Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 26 November 2014
UAE top steelmaker Emirates Steel today announced that it has been awarded the Gold Category of the prestigious Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA 2014), which was presented to winners yesterday (November 25, 2014) by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, at a ceremony held at the prestigious Emirates Palace.
Commenting, CEO HE Saeed G Al Romaithi said: “We are honored to receive this prestigious award, which comes to acknowledge our dedication and efforts in focusing on our customers and providing them with world-class steel products”. Winning the Gold Category demonstrates the Abu Dhabi-based steelmaker’s continuous improvements in its manufacturing process and the significant changes the 3-billion dollar company has brought to all of its product range delivery.
Two years back, Emirates Steel –a Senaat company- won the silver version of the award. “Winning the gold category this year gives enough proof of our continuous improvement and effective deployment of the Business Excellence Model in our everyday steelmaking business. This is why we are strongly committed to attain and sustain excellence at all stages of our business operations and processes,” Al Romaithi added.
“The Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award is a testimony to our unwavering commitment to Excellence. Our mandate has been to etch the fundamental tenet of excellence across the length and breadth of our ever-growing portfolio of steel products and to redefine the benchmarks of quality in all the regions where we market and sell our products.
“On behalf of the 2,400 strong workforce of Emirates Steel, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, for their continuous and generous support, and to the SKEA esteemed panel of evaluators for honoring our timeless pursuit of excellence and recognizing our adherence to professional best practices,” he concluded.
Emirates Steel is owned by Senaat, the UAE’s largest industrial conglomerate and a driving force for implementing the Abu Dhabi government’s industrial diversification policy. Strategically located in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, some 35 kilometers away from the heart of the city of Abu Dhabi, Emirates Steel is the only integrated steel plant in the UAE, utilizing the latest rolling mill technology to produce rebar, wire rod and heavy sections.
Established in 1998, Emirates Steel grew in a relatively short period of time from a simple re-roller of imported steel billets to a complex integrated manufacturing plant, using modern solutions to tackle traditional industrial problems to generate value for its various stakeholders. In 2012, the Company began producing at a capacity of 3.5 million MTPA, following two expansions and the investment of around AED 11 billion (US$ 3 billion).
Emirates Steel’s underlying business goal is to be an efficient and competitive producer of finished steel products. To achieve this, the Company continually and significantly invests in expansions in the areas of processing, manufacturing and information technology. In addition, these investments help to improve product and service quality, reduce the Company’s environmental footprint and increase safety for workers and customers.