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CABLETALK is a publication of Ducab.

It is intended for circulation amongst the staff,customers and organizations dealing with the company.Ducab’s head of fice is located at theJebel Ali Industrial Area, PO Box 11529, Dubai, UAE.Tel: +971 4 808 2500, Fax: +971 4 808 2511Email: [email protected]: www.ducab.com, Toll Free: 800 ducab

ISSUE NO: 55

16 Inside View

Ducab storms into corporate cricket

finals

Care for the environment – Ducab’sgreen initiative

Commitment to Global standards

Ducab Suggest - Power of ideas

Safety at work

16 Inside View

Ducab storms into corporate cricket

nals

Care for the environment – Ducab’sgreen initiative

Commitment to Global standards

Ducab Suggest - Power of ideas

Safety at work

02 MD’s Perspective

Excellence led by employeecommitment

02 MD’s Perspective

xce ence e y emp oyeecommitment

12 Industry Focus

Marking a new milestone

12 Industry Focus

Marking a new milestone

14 Market Pulse

Changing the rules of the game

14 Market Pulse

Changing the rules of the game

08 Cover Story

Recognition for manufacturing

excellence

08 Cover Story

Recognition for manufacturing

excellence

15 Spotlight

Making connections with

Ducab Connect

15 Spotlight

Making connections with

Ducab Connect

MD’S PERSPECTIVE

Excellence led by

employee commitment02NEWS BYTES

Reaching out to local

talent03COVER STORY

Recognition for

manufacturing

excellence08

Editorial: Ducab Marketing Department

Production & Content:

Alfred Britto

Budoor Al Yousuf Herleen MehtaPujha PatankarReem Bin Ahmed

CONTENTS

We thank each one for their contributionstowards making CABLETALK a success.

03 News Bytes

Reaching out to local talent

Ducab in the spotlight at Middle East

Electricity 2009

Getting a pulse of the Bahrain market

Networking with rugby

Tapping the Qatar OGP market

Gaining the spotlight at WETEX

Teeing off in style at the BBG Annual

Golf Day

Strengthening the national workforce

Power investments for the future

Ducab cable drums on the roll...

03 News Bytes

Reaching out to local talent

Ducab in the spotlight at Middle East

Electricity 2009

Getting a pulse of the Bahrain market

Networking with rugby

Tapping the Qatar OGP market

Gaining the spotlight at WETEX

Teeing off in style at the BBG Annual

Golf Day

Strengthening the national workforce

Power investments for the future

Ducab cable drums on the roll...

Issue Date: May 2009



A new quarter and just anotherreason for a new edition of

CableTalk!Putting together this editionwas a real challenge giventhe quantum of events thathave unfolded, not onlyat Ducab but the worldaround us. Adding to our

pride, especially during suchhard times, is our most recent

accomplishment – winning thecoveted Sheikh Mohammed Bin

Rashid Al Maktoum Business Excellence Award formanufacturing sector.

Furthering our commitment to growth and expansion,we announced the plan for our new HV Cable Systemsfactory in a landmark decision through partnership withDEWA and ADWEA. We promise to keep you abreastwith the milestones on this project in the due course.

It is exciting enough to have participated in exhibitionsin Bahrain and Qatar for the first time but it only getsbetter knowing that the feedback we received washighly encouraging - both for us and our JV partners.

Furthermore, the local markets there have welcomed uswith open arms.

Cable tonnes output and sales orders are not the onlyactivities that have kept us busy. Not surprisingly, thespirit of team building seems to grow and prosper further

more as the years pass. Ducab annual cricket tournamenthas not only brought out the team spirit of our staff but

also helped us bond with our key customers such asETA, NASA Multiplex, BILT ME etc. Such tournamentsare not only a great way to enhance personal interactionwith our customers; it’s also really interesting to deal withthem both - on and off the field! We are introducing theMarket Pulse column in this issue. It aims to give regularinsights on various aspects of the economy. We beginwith the construction sector, which industry expertspredict will see consolidation and lay greater emphasison the infrastructure projects.

As we draw closer to our 30th Anniversary it will be a

pleasure to highlight our celebrations in subsequenteditions of CableTalk. We received overwhelmingresponse to the 30 Years Anniversary - logo designcompetition and I sincerely thank each and everyonewho participated in the competition; the winner will beannounced shortly.

Every anniversary is a reason for celebration and moreso when we reach such a great milestone!

I wish you all a fantastic quarter ahead and look forwardto your feedback.

Ashish ChaturvedyMarketing Manager

INDUSTRY FOCUS

Marking a new

milestone12SPOTLIGHT

Making Connections

with Ducab Connect15INSIDE VIEW

Ducab storms into

corporate cricket finals16

EDITORIAL



Excellence led by employee commitment

A s the old adage goes, when the times get tough, the tough get going.

Faced with unprecedented challenges in local and world markets,

now is the time for businesses to be tough, to prove their resilience

and demonstrate their strengths.

Ducab is one of those businesses and we believe that addressing the reality

of the current situation is the only way forward. Markets have changed and

we must respond to maintain our leadership with better service, innovative

ideas to support our customers and more ef ficient use of our resources. We

are fortunate in these times that we have a large base of high quality and

resilient customers with whom we work closely.

Despite the recent changes in the local markets we are still confident of

growth for the company and indeed, the economic turmoil is presenting

additional opportunities.

In the MENA region Ducab is aggressively expanding its regional salesnetwork; offering support to our existing customers and introducing our

brand to new markets. There is competition wherever we go but we are confident that our traditional strengths of

quality, service and value will be appreciated in these markets.

Closer to home we recently launched one of our most ambitious and exciting expansion programmes in partnership

with DEWA and ADWEA - Ducab HV.

The new AED 500 million Ducab HV factory, already under construction near the head-quarters in Jebel Ali, will take

us into the most demanding high technology areas of energy cable manufacturing. The new JV plant will be one of

the few purpose-built EHV facilities worldwide and will certainly be one of the most modern and up to date.

Manufacturing cables up to 400kV, this new business gives Ducab people an opportunity to upgrade their skills and

knowledge and build yet another new capability in the UAE’s industrial base.

Our focus on internal ef ficiency and excellence is also showing results in different ways. Continual Improvement calls

for the active involvement of every employee at all levels in the company. The enthusiastic response to the Ducab

Suggest “cost saving month” in February highlights this commitment and the insightful and practical thinking that is

so valuable for the growth of the organisation.

It is this commitment and passion of Ducab employees that is the driving force for “Business Excellence”. It is a great

honour this passion has been recognised with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award 2008 in the

Manufacturing Category, presented to us in April 2009.

Our cover story features this prestigious award and I am proud to take this opportunity to thank all Ducab staff,

customers and stakeholders; it is your support that has helped us earn this honour.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award and the investment in Ducab HV are indeed the latest

milestones in Ducab’s part in the growth story of the UAE; investing in people, knowledge and the country’s

infrastructure.

Thank you all

Best regards

Andrew Shaw

Managing Director M D ’ S P E R S P E C T I V E

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Andrew Shaw



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S B Y T E S

Now in its 35th year, the Middle East Electricity

Exhibition (MEEE) is a benchmark for the

regional power industry. Ducab participated

in this prestigious exhibition, held from February 8 to

10, 2009 at the Dubai International Convention Centre,to demonstrate its one-stop-shop competency in the

cable spectrum. Ducab showcased its extensive range

from cables to copper and connect at the exhibition thus

attracting industry professionals from around the world.

“Ducab is committed to delivering excellent value to all our

clients in 2009,” said Mr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al-Shaikh,

Ducab Chairman, about the company’s participation and

future plans. “We are continuing to grow our operations,

bringing more capacity to the market while providing

excellence in services and value for money.”

The event was a huge success with more than 1,000local, regional and international exhibitors, and a visitor

turn-out of over 49,000 from 98 countries.

Ducab attracted over 850 registered customers at its

stand over three days, and recorded 100 potential

enquiries for its product range.

