Five decades: the timeline of Tawfik Zidan Ltd, by the records
A family contracting and building business opened in the early 1970s, incorporated in 1996, handed to the second generation in 1997.
In construction, track record is the figure quoted most casually. It is worth testing the way any other figure is tested: against dates, and against registers somebody else maintains.
Tawfik Zidan Ltd's activity began in the early 1970s, when the father of the family — Tawfik Zidan — established a family contracting and building business. From there the timeline is documented by three further dates.
Four dates
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| Early 1970s | Tawfik Zidan establishes a family contracting and building business |
| 1992 | Mohammed Zidan joins the company's activity |
| 1996 | The company is incorporated — per the Registrar of Companies, 2 June 1996 |
| 1997 | Mohammed Zidan is appointed CEO; and that same year, on 29 January, the company is entered in the contractors' register |
1997 is the junction: in that year the company entered the contractors' register and in that year the second generation took over its management. The two are not unconnected — registration in the contractors' register is a precondition for executing engineering construction works at scale, and it is the step that turns a family business into a licensed construction company.
What the state registers record
Registrar of Companies
- Company number
- 512330952
- Type
- Israeli private limited company
- Date of incorporation
- 2 June 1996
- Status
- Active
- Registered address
- 9 HaGiv'a Street, Nof HaGalil, 1766302
Register of Licensed Contractors
- Contractor number
- 19463
- Date of registration
- 29 January 1997
- Branch
- 100 — building
- Group and classification
- Group C, classification 5
- Scope
- Unlimited
- Date of classification
- 7 April 2013
Classification 5 is the highest grade in the contractor classification table, and its scope is unlimited — meaning there is no monetary or square-metre ceiling on execution at a single construction site. A full explanation of how classification is set appears in the article on contractor classification.
Fields of activity
The company is a development and construction company for residential and public buildings, and works in the following fields: residential construction, real-estate development, public buildings, medical and research facilities, public institutions, sports facilities, and tourism and hospitality.
That spread is visible in the project list itself: alongside residential projects in the north and the centre are education and public buildings built or under construction for local authorities and institutions — the Gliliot education campus in Nesher, Sha'ar HaIr in Afula, the Ma'agan Michael school, the Yokneam culture hall, the Ruppin College dormitories and the Ron Centre for the Gifted in Rishon LeZion. The full list is on the projects page.
What a track record explains, and what it does not
Five decades are no guarantee of the quality of any particular project, and they do not replace examining the contract, the specification and the security. What they do explain is one thing: the company has stood through several cycles in the industry — price rises and falls, regulatory change, changes in standards — and has remained registered and active. That is a datum about durability, not about taste.
Address and details
Registered contact details
- Address
- 9 HaGiv'a Street, Nof HaGalil
- Telephone
- 04-6564477
- Fax
- 04-6559078
- office@tawfik.co.il
Questions and answers
When was the company founded?
Activity began in the early 1970s as a family contracting and building business established by Tawfik Zidan. Incorporation was recorded by the Registrar of Companies on 2 June 1996.
Who runs the company?
Mohammed Zidan, who joined the company's activity in 1992 and was appointed CEO in 1997.
What is the company number?
512330952, an Israeli private limited company, active per the Registrar of Companies.
Where are the offices?
9 HaGiv'a Street, Nof HaGalil, 1766302.
Sources
Updated 17.09.2026
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