Company profile

Behera company, Established year 1881, today ranks among the largest firms in Egypt, as well as being one of the oldest and most experienced.
A coordinated management approach and wide range of capacities enable Behera to aggregate total responsibility for projects of various size and scope.
All major engineering disciplines are represented.
For about 137 years of experience in the field of land reclamation carried by the company. More than 1million feddan of deserts and heath was reclaimed from year 1961 till now.
One of the Grand National project leased by Behera company was Construction of Sheikh Zayed Canal-South Valley (Toshka) - year 1997.
and in the beginning of 21st century the company proceeded in the country future plans to rehabilitate urban communities & South valley by taking part in Construction of branch 3 & 4 taking from Toshka canal, Irrigaion structures on branch 1 & 2 - 2001
That is not all, but our experience includes different type of construction fields such as:
1. Irrigation & Reclamation Projects
2. Earthworks (Excavation, Backfilling ... etc)
3. Pump stations Projects
4. Roads & Bridges Projects.
5. Infrastructure & Utilities Projects
6. Housings
7. Marine works (Wave Breakers, Quays ...)
8. Pile Foundations
9. Fabrication works (Company Workshops)
10. Subsidiaries (Dewatering, Explosion, Quarries)
11. Programming and information technology systems.
Our experience is not limited inside A.R.E, it extends to neighboring countries
Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah.
Dimocratic Rebublic of Sudan.
Rebublic of Uganda.
Saudi Arabia.

History 

In 1875 a group of engineers who has been working in first excavation of suez canal participated in establishment of a new company in June 1881 under the name of "Societe Annonyme Du Behera"  they started the business by Elkhatatba pump station project.
In 1894 land reclamation became the main activity of the company after the agreement held between the government and Behera to buy 121681 fed North Delta.
Successively the company supported the activity of land reclamation with all means of services to develop it, by manufacturing agricultural equipment, spare parts, pipelines, cranes, dredgers.
From now then Behera company became the first Egyptian company that possess a huge fleet of equipment & machines that can serve all type of construction and engineering works.
By year 1961 the company ownership transferred to the government under the law117-1961 of public sector.
Year 1987 Behera followed the land reclamation authority according to republic decision no.15-1987.
It was transformed into one of the companies affiliated to the Holding Company for Land Reclamation and Groundwater Research in accordance with Prime Minister Decision No. 106 of 01/22/2012 establishing and establishing the Holding Company for Land Reclamation and Groundwater Research under the umbrella of the General Business Sector Companies Law No. 203 of 1991 and its executive regulations.
Year 1995-2011 the company became an S.A.E company( shareholder) under law 159-1981 .
Year 2012 after the revolution of 25th January lots of efforts were made so that the company could return back to be under the umbrella of lawno.203 (public works sector).
Year 2016 the ownership of the company returned back to the government under the law no.203 to be one of the companies following the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and to supervised by the holding company of Land Reclamation and Underground Water Researches.
By now Behera has achieved a positive impact on the company stability to go forward in the route of development and achievements.