Ducab turns positive thoughts into donations inspired by the Year of Giving
Dubai, UAE, xx2017: Ducab, the Middle East’s leading manufacturer of high quality cables and cabling products owned equally by Abu Dhabi’s Senaat and by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD), is celebrating the Year of Giving by encouraging members of the public to submit their kind, positive, sentiments, with every shared message generating a $2 donation to Salma Humanitarian Aid.
By visiting anyone can submit an uplifting message that captures the essence of kindness, optimism, and generosity. In return for every message posted, Ducab will donate $2 to Salma Humanitarian Aid, an initiative by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, which provides long-life meals of 100% certified halal food to victims of man-made and natural disasters.
Alongside this, Ducab volunteers will distribute more than 2,000 Iftar meals in four labour camps throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan.
Mohammed A. Al Mutawa, Chief Commercial Officer Ducab, said: “This is the Year of Giving, and we want to encourage the UAE community to come together to give something more than usual – their positivity. Thoughts of encouragement, compassion and happiness have immeasurable value, and we hope to see many such messages posted on the year. Not only will this create an uplifting compilation, but it will do well to those people in the world who need our help, as Ducab will make a donation for every happy thought shared with us. We will also share joy this season with our fellow community members, by providing hearty, nutritious Iftar meals to labourers in Dubai.”
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About Ducab
Jointly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai and Senaat (General Holding Corporation, Abu Dhabi), generating approximately USD1.5bn revenue in 2015, Ducab is a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper and aluminium wire and cable products for the energy, general construction, industrial, defence, transport and specialty industry verticals. With five manufacturing facilities in the UAE, Ducab 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, promoting specialised cables such as PetroBICC (Oil, Gas & Petrochemical sector), RuBICC (flexible rubber cables), FlamBICC (Fire Performance cables), MarineBICC (for marine and shipbuilding) and NuBICC (60-year certified cable range for nuclear power plants). Ducab is an ISO 9001 certified company and is also certified 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), BASEC, DNV, ABS, UL, and Lloyd's Register, UK.
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