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Dubai, UAE: Ducab, the UAE-based leading manufacturer of high-quality cables and cabling products, hosted representatives from the Office of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Projects Establishment for an informative session and facilities tour at the company's Musaffah cable manufacturing plant.
Eng. Abdulla Ahmad Al Shehhi, Head of Engineering Projects Department, Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Projects Est., accompanied by Eng. Khalil Ibrahim Al Ustad, Head of Execution Section, and other members from the engineering department, attended the tour. Ducab presented its FlamBICC fire performance cables, and emphasised the importance of specifying the correct cable usage for critical circuit protection, along with an update on the current British Standards that Ducab's cables comply to.
During the facilities tour guests were invited to witness molten copper being formed into 8mm rods.
Mohammed Al Mutawa, Chief Commercial Officer, Ducab, said: "We would like to thank the Office of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Projects Est. for their interest in Ducab and our products. Providing cabling of the highest quality and safety spec is our priority. Choosing the right cabling for the job, especially for housing projects, is critical to ensure the safety and well-being of residents. Our FlamBICC fire performance cables are designed to improve safety, reduce fire damage, and to provide additional time for building occupants to escape in the event of a fire. We are very proud that Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Projects Est. has chosen to use our cables in future housing projects."
As a result of the visit, Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Projects Est. will add Ducab's FlamBICC cables to its procurements list for upcoming housing projects.
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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.
For further information please contact:
Maryam Al Falasi
Anit Kurian
Ducab
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
+971 4 815 8888
+971 4 450 7600
maryam.alfalasi@ducab.com
anit.kurian@bm.com
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