The open joint-stock company Sharg-Garb, being a state-owned enterprise, began its activities in 1986 as the Baku Book Printing House No. 4. In 2001, the organizational and legal form of the enterprise was changed, and it was transformed into the Sharg-Garb Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC).
The Publishing Department and the Printing House are part of Sharg-Garb OJSC, whose main activity is publishing and printing.
Currently, our company employs experienced, highly qualified specialists who have received education in the field of publishing and graphic arts both in Azerbaijan and abroad.
The company, equipped with the most modern printing equipment, uses advanced world technologies. The company annually produces printed materials meeting all modern requirements with a total circulation of more than 2 million copies.
In connection with the implementation of the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev of January 12, 2004 "On the implementation of mass publications in the Azerbaijani language with Latin graphics", "Sharg-Garb OJSC published hundreds of books. In connection with another presidential order "On the publication in Azerbaijani of works of world literature by the Coryphaeans" of August 24, 2007, 150 volumes of the "Library of World Literature" were published in exquisite design. In addition, the project "Property" was published in 36 volumes, dedicated to the life and work of artists, "Architecture of Azerbaijan" in 75 volumes, "World of Uzeyir Hajibeyli" in 25 volumes, "Encyclopedia of Azerbaijani Mugham," the sixth edition of the "Spelling Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language."
Since 2011, OJSC Sharg-Garb has prepared and published more than 100 books of various titles for preschoolers and school students, including textbooks, workbooks, evaluation tools, class magazines, etc.
For several years now, as a school diary prepared by Shang-Garb OJSC (Schoolboy's Book) for the first time in Azerbaijan is published in color on the basis of a completely new concept and in a new design, indicating the current numbers of each month, with information sections and a number of other innovations.
OJSC Sharg-Garb was inspected and certified by SGS Azeri Ltd ("Societe Generale de Surveillance") in the areas of providing broad printing services, publishing and printing based on the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
We remind that before the certification, certain employees of the enterprise underwent training on introduction into the concept of quality, definition of ISO 9001:2015, discussion of the relevant standards, structure and goals of the quality system, types and stages of audit and received certificates based on the results.