In line with Ducab’s approach to focus on exhibitions this

year, MEEE was a successful event as the Ducab team

had the opportunity to interact with a lot of new potentialcustomers.

Participates in Tawdheef careers exhibition

Ducab highlighted its commitment to hiring and

training nationals by participating in the Tawdheef

Careers Exhibition held in Abu Dhabi from

February 3 to 5, 2009.

Tawdheef is one of the premier career events in the

capital city focused on recruitment and attracting local

talent. Leaders from various business sectors participated

in a bid to reach out to the UAE nationals - both fresh

graduates and those looking for career progression.

Ducab’s HR team interacted with several potential job

aspirants, to meet the company’s requirements in the

Jebel Ali and Mussafah factories.

Ducab is the only power cable manufacturing company in the UAE that operates a copper rod factory.



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Ducab is the first cable manufacturing company in the world to receive

ISO 14001 Environmental certification.

Ducab organised a Corporate Hospitality get-

together at the Rugby World Cup Sevens held in

Dubai from March 5 - 7, 2009. Ducab invited its key

clients and their families to the event. Senior management

from Ducab who attended the event welcomed them at

special corporate chalets.

“A number of our clients are rugby fans and therefore this

was a right opportunity to network and create strong bonds

with our partners” says Mr. Chew W. Tan, GM - Sales &

Marketing.

The hospitality experience included food and beverage

services to the invited guests and arrangement of special

seating plans to watch the game.

The networking event was a huge success with clients and

customers appreciating and enjoying rugby over the threedays.

Ducab showcased its extensive range of products

in Bahrain at the PowerGen Middle East exhibition

held in the Kingdom from 17 to 19 February, 2009.

The exhibition was dedicated to the water and powerindustries and Ducab got a pulse of the new developments

in the industry.

H.E. Fahmi bin Ali Al-Jowder, Minister of Works, Kingdom

of Bahrain inaugurated the exhibition and expressed great

interest in Ducab’s plans for expansion and new products

while visiting the stand.

The Bahrain display marks Ducab’s plans to highlight its

product range across the region. At PowerGen Middle

East, Ducab showcased its range of copper rod andDucab Connect products.

Ducab has supported infrastructure developments in the

Bahrain market through its sales of fice in the Kingdom

for the past fourteen years headed by Mr. Thomas

Mathew. Since the inception in 1995, the joint venture

BICC MET WLL has served Bahrain with a complete

range of cables and accessories and has achieved animpressive growth. Major projects in Bahrain include: Gulf

Air Headquarters, Bahrain City Centre, Bahrain Financial

Harbour and Alba Aluminium Company and the Lulu

Island project.

Mr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al-Shaikh, Ducab Chairman, said

“We aim to continuously grow our business and establish

new business relationships with participants at the

exhibition, as well as reinforce our position in the regional

cable market.”

Ducab team leveraged this opportunity to network with

existing and potential customers from Bahrain and the

region and be up-to-date with the rest of the infrastructural

developments.

Ducab extensive range of products on display at PowerGen ME expo



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Ducab is the first UAE cable company to receive ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification.

In line with Ducab’s strategy to reach out to new

geographic markets through strategic marketing

initiatives, the company participated in the 7th Doha

Natural Gas Conference and Exhibitions (DNGCE), heldin the Qatari capital from March 9-12, 2009.

The participation marked an increased focus of Ducab

outside the home market addressing the OGP segment.

The company was one of the 60 plus exhibitors from

over 20 countries at the expo held at the Doha Exhibition

Centre.

The DNGCE offered the opportunity to familiarize with the

latest trends in the OGP market and network with the

local stakeholders.

The exhibition was inaugurated by H.H. Abdullah Bin

Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and

Minister of Energy & Industry. Representatives from

multinational OGP companies, government of ficials,

trade representatives, consultants, contractors, project

financiers, media and other service providers attended

this event.

A large number of OGP consultants and contractors

visited the Ducab stand. Furthermore, several key clients

from the OGP and Utilities sectors were identified and

the exhibition is expected to help the company establishstrong partnerships in Qatar.

Ducab was in the limelight at WETEX 2009,organised by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority

(DEWA). The three day annual regional event held

from March 29 to 31, highlighted the achievements in

water, energy and environment sectors. Ducab used this

opportunity to network and tie-up with strategic partners

to pursue innovative solutions. The event was attended by

independent water and power producers, managers and

engineers of power, desalination, water & sewerage plants

and consultants, in addition to decision-makers from

various government departments.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, DeputyRuler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance visited the

Ducab stand where the team presented an overview of the

company’s progress achieved over the years.

The highlight of our participation at WETEX was the

announcement of the launch of Ducab - HV, a new joint

venture with DEWA and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity

Authority (ADWEA).

Ducab’s signature orange colour branding of the stand gave

it a stand-out appeal. The company’s participation helped

gain several enquiries from leading names in the industry inthe region. Ducab also made best use of the opportunity to

network and interact with industry professionals at the gala

dinner held at the Al Bustan Rotana on March 30, 2009.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin

Rashid Al Maktoum visits stand



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Ducab is the first power cable manufacturing company in the UAE to

receive the Emirates Quality Mark Award.

Ducab participates in Career Fair 2009

With national development initiatives in the

forefront, Ducab always played a key role in

identifying, recruiting, nurturing and supporting

the UAE national workforce.

This was further reiterated with its participation in the

Careers UAE held from March 29 to 31, 2009 at the

Dubai International Convention Centre. H.H. Sheikh

Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of

Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, inaugurated the

exhibition. H.H. Sheikh Mansour and H.H. Sheikh Majed

Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Ducab’s

stand.

Ducab reached out to a large cross-section of young UAE

nationals highlighting career opportunities at the company.Ducab’s HR team introduced the National Development

programme to the youngsters and gave a preview to the

various training and retention strategies on the spot.

Interviews were conducted with potential candidates to

assess their expectations and share what Ducab has to

offer. The company also leveraged public participation

at the event by highlighting its core competencies in the

cable industry.

Ducab achieved a remarkable 100% increase in the UAE

national workforce after its participation at the fair last

year.

All the UAE nationals at Ducab are given the opportunity

to undergo training programmes in relevant areas to

establish a clear career path for professional and personal

advancement.

Ducab was the Gold Sponsor at the British

Business Group (BBG) Annual Golf Day on 12th

March 2009 and had two participating teams -

the first led by Walter Bailey with K V Ramaseshan, Dennis

King and Jagdish Shah while the other team consisted of

Jon Vail, Brett Bass, Paul Greenacre and Alan Feasby.

There was much excitement in store as the two teams

clashed with some of the titans in the game from the city’s

amateur circuit. The

team led by Jon Vail

came third in the

entire event in which

170 golfers took

part.

While a passion for

golf was the binding

force of the day,

the tournament

also saw a lot of

networking among

the participants and

visitors.

A celebratory evening barbeque dinner was held following

the event attended by Mr. Andrew Shaw and his wife. They

were proud to present the BBG Ducab Golf Trophy to the

member with highest Stableford points score. Individual

and team prizes for the ‘Longest Drive’,‘Nearest Pin’ and

‘Beat the Pro’ at selected holes were also awarded.



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Ducab’s Mussafah 1 cable manufacturing facility is operating the first “horizontal lead sheathing line”

in the world manufactured by Folkesandelin in Sweden.

IN AFGHANISTAN IN HATTA IN JEBEL ALI

Ducab cables are making a mark everywhere.

While the bright orange Ducab cable drums are a common sight in the UAE, it’s presence was also noted in a remotetown in Afghanistan.

T he energy landscape of the Arab world and the

investments planned in the power sector were the

highlights of the Arabian Power & Water Summit

organized by MEED.

Ducab participated in the event as a Gold Sponsor to the

Summit held on March 30 & 31, 2009 at the Emirates

Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

H.E. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi, Director of Privatization, Abu

Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA), delivered the

key note address. More than 400 delegates attended the

Summit where 58 leading industry speakers discussed

various topics related to power and water. These included

Sustainable Business Development; Ef ficient Power for

Urban Development; Privatisation as an answer to Energy

Shortage; Raising Finance; Desalination and Alternative

Energies and Customer Focus.

