IDP

About IDP

About IDP

For more than 40 years, IDP’s name has been associated with some of the industry’s leading manufacturers. As a sole agent and representative of international equipment manufacturers universally agreed upon to be among the best in the industry, IDP managed to become a reliable partner, supplier, know-how and service provider to Egypt’s base of construction, industrial and logistics companies. Our deep knowledge and extensive experience as well as our reliability, competence and readiness to serve, all contributed to making IDP not only a market leader, but even a preferred partner to the industry’s most renowned customer base. IDP offers a complete and diversified range of construction and industrial equipment and machinery.

Our History

  1. 1974

    1974 Establishment of International Development Programmes (IDP) to become the local dealer for Mannesmann Demag, leading German manufacturer of construction equipment at the time.

  2. 1977

    IDP becomes local dealer for Kabag, now Wiggert & Co., leading German manufacturer of concrete batching and mixing plant.

    IDP becomes local dealer for Putzmeister, leading German manufacturer of concrete pumps.

  3. 1978

    IDP becomes local dealer for Potain, known to be the world leading manufacturer of tower cranes/self-erecting cranes.

  4. 1979

    IDP partners with Thwaites, pioneering manufacturer for site dumpers.

  5. 1981

    IDP forms its now iconic headquarters in Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek.

  6. 1984

    IDP becomes local dealer for Alimak, world's leading provider of rack and pinion vertical access equipment

  7. 1985

    IDP partners with Gomaco, manufacturer of curb and gutter machines, to become their sole agent in Egypt.

  8. 2004

    IDP awarded for outstanding sales performance for Wiggert & Co.

  9. 2006

    IDP becomes local dealer for Chinese state-owned heavy machinery manufacturer XCMG.

  10. 2007

    Establishment of IDP Overseas with its headquarters in the UAE.

  11. 2014

    Inauguration of IDP’s state of the art workshop and relocation of all after-sales activity to Abu Rawash Industrial Zone.

    IDP appointed Elite dealer for Potain.

  12. 2015

    Wiggert & Co. awards IDP for longest existing dealer.

  13. 2016

    IDP starts activity in additives and admixtures with the establishment of IDP Chemicals.

    IDP management and sales department relocate to Abu Rawash, making it IDP’s new headquarters.

  14. 2017

    IDP becomes local dealer for Cox Gomyl manufacturer of Building Maintenance (BMU) systems.

  15. 2018

    IDP is awarded distributor of the year for African region for Alimak Construction.

    IDP partners with Progress Group, manufacturers for systems, machines and software for precast concrete plants.

    IDP is awarded excellent market coverage and performance for Potain.

  16. 2019

    IDP is awarded distributor of the year for African region for Alimak Industrial.

    IDP establishes IDP Academy, a knowledge transfer center focused on service, maintenance and operation of construction equipment.

    IDP becomes sole agent for PromaxStar, the Turkish manufacturer of mobile and compact batching plants.