Ducab, a leading manufacturer of high quality power cables in the region, has announced the appointment of Jon Vail as the chief executive of a new company, Ducab HV Cable Systems, at the ongoing Wetex 2010.

This comes exactly one year after announcing the formation of the joint venture company in which Ducab has a 50 per cent share with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) each holding an additional 25 per cent.

The new company will sell cable systems in the voltage range of 66kV to 400kV, covering the highest voltage currently used in the GCC and operating as the first dedicated high-voltage facility in the region.

Once fully operational, the company plans on selling over Dh1 billion of cable and associated services annually, approximately 60 per cent of which will be consumed in the UAE.

Andrew Shaw, managing director at Ducab, has affirmed that Vail’s history of working in diverse fields ranging from technical to product development as well as business management make him the ideal candidate  to lead the launch of the Ducab HV Cable Systems.

Vail also confirmed that construction of the new dedicated factory is in progress at the Jebel Ali site and the machinery will start to be installed later in 2010.

Ducab and Dewa are showcasing their latest technologies at Wetex 2010, Dubai’s foremost water, energy technology and environment exhibition.-TradeArabia News Service