Graham Cheetham, General Manager Manufacturing,

represented Ducab in a contractor discussion panel where

he highlighted Ducab’s commitment to investment for the

future with the new Ducab HV plant; a joint venture with

DEWA and ADWEA. Ducab HV will reduce the country’s

dependence on imports of high voltage cables and alsoprovide more than 100 job opportunities.

According to research by MEED, more than US$50 billion

(AED183 billion) will be invested in the power sector in

the Gulf countries in the next seven years in which the

UAE alone with invest US$18 billion (AED66 billion). The

projected demand for additional capacity in the GCC

is 57,000 megawatts (MW) in the next seven years

and of which 35% is UAE’s demand. This high volume

of investments is to meet the projected demand for an

additional capacity of power by the GCC region in sevenyears. The UAE will need an additional 20,000 MW.

With this forecast, it clearly indicates the towering

importance of power and water in the years to come.

Ducab was Gold Sponsor of Arabian Power & Water Summit



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It is an honour with no parallels. It is a reward

that highlights our commitment to quality andexcellence.

Indeed, it was a proud moment for Ducab as the

company won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al

Maktoum Business Award in the Manufacturing

category.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al

Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister

and Ruler of Dubai, presented the award to

Dubai’s most coveted Business Award for Ducab’s manufacturing capabilities

RECOGNITION FORMANUFACTURING EXCELLE



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Mr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al Shaikh, Chairman of Ducab

at a glittering ceremony held recently, attended by

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; His

Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; heads

of Government departments, dignitaries, Board

members of Dubai Chamber, representatives of

business councils, groups and trade centers, a

large number of businessmen and members of the

media.

Organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce

& Industry, the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al

Maktoum Business Awards is now in its fourth year

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and honours the outstanding contribution of the

winners to the economy.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed has been an ardent

advocate on the need to diversify the economy and

focus on the growth of the manufacturing sector.

His commitment to quality and business excellence

is legendary and is an inspiration for the business

community.

It is therefore with a great sense of pride that Ducab

received the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Business Award.

Mr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al Shaikh said: “It is an

honor to accept this award for Manufacturing and

to be recognized for our contribution to the UAE.

It is a testament to the hard work and dedication

of our employees and the support of Sheikh

Mohammed.’’

His Excellency Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri,

Minister of Economy and chairman of the awards

jury, said, “The winners would be an example for

others to follow as the participating companies will

get accurate evaluation and feedback report on theirperformance and achievements and can come back

for the award’s next session with renewed ability

and zeal of competition.”

Out of the nine categories -

manufacturing, finance, re-export, real

estate, corporate social responsibility,

construction, supply chain and logistics

and UAE Free Zones manufacturing,

Ducab won the award along with

Dubai Aluminium Company and AlKhaleej Sugar for their business

achievements in the manufacturing

sector. In all 18 winners were

adjudged from 234 participanting

companies representing various cross-sections of

the economy.

Assessment Criteria

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business

Awards are presented on the basis of a stringent

evaluation process that takes into consideration

several management and performance criteria. Five

elements are considered – leadership perspectives,

strategic initiatives, quality imperatives, corporate

culture and corporate social responsibility.

The performance criteria include the output and

the outcome which reflects the achievements

implemented by the establishment, and the impact

of the firm through its contribution towards the nation

and society.

Ducab’s leading-edge:

For Ducab, winning the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al

Maktoum Award in the Manufacturing Category

comes from years of commitment to quality and

excellence. With great attention to detail, every

aspect of the company’s manufacturing process

has been streamlined, starting from the purchase of

state-of-art machinery.

Ducab has forged strong bonds with its suppliers,mostly from Europe, thus ensuring that the best and

latest equipment is made available. This relationship



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n a landmark agreement signed on the sidelines

of the WETEX exhibition, the two major UAE utility

providers, ADWEA and DEWA, have joined forceswith Ducab in a new joint venture to manufacture

high voltage cable systems.

This joint venture is in line with Ducab’s commitment

to explore and identify growth opportunities and

therefore the company has joined hands with two of

the UAE’s leading utility providers – Dubai Electricity

and Water Authority (DEWA) and Abu Dhabi Water

and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) to set up this

manufacturing facility.

Ducab will hold a 50 per cent share while DEWA and

ADWEA, will each have 25 per cent stake in the new

joint venture. The new company, Ducab – HV, will operate from a

22,000 square meter manufacturing factory that is

currently under construction next to Ducab’s facility

in Jebel Ali.

The announcement of Ducab – HV was at a press

conference at WETEX exhibition, Dubai on 30th of

March 2009. It was attended by senior of ficials of

all the three companies and prominent print and

broadcast media members.

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Billed to reduce the country’s dependence on

imports of high voltage cable systems that are used

in energy transmission lines, the new facility will be

operational in the last quarter of 2010 and has the

capacity to manufacture 30,000 tonnes per year of

66 to 400 kV cables.

Mr. Saeed Al Darmaki, Deputy Managing Director

of TRANSCO, a subsidiary of ADWEA, said that the

plant will play a key role in supporting the nation’s

economy and will be a milestone for the UAE

industrial sector. He said the partnership

complements Abu Dhabi Government’s Strategic

Plan to diversify the economy and create new job

opportunities for Emiratis.

His Excellency Saeed Mohd Al Tayer MD & CEO of

DEWA observed that the project is a reflection of

the UAE’s vision to grow the industrial sector and

national infrastructure.

The importance of Ducab HV was highlighted by

Ducab Chairman Mr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al-Shaikh

who said “As the population in the region continues

to grow so too does the demand for electricity and

power.” Ducab HV will support this demand in the

future.



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eeping pace with the sprinting infrastructure

developments was a challenge in early 2008.

All the projects were racing to finish and the

developers and contractors along with suppliers were

booked to full capacity. It was the on-time delivery which

was the key factor to winning an order.

Fast forward to the present, and we see a lot of projects

being retendered. The credit issue surfaced around

October 2008, and then onwards projects were either put

on-hold or even cancelled.

The developers and contractors are now paying more

attention to the ‘project economics’ and are looking

at feasibility. They want to draw benefi

t from the fall of construction material prices.

A survey was conducted in a recent conference - Arab

World Construction Summit organised by MEED. The

results of which clearly indicated the tempo of the market,

87% of the participating companies had at least one

project canceled or postponed in the last 3 months, while

one third faced the same with 5 or more projects. Over

60% of the participating companies saw their ‘forward

order book’ shrink compared to the last year.

Looking within & beyond GCC

The UAE home market had a lot of projects initiated in the

period of 2007-08 which are now seeing the light of the

day. The world’s tallest tower – the Burj Dubai and the first

metro network in GCC will be inaugurated on 09/09/09.

Ducab has been involved in both of these projects with

supply of low and medium voltage cables.

The pace of the home markets is now reaching to a more

realistic level rather than the inflated growth rate. This

will encourage companies to look within and beyond the

GCC and expand their geographic reach.

The most attractive regions outside the GCC are Libya

followed by Egypt, Iraq Algeria & Morocco for the

developers and contractors.

Within the GCC, it is Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE with

Abu Dhabi in particular which will lead the construction

activity. Saudi Arabia has 70% of their 24.3mn population

under the age of 30 years and so their housing requirement

is huge. The incremental demand for housing is forecast

at over 1.3 million units over the next 7 years – which

requires an investment of nearly $180bn. At the same

time, Abu Dhabi is addressing the pent up demand for

housing and preparing for the expected growth in the

coming years through infrastructure development.

The emerging trend witnessed in the conference, was

the prominence of government-funded infrastructure

and building projects in the Gulf construction sector.

The regional drive to develop schools, hospitals and

affordable housing is expected to provide the strongest

opportunities in the coming year with nearly 22% saying

that the public-sector building projects would provide

the best new opportunities. This is followed by power

projects (21%), water & wastewater projects (14%), roads

& bridges projects (13%).

