IMI was founded in 1974 by Senior Electromechanical Engineer Noureddine Ayed. The purpose of IMI's establishment was to start as a small erection company doing mostly electrical and mechanical erections on cement and power plants in Tunisia.

In 1976, IMI was requested by one of its main client to participate with them on a large project in Basra, Iraq (Steel and sponge Iron Plant). Once in Iraq, IMI got several contracts with German and French companies in two fields of activity, small erection contracts, and the provision of technical assistance. IMI, therefore, set up its first agency in Cairo Egypt and later in all countries of North Africa, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. In the late 1980s and in order to efficiently answer to the growing demands of our clients, which requests new and different qualifications and nationalities, IMI opened more sourcing offices in the Philippines and in Thailand.

Another sector of activity that erupted through the requests of the clients is Training. Through our ability of supplying different nationalities with different languages, IMI was heavily involved in the training of the nationals and respond to the requirements of the government authorities that usually rank this as top priority.

In 2003, IMI has been elected first employer (by number of workers mobilized) in the Philippines by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Through the years, its management team has been awarded in several opportunities by different world organizations and government entities such as the Presidency of the Philippines, the Association of Italian Commerce, the Thai Labor Ministry, the Business Initiative Directions and many more.

Today, IMI has developed into a major globally recognized company of technical assistance for the oil & gas industry. Through its different offices, IMI is currently among the largest specialists in supplying high level technicians, crafts and engineers throughout the world (including the United States of America where there are satisfied customers such as Stone & Webster, Technip USA, ABB, Timec, Aker Kvaerner and many others) well positioned to respond to increased demands for technical assistance.