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Wednesday, November 25 - 2009

Ducab a corporate member of Emirates Green Building Council

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, July 21 - 2009 at 09:00
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Ducab, the manufacturer of high quality power cables in the Middle East, and winner of Mohammed Bin Rashid Business Excellence Award for their achievements in the manufacturing sector, recently signed an agreement with Emirates Green Building Council to become a corporate member.

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  • During signing the agreement.
    During signing the agreement.
As per the agreement, Ducab will work together with the Council to promote sustainable environmental development in the UAE.

Mr.Graham Cheetham, Manufacturing GM, Ducab, said:
"By becoming a corporate member of the Emirates GBC (Green Building Council), we will be doing everything we can to help increase awareness about environmental practices and standards whilst supporting the Green vision of the leadership of UAE."


As avid supporters of environmental preservation Ducab takes its corporate social responsibility very seriously, therefore and through this agreement, Ducab will join forces with Emirates Green Building Council to organize workshops in which it will highlight the importance of sustainable environmental development, as well as promote environmentally friendly approaches.

Since its inception in 1979, Ducab has taken part in many environmental activities such as the "Clean the Earth" and "Clean up the World" campaigns, The company is also a member of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG). In addition to recycling internal waste as well as scrap, Ducab has also been involved in tree planting in the Emirates for Dubai & Abu Dhabi.

"We remain committed to promoting sustainable development, whilst at the same time taking part in Environmental initiatives to protect and preserve our local environment. We recognize the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and strive to incorporate all of its fundamental principles into our business practices," concluded Mr. Cheetham.
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About Ducab:

Ducab is jointly owned by the Governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (50% each) and has one of the most modern manufacturing units in the region. It occupies an area of 590,000 square meters of land in Jebel Ali, Dubai and nearly 330,000 square meters in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi spread over 2 factories. Today, Ducab produces over 90,000 copper tones equivalent of low voltage, medium and high voltage cables, emerging as the leader and the first choice of prestigious customers in the Middle East. Ducab's product range covers High Voltage cables up to 132kV, Ducab Powerplus Medium Voltage cables up to 33kV, Low Voltage power cables, control & auxiliary, wiring and lead-sheathed cables, Ducab-Smokemaster, Low Smoke and Fume cables, and Ducab-FR (Fire Resistance Cables), cable accessories and Ducab connect (Connectors & Tooling) , as well as copper rod that Ducab manufacture in their own copper rod plant.

Ducab is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company for both its factories. The Abu Dhabi factory was recently awarded an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certificate and an OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety certificate by BASEC (British Approval Services for Cables). The cables comply with and are approved to the full British Standard of the Loss Prevention Certificate Board (LPCB) and Lloyd's Register, UK. These certifications are the latest in a string of recognitions achieved by the company including a two time winner of Gulf Excellence Award, two time winner of Dubai Quality Award, Gold category 2004 & 1998.

Ducab was recently honoured with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Business Excellence Award for their achievements in the manufacturing sector; this was at an award ceremony in April 2009 in the presence of H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

Ducab has also won other awards such as the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) Chairman's Award for Outstanding Economic Value Creation in the Industrial Sector.

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