The National Central Cooling Company, Tabreed, the UAE-based regional district cooling utility company, has won four major industry awards over the course of the last year, according to a company statement.
ABU DHABI, (Pakistan Point News - 20th Dec, 2018) The National Central Cooling Company, Tabreed, the UAE-based regional district cooling utility company, has won four major industry awards over the course of the last year, according to a company statement.
It won ‘District Cooling Utility Provider of the Year’ at the Climate Control Awards, ‘Excellence in HSE on a Project’ at the Big Project middle East Awards, Group Carbon Champions Award at the District Cooling 2018 Conference, and the Korn Ferry 2018 Employee Engagement Award.
Commenting on the awards, Jasim Husain Thabet, CEO of Tabreed, said, "We are proud to have obtained these leading industry awards in recognition of our efforts across our various departments of Operations and Maintenance, Health Safety Environment and Quality, and Human Resources."
"Sustainability is one of our core pillars, and something the company is wholly dedicated to. Tabreed is committed to building on its achievements towards reducing the burden on power grids and contributing to the region’s energy efficiency goals."
"Our investment in HSEQ across the organisation," Thabet said, "has allowed us to achieve a remarkable eight million manhours without Lost Time Injury reported, and an increase of approximately 21 percent in incident reporting, highlighting the seamless use of the system."
The Climate Control Awards recognise organisations that are comprehensively improving the condition of the world, through either socioeconomic or sustainable development targets, such as mitigating climate change by reducing direct and indirect emissions. During 2017, Tabreed contributed to its customers a 1.97 billion-kilowatt hour reduction in energy consumption in the GCC – enough energy to power 112,419 homes in the UAE every year. This led to the elimination of 986,748 tons of CO2 emissions or the equivalent of removing 214,511 cars from our streets every year.
The Excellence in HSE on a Project award focuses on the implementation to the highest standards of HSEQ policies on a particular project. Over the last few years, Tabreed has revamped its efforts in HSEQ, (Health, Safety, Environment, Quality), focusing on instilling a culture of safety among its over-850 employees who work onsite at plants, as well as in its corporate office.
Last year, Tabreed introduced an Automated Incident Reporting System, which not only enhanced HSEQ culture within the organisation, but improved a two-way communication in the reporting system, consistency in reporting of hazards, near misses and incidents, and simplified the closing of any reported incidents with recommended corrective actions.
The Group Carbon Champions Award was a special recognition of the combined achievements of the District Cooling industry in the Middle East in advancing efficient energy for smart cities. Dubai as a city received the ‘District Cooling Champion City’ award, with Tabreed being recognised for its key role in the industry.
The fourth award, the Korn Ferry 2018 Employee Engagement Award publicly recognises organisations that have built superior levels of engagement with employees, as measured through recent surveys.
