Portfolio

Assets that shape how people live and learn.

Our education platform runs one of Casablanca's British schools; our real-estate arm builds homes and campuses. Alongside them, we take stakes in companies across six sectors.

Education · Flagship

British International School of Casablanca

Founded by H&A in 2017, BISC offers a British education to pupils from 3 to 18, from the Early Years Foundation Stage to A level, on a five-acre British-style campus on Route Sidi Messoud.

Visit the website · bisc.ma
British International School of Casablanca
2017
Founded by H&A
3–18
Ages, Early Years to A level
5 acres
British-style campus
93%
A level grades A to C in 2026
Curriculum
English National Curriculum, IGCSE, A level and BTEC, with French, Spanish, Arabic and Islamic studies.
Recognition
Inspected by the UK's Independent Schools Inspectorate under the British Schools Overseas framework (2019 and 2023). Member of COBIS. Pearson Edexcel and Cambridge examination centre.
Partnerships
Chevening scholarship partnership with the British Embassy (2023). Memorandum with Reigate Grammar School International, signed in London in 2020.
Campus
Library, six-lane 25-metre indoor pool, gymnasium and 250-seat auditorium.
Board
Chaired by Boubker El Fehdi. Governors include Stuart Laing, former British Ambassador and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Real estate · Subsidiary

Gloriam Residences & Resorts

The group's real-estate arm handles construction, land development, property promotion and leasing, bringing North American know-how to Moroccan projects.

  • British International School of CasablancaConstruction of the school's campus on Route Sidi Messoud.
  • Quintessence79 villas at Dar Bouazza.
  • Les ÉrablesA residence in Casablanca.
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Residential · Dar Bouazza

Quintessence

A gated estate of 79 villas fifteen kilometres from the Morocco Mall, reached directly from the Dar Bouazza ring road, designed by the architect Omar Alaoui.

79
Villas in a secure gated estate
4.5 ha
Estate, 70% given to gardens
280–350 m²
Built area, on plots of 280 to 560 m²

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  • Earthquake-resistant construction
  • Home automation
  • Thermal and acoustic insulation
  • Stadip double glazing
  • Noble materials
  • Infinity pools
Quintessence
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Photographs of the show villas.

Residential · Casablanca

Résidence Les Érables

An urban residence in Casablanca, part of Gloriam's portfolio of homes in the city.

Residential · Casablanca

Résidence Les Érables

An urban residence in Casablanca, from Gloriam's portfolio of homes.

Residential · Dar Bouazza

Bleu Azur

A residential subdivision on the Atlantic coast at Dar Bouazza, developed by Gloriam.

Projects

What comes next.

Projects announced by the group and its school. Their timing depends on authorisations and partners.

Announced · 2019Rabat · Tangier · Marrakech

New BISC campuses

Plans for British school campuses in three more cities, announced in 2019.

3Cities

Announced · 2021Laâyoune

A British school in the southern provinces

A school campus project in Laâyoune, announced in 2021.

300M MADAnnounced investment

Across Morocco

Rooted in Casablanca, building across the kingdom.

Casablanca

Our home city

The head office in Maarif, the British International School on Route Sidi Messoud, and the Quintessence villas at Dar Bouazza.

Fès

Where it began

The city where the founder, Ahmed El Fehdi, was born.

Rabat · Tangier · Marrakech

New campuses

Plans for new BISC campuses, announced in 2019.

Laâyoune

The southern provinces

A British school campus project, announced in 2021.

Announced projects are shown as announced publicly; dates and amounts are those given at the time.

Casablanca Rabat Tangier Fès Marrakech Laâyoune

Greater Casablanca

OperatingAnnounced

Investment areas

Six sectors of expertise.

Beyond its own platforms, H&A takes minority and majority stakes in companies in the sectors where its teams have built real expertise.

  • 01

    Real estate

    Development, construction and promotion of residential and institutional assets.

  • 02

    Finance

    Fund management and equity financing for companies at every stage.

  • 03

    Agro-industry

    Agri-food value chains serving the Moroccan market.

  • 04

    Education

    International schooling to British standards.

  • 05

    Business hospitality

    Hotels and residences for business travel.

  • 06

    Media and new technologies

    Digital, media and technology ventures with scalable models.

Also active in import-export, logistics, supply, industry and health.