20 July, 2013, Sharjah, UAE:
Challenges and processes in manufacturing and the compliance to international
quality standards for exporters came up for a strong discussion when a select
delegation of the key members of the Sharjah Tatweer Forum (STF) visited the
corporate manufacturing facilities of Kingston Holdings FZC at the Saif Zone,
Sharjah.
Sharjah
Tatweer Forum (Tatweer) is a non-profit independent entity established in May
of 2005 by an Emiri Decree (29-2005) by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin
Mohammed Al-Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, and the
Honorary Chairman of Tatweer. The Forum aims to contribute to the
progress and the sustainable development of the Emirate of Sharjah through
enabling young leaders; supporting the implementation of viable projects and
the productive interaction with society to achieve a better future based on the
cultural heritage of Sharjah.
Addressing the
delegation at the joint conference with key executives from Admin, Marketing,
Logistics and Manufacturing for the group, Mr. Lalu Samuel, CMD, Kingston
Holdings FZC stated, “We are honoured to receive the high level delegation from
the STF at our facilities. Kingston Holdings has come a long way from its
launch in 1996. From an initial setup, our group has grown organically by
building Joint Ventures with world class brands like Pierlite Australia, GP
Batteries Hong Kong, Glen Dimplex Ireland and Rexton Technologies UK, and
inorganically through acquisitions.”
Kingston
Holdings’ latest acquisition consists of the major PVC conduit manufacturing
plant from Schneider Electric. Mr. Samuel says, “This plant acquisition has
made us a major player in the PVC conduits industry in the Mena Region, with an
output capacity of 350 kms per day of conduits.” The delegation was also addressed by Mr. S.
Lourduraj, Manufacturing Head on the Quality control process. The delegates
visited the manufacturing facilities for PVC conduits, group manufacturing
facilities for various JV brands, quality control and plant automation centre,
tool room facilities and warehousing and logistics setup with an insight into
advance quality control measures like Kaizen being followed at the group.
Mr. Samuel,
who is also the Chairman - Sharjah Industry Business Group, which represents
over 1700 high profile industries across Sharjah, remarked on the strong
presence and contribution of the industries in Sharjah to the industrial
sector. Commenting to questions on Quality Control challenges, he remarked, “As
regional exporters, we need to meet the QC test standards for each country /
market we work with as per their specific standards. Thus, the quality
standards and involvement with our products is extremely high”.
About
Kingston Holdings
Kingston
Holdings operates from its most modern 750,000 sq. ft. facilities located at
Saif Zone, Sharjah, and has been offering energy efficient solutions to a trade
customer base since 1996. Industrial and Corporate customers include
developers, architects, interior designers, consultants, contractors and
dealers and distributors of electrical products across the MENA region.
It
retails reputed international brands like Rexton, Pierlite, GP, Clipsal,
Moonlighting, Austube and Schneider Electric through its chain of Highland
retail stores in the UAE, and a chain of strategic distributors across the
region. All stores are high end showrooms equipped with the latest technology,
distributing a range of electrical, lighting, air movement, cable management
and data communication product ranges.
For further
information please contact:
Amrit
Corporate
Communications,
Kingston Holdings FZC
P O Box 8080, Saif
Zone, Sharjah, UAE.
Phone: 00971 6 557
8787 Mob: +971-56-6800183