To capture and utilize these opportunities in this dynamic

market, companies need to be flexible with a quality &

service focus to succeed and survive.

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- by Herleen Mehta

RETENDERING STATISTICS

OCT-08 MAR-09

KIND OF PROJECTS NUMBEROF

PROJECTS

VALUE($M)

NUMBEROF

PROJECTS

VALUE($M)

Civil 3 1353 28 28, 743

Power & Water 2 2000 4 2500

Source: Proleads, UAE, April 2009



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In the endeavor to offer complete

range of cables and its accessories,Ducab set up the “Connect”

division in 1999. Ducab Connect,

a key project of Roy Heatherington,

Ducab Connect Manager, who now

leads and drives its growth.

Ducab Connect has made rapid

strides of growth since its inception.

Contributing to the overall growth

philosophy of the company, Ducab

Connect is led by two strategic drivers

– regional coverage and product

diversity.

“Connect offers a comprehensive

range of cable glands and cable

support products such as cleats and

fixings targeting the industrial market

sector. We are now penetrating utilitybusiness opportunities with our LV

and MV joints and terminations,”

says Roy Heatherington, Ducab

Connect Manager.

Ducab Connect provides the means

of jointing all types of power cables

up to 36kV. This includes a variety

of polymeric insulation materials;

typically XLPE or EPR, transition

jointing systems which are also

available to permit the connection of

dissimilar cables commonly required

within the electrical industry.

Ducab Connect also features the

complete range of compressiontooling and associated connectors

ranging from 1.5 sq mm conductor

size through to 1000 sq mm. The

Ex range of hazardous area cable

glands are designed to the latest

international standards for increased

safety and flameproof applications. It

compliments Ducab’s cable offering

and has created an ideal platformto reach out to the oil, gas and

petrochemical sector.

Ducab Connect is led by one of the

most technically competent teams in

the region, which catalyses innovation

to meet the demanding requirements

of customers. Connect’s professional

technical support and design

service provides complete cable

system solutions and

avoids any risks

associated with

non-compatib i l i ty

of cable size and

design.

Ducab Connect adopts a ‘one-stop-

shop’ approach to service the market,an effort backed up by its extensive

range of products at the Jebel Ali

- Centre of Logistics Excellence

(C.O.L.E.) facility. The recently

revamped ‘Connect’ C.O.L.E., is

a state-of-the-art despatch hub,

ensuring timely delivery of product

to both major contractors and key

distribution partners.

Ducab realised that the primary

cause of failure of electrical cables

and faults in electrical distribution

networks is associated with joints

and terminations. To overcome this

and to offer support to its customers,

Ducab set up a modern Jointer

Academy in the year 2000. This

academy facilitates enhancement of

knowledge and upgradation of skills

in jointing and laying cables.

“At Ducab we celebrate spontaneity

and reward original thinking and thus,

we are now planning to introduce

a number of innovative products

later this year which includes a new

range of Ex cable glands, cable

management products, cable markingdevices, earthing and lightening

protection products, cable pulling

and stripping tools, that will further

enhance our product offering,” says

Heatherington.

Ducab Connect aims to

be the best and nothing

less, and uphold

its operationalphilosophy of

‘Connecting your

cables to our world.’

usiness opportunities with our L

and MV joints and terminations,”

says Roy Heatherington, Ducab

Connect Manager.

Ducab Connect provides the means

of jointing all types of power cables

up to 36kV. This includes a variety

o po ymerc nsu aton mater a s;

typically XLPE or EPR, transition

jointing systems which are also

available to permit the connection of

dissimilar cables commonly required

within the electrical industry.

ystem solutions and

avoids any risks

ssociated with

non-compatib i l i ty

of cable size and

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n jointing and lay

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and reward origin

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a number of i

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range o x c

management prodevices, earthi

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T he true force behind Ducab’s achievements is its

“Spirited and passionate people”. And it is thisspirit and passion that is carried out of the work

place and on to other activities – be it sports, cultural orteamwork.

Cricket has always been a popular game among staff andthe organization has always been supportive to the game– even sponsoring the Ducab Cricket Cup annually. Thisyear saw a total of 12 teams participating in four poolsincluding two from Ducab – Ducab Jebel Ali and DucabMussafah.

Eight years since our cricket team played the finals of thecorporate tournament, 2009 saw some heavy-wattagecricketing action from Ducab Jebel Ali as the teamemerged runners-up against ETA Ascon.

The opening game was a cakewalk for Jebel Ali, winning

by 74 runs. Imran was the man of the matchscoring 73 runs off just 35 balls

and bagging two wickets to

boot. Though the team

lost its second match

against Dulsco, the

high average of 10.31

runs per over took it to

the top of the league.

Though Ducab

Mussafah could not

make it to the quarterfinals, the Jebel Ali team won

their match by an impressive 93

runs against Baker Hughes.Bharat was declared manof the match, scoring 82runs.

Semi-finals waspayback time as

Ducab Jebel Ali

clashed with KIT after

two years. KIT won the

toss and elected to bat

and were all out for 152.

Ducab’s batsmen stormed

the turf and won the match by

8 wickets with nine balls to spare.

Haji Mohammed, who scored 51 not out, was the man

of the match.

Although Ducab lost in the finals against ETA Ascon, the

team put up a brave fight. ETA’s Abdeen who scored

99 not out and hauled three of the Ducab wickets was

adjudged man of the match and man of the series. Bharat

from Ducab was selected as the best batsman of the

tournament and Vishal as the best bowler.

It was an exciting finish to a nail-biting cricket schedule,

and the runners-up trophy is an inspiration for the team

to vie for the top honours next year. Cricket is a true test

of survival of the fittest where all barriers of departments,

divisions and even organisations are forgotten, whatprevails is the spirit of sportsmanship.

“We have always been committed to

upholding the highest standards of safety

and quality across all aspects of our

operation,” said Mr. Andrew Shaw, Managing Director,

Ducab. “This has now been further acknowledged with

prestigious global certifications.”

In a strong endorsement of workplace safety and health,

Ducab has been awarded the RoSPA Occupational

Health & Safety Award for 2009. Announcing the award,

Mr. David Rawlins, RoSPA Awards Manager, said:

“Ducab has shown a commitment to protecting the

health and well-being of its employees and others.” The

RoSPA Awards ensure that winners have the best health

and safety management systems in place.

Ducab has also won “Safety at Work” award from

Dubai Municipality in 2008. Ducab’s Health and Safety

Management System is certified to British Standards

OHSAS 18001:2007.

Ducab’s adherence to the highest standards in safety of

its products was further endorsed in the results of the

BASEC UK (British Approvals Service for Cables) audit in

February.

BASEC auditor Mr. Richard Bryden completed QHSE

systems audit for all three sites and has recommended for

ISO 9001:2008 approval for Copper Rod factory and the

PVC Plant in addition to successful transition to the new

version of ISO 9001:2008 at all sites, which previouslyhave won the ISO 9001:2000 certification.

Ducab has won the Dubai Quality Award Gold Category for best UAE industry.



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Caring for the environment is more than

a buzzword at Ducab – it is part of the

company’s corporate social responsibility,

and a work ethos for its employees.

Highlighting the commitment to make a meaningful

change, Ducab embarked on a green initiative to plant

more trees. Some 35 employees gathered at the Jebel

Ali facility on December 26, 2008, to plant trees around

the factory premises. This was part of the ‘Ducab

Friends of the Environment Day,’ an annual event at

the company.

The event was also a celebration of teamwork with

several employees joining hands to plant the trees,

water them and maintain the area clean.

Ducab is planning several such events in the future to

make a difference to the world.

Ducab has won the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for the last 18 years.

The new version of ISO 9001 was published only in

November 2008 and Ducab accomplished the transitionto the new version in a very short span of time.

