Dubai Police Chief tours Dubai Industrial City

Dubai's top police officer and his delegation were welcomed by Rashed Al Ansari, Vice President of Dubai Industrial City, as well as heads of departments at the destination.

The Chief of Dubai Police was also provided with an overview of safety standards at Dubai Industrial City which will house more than 500 light and medium industrial factories when the city is completed in 2010. The industrial destination is also expected to house around 350,000 people across its industrial as well as commercial zones.

The delegation toured the main offices of Dubai Industrial City, the offices of Dubai Industrial Academy (DIA) and were also given a presentation on the growth and development of the city and its future plans. They were also introduced to the services of Taasees, the largest government service centre in the UAE through which businesses can access the services of 10 government departments all under one roof.

Lt General Dahi Khalfan said:

"Dubai Industrial City is one of the strategic projects in the UAE that plays a key role in promoting local industry, supporting the national economy, and elevating services to international standards."

Praising Dubai Industrial City's efforts to create an ideal environment for attracting industrial investments, he called for a proactive approach to facilitate investment in the sector in addition to re-examining any regulations that might impede this progress. He also noted the need for nurturing industrial leaders through programmes such as those currently being offered at Dubai Industrial Academy.

Lt General Dahi Khalfan added: "Dubai Police has always been supportive of this destination and with the current construction of various industrial facilities and infrastructure projects and the operation of several of them within the next couple of months will lead to closer levels of cooperation with Dubai Industrial City on traffic, safety of facilities and other related issues".

Al Ansari said the visit of Lt General Dahi Khalfan underlined the vital role the Dubai Industrial City plays in supporting the industrial sector across Dubai.

"His visit reflects the increased cooperation between Dubai Police and Dubai Industrial City through the exchange of expertise and sharing of knowledge on various issues of mutual interest such as safety and traffic management. These factors have assumed added significance with several factories commencing production and development work progressing across various parts of the city," Al Ansari added.

The light and medium weight industrial zone currently features 2.8m square feet of open storage yards, 3m square feet of warehouses in addition to 64 showrooms and four office buildings. Dubai Industrial City is also witnessing the construction of 30 manufacturing facilities at a cost of Dhs1bn that are due to be operational by the end of 2010.

The 560m sq. feet Dubai Industrial City is a comprehensive one stop-shop industrial and commercial destination featuring six industrial clusters including food and beverage, base metal, mineral products, chemicals, transport equipment and parts, as well as machinery and mechanical equipment.