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UAE - Ducab, the Middle East's leading manufacturer of high quality cables and cabling products, is proud to announce being awarded Employer of the Year (Semi-Government Sector) by Dubai Women's College -Higher Colleges of Technology. The award was presented to Ducab during the Celebration of Partnership Event for the Academic Year 2014-2015 in presence of Dr.Nasser Nassiri, Associate Dean of Computer and Information system IT in HCT-Dubai Colleges.
The award was received as a result of Ducab's contributions to the College throughout the past year, including offering recruitment opportunities to graduates, providing work experience and summer programme opportunities, and organising field tours for the students to experience the company's facilities, first-hand.
Mona Mohamed Fekri, Ducab General Manager, Human Resources, said: "We are honoured to receive this recognition from Dubai Women's College, whom we have been a proud partner of for several years. Through Dubai Women's College we have hired some exceptional Emirati talent, in line with our commitment to the Absher Initiative and to fulfil our own Emiratisation goals. At present, 20% of our colleagues are UAE nationals, and we aim to provide more career opportunities to Emiratis in order to empower their role as contributors to the growth of the country's dynamic industrial sector."
To drive Emiratisation efforts, Ducab is committed to participating in prestigious events, such as career fairs, that allow the company to communicate directly with young Emirati talent. The company has worked hand in hand with several local institutions and specialised agencies, including the Ministry of Higher Education, to ensure it provides the best career options to UAE nationals, in support of the UAE's vision and in line with Ducab's position as a partner of the Absher Initiative. To date, Ducab's workforce comprises 20% Emiratis, with 38% of senior management roles held by UAE nationals.
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About Ducab
Ducab is a leading provider of cables and wires solutions, and the first choice for many prestigious clients and contractors due to its record of quality and customer service.
Jointly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai and Senaat (General Holding Corporation, Abu Dhabi), Ducab operates five manufacturing facilities in the UAE, that include Ducab Jebel Ali, Ducab Mussafah 1 Factory, Ducab Mussafah 2 Factory, Copper Rod Factory, and Ducab High Voltage (HV) Cable Systems Factory. It also acquired its first overseas plant, AEI Cables UK, earlier in 2014. The company has a manufacturing capability of over 115,000 metal tonnes of high, medium and low voltage cables and 110,000 tonnes of copper rod and wire per annum.
Through its innovative journey, Ducab has continued its strong rate of growth in specialised products by introducing product lines that are designed for particular sectors, such as PetroBICC, designed for the Oil, Gas &Petrochemical sector, RuBICC, with flexible rubber cables, FlamBICC, the fire-retardant cable series, and NuBICC, which is our 60-year certified cable range for nuclear power plants.
The product range includes High Voltage cables up to 400kV, Medium Voltage cables up to 33kV, Low Voltage power cables, control & auxiliary, wiring and lead-sheathed cables, Low Smoke Zero Halogen cables, and fire resistance cables, copper rods and wires, cable components and cable accessories.
Ducab has supplied electrical cables to a number of landmark projects in the UAE, including the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Metro, Emirates Palace, Burj Al Arab, Atlantis the Palm and Yas Marina Circuit. With record sales of AED 5.1 billion for 2013, Ducab is a regional leader in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of copper and aluminum cable products for the defence, energy, industrial, construction, rail, specialty and nuclear energy sectors.
Ducab is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company and also has certification to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety issued by BASEC (British Approval Services for Cables). Ducab cables are also approved by the Loss Prevention Certificate Board (LPCB) and Lloyd's Register, UK.
Earlier in 2014, in a joint venture with Senaat, Ducab announced the formation of Ducab Aluminium, a 50,000tpa aluminum rod mill. When complete, the new plant will manufacture Electrical Conductive (EC) grade aluminum alloy rods, wires, and bare overhead conductors. Environment-friendly processes will be employed within the mill, and liquid aluminum will be supplied from the EMAL smelter in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi.
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For further information please contact:
Maryam Al Falasi
Ducab
+971 4 815 8888
maryam.alfalasi@ducab.com
Anit Kurian
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
+971 4 450 7600
anit.kurian@bm.com
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