At an earlier audit by BASEC held in December,

Ducab also received ISO 9001:2000 approval for the

Mussafah 2, and BASEC product approval certificate for

BS 6004 cables, covering 1.5 sq mm to 240 sq mm.

Ducab-FR SC single core cables from 16 to 630 sq mm

received LPCB UK (Loss Prevention Certification Board)

approval recently. These cables are fire resistant cables

manufactured at Ducab - Mussafah1, Abu Dhabi. With

this approval Ducab has full range of LPCB approved Fire

Resistant cables, both single core and multi core cable

which are mandatory in markets like Hong Kong. Ducab

truly commits to maintain and adhere to global quality

standards.



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I N S I D E V I E W

Upholding Ducab’s commitment to the highest

standards of safety, the company has unveiledthe Employee’s Guide to Safety at Work. The

handbook highlights the various safety standards to be

adopted at the workplace.

George Frank, Health & Safety Controller, led a series of

safety workshops at Ducab’s factories in Jebel Ali and

Mussafah 1 and 2. The focus of the workshop was to

prevent hand and finger injuries, although Ducab already

has an outstanding safety record.

Several presentations and videos showcasing safety’s

best practices in the UK were displayed to

employees. The Safety Video featured various

aspects of injury prevention

and was appreciated by

the participants.

The workshops were

supported by safety posters

displayed at all sites and

also aimed at enhancing

shopfloor participation.

Since its launch in July 2005, the employee

suggestion scheme of the company has gained a

several hundred suggestions, wherein employees

are motivated to think innovatively and contribute toward

continuous improvement.

Through this programme, employees not only have

an impact on decision making but also aim to increase

productivity, profitability and growth of Ducab, which in

turn benefits all.

The Quality Department administers the scheme in

collaboration with individual departmental heads, who

review the suggestions and implement them when found

suitable.

From a ‘suggestion box in the corner’ to part of thecorporate ethos, Ducab Suggest now is supported by

an online system whereby electronically employees can

make their suggestions and receive prompt feedback

from the management.

To further encourage employees, Ducab Suggest put into

action a rewards system in additional to its points system.

The rewarding system presents a monetary incentive for

all valid suggestions even those that may be rejected at

a later stage. Ducab Suggest also acknowledges the

employee who leads the implementation process with the

title of “Ducab Suggest Partner”.

Suggestions are evaluated for originality, cost and

feasibility of implementation, cost savings and benefits,

ef ficiency and effectiveness, improvement in quality and

contribution towards health, safety and environmental

objectives.

Every year, Ducab Suggest implements carefully selected

ideas, In the first year, 251 suggestions were received and

50 have been implemented, while in 2007, 50% of 110

suggestions were taken through. Furthermore, in 2008

a total number of 208 suggestions were received out of

which 121 were accepted and implemented.

Start of 2009 witnessed an outbreak of suggestions of

special themes like Cost Saving in February and Customer

Service in March. This came well-tuned to the market

trends as cost saving and customer service are the key

issues.

Talk about the power of ideas, indeed!

Ducab has also achieved certification for the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard.



Manager - Application Software Theetharappan Shanmuganathan

Sales Manager - Ducab ConnectRoy Ian Heatherington

Marketing Officer (Developee)

Reem BinAhmed

Assistant Manufacturing Engineer(Developee) Ahmed S Rashed Ali Al Alkeem

Assistant Electrical Engineer(Developee)Majid Abdalla Hussain Harmoudi

Quality Technician Tony Thomas Alumkal

Sankar Krishnan

Kripesh Krishnan

Balaganesh Sankaran

Jeyamurugan Bose

Satheesh Kumar Arumugam

Abu Abraham Thomas

Ramkumar Raghavan

Shanavas Podi Kunju

Ratheesh Kumar Divakaran

Krishnakumari

C Shanmukhayya Roogi

Yard Supervisor

Sunil Kumar Kariyan Karnavar

Learning Apprentice Abdulla Sabeeh Saghroon Salboukh

Al Noufali

Ahmed Al Housani

Sultan Al Wahshi

Ahmed Quwaireh Al Musabi

Assistant Operator Trainee Ajay Sreenath Madhusoodanan

Sathyalal M Sathyaseelan

Benty G Augustine John Berly

Francis Prinson Diaz

Joseph Lijoy Kaliath Michael

Sujil Manayatt Sudhakaran

Antony Alwin Mendez

Joseph Liyan William Thomas

Sumith M Ashokan

Augustine Lakayi l James

Gokulakumar V Ambujakshan Nair

Yard WorkerMuhammad Mehboob

Kuntola Sailoo

Trainee Process WorkerMajid Ahmed Mubarak

Abdulla Balabd Banichetb

Mohamed Hassan Al Aghbari

AC MechanicKishore Kumar

Fitter Cum FabricatorJinoj Issac

Heavy Duty DriverHarjinder Singh

Forklift OperatorMarlon Alcala De Leon

Devender Adhi Adhi Ashalu

Employee of the Month

Welcome Aboard

Mohammed Sulaiman

Vocational Trainee

Special Cable Unit

December ‘08

Keith D’Souza

Sr. Accounts Of ficer

Credit Control & Collections

January ‘09

Manoj Kumar

Operator

Sheathing Line (M2)

February ‘09

Ali Al Tameemi

Electrical Engineer

Maintenance Dept. (M1)

