Dubai Chamber launches 18th issue of Industrial Directory 2007-2008

Dubai's increasing dependence on non-oil sector and the emirate's unprecedented economic growth make the industrial sector a driving force and the directory is seen as a strong trading tool for all businesses and consumers.

Said HE Eng Hamad Bumaim, Director General, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 'The Dubai Industrial Directory is a trustful reference and a gateway to services, products and companies in Dubai therefore Dubai Chamber has worked very hard to present this directory as part of one of its value-added services to its members. As the new edition includes an up-to-date information of Dubai industrial sector I would urge the local business community to take advantage of the information and statistics published in the directory.'

Added Buamim, 'Under our new strategy of serving the members better, Dubai Chamber is doing its best in coping with the latest economic changes and is working non-stop to provide and upgrade its services for its ever increasing list of members. Besides the listing of manufacturers, contractors, suppliers and companies in Dubai, the new directory also provides useful information about the infrastructure and related government bodies as well as names of companies operating and maintaining manufacturing plants and other factories.'

Buamim praised the efforts of the Express Print (Publishers) LLC for supervising the publication of the Dubai Industrial Directory 2007-2008, and the company's keen interest in presenting the new directory with high quality printing features and spelling accuracy of the names and addresses of companies and its related information according to alphabetical order.

Rakesh Puri, Chief Executive of Express Print (Publishers) LLC, compliers of the directory informed that the Dubai Industrial Directory 2007-2008 is an indispensable guide for those who are having business activities in Dubai as the directory gives detailed information about industrial firms operating in the emirate and is a handy reference book.

The new directory contains five sections including General Information in industrial sector; Alphabetical Listing - Manufactures; Classified Section - Products; Alphabetical Listing - Industrial Services and Classified Section - Industrial Services. The first section contains structural features as well as valuable information on the potentialities and areas of industrial investment as well as incentives available. It also deals with the procedures involved in setting up a new unit besides detailing the main advantages of operating in free zones.

The second section that contains an alphabetical index of names of industrial firms gives details of the 1,950 industrial companies registered with Dubai Chamber along with their location, range of products and vital information about the manufacturing units while the Classifieds Section - Products in section three categorizes more than 430 marketable and exportable products that are numerically grouped under 24 main categories. Here too, the alphabetical index is a big help in searching for relevant information about the industrial activity.

Section four deals with the industrial services enlisting the names of 200 companies providing essential services or practicing activities closely related to the industrial sector as section five has the classified listing of firms providing vital services to the industrial sector under different business categories.

Initially, Dubai Chamber has published 8,000 hardcopies of the Dubai Industrial Directory 2007-2008 in Arabic and English, in addition to 4,000 related CDs in English and 1,000 CDs in Arabic. The Chamber will also distribute free copies of the directory to embassies, consulates and trade centers, in addition to business councils in Dubai, local and federal government establishments, universities, welfare and social associations, cultural and sports clubs, commercial missions and delegations and 5-4 and 3-star hotels.