Press Release
Ducab family marks Holy Month of Ramadan with Iftar
Dubai, UAE; July8, 2015: Ducab, the Middle East’s leading manufacturer of high quality cables and
cabling products, hosted an Iftar gathering for management and employees on July 6 at the Jumeirah
Beach Hotel, Dubai where employees attended the gathering along with their families, enjoying a
relaxed atmosphere in which to create and renew bonds with colleagues.
At the event were board members Dr. Ahmed Al Shaikh, Chairman, and Khalid Lootah. A number of
members of Ducab’s management attended the Iftar as well, including Andrew Shaw, Managing
Director, Hassan Omar, Chief Operating Officer, Mohammed Abdulrahman Almutawa, Chief Commercial
Officer, Arif Choksy, Chief Financial Officer, Graham Cheetham, General Manager – Manufacturing,
Mona Fekri, General Manager – Human Recourses, Ducab, and many other department heads.
Dr. Ahmed Al Shaikh, Chairman, Ducab, said: “Ramadan is a time to celebrate relationships with family,
and we wanted to celebrate the Holy Month with the Ducab family. It is always a pleasure to be at such
events that strengthen the bonds between colleagues across levels, and show that, as an organisation,
we are keen to build bonds with our employees and their families as well. We wish all of our colleagues
and their families a blessed Ramadan.”
Ducab’s employee Iftar event, an annual Ramadan event, aligns with the company’s efforts to boost
employee engagement, while creating an open atmosphere that fosters camaraderie and cultural
exchange.
-EndsAbout 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, DucabMussafah 1 Factory,
DucabMussafah 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 BurjKhalifa, 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 DucabAluminium, 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
Anit Kurian
Ducab
+971 4 815 8888
maryam.alfalasi@ducab.com
ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller
+971 4 450 7600
anit.kurian@bm.com