50 manufacturing companies in Sharjah ranked by 1-year headcount growth. The top 10 are free below, each with a short data note. The full ranked list of 50 is a CSV + Excel download.
Edition October 2026 · updated 2026-10-09 · source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data
Key numbers
- Median 1-year headcount growth: 25.4% across 50 companies (range 16.9% to 133.3%). 4 of 50 at least doubled their headcount.
- Size mix: 10–19 employees: 8, 20–49 employees: 3, 50–99 employees: 14, 100–249 employees: 10, 250–499 employees: 15. The most common band is 250–499 (30%).
- Main sub-industries: Industrial Machinery & Equipment (11), Building Materials (9), Chemicals & Related Products (8).
- Largest company on the list: Safety Marine Services (250–499 employees, 18.5% growth). 11 of 50 have fewer than 50 employees.
- Versus the whole October 2026 dataset (3246 companies), this page's median is higher: 25.4% vs 22.1%.
- Same sector by city (median growth): Abu Dhabi 25.1% (n=50), Dammam 25.0% (n=50), Doha 20.0% (n=50), Dubai 50.0% (n=50), Jeddah 20.6% (n=50), Riyadh 32.3% (n=50), Sharjah 25.4% (n=50), Muscat 10.4% (n=34), Kuwait City 12.3% (n=33), Manama 9.1% (n=14).
- Same location by sector (median growth): manufacturing 25.4% (n=50), healthcare & clinic 17.2% (n=10), professional services 16.2% (n=35), education & training 16.1% (n=39), construction 15.8% (n=24), IT services & software 15.7% (n=14), retail & e-commerce 13.6% (n=50), freight & logistics 11.0% (n=12), hospitality & restaurant 9.5% (n=16).
Top 10 by headcount growth
| # | Company | Industry | Size band | 1-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harwal Group Companies | Plastic, Packaging & Containers | 100–249 | 133.3% |
| 2 | Alico | Building Materials | 100–249 | 129.4% |
| 3 | Emirates Industrial Converting Factory | Pulp & Paper | 50–99 | 109.0% |
| 4 | Pearl Industries | Building Materials | 100–249 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Hawa Industrial | Industrial Machinery & Equipment | 100–249 | 64.2% |
| 6 | Shaji Paints | Chemicals & Related Products | 100–249 | 62.5% |
| 7 | Fortune Emirates General Trading | Tires & Rubber | 10–19 | 50.0% |
| 8 | Access Printing Solutions | Chemicals & Related Products | 10–19 | 50.0% |
| 9 | Phoenix Dison Tec | Industrial Machinery & Equipment | 10–19 | 47.0% |
| 10 | Al Bait Al Malaky Industries | Building Materials | 250–499 | 44.1% |
| + 40 more companies, ranked 11–50, in the full list | ||||
#1 Harwal Group Companies
Headcount grew 133.3% in 12 months, 5.3× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #1 of 10 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Plastic, Packaging & Containers; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#2 Alico
Headcount grew 129.4% in 12 months, 5.1× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #2 of 10 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Building Materials; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#3 Emirates Industrial Converting Factory
Headcount grew 109.0% in 12 months, 4.3× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #1 of 14 companies here in the 50–99-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Pulp & Paper; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#4 Pearl Industries
Headcount grew 100.0% in 12 months, 3.9× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #3 of 10 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Building Materials; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#5 Hawa Industrial
Headcount grew 64.2% in 12 months, 2.5× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #4 of 10 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Industrial Machinery & Equipment; revenue band $5M-$10M.
#6 Shaji Paints
Headcount grew 62.5% in 12 months, 2.5× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #5 of 10 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Chemicals & Related Products; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#7 Fortune Emirates General Trading
Headcount grew 50.0% in 12 months, 2.0× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #1 of 8 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Tires & Rubber; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#8 Access Printing Solutions
Headcount grew 50.0% in 12 months, 2.0× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #2 of 8 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Chemicals & Related Products; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#9 Phoenix Dison Tec
Headcount grew 47.0% in 12 months, 1.9× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #3 of 8 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Industrial Machinery & Equipment; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#10 Al Bait Al Malaky Industries
Headcount grew 44.1% in 12 months, 1.7× this ranking's median of 25.4%, #1 of 15 companies here in the 250–499-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Building Materials; revenue band $5M-$10M.
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Methodology
Source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data, pulled 9 Oct 2026; page updated 2026-10-09. Scope: companies headquartered in the city with 10–500 employees and at least 10 data profiles; the top 50 by 1-year headcount growth per industry, after removing likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups; companies with zero or negative growth are left out. Growth is the modelled change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months; values above 200% are labelled estimated because they come from small headcounts. Location is the company's headquarters city; firms headquartered elsewhere with large local offices are not included, and likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups were removed by a name/website rule that can miss some branches. Some companies are local branches of larger groups; the size band is for the local entity. Figures move between monthly editions. Company-level data only: no personal names, emails or phone numbers.
We publish a ranking only when at least 15 companies qualify, and skip a page when its top 10 would repeat another page.
FAQ
- Which manufacturing company in Sharjah grew fastest this year?
- In the October 2026 edition, Harwal Group Companies ranks first with 133.3% 1-year headcount growth, followed by Alico (129.4%) and Emirates Industrial Converting Factory (109.0%).
- How fast are manufacturing SMBs in Sharjah growing?
- The median company on this list grew headcount by 25.4% in 12 months. This is a list of fast growers, not a sector average.
- What does "growth" mean here?
- The change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months, modelled from licensed B2B firmographic data. It is not revenue growth and not a count of open vacancies.
- Why do some figures say "estimated"?
- Growth above 200% usually comes from a small starting headcount, so a few hires move the percentage a lot. We keep these companies but label the figure.
- What is in the paid list?
- All 50 companies on this page with website, city, industry, size band and growth, as CSV and Excel. Company-level only: no personal contact details.
- How often is this updated?
- Monthly. Each edition is dated; this one is October 2026.