Receiving the accolade from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces are Thani Al Rumaithi, Tabreed Administration & Services Support Director and Khaled Salmeen Al Kawari, Tabreed Chief Operating Officer (COO).
"It is an honour to receive this award from the Abu Dhabi government as this encourages us to improve our performance in the future," said Kawari. "Tabreed is now the world's largest district cooling company and receiving this prestigious honour from the leading sector body is a validation of our success."
The Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Awards, introduced in 2000, have been designed to recognise the achievements of various organisations.
Earlier in 2007, Tabreed was honoured with the Global Partner award and its Chief Executive Officer, Dany Safi, scooped the Global Pioneer accolade from the US-based International District Energy Association (IDEA) - which works to advance global environmental quality through efficient district energy systems. IDEA also awarded the company with two international gold awards.
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Tabreed bags new award
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, February 07 - 2008 at 13:11
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Tabreed, the world's largest district cooling company, has scooped the Gold Award from the 8th Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award for the company's excellent performance and achievements for the year.
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About TabreedTabreed is a UAE public joint stock company established in June 1998 and is now one of the world's largest district cooling utilities. Tabreed provides district cooling services throughout the GCC countries with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Doha, Manama, Al Khobar and Muscat. The company has been growing at a very rapid pace and was awarded two gold awards in 2004 by the International District Energy Association in the USA for new customers by the number of buildings it serves and by the cooling load.
The company was assigned a BBB- rating with a stable outlook by Standard and Poor's - the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data.
Tabreed pioneers energy efficient gas-fired and electric-powered district cooling solutions in the UAE and across the region. The company offers customers the highest quality service through an integrated energy system devised to help them optimize their energy usage and reduce power and maintenance costs. Tabreed is a member of the International District Energy Association (IDEA), Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), American Gas Cooling Centre, Inc. (AGCC) and the Dubai Quality Group.
For further information: Rita Chahoud, PR and Communications Manager, Tabreed. Tel: +971 4 3404422
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorThursday, February 07 - 2008 at 13:11 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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