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The AYAGROUP of Companies, commonly referred to as the AYAGROUP, is a business conglomerate based in United Kingdom.

Location
With headquarters at 13 Freeland Park Wareham Road, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, Dorset, England, BH16 6FH, the group's business activities extend to the countries of Ireland, the Lebanon, UAE, Ukraine, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and United Kingdom. Aya Group also maintains subsidiaries in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and in New York City.

Overview
, AYAGROUP was a fast-growing conglomerate. It is one of the largest corporate for telecommunications and Financial Services in England, with over 400 people under payroll. With a total asset base in excess of US$20 million, the group is involved in the following business lines, among others: Telecommunications, investments, Developments, Media, [[Software, mining, and merchandising.

The 300-room Kampala Hilton Hotel, under construction by Aya Investments, a subsidiary of the group, sits on Nakasero Hill in central Kampala. The hotel will cost over US$150 million to build and is Hilton Hotels' largest investment in Africa to-date. It will be Uganda's third 5-star hotel, next to the Kampala Serena Hotel, which was commissioned in 2006, and the Kampala Intercontinental Hotel, currently under construction. Because the majority of construction materials are sourced locally, the construction of this hotel has contributed enormously to Uganda's economy.

Fifi Transport Limited, another group subsidiary, owns a fleet of Mercedes Benz trucks.

Aya Foundation
The Aya Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that was set up on the urging Mohammed Hamid, the Group Chairman. The foundation assists organizations that cater for needy children. One area that the foundation pays special attention to is the provision of pediatric medications.

Subsidiary companies
The Aya Group includes but is not limited to the following companies:


 * AYA TELECOM Limited - AYATELECOM, England
 * AYAINVEST Limited - AYAINVEST, England
 * AYA-SOFT Limited - Florida, USA - largest development company
 * Aya Investments Limited - Kampala Uganda - Owners of Kampala Hilton Hotel - One of the only three 5-star hotels in Uganda
 * Aya Mills Limited - Kampala, Uganda
 * Fifi Transport Limited - Kampala, Uganda
 * Pan Afric Commodities Limited - Kampala, Uganda
 * Aya Minining Limited - Kampala, Uganda
 * Aya Mohammed Trade Plc. - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 * Aya Property Developers Inc. - New York City