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Khosrow Fattahi, Bafco's Managing Director, said:
"This connection of our disparate operations is of paramount importance to Bafco's continued success and we are excited to be expanding and moving forward, particularly during these challenging times, when many companies are retracting. Our facility will be a multi-storey unit with warehouse, factory, showroom and offices all operating as the central hub.
"Dubai Industrial City was chosen after careful review because of the integrated services and facilities it provides in addition to its strategic location, with its proximity to the new Al Maktoum airport, Jebel Ali free zone and Abu Dhabi which will allow us to serve the entire UAE from one location."
Rashid Al Ansari, Vice-President, Dubai Industrial City, a member of TECOM Investments, said: "We are delighted to welcome Bafco to Dubai Industrial City and look forward to building a mutual long term relationship. The company's decision to locate their factory in the destination reinforces our vision of providing the industrial sector with a cost competitive environment that is supported by world class business processes and a host of ancillary facilities and services".
Fattahi added: "Bafco's expansion is a result of the trust bestowed upon us by our partners and clients for continuously supporting the growth of their businesses with quality and value office furniture and creative executions for their corporate workplaces. Dubai Airport Terminal 3, Sorbonne University, Hamdan e-University, Drydocks World are few of the successful business stories of 2009 that has benefitted from the expertise of Bafco in the field of corporate workplace furnishing and interior design.
Bafco aims to achieve the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for its new facility. LEED was developed by US Green Building Council as a rating system to set a standard for environmentally sustainable construction. It encourages projects to source their project requirements in a manufacturing facility within 800 km of the building site to reduce carbon emissions associated with transportation and storage.
Posted by Rima Ali Al Mashni