March ‘09

S t a f f N e w s



Abb Drives Acs 550 Training(Feb. 10 - 11, 2009)• Daniel Kunjumon

• Sunil Nekkuth Melath• Dyson Denis Lewis

Abb Drives Acs 550 Training(Mar. 3 - 4, 2009)• Sunil Nekkuth Melath

• Dyson Denis Lewis

• Raynald Abejon Operania

Basic Fire Fighting (Dec. 1, 2008)• Jimmy Ibanez Olendan

• Althaf Hussain Moidin

• Pardeep Hari Singh

• Vazeer Basha Garnimitta• Muralidhara G Shettigar

• Clint Balbona Lorena

• Allan Gaa Nicolas

• Jouse Jr Hidalgo Ines

• Louie Angelo Medalla Villano

• Perpetuo Cecogo Pacete

• Aju Jose

• Shanmugam Anand

• Manilal Madhavan Leela

• Sunil Joy

Basic Fire Fighting (Dec. 3, 2008)• Renn Paolo Jocson Arca

• Heherson Ibanez Villanueva

• Preetham Prabhakar Kotian

• Laxman Mudari

• Sandy Naagas Santos

• Danny Boy Peralta Dio

• Apinut Arpoonnithi

• Dhananjay Yogendra Singh

• Edwin Baskar Duraisamy

• Premkumar Sakkarapani

• Editha Ortiz Manuel

• Jijo Paul

• Dhanesh Paul Katharath

Basic Fire Fighting (Dec. 6, 2008)• Christopher Bancuyo Marollano

• Midhun G Prasannakumari

• Kim Anthony Manjares Santos

• Amelito Colico Jaradal

• Haq Nawaz

• Khushminder Singh

• Al Jay Reyes Calupig• Raymond Balajadia Limgenco

• Dennis Esteybar Hachaso

• Mervin Olaes Escober

• Abhilash Unnikrishnan

• Jefry Cabacungan

• Yasarmon Karayil

• Suresh Kumar Raveendran Nair

Basic Fire Fighting (Jan. 7, 2009)• Shylesh Kumar

• Rohan B Peter

• Abdulgafoor Babumiya Shaikh

• Majid Harmoudi

• Ahmed Al Zaabi

• Mithun Adhoor

• Jeyamurugan Bose

• Balaganesh Sankaran

• Qaiser Bashir Ahmmed

• Satheesh Kumar Arumugam

Basic Fire Fighting (Jan. 10, 2009)• Benty George

• Sumith M Ashokan

• Gokulakumar Ambujakshan Nair

• Sathyalal Manjilas Sathyaseelan• Sujil Manayatt Sudhakaran

• Joseph Lijoy Kaliath Michael

• Antony Alwin Mendez

• Joseph Liyan

• Ajay Sreenath Madhusoodanan

• Augugtine Lakayil James

• Francis Prinson Diaz

Basic Fire Fighting (Jan. 13, 2009)• Pinjari Mahammad Rafiq

• Steevan Nary Concesso

• Praveen Kumar K V

Bottle Neck Management(Feb. 2, 2009)• Lawrence John Fernandes

• Cyril Ronald Mendonca

• Shyam Ramachandran

• Roy C George

• Samuel Herana Tangonan

• Revikumar Velayudhan Nair

• Alwyn Joe D’souza• Nelson Joseph Baretto

• Peter Lawrence Gasper Dsouza

• Alfred D’souza

• Reji Cyriac

• D’mello Gerard

• Anson Anthony Monteiro

• Mehran Ibrahim Parham

• Simplicio Raimondo Bras Dsilva

• Pradip Balakrishna Bute

• Atiq Al Janahi

Business Objects-Web Intelligence(Webi) (Mar. 16 & 19, 2009)• Danish Farooqui• Editha Ortiz Manuel• Anthony J Mascarenhas• Laith Al Madi• Sunil Kumar Satija• Kavpreet Kaur• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan• Simon Baker• Mahmood Haji Albalooshi• Robert Mccrory• Eloisa Evangelista Anives• Mansour Al Jedayeh• John Elias Fernandes• Raghavan Manoharan• Ramachandran Satish Kumar• Anish Kumar• Thangavel Soundara Pandian• Carlo Felix• Vijayalakshmi Rajasekharan• Rajendran Prayankott Veedu• Aqeel Mohamed• Antonio Martino Cardoso• Aftab Alam Iraki• Matthew Procter

• Mathusuthana Kumaran S.

• Atiq Al Janahi

Business Objects-Web Intelligence(Webi) (Mar. 19, 2009)• Asma Al Sheibany

• Cheril Cabuang Bunag

Promoted as Commercial Manager

Srinivasa Vaithiyanthan S

Promoted as Raw Material Storeman

Mousool Pathayapura

Promoted as Assistant OperatorsPaul

Rogelio

Felbert

Joby Mattamana Mathew

Santhosh Kiran

Ryan A Matias

Promoted as Forklift Operator

Rohit Kumar Suresh

Promoted as Operators

Manoj Kumar

Tristan

Noriel

Deepak

Christy

Lathesha D Yermal

Manoj Kumar

Sujesh Pattan

Suresh Kumar Dasan Ashley Sandeep Patole

Pushparaj Perumal Samy

Vincent Jaison Rebero

al Manag r

S

ial Sto man

perators

Joby Mattamana Mathew

Santhosh Kiran

yan at as

Promote as F klift pera

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Promot as O rato

Manoj K

Tristan

Moving UP

Training



• Shrikrishna Ratnakar Nesarikar

• Sandri David Madhu

• Michael Samperi Manalo

• James Chirayath Devassy

• Mousool Pathayapura

• Anthony Gesper Santamaria

• Penha Leon Louis

• Kariyan Karnavar Sunil Kumar

• Tapas Kumar Manna

• Ian John De Bruin• Sumesh N Sangaran

• John Paul De Leon Lopez

• Budoor AlYousuf

• Pooja Patankar

• Herleen Mehta

• Surinder Pal Singh Sahota

• Bagesh Singh

• Arvin Philip Quadros

• Vivek Kumar Jain

• Anil Kumar A C Pillai

• Abdel Aziz Elsayed

• Leo Romero Olindo

• Sweedy Arche Fernandes

Business Report Writing Training(Mar. 10 - 11, 2009)• Khalid Ahmad

• Tahani Alshehhi

• Amal Bin Ghelaita

• Fahad Almuhairi

• Maryam Al Yahya

• Maryam Al Shehhi

• Reem Bin-Ahmed

• Jawaher Bin Ghelaita

• Khalid Alfalasi• Ali Shahbal

• Eman Binthaleth

• Majid Mohammad

• Ahmed Al Zaabi

• Majid Harmoudi

Cable Systems Course(Dec. 14 - 18, 2008)• Mohamed Umar Saleem Jumbo

• Eman Binthaleth

• Laila Marafi

• Ali Al Tameemi

• Sandeep Bendre

• Shailendra Pratap Singh

Customer Service (Jan. 21, 2009)• Diago Benedito Prato

• Anthony J Mascarenhas

• Pradeep Harald D’souza

• Lou Avegail Bautista Landicho

• Suhas C Appiparambath

• Herleen Mehta

• Budoor AlYousuf


• Rajendran Prayankott Veedu• Ghariba Salem

• Stuart Varghese

• Jacqueline Ganao Malingin

• Anwar Hussain

• Babu Prabhakaran Nair

• Aqeel Mohamed

• Mohd Danish Farooqui

• Sreejesh K Ramachandran

• Stephen Joseph

Customer Service (Feb. 2, 2009)• Sudip Dutta Sunip Kumar

• Abdul Raheem Al Marzouqi

• Ashish Chaturvedy

• Jayarajan Kadachi• Raghavan Manoharan

• Manoj Pillai

• Mansour Moh’d Al Jedayeh

• Raihan Aamir

• Samih Hassan Zamzam

• Ramachandran Satish Kumar

• Sriram Athemoola Balakrishna

• Krishnamurthy Mookandi Nadar

• Dhiraj Kumar Sinha

• Riaz Ul Islam

• Abdulah Eldoukhei

Customer Service (Feb. 5, 2009)• Ali Alnahdi

• Ashok Chandra Roy

• David Douglas

• Ukkuru David Thekkekara

• Graham Michael Rafferty

• Ian John De Bruin

• Keshavadas Sukumar Nair

• Laith Al Madi

• Matthew Procter

• Mohammad Markhan

• Thangavel Soundara Pandian

• Roy Heatherington• Sandeep Suresh Bendre


• Srinivasa V Subramanian

• Theetharappan Shanmuganathan

• Varghese Samuel

• Ulhas Arvind Menon

• Junaid Irfan Siddiqi

• Jatin Arora

• Maryam Althani

• Venkatesan Santhana Krishnan

Customer Service (Feb. 11, 2009)

• Khalid Ahmad• Khaled Al Azzani

• Gerson Lucio Borges

• Major Singh Boparai

• Pradeep Singh

• Arun Thombre

• Thamarappallil S Sreekumar

• Muhammad Saeed Hamid

• Shehzad Haroon

• Mohammed Imran A A Khan

• Nazarath Mahmood

• Margaret Benji George

• Pujha Patankar

• Mohammed Basha Syed

• Abdul Rasaque Kolakodan

• Munir Ahmed

• Ahmed Rashid Ali

• Baqar Mohammed Abdul Azeem

• Amal Bin Ghelaita

Customer Service (Feb 15, 2009)• Reem BinAhmed

• Prakash Joseph Fernandes

• Mymunisa Begum


• Sharon Lawrence

• Daniel Kunjumon

• Selvyn Joseph Moraes• Hadi Eldewik

• Brijesh Kumar Verma

• Abdalla Abdelreda Taymour Mirza

• Shaima Mayouf

• Jawaher Bin Ghalaita

• George Frank

• Melwyn Fernandes

• Tahani Alshehhi

Customer Service (Mar. 3, 2009)

• Ali Shahbal

• Ranbir Singh


• Eustus Oswald Martin Correa

• James Chirayath Devassy

• Sumesh N Sangaran Kutty

• Jehad Abbas

• Ponniah Ramachandran

• Venkateswara Somayajula Rao

• Pradhan Prashanta Kumar

• Mohamed Al Ozaibi

• Sudarsanan Thankappan

• Anthony Gesper Santamaria

• Cheril Cabuang Bunag• Asma Al Sheibany

• Dalia Elsayed Sharaf Abdel Gelil

• Ayesha Al Hashemi

• Raman S Narayanasamy

• Majid Harmoudi

• Adeodato Carl Mascarenhas

Data Analysis Techniques forEngineers & Technologists

(Mar. 15 - 19, 2009)• Venkatesan Santhana Krishnan

Developing Management Skills(Feb. 8 - 12, 2009)

