UAE: On 13 June 2011 Lafarge Emirates Cement inaugurated its first distribution centre in the region, in cooperation with Al Saeed AL Zaabi General Trading. The new centre in the Mussaffah Industrial Area in Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by Antoine Duclaux, CEO of Lafarge Emirates Cement in the presence of many of the company's strategic partners.
Duclaux said that the new 350m2 showroom in Mussaffah Industrial Area was a big achievement and that Lafarge Emirates was contributing to the growth of the construction growth market by offering its quality products in the UAE.
Adham El-Sharkawy, Commercial Director at Lafarge Emirates Cement said that the facility would present a new 'shopping experience' to cement end users by offering a full range of high quality products and various other building materials products under one roof in a highly modern showroom.