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Ducab conducts training workshop for Abu Dhabi Distribution Company

 
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8 Oct 2013

Dubai Cable Company (Ducab), one of the largest manufacturers of power cables and copper products in the Middle East, held a week long and exhaustive technical training for the first batch of 22, ADDC Technicians and Engineers in the factory premises in Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali.

The training session was followed by a ceremony to award the Certificate of Proficiency to the candidates to acknowledge their great success in learning the basics of Cable Systems, including demonstration of cable jointing and terminations during installation and maintenance. that their strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) has been over the last year.

Ducab conducts training workshop for Abu Dhabi Distribution Company

The ceremony was attended by senior management figures from both companies including Ducab’s Managing Director, Andrew Shaw, ADDC’s Business Support Director, Fahad Al-Shamsi and Supply Division Manager, Mohamed Abdul Qader. In addition, numerous media outlets also sent representatives to witness the event, which featured awards and certification being handed out to a variety of engineers and trainees from ADDC, who have achieved the requisite knowledge and practical training related to Cable Systems and accessories.

ADDC relies heavily on its high performance and wide spread cable systems networks to provide 24x7 power flow across Abu Dhabi region. Ducab as a preferred supplier has collaborated with ADWEA/ADDC on numerous infrastructure projects across the Abu Dhabi Emirate by designing & delivering world-class Power Utility cables up to 33kV, soon after privatisation in 1998. Long terms assets such as Cable systems are the backbone of a Utility Service provider like ADDC and Ducab is assisting ADDC by training their young engineering recruits to build their knowledge, whilst upgrading their skills and experience. This will serve ADDC’s vision and primary objectives for developing their operational team through bench marking, timely power supply and startup of new projects across the region.

The award ceremony acknowledged the first batch of engineers that have successfully passed through the technical training on power cables and accessories. In total, 65 electrical engineers and 48 technicians employed by ADDC would be participating in this course by Nov, 2013. The course has been particularly aimed at developing Emirati engineers within ADDC. The course was jointly designed by Ducab and ADDC, with the emphasis of the training strongly placed on design, quality testing and the jointing and termination of power cables.

The Managing Director of Ducab, Andrew Shaw, had the following to say: “Everyone at Ducab is delighted with this collaborative training course between Ducab and ADDC, which will contribute greatly to the knowledge base among young employees of both companies. Ducab acknowledges that the partnership with ADDC has been hugely successful over the last few years, and anticipates its continuing accomplishments in the future.”

Shaw continued: “Ducab is particularly pleased that National employees being trained by this programme and contributing to the important governmental goal of Emiratisation. It is also expected that the training will make young Emiratis involved in the training more skilled, and thus more employable, contributing to the government’s much valued Absher initiative, which aims for Emirati’s to success in the local job market.”

Fahad Al-Shamsi, Business Support Director at ADDC, who attended the ceremony, was also keen to note the success of their collaboration with Ducab: “ADDC is extremely happy with the assistance of Ducab in training its employees in the important area of power cabling and related accessories. Benefits to ADDC include manpower development, better supervision, quicker solution, lower downtime that will enable us to provide a better level of customer service to our consumers.”

Al-Shamsi further stated that ADDC would like to take this opportunity to note how successful the long-term collaboration between Ducab and ADDC has been in terms of assisting with getting world-class product to market.

He added: “Everyone at ADDC is proud that the achievements of the company and its partnership with Ducab are contributing to the wise leadership’s goals of Emiratisation and the Absher initiative.”

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