• George Frank

Development & Training ofSecurity Personnel(Jan. 25 - 28, 2009)Major Singh Boparai

English Language Training(Nov. 11 - Dec. 24, 2008)• Abdel Aziz Elsayed

Interpersonal Skills (Feb. 17, 2009)• Anthony J Mascarenhas

• Pradeep Harald D’souza

• Lou Avegail Bautista Landicho

• Herleen Mehta



• Rajendran Prayankott Veedu

• Ghariba Salem

• Stuart Varghese

• Jacqueline Ganao Malingin

• Anwar Hussain

• Babu Prabhakaran Nair

• Mohd. Danish Farooqui


• Stephen Joseph

• Sudip Dutta• Ashish Mathew


• Thangavel Soundara Pandian

• Pradeep Singh

• Sugesh Poranenoor Orkattery

• Shahid Yaqoob Muhammad

• Shiju

Interpersonal Skills (Mar. 4, 2009)• Reem BinAhmed

• George Frank

• Abdalla Mirza


• Anisa Al Baloushi

• Diago Prato

• Eman Binthaleth

• Gerson Lucio Borges

• Mohammed Imran A A Khan

• Mahesh Arakkal Anto

• Major Singh Boparai


• Maryam Al Naqbi

• Muhammad Saeed Hamid

• Pradeep Singh• Shaik Abdullah Ismail

• Shehzad Haroon

Interpersonal Skills (Mar. 9, 2009)• Ramkumar Vijaykumar Menon

• Abdul Rasaque Kolakodan

• Daniel Kunjumon

• Selvyn Joseph Moraes• Khalid Ahmad

• Hadi Eldewik

• Brijesh Kumar Verma• Khalid Alfalasi

• Anish Kumar• Babu Prabhakaran Nair

• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan

• Remesh N P• Mathusuthana K Vadivel S.

• Abdulla Al Hashimi

• Srinivasa Rao Bandarupalli• Dimple Renji Abraham

• Sowmia Jose Marokky

• Eloisa Evangelista Anives• Maryam Al Shehhi

• Mahmood Haji Albalooshi

• Adel Alhousani• Fatma Aljanahi

• Mohammed Basha Syed• Melwyn Fernandes

• Ashraf Madalan

• Joseph D’souz

Interpersonal Skills (Mar. 10, 2009)• Anthony Gesper Santamaria

• Ranbir Singh

• Eustus Oswald Martin Correa


• Venkateswara Somayajula Rao

• Sagar Rajaram Kumathekar

• Pradhan Prashanta Kumar

• Asma Al Sheibany

• Dalia Elsayed Sharaf Abdel Gelil

Interpersonal Skills (Mar. 12, 2009)

• Ayesha Al Hashemi

• David Douglas

• Ukkuru David Thekkekara



• Laith Al Madi


• Raghavan Manoharan

• Manoj Sivasankara Pillai

• Mansour Moh’d Al Jedayeh• Ramachandran Satish Kumar

• Theetharappan Shanmuganathan



• Matthew David Procter

• Alex Fisken

Interpersonal Skills (Mar. 22, 2009)• Theetharappan Shanmuganathan

• Manoj Pillai

• Sudip Dutta

• Ali Alnahdi• David Douglas

• Jayarajan Kadachi

• Maryam Althani

• Vasu Kumar Ramakrishnan


• Riaz Ul Islam

• Roy Heatherington

• Srinivasa V Subramanian

• Varghese Samuel

• Dhiraj Kumar Sinha


• Samih Zamzam

• Ian John De Bruin

• Robert Mccrory

Interviewing Skills (Jan. 21 - 22, 2009)


Interviewing Skills (Apr. 19 - 20, 2009)• Mymunisa Begum

• Ghariba Salem

Introduction To Cables - ProductTraining (Apr. 5 - 7, 2009)

• Alfred Britto• Budoor AlYousuf


• Pooja Patankar

• Herleen Mehta

• Reem BinAhmed

Mentoring / Coaching SkillsTraining (Jan. 01, 2009)• Michel Bekhazi

• Samih Zamzam

• Jatin Arora

• Ulhas Arvind Menon




• Mohammad Markhan• Keshavadas Sukumar Nair

• Matthew Procter

• Jayarajan Kadachi

• Mansour Al Jedayeh

• Raihan Aamir



• Manoj Pillai

Minitab Onsite Training(Dec. 14 - 17 2008)• Kavpreet Kaur

• Junaid Irfan Siddiqi• Surinder Pal Singh Sahota• Venkatesan Santhana Krishnan• Remesh N P• Kristine Garcia Tanatan• Maryam Al Naqbi• Mathusuthana Kumaran V S.• Jatin Arora• Minin Anthony D’souza• Subbiah Arumugam• Ukkuru David Thekkekara• Snehalkumar S Masram• Brijesh Kumar Verma

• Jayarajan Kadachi• Hamda Jassim• Anisa Al Baloushi• Aqeel Mohamed• Sunil Kumar Satija

Minitab Onsite Training(Feb. 22 - 25, 2009)• Margaret Benji George• Anjunath Shivarajayya Hiremath• Atiq Al Janahi• Pradeep Singh• Arun Thombre Dattatraya

• Sunil Kumar Satija• Sagar Rajaram Kumathekar• Sriram Athemoola Balakrishna• Sunil Kumar Natakkal• Fabio George Kizhakoodan• Nissam Ashraf • Abdel Aziz Elsayed• Syed Shahid Ali• Editha Ortiz Manuel• Ali Shahbal• Ahmed Rashid Ali• Vijayanand Keraba Thorawat• Ahmed Al Zaabi

• Majid Harmoudi• Abdulah Eldoukhei

Nebosh International Certificate(Feb. 8 - 23, 2009)• Maryam Al Naqbi



Problem Solving & DecisionMaking (Jan. 26, 2009)• Lawrence John Fernandes



• Roy C George• Samuel Herana Tangonan

• Revikumar Velayudhan Nair• Alwyn Joe D’souza

• Nelson Joseph Baretto

• Peter Lawrence Gasper Dsouza• Alfred D’souza

• Reji Cyriac• D’mello Gerard

• Atiq Al Janahi

• Mehran Ibrahim Parham• Raymond Balajadia Limgenco


Purchasing and Inventory SkillsTraining (Module 1 - 9)(Module 1) (Feb. 10 - 12, 2009)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan

• Eloisa Evangelista Anives• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon• Anish Kumar

• Menezes Savio Clement

• Austin Apolin Fernades• Rajendran Prayankott Veedu

• Santhosh D’souza

• Lovelyn Vincent D’mello• Prasad Narayana Shetty

• Richard Francis Xavier Cruz• Sweedy Arche Fernandes


• Penha Leon Louis• Arvin Philip Quadros

• Padmesh Padmanabhan

• Prashanth Carlo• Remesh N P

• Sajith Kumar Gopala Krishna Pillai

• Sankar Krishnan• Ahmed Rashid Ali


• John Paul• Mousool Pathayapura

• Terrance George Dsilva• Abdul Rasaque Kolakodan

(Module 2) (Feb. 17 - 19, 2009)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan

• Eloisa Evangelista Anives

• Eman Binthaleth• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon• Anish Kumar• Menezes Savio Clement

• Austin Apolin Fernades

• Santhosh D’souza• Sweedy Arche Fernandes





• Prashanth Carlo


• Ahmed Rashid Ali• Mousool Pathayapura

(Module 3) (Feb. 24 - 26, 2009)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan


• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon

• Anish Kumar



• Lovelyn Vincent D’mello






• Prashanth Carlo


• Sankar Krishnan


(Module 4) (Mar. 3 - 5, 2009)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan

• Eloisa Evangelista Anives• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon

