The latest generation from a painting business family, young Yousif Alnajar reveals his true colours. Modernising his inheritance, he has transformed it for the 21st century, with a full suite of Internet and multimedia solutions without forgetting about his roots.

Since his early childhood, Yousif Alnajar has been surrounded by colours.
His grandfather launched Al Najar Decorative in what was essentially a carpentry and painting workshop.

The company later turned to interior decoration after his father Mohammed Al Najar took over in 1979.

Yousif has added a new dimension to the business, foraying into multimedia, web design and the print medium. “The Alnajar Group today caters to every creative requirement, be it the corporate or domestic arena,” he says.

With a degree in multimedia and web technology from Scotland, Yousif is a certified Internet webmaster. Once back in Bahrain, he worked with Batelco for four years, handling the company website as well as the one for Bahrain E-government authority. He established his own multimedia and web-design company in 2006.

Much as he was impressed by colours, he wanted to grow his business in other sectors. With ND Design, he provides multimedia, print and design solutions under one roof, designing corporate logos, business cards, websites, kiosks, billboards and signage in addition to producing brochures and catalogues.

In two years, he was able to catch up with the competition and now has a client base extending to UAE and Saudi Arabia. Yousif designed the election campaign for a candidate in the UAE Parliament elections, who subsequently won!

The company has now ventured into designing corporate merchandise, ranging from stationery to watches, jewellery and even chocolates.

“We work for corporate clients across budgets and pride ourselves in delivering affordable solutions without compromising on quality. We’ve proved that a Bahraini company can be competitive alongside enterprises from other countries,” he says.