Sharjah's Hamriyah Free Zone recognises business partners

The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority has honoured its business partners recently in its annual ‘TOP-3 2011’ awards ceremony at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) headquarters in Sharjah (UAE).

Investors, suppliers and service providers which have met the free zone's exacting business requirements were recognised for their excellence, according to a statement. Forty-five companies and individuals in 16 categories were recognised for their excellence.

“We work hard within Hamriyah Free Zone to achieve excellence in every aspect of our service, and this is not something we can do alone. These awards allow us to recognise those business partners who have helped us to achieve our goal of not only making our Free Zone increasingly efficient and competitive in an ethical and sustainable way, but also in maintaining a high level of delivery throughout the year,” HFZA Director General Dr. Rashid Al Leem said in the statement.

The awards were given on the basis of Hamriyah Free Zone’s ‘Partner Performance Management System’. The system provides performance feedback from across the free zone covering its six key performance pillars of: business ethics and conduct, social and environmental practices, financial performance, technical capability, delivery and quality of service as well as the strength of the commercial relationship.

“Our latest projects are Hamriyah Logistic Village and Hamriyah industrial Zone. The Logistics Village is aimed on providing all-in-one logistics and distribution centre for companies operating in the free zone. This initiative is a part of the Government of Sharjah vision for Emirate’s industrial and commercial sustainable growth. The area will include 220 warehouses in range of size from 200sqm up to 800 sqm Hamriyah Industrial Zone is a especially dedicated area with 144 land plots of 5,000sqm each. This zone is another addition to the Hamriyah SME Zone,” Al Leem added.

The winners of the ‘TOP-3 2011” Awards are:

Investors – Major Brands: AXCL Gulf FZE, Haseeb Rasoul FZC, Emirates Techno Casting FZE, Investors – Maritime Industry: Lamprell Energy Ltd; Sea Trucks Group FZE; Damen Shipyards Sharjah FZE.

Investors – Steel Industry: Unger Steel Middle East FZE; Eversendai Engineering FZE; Hamriyah Steel FZC, Investors – Engineering Sector: GL Noble Denton; Mulk Holding FZC; Technomak Energy International FZC.

Investors – Oil and Gas Zone: Anabeeb Terminal; Sharjah LPG Corporation; Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited, SME Sector: Crisp Food Company FZC; Tytan Organic Chemicals ME FZC; Spacemaker (Emirates) LLC.

Business Consultants: Horwath Mak; Axis Auditing & Accounting; Sun Management Consultants FZE.

Engineering Consultants: Global Maritime And Port Services Pte Ltd ; AECOM ; Rahal General Enterprises LLC.

Finance Auditors: Ernst & Young; Price Waterhouse Coopers; KPMG, Banks: Standard Chartered Bank; Sharjah Islamic Bank; Dubai Islamic Bank.

Contractors: Six Construct; Dutco Palfour Beatty LLC; Gulf Eco-Friendly Services.

Suppliers: Orient Travels; Sharjah National Travel & Tourist Agency LLC (SNTTA); Skycom Express LLC.

Service Providers: Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat); UAE Exchange; Al Khaleej Water & Electricity Co. FZE.

Green Excellence : Hamriyah Cement Company FZC; Khizar Steel Industries FZE; Bee’ah – The Sharjah Environment Company

TV / Media Category: Alrroya Aleqtissadiya Newspaper; SMC- Sharjah Television & Radio; Dar Alkhaleej.

Personalities: Augusto Di Pietro - Floor System Company FZC; Zoher Hassan Lal - Sea Afloat and Industrial Links FZC; Abdul Saheb Alali - Whitesea Shipping & Supply (LLC) FZC.