• Anish Kumar




• Lovelyn Vincent D’mello





• Padmesh Padmanabhan• Prashanth Carlo


• Sankar Krishnan





• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon• Anish Kumar




• Prasad Narayana Shetty



• Prashanth Carlo

• Remesh N P

• Sankar Krishnan


• Terrance George Dsilva



• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon

• Anish Kumar








• Prashanth Carlo


• Sankar Krishnan


(Module 7) (Mar. 24 & 26, 2009)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan


• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal• Shehzad Haroon

• Anish Kumar







• Prashanth Carlo


• Sankar Krishnan


(Module 8) (Mar. 31 - Apr. 2, 2009)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan


• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon

• Anish Kumar






• Penha Leon Louis• Arvin Philip Quadros


• Prashanth Carlo


• Sankar Krishnan



• Roy C George• Samuel Herana Tangonan

• Revikumar Velayudhan Nair• Alwyn Joe D’souza

• Nelson Joseph Bare

• Peter Lawrence asper Dsouza• Alfred D’sou

• Reji Cyria • D’mello Gerard

• Atiq l Janahi

• Me ran Ibra m Parha• aymond alajadia mgenco

• radip alakrishn Bute

Purch sing an Invento y SkillsTraining (Mo ule 1 - 9(Mo ule 1) ( eb. 10 - 12, 200• R jamani enkat aradha

• Eloisa Evangelis a Anive• man B nthalet

• sman qbal

• Shehz d Haroon• Anish umar

• Menezes Saviio Cle ent

• Austin polin Ferna es• Rajen ran Pr yanko t Veedu

• Santhosh D’s uza

• ovelyn Vince t D’m llo• rasad araya a She ty

• Richard rancis Xavier ruz• S eedy rche F rnand

• Su esh N San a an Kutt

• Pen a Leo Louis• Arvin Philip uadros

• Padm sh Pad anabha

• rashan h Carlo• R mesh P

• Sa ji Kumar Gopala ishna Pillai

• Sank r Krishn n• Ahmed Rashid i

• Sree jesh Ramac ndran

• John Paul• Mousool a ayapura

• Terrance Geor e Dsilva• Abdul Rasaque Ko kodan

Module 2) (Feb. 17 - 19, 9)• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan

• o sa vange sta n ves

• Eman Binthaleth• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon


• Ahmed Rashid Ali• Mousool Pathayapura

(Mo u e 3) (Feb. 24 - 2009)• Raj ni Venkatavaradhan

o sa va ta Anives

• m nt a et

• Usman Iqbal

• She z d Haroo

• Ani mar

• Men Savio Clement

• Austi polin Fer des

• ov ncent me

• e Fernandes

• Sum Sangar Kutty

• Penh on Louis

• v n Philip adros

• a a man an

• Prashanth Carlo

• ajith Kumar ala Krish a Pillai

• Sank rishnan

• Mous athayapu a

( odule 4) (Ma . - 9)• ajama enkatav han

• loisa g lista Anives• E an Binthalet

• Us an Iqbal

• Shehza aroon

• Anish Kumar

• Me zes Savi lement


Santhosh D’souza

• Lov ’mello


Sumesh N Sangaran utty

• Penha ouis


• dmesh Padmana n• Prashanth Carlo

• Sajith Kumar Gopala Krishna lai

• ar Krishnan




• loisa Evangelista An

• man nt a et

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon


• Terrance George Dsilva



• Eman Binthaleth

• sman q a

• hehzad Haroon

• An h Kumar

• Mene es Savio Clement

Austin A olin Fernades

• S nthosh ’souza

• Sw edy Arc e Fernandes

• Sume h N Sa garan Kutty

• rvin P ilip Qua ros

• P dmesh Padma abhan

• Pra hanth arlo

• Sajith Kumar Gopala Kr hna Pillai

Sank Krish an

• Sreejesh K R

e 7 ar. 24 & 2 ,• amani Venkatavaradhan

• Eloisa Evangelist Anives

• Em n Binthaleth

• Us an Iq al• Shehzad Haroon

• Ani h Kumar

• Menezes avio Clement


• S eedy rche F rnand s

• umesh N San aran K tty

• Penha eon Louis

• Arvin hilip Q adros

• Pras anth C rlo

• Saj h Kumar Gopala Krishna Pillai

• ank r K r shnan

Sreejes K Ram chandran

(Mod e 8) (M . 31 - Apr. 2, 2009)• R jamani V nkatavaradhan

Eloisa Ev ngelista Anives

• sma q a

• Sh zad Haroon

• nish Kumar







Training Contd...



(Module 9) (Apr. 7, 2009)

• Rajamani Venkatavaradhan


• Eman Binthaleth

• Usman Iqbal

• Shehzad Haroon

• Anish Kumar

Sales for Non Sales Professionals

(Mar. 25 - 26 & Apr. 6, 2009)• Matthew Procter

• Manoj Pillai



• Samih Hassan Zamzam


• Mansour Al Jedayeh

• Jatin Arora

• Srinivasa V

• Herleen Mehta

• Michel Bekhazi

• Simon Baker

Sales Training Programme (Part 4)(Jan. 28, 2009)

• Debasis Mazumdar

• Varghese Samuel

• Das Chandra Sekhar

• Ali Khalifa

• Sudip Dutta

• Jehad Abbas

• Ashish Mathew

• Krishnamurthy Nadar

• Mohammed Hasan Chaus• Sudhir Muljibhai Patolia

• Suhas C Appiparambath

• Shiju Vengattu Lakshmanan

• Roy Ian Heatherington


• Sandeep Suresh Bendre

• Khaled Al Azzani

• Laith Al Madi

Six Sigma Application Course(Green Belt Part 2)(Jan. 13 - 15, 2009)• Majid Mohammad

• Syed Shahid Ali

• Ponniah Ramachandran


• Vivek Kumar Jain

• Atiq Al Janahi

• Sunil Kumar Natakkal• Mansour Al Jedayeh

• Anisa Al Baloushi

• Vijayanand Keraba Thorawat

• Sagar Rajaram Kumathekar

• Sriram Athemoola Balakrishna


• Aqeel Mohamed

• Editha Ortiz Manuel


• Anjunath Shivarajayya Hiremath

• Christopher Al Barwani

Team Building and Leadership(Dec. 20, 2008)• Riaz Ul Islam

• Ashraf Madalan

• Muhammed Muzaffar Ali Khan

• Dimple Renji Abraham

• Srinivasa Rao Bandarupalli

• Maryam Al Yahya

• Majid Mohammad

• Asma Al Sheibany

• Abdullai Al Hashimi

• Khalid Alfalasi

• Muhammad Saeed Hamid• Keith Lawrence D’souza

• Sowmia Jose Marokky

• Maryam Al Shehhi

• Fahad Almuhairi

Team Building and Leadership(Mar. 18, 2009)• Lawrence John Fernandes



• Samuel Herana Tangonan

• Revikumar Velayudhan

• Alwyn Joe D’souza

• Nelson Joseph Baretto

• Peter Lawrence Gasper Dsouza

• Alfred D’souza

• Reji Cyriac

• D’mello Gerard

• Anson Anthony Monteiro• Simplicio Raimondo Bras Dsilva


• Kariyan Karnavar Sunil Kumar

• Roy C George

• Ranbir Singh

Technical Report Writing(Feb. 9 - 10, 2009)• Abdul Raheem Al Marzouqi

• Abdalla Taymour Mirza

• Abdulla Abbas

• Adel Alhousani

• Ahmed Rashid Ali• Anisa Al Baloushi

• Aqeel Mohamed

• Atiq Al Janahi

• Fatma Aljanahi

• Laila Marafi

• Maryam Al Naqbi

• Shaima Mayouf


• Zahra Al Maamari

• Mahmood Haji Albalooshi

Telephone Skills (Dec. 17 - 18, 2008)• Jawaher Bin Ghalaita

The International RiskManagement Conference(Dec. 15 - 16, 2008)• George Frank

• Hussein Al Jabri

Train the Trainer (Jan. 13 - 15, 2009)• Adeodato Carl Mascarenhas

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