At the United Gulf Construction Company, quality and safety are the most important considerations for both our customers and our employees. Our goal of becoming the premier construction company in the Middle East will be achieved by offering superior quality to our customers while maintaining our safety policies to ensure the health and well-being of our work crews.
At UGCC, we adhere to the highest international quality standards to ensure that each construction and maintenance project is assessed and executed with the customer’s ultimate satisfaction in mind. We use various quality control tools to monitor different project types while maintaining consistent quality control across our enterprise.
Each quality control programme establishes performance criteria and defines responsibilities, methods, procedures, and targets for the personnel assigned to each project. These guidelines assist our crews with improving efficiency while meeting the highest possible standards for each segment of a given project. We employ the most advanced technology and innovations to assist our personnel with achieving these goals.
UGCC management actively monitors progress on all projects to ensure that quality standards are met while still meeting project budget and schedule requirements. Our quality assurance programmes are further measured against industry-specific benchmarks for performance and safety, and we pride ourselves on remaining ahead of our regional and international competition on these criteria.
To demonstrate our ultimate commitment toward superior quality standards and the highest levels of customer service, UGCC achieved internationally-recognized ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management certifications for our entire scope of operations. The company undertook this process and accomplished certification within a record timeframe of 11 months.
UGCC achieved international recognition for its health and safety programmes by completing OHSAS 18001:2007 certification in Occupational Health & Safety. Our commitment toward our employees’ well-being is summarized by UGCC’s primary safety rule: Zero Accidents. Our personnel continuously inspect changing workplace conditions to address hazards and minimize any potential risks and upgrade risk assessment timely. This policy not only enhances the safety of our work crews, but also has the side-effects of reducing injury-related downtime and maintaining reduced rates of materials damage. Our updated training centre has customized training programs to train our safety personnel.
Minimising workplace risks improves functioning, enhances productivity, and most importantly demonstrates our respect for our employees. UGCC personnel receive regular awards for adhering to safety standards, and are given ongoing training to enhance their knowledge of safety procedures and risk management. Identification of potential hazards has dramatically improved, which has produced a corresