History
It was founded in 1977 by Abdul Razak Dawood as Design Engineering and Construction Services (Descon) with an investment of . It received its first contract when Attock Refinery asked to set up a small refinery in 1978. In 1981, it received a four-year project of National Refinery which helped the company to expand. In 1982, Descon expanded to regional countries, where it helped a Saudi company and afterwards got a small project in Abu Dhabi. In 2007, Descon was included in the ''Engineering News-Records list. In 2018, Descon expanded its footprint into South Africa by acquiring 26 percent of Plant Design and Project Services (PDPS), an engineering firm there.List of companies
Listed companies
* Altern Energy Limited * Descon Oxychem Limited (founded 2004)Unlisted companies
* Descon Engineering Qatar (LLC) (founded 2002): A Qatari branch of Descon * Descon Plant Design and Project Services (PDPS): A division of Descon Engineering formed through a strategic acquisition of a 26% stake in a South African PDPS company * Olayan Descon Industrial Company (ODI) (founded 1981): A joint venture with Olayan Saudi Holding * Presson Descon International Limited (PDIL)See also
* List of companies of Pakistan * Pearl GTLReferences
External links
* {{official website, https://www.descon.com/ Pakistani companies established in 1977 Construction and civil engineering companies of Pakistan Pakistani brands Multinational companies headquartered in Pakistan Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1977 Conglomerate companies of Pakistan Conglomerate companies established in 1977 Privately held companies of Pakistan