Ducab
Ducab (Dubai Cable Company) was opened in 1979 by the late ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. It was opened as a joint venture between Government of Dubai and BICC Group of the UK.
In 2001 Ducab became jointly owned by the Governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (50% each), in 2005 Ducab’s first facility in Abu Dhabi and second overall was opened in Mussafah. In 2008 Ducab expanded its facilities by opening a 3rd factory and a Copper Casting Plant in Abu Dhabi. In 2009 Ducab celebrated 30 years of its operations, opened a new special cable’s unit and did the ground breaking of Ducab-HV; high voltage factory which is a joint venture with DEWA and ADWEA. Ducab-HV factory inaugurated by HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court. in November 2011; represents the ongoing growth of Ducab since its opening. This latest addition extends the manufacturing range to the highest world standards of power cable manufacturing up to 400kv.
Ducab has one of the most modern manufacturing units in the region. It occupies an area of 590,000 square meters of land in Jebel Ali, Dubai and nearly 330,000 square meters in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi. Ducab-HV’stotal built up area of factory, laboratories and ancillary buildings is 30,000m2, on a plot of 93,000m2 at the Ducab Jebel Ali site.
Today, we are equally owned by the Governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai supplying a range of high quality power cables and accessories to our customers across the world in 40 countries.
Production
Ducab can produces over 105,000 copper tonnes equivalent of low, medium and high voltage cables. Ducab's product range covers High Voltage cables up to 132kV, Ducab Powerplus Medium Voltage cables up to 33kV, Low Voltage power cables, control & auxiliary, wiring and lead-sheathed cables, Ducab-Smokemaster- Low Smoke and Fume cables, and Ducab-FR (Fire Resistance Cables), cable components and cable accessories, as well as copper rod that Ducab manufacture in their own copper rod plant.
Ducab-HV’s manufacturing capability of 1500km of high voltage underground cable per year, using 15000T of copper and totalling 30,000Tonnes of cable; also produces underground cable systems in the voltage range 66kV (66,000 Volts) to 400kV (400,000 Volts) covering the highest voltage currently used in the GCC
Product Range
Our product range, which is type tested and approved by international agencies such as Lloyd’s Register, LPCB, KEMA, BASEC and ESMA includes:
- Ducab HV – High Voltage Cable Systems
- Ducab Powerplus Medium Voltage Cables
- Ducab Powerplus Medium Voltage Cables for Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries
- PVC Insulated Wiring Cables
- Duflex – Flexible Cables
- XLPE Insulated Low Voltage Cables
- Ducab FR – Fire Resistant Cables
- Instrumentation and Pilot Cables
Certificates
Ducab is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company for both its factories. The Abu Dhabi factory was awarded an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certificate and an OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety certificate by BASEC (British Approval Services for Cables). The cables comply with and are approved to the full British Standard of the Loss Prevention Certificate Board (LPCB) and Lloyd's Register, UK. These certifications are the latest in a string of recognitions achieved by the company including a two time winner of Gulf Excellence Award, two time winner of Dubai Quality Award, Gold category 2004 & 1998.
Awards
Throughout the years, Ducab has won many awards including the Mohammed Bin Rashid Business Excellence Award for their achievements in the manufacturing sector; this award ceremony was in the presence of H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Ducab has also won other awards such as the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Economic Value Creation in the Industrial Sector. Ducab has also been winning the Superbrands award yearly since 2008.
Employees
Ducab’s 1100+ strong workforce offers a multicultural work environment, along with UAE Nationals, over 25 other nationalities represented are American, Bangladeshi, British, Canadian, Egyptian, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Iraqi, Japanese, Jordanian, Lebanese, Malaysian, Nepali, Omani, Pakistani, Palestinian, Romanian, South African and Sri Lankan.
Projects
As an advanced cable manufacturer, Ducab has supplied cables to some of the most prestigious projects in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. In recent times we have supplied cables for the world’s prestigious projects that include Burj Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, Grand Mosque, Burj Al Arab and Emirates Palace
Contact Details
Dubai Cable Company (Pvt) Ltd
Tel: +971 4 8158888 | Fax: +971 4 8158332
P.O.Box: 11529 | Dubai, UAE
www.ducab.com
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