Maples Enterprises incorporated 2020 as a proprietorship firm is a continuation of entrepreneurship efforts of its promoters in Exports, Imports and Man power recruitment for the Gulf countries beginning from 1970s when large numbers of Indian workers started migrating to these countries following the oil boom.

Under the name of Jubail Enterprises, established and registered in 1984 under the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation, we recruited Indian workers for employment in foreign (Gulf) countries. We placed about 2000 construction, catering and agri workers for the companies like Albert Abela, world class catering company in Dubai, and oilfield offshore companies like Dubai Port Services, EMS, Mectormot, Lay Barge 26 and Tided Company, Saudi Danish Construction, Al Raji, Sodexo, Hamard Catering and recruited about 100 healthcare workers including doctors, nurses and caregivers for Teeba Hospital Jedda, Saudi Arabia.  We also promoted tourism in India, operating bus services for foreign and domestic tourists, providing package tours including provision of accommodation and local transit and domestic and international ticketing. 

Under Sasco Exports, with license and authorization from the then Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, we sent about 2000 Indian workers to different Gulf countries.

We have been engaged in promoting business and international trade. In 1995, Mr Shamsuddeen A.K., our Chief Executive, was conferred with International Business Award by the International Business Council for “scoring a string of inspiring achievements in the chosen filed” including for introducing and marketing of Recycling Environment plants of Mitsubishi Nagasaki Machinery Mfg. Co., Japan in India and neighboring countries. In 2008, his contributions in the field of rural development were recognized with a “Certificate of Honour in Service of Rural India” from the Confederation of NGOs of Rural India.

We had started a Japanese language institute in Kozhikode, Kerala, which was closed down during Covid time. We have provided medium level skills (electrician, plumping, driving, bamboo handicrafts, nursing care) to undereducated youth in northern Kerala districts.

We have plans to expand our activities for skill development of disadvantaged sections of people. To explore the possibility of leveraging Japan’s TITP programme, Mr Shamsuddeen A.K., our Chief Executive visited Japan in December to contact with Implementing and Supervising Organizations of TITP in Japan with the help of the Indian Embassy in Japan.

We promote farmers’ welfare by providing them international market for their products, focusing on spices, dehydrated vegetable flakes and powders, ayurvedic medicinal and cosmetic products. We are registered with Spices Board of India and MSTC, a central public sector undertaking involved in diversified e-commerce activities.

We are promoting traditional medicine plants cultivation among tribal communities in Kerala.

Mr Shamsuddeen A.K. Chief Executive, Maple Enterprises in Indian Embassy. Tokyo with Mr Sanjeev Manchanda, First Secretary (Economic Affairs) and Dr Yashwant Dev Parmar, Counsellor (S&T)