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Arabesque (company)

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Industry
  
Construction

Founder
  
Cezar Rapotan

Number of locations
  
19 (March 2016)

Founded
  
Romania, Galați (1994)

Headquarters
  
Romania

Number of employees
  
2,700 (2015)


Arabesque is a company based in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1994 and engaged in the trade of construction materials. The Arabesque network includes 19 shopping centers in Romania and 23 abroad. The company is owned by the businessman Cezar Rapotan who also owns shares of the building materials retailer Mr. Bricolage, of the manufacturer of steel structures Sibel FIERCTC in Galati and of the energy solutions company Chorus Marketing and Distribution.

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In the summer of 2006, the company has acquired the Budmax network, the third largest player in the building materials business-to-business market in Ukraine.

In 2013 Arabesque had over 2,400 employees [2] and was expected to reach 2,700 in 2015.

Economic results

Turnover:

  • 2016: 365 million euro – budgeted
  • 2015: 348 million euro
  • 2014: 340 million euro[3]
  • 2013: 338 million euro
  • 2012: 351 million euro
  • 2011: 385 million euro
  • 2010: 355 million euro
  • 2007: 450 million euro
  • 2006: 350 million euro
  • Nomber of employees:

  • 2015: 2,700
  • 2014: 2,486
  • 2013: 2,439
  • 2012: 2,468
  • 2011: 2,800
  • 2009: 2,673
  • Shopping centers in Romania

    In 2016, Arabesque held 19 shopping centers nationwide, the latter being inaugurated in Pitesti, on 24 March.

  • 2016: 19
  • 2009: 17
  • 2008: 16
  • 2007: 14
  • Foreign subsidiaries

  • 2008: Serbia
  • 2006–2007: Bulgaria – Ukraine
  • 2005: Republic of Moldova
  • References

    Arabesque (company) Wikipedia