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Wednesday, November 11 - 2009

Nakheel's Waterfront & Palm Jebel Ali awarded top ISO international standards

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 02 - 2008 at 16:34
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Nakheel, a Dubai World company and one of the world's largest and most innovative real estate developers, is delighted to announce that two of its key projects, Waterfront and Palm Jebel Ali, have been awarded prestigious ISO international standards.

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  • (Left to right): Matt Joyce, Nakheel Managing Director, Waterfront; Marwan Al Qamzi, Nakheel Managing Director, Palm Jebel Ali; Paul Simpson, Managing Director of  SIRA; and  Mahboub Saleh, Nakheel HSEP Director, Waterfront and Palm Jebel Ali.
    (Left to right): Matt Joyce, Nakheel Managing Director, Waterfront; Marwan Al Qamzi, Nakheel Managing Director, Palm Jebel Ali; Paul Simpson, Managing Director of SIRA; and Mahboub Saleh, Nakheel HSEP Director, Waterfront and Palm Jebel Ali.
The Integrated ISO Management Certification Audit was held between 20-23 April, 2008 and was conducted by SIRA an international accreditation body based in the UK.

Matt Joyce, Nakheel Managing Director, Waterfront said:

"This is a significant achievement for both the Waterfront & the Palm Jebel Ali teams who have worked hard to meet the high standards set by ISO. We have the operations in place so that we can work effectively in compliance with the ISO accreditations and standards and work to improve our already very high standards."


Marwan Al Qamzi, Nakheel Managing Director, Palm Jebel Ali added:

"The ISO certification is another noteworthy step in Nakheel's commitment towards safety, environmental and quality excellence. This award recognizes the importance we place on all aspects of health and safety not only for Waterfront and Palm Jebel Ali but across all of Nakheel's projects."


The projects' Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HSEP) department has been awarded OHSAS 18001 for Health and Safety Management; ISO 14001 for Environmental Management; and ISO 9001 for Quality Management. In September 2007, Nakheel's Design Group was awarded the same international certifications in health and safety, environment and quality management.

ISO, the world's largest developer of international standards, is a global network made up of over 150 countries. It provides governments with a technical base for health, safety and environmental legislation and also aims to safeguard consumers.
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About Nakheel:
Nakheel is one of the world's largest privately held real estate developers, and a key player in realising the vision of Dubai for the 21st century: creating a world class destination for living, business and tourism.

Nakheel is developing an iconic portfolio of innovative landmark projects in Dubai, and now in key markets around the globe, across a range of sectors - residential, commercial, hotels, retail, and leisure. Nakheel's projects are conservatively estimated to be worth $80bn. Upon completion Nakheel's waterfront projects will have added more than 1,000km of shoreline to Dubai's coastline.

Nakheel's Dubai portfolio currently includes Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira, The World, Waterfront, The Universe, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Village, Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Heights, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Ibn Battuta Mall, Al Furjan, International City, and Dragon Mart.

Nakheel is a key entity within Dubai World. Dubai World is one of the world's largest holding companies and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government across five continents and more than 100 countries.

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