Brands & Products

Shaker Group’s brand portfolio consists of some of the leading names in the market, providing consumers with a wide variety of products to suit their specifications, needs and price points. The portfolio includes several leaders in their respective market segments in the Kingdom, notably LG Air conditioning Products which dominate the local market.

Shaker Group Offered Products

Air Conditioning Products

- Window

- Single-Splits

- Multi-Splits

- VRF

- Rooftops

- Ducted US-Style

- Chillers

Home Appliances

- Laundry

- Cooking Ranges

- Refrigerators

- Freezers

- Built-In

- Water Coolers

- Coffee Makers

- Small Kitchen Appliances

Shaker Group

Shaker Group represents a host of leading international air conditioning products and Home Appliances brands and continues to introduce new home appliance products to the retail sector in the Kingdom. The following brands represent the portfolio included in Shaker Group portfolio as of 30 June 2008G.

LG Electronics Inc.

LG Electronics Incorporated (“LG”) is a South Korean multinational corporation. It is South Korea's second largest electronics maker and the world's third largest appliance maker. With headquarters in Seoul, LG Electronics is the flagship company of LG Group. LG Electronics has 75 subsidiaries worldwide that design and manufacture refrigerators, Air Conditioning Products, laundry products, freezers, televisions, Home Appliances, and telecommunications devices.

The Company entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Air Conditioning Products with LG for Saudi Arabia in 1994 and for the first time launched their air conditioning products in the Kingdom. In a short span, LG became a market leader with LG’s residential air conditioning product line achieving more than 30% market share in 2007G which is more than the market share of the first, second and third competitor combined. LG air conditioning product line is the backbone of the Company business, accounting for the majority of Shaker Group’s sales.

Maytag

With an operational history of over a century, Maytag is a well known name in Home Appliances industry worldwide. In 2006G, Maytag was acquired by Whirlpool creating the largest Home Appliances company as per US market shares. Whirlpool management undertook review of the product portfolio and it is expected that the revamped product range will be available in the market by year end 2008G.

Ariston & Indesit

Merloni Elettrodomestici in 1985 acquired Indesit and two years after this the company was listed on the stock exchange. In February 2005, Merloni Elettrodomestici was renamed Indesit Company, Indesit being the best known of the Group’s brands outside Italy. Indesit Company, domiciled in Italy, is Europe’s second largest appliances manufacturer and produces appliances under the brand name of Ariston and Indesit.

ISCL has agreement since 1995G to distribute large appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, cooking ranges) produced and marketed under the Ariston brand. Ariston is the market leader in the Built-in large kitchen appliances segment which is the fastest growing in Saudi Arabia. In 2004, ISCL also secured an agreement to distribute home appliances under the brand Indesit

American Standard

Trane Inc. is a subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand and is the successor company to the American Standard Companies. It is a global provider of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and building management systems and controls under the Trane and American Standard brand names. Trane has offices, service operations, joint ventures and manufacturing facilities around the world.

McQuay

Formed in 1872 and is amongst the Fortune 1000 companies, McQuay is the second largest air conditioning, heating, ventilating and refrigeration company in the world. Remington®, Singer®, HermanNelson® Company, American Air Filter® and Perfex® are amongst few of the widely accepted brands offered by McQuay.

Shaker Group is expanding its relationship with McQuay to offer chillers and district cooling solutions. This segment is expected to grow strongly given the large infrastructure project and their partnership with McQuay will position them well to benefit from this growing market.

Shaker

Shaker Group identified a market segment which seeks the reliability of a brand but is not able to afford international brands. In order to serve this segment, Shaker Group launched a line of appliances under the Shaker brand. These products, including refrigerators, microwaves, freezers, and water coolers, are manufactured by original equipment manufacturers and branded with the Shaker name.