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own ERP platform in-house , however we think the excellent personal relationships we retain with both clients and suppliers is just as important .” As just one example he cites the French supplier of overhead travelling cranes he has been dealing with for 15 years . “ They understand that we are serious , pay promptly , and that our end client ’ s interest is also their own greatest concern .”
As investment in industrial diversification and the development of the UAE ’ s industrial cities intensifies , many local and international companies are occupying space within wellappointed zones like the Khalifa Industrial Zone ( Kizad ) in Abu Dhabi or the 14 square kilometre ICAD 1 , located near to Musaffah Sea Port and close to Abu Dhabi International Airport .
Having made the decision to invest , these companies need to get their facilities into production without delay , so they are turning to HEC in increasing numbers . For example , last year HEC completed a new manufacturing facility for UAE-based West Coast Company , a waste management specialist . The Kizad plant produces paper products from recycled materials , appropriately for what Dabbas calls one of a few industrial zones in the world that build according to strict environmental regulations .
An even more recent success story is just being finished , also at Kizad . This is the $ 13 million Polysys Additive Technologies Middle East ( PATME ) manufacturing plant . The factory produces polymer stabilizers and will have the
HEC has increased its workforce by around 10 percent , to around 1200
“ They have to be in production by a certain date : that is understood by us all - so we work to their dates and draw up a plan with which they can be comfortable .”
– Sameer Dabbas , CEO
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