Crucial Fire Safety Message Spread Across GCC by Ducab to Promote Safer Building Practices

Crucial Fire Safety Message Spread Across GCC by Ducab to Promote Safer Building Practices

Crucial fire safety message spread across GCC by Ducab to promote safer building practices

Cabling leader certifies attendees of fire resistant cable awareness seminars

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Dubai, UAE,March012015: Experts from Ducab, the UAE-based leading manufacturer of high-quality cables and cabling products, have travelled across the GCC to educate professionals in four countries about the importance of selecting certified fire resistant cables, and the potentially lethal consequences of choosing substandard cabling. The educational technical seminars, part of Ducab’sPowerOverFire campaign, were led by Ashish Chaturvedy, Marketing Manager, Ducab, and Ian Watts, Project Manager – Technical Department, Ducab-AEI Cables UK.

Held in Muscat, Dubai, Doha and Bahrain, the seminars covered how to select and install fire-resistant and fire-retardant power and control cable systems.

Ian Watts, who is a Member of the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (UK), said: “The GCC region is emerging as a key frontier in terms of how standards are being adopted and adapted, and with the inclement weather and industrial conditions, this proves to be a market with very rigorous fire-safety requirements. As market leaders with expertise spanning defence, industrial, marine, oil and gas, and even nuclear, Ducab-AEI Cables is investing in sharing our experience and expertise to minimize loss of life and property as far as possible.”

Ducab’s specialist range of LPCB certified fire-resistant and fire-retardant cables, branded FlamBICC, adhere to the stringent standards set and adopted by the civil defence and standardization authorities the world over.

Ashish Chaturvedysaid: “Cost-conscious buyers are not necessarily aware of the dangers of using substandard, untested cables that do not meet the required safety standards. They are one of the main causes of fire around the world, and we are constantly prompting join efforts amongst government bodies, industry peers, electrical distributors, stockists and more to only use certified, approved cables, that are compliant with international standards. Using certified cables can potentially save lives, in addition to reducing the risks of property damage and loss due to fire.”

If a fire occurs, it is often the cable insulation that gives off the most smoke, hindering visibility and causing the most damage. Ducab’sFlamBICC, is a certified range of low-smoke and halogen-free cables, which will help to save lives and protect sensitive equipment.

“Our PowerOverFire seminar is a certified Continuing Professional Development course, which we conduct free of charge so that electrical industry engineers and consultants can understand the dangers of choosing uncertified cabling,” added Chaturvedy. “As a UAE corporate citizen, we consider our PowerOverFire seminars to be part of our corporate responsibility.

Participation in the seminars was by invitation only, and all attendees received a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificate.

Ducab’sPowerOverFire initiative was launched in 2013, with a mobile roadshow in a custom-branded 40-foot truck that travelled the country and distributed information to general public, dealers and retailers in the electrical product supply chain. The truck also featured touch-screen kiosks and a classroom for seminars to raise fire safety awareness with all the visitors. This campaign was held in association with the General Directorate of Civil Defence, UAE Ministry of Interior and aimed to target contractors, retailers and the general public as well. More details can be found at

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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, 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 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
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