NDT technology across Kuwait, serving ministries, banks, hospitals, and private businesses as exclusive partner for principals like Carestream, Kodak, Olympus, and Shimadzu.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ashraf & Co. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Technology Distribution and Services
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (42343), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)
- SIC
- X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial Radiography & NDT Services (Gamma radiography, source handling, field inspection) (EUAKAIAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK), Cameras, Imaging & Drones Distribution (CRAOACAH)
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Where Ashraf & Co. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kuwait
- HQ country
- Kuwait
- HQ region
- Middle East
Offices2 records
Markets served
Ashraf & Co. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Product Distribution and Resale: Revenue generated through distribution and resale of technology products from international principals including medical equipment, imaging systems, scientific instruments, and industrial solutions. The company serves as the leading supplier of various globally acclaimed solutions in Kuwait.
- After-Sales Service and Support: Technical support services including preventive, predictive, proactive and corrective maintenance services. Service level agreements are offered to customers for ongoing support.
- Technical Support Contracts: Annual maintenance contracts and professional services for equipment sold through Ashraf & Co. platform.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels3 records
Ashraf & Co. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ashraf & Co. is a Kuwaiti technology distribution and services company that imports, distributes, and provides after-sales support for international brands of medical imaging systems, scientific laboratory instruments, industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment, IT and enterprise content management solutions, and consumer/professional imaging products. The company operates through six divisions and supplies both government institutions and private-sector customers across Kuwait and parts of the Middle East.
Product overview
Ashraf & Co. operates a multi-division product and service portfolio serving the Kuwait market. The company is organized into six main divisions: (1) Imaging Division offering consumer imaging (Kodak, Nikon, Lexar) and professional imaging products (Hasselblad, Epson large format printers, Hasselblad cameras, Noritsu mini labs, Bowens lighting, Lowepro bags, Velbon tripods); (2) Medical Systems Division providing healthcare solutions across dental, nuclear medicine, radiology/diagnostics, respiratory (ResMed CPAP/BiPAP/ventilators), urology, gynecology (Samsung Medison ultrasound), consumables/physiotherapy, surgical imaging (Sony Healthcare), diabetes management (Ypsomed, Terumo, Bionime products), and Healthcare IT (Fujifilm Synapse with REiLI AI); (3) Scientific & Labs Division supplying analytical instruments from Shimadzu, JEOL, Oxford Instruments, Cox Analytical, and others for research, testing, and analysis; (4) IT Division providing document management (File360, Process360, Case360, DataStoreDSX), enterprise content management (OpenText Content Suite), business intelligence (IBM SPSS, STATISTICA), enterprise search (Perceptive), ID/security solutions, OMR/OCR scanning, RFID/barcode, and IBM middleware solutions (Business Process Manager, Aspera, BlueMix, MobileFirst); (5) Industrial Division offering comprehensive NDT solutions including YXLON X-ray, JME pipeline crawlers, Olympus ultrasonic/phased array, Carestream digital imaging, NTP gamma radiography, Belec spectrometers, Shimadzu testing, MFE MFL inspection, and MR Chemie penetrant products; and (6) Technical Support Division providing 24x7 customer support with 22 technicians and spare parts. The company also distributes Invixium biometric solutions for access control and time & attendance.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Medical Systems Division Comprehensive healthcare equipment, consumables, and IT solutions supplied to government hospitals and private healthcare providers in Kuwait, covering dental, nuclear medicine, radiology/diagnostics, respiratory, urology, gynecology, diabetes management, surgical imaging, consumables/physiotherapy, and healthcare IT.
- Industrial Division - NDT Solutions Non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection equipment distribution for oil & gas, petrochemical, aerospace, and manufacturing customers, including X-ray inspection systems, pipeline crawlers, ultrasonic and eddy current flaw detectors, gamma radiography, MFL inspection, optical emission spectrometers, and destructive testing systems.
- Scientific & Labs Division Distribution of scientific and laboratory instruments for research and testing customers, including chromatographs, mass spectrometers, electron microscopes, XRF micro-scanners, water analyzers, and statistical software, serving analytical, environmental, petroleum, education, food, drug, forensic, agricultural, and nanotechnology labs.
- IT Division (Document Management & ECM) Enterprise content management, document capture and workflow solutions distributed and implemented for Kuwaiti government, banking, and enterprise customers, including OpenText Content Suite, IBM SPSS Statistics and STATISTICA, IBM Business Process Manager, Aspera, BlueMix, MobileFirst, Kodak Alaris and Fujitsu scanners, Invixium biometric access, and OMR/OCR/ICR, RFID/barcode, and microfilm equipment.
- Imaging Division Distribution of consumer and professional imaging products including Kodak cameras and film, Nikon DSLR and Coolpix cameras, Hasselblad medium format cameras and Flextight scanners, Epson large format printers and SureLab photo printers, Noritsu mini labs, Lexar memory products, Bowens lighting, Lowepro bags, and Velbon tripods for photographers, studios, minilabs, retail outlets, and hypermarkets.
- Ashraf Technical Support Division (ATS) 24x7x365 technical support and maintenance service for all Ashraf & Co.-installed equipment across medical, diagnostic imaging, IT, document imaging, and industrial product lines, with 22 qualified technicians, locally maintained spare parts inventory, computerized service delivery management, and customized service level agreements.
- Diabetes Division Complete diabetes management solutions for the Kuwait market, including Ypsomed mylife Clickfine pen needles, Terumo Medisafe Fit Smile blood glucose meters and Finetouch lancing devices, and Bionime Rightest glucose meters.
Quantifiable outcome
- First in Middle East to receive golden award from Carestream and Kodak for excellent service performance
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Ashraf & Co.
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Ashraf & Co. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration21 records
AI capability6 records
Feature4 records
Ashraf & Co. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- YXLON InternationalcorePartnership for X-ray inspection equipment for industrial applications including mobile, portable, and stationary X-ray machines and CT systems for NDT applications.
- JME (JME Pipeline Inspection)coreJME is regarded as the market leader for development and manufacture of high quality inspection systems including pipeline crawlers, betatron portable X-ray systems, and digital X-ray inspection systems.
- OlympuscoreDistribution partnership for Olympus ultrasonic flaw detectors, thickness gages, phased array systems, eddy current equipment, remote visual testing products, and XRF analyzers.
- Carestream HealthcoreExclusive distributor for Carestream NDT solutions including digital radiography systems, industrial X-ray films, chemicals, and NDT X-ray film processors for aerospace, petrochemical and industrial testing.
- NTP EuropecorePartnership for radioactive sealed sources and gamma radiography equipment including gamma ray projectors and isotope crawlers for pipeline radiography.
- ShimadzucoreDistribution partnership for Shimadzu analytical instruments including chromatographs, spectrometers, elemental analysis systems, universal testing machines, hardness testers, and fatigue testing equipment.
- IBMcorePartnership for IBM products including Business Process Manager, MobileFirst platform, ASPERA file transfer, BlueMix cloud platform, and Audit Base ICMS solutions.
- Invixium (Canada)coreExclusive distributor in Kuwait for Invixium biometric access solutions including IXM TITAN, Touch 2, Sense 2, Merge, and Mycro biometric devices for enterprise access, industries, and time & attendance.
- OpenTextcorePartnership for OpenText Enterprise Content Management solutions and Content Suite platform for digital transformation and information governance.
- Kodak AlariscoreDistribution of Kodak document scanners, capture software, and imaging solutions across workgroup, departmental, and production scanner categories.
- FujitsucoreDistribution of Fujitsu document scanners including ScanSnap family, workgroup scanners, departmental scanners, and production scanners.
- JEOLcoreDistribution of JEOL electron optical instruments including transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and bench top SEM for scientific research.
- Sony HealthcarecoreDistribution of Sony medical devices including surgical imaging solutions, medical monitors, printers, cameras, and recorders for radiology and surgical applications.
- ResMed (Australia)coreDistribution of ResMed respiratory and sleep therapy products including CPAP/Auto CPAP devices, BiPAP ventilators, home ventilators, and respiratory masks.
- Samsung MedisoncoreDistribution of Samsung Medison ultrasound equipment for gynecological applications.
- YpsomedcoreDistribution of Ypsomed mylife Clickfine DiamondTip pen needles for diabetes management.
- TerumocoreDistribution of Terumo diabetes products including Medisafe Fit Smile blood glucose meters, Finetouch lancing devices, and related supplies.
- BionimecoreDistribution of Bionime Rightest glucose meters including Wiz/Wiz Plus and GM550 models.
- Fujifilm (Synapse)corePartnership for Fujifilm Synapse Enterprise Imaging platform including VNA, Radiology PACS, Cardiology PACS, EIS, 3D visualization, and AI-enabled platform REiLI.
- KodakcoreLong-standing distribution of Kodak consumer and professional imaging products including cameras, film, and imaging equipment.
- NikoncoreDistribution of Nikon digital SLR cameras, compact cameras, and accessories across Kuwait.
- HasselbladcoreDistribution of Hasselblad medium format cameras, lenses, accessories, and Flextight scanners.
- EpsoncoreDistribution of Epson scanners, large format printers, SureLab photo printers, and DiscProducer products.
- LexarcoreDistribution of Lexar memory cards, USB flash drives, and card readers.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Ashraf & Co. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentMarket position
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Ashraf & Co. social profiles
Digital presenceAshraf & Co. compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Ashraf & Co. financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
Ashraf & Co. leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Ashraf & Co. subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Ashraf & Co. funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ashraf & Co. M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ashraf & Co.
What does Ashraf & Co. do?
Ashraf & Co. is a Kuwaiti technology distribution and services company that imports, distributes, and provides after-sales support for international brands of medical imaging systems, scientific laboratory instruments, industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment, IT and enterprise content management solutions, and consumer/professional imaging products. The company operates through six divisions and supplies both government institutions and private-sector customers across Kuwait and parts of the Middle East.
Is Ashraf & Co. a public or private company?
Ashraf & Co. is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Ashraf & Co. founded?
Ashraf & Co. was founded in 1951. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Ashraf & Co. based?
Ashraf & Co. is headquartered in Kuwait, Kuwait, in the Middle East region.
How does Ashraf & Co. make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Product Distribution and Resale is the primary driver. The others are after-Sales Service and Support and technical Support Contracts.
Does Ashraf & Co. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ashraf & Co..
What industry is Ashraf & Co. in?
Ashraf & Co.'s product category is Technology Distribution and Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAKAIAF, Industrial Radiography & NDT Services (Gamma radiography, source handling, field inspection), with a secondary code of EUAKAIAK, Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors). Its NAICS code is 3345 and its SIC code is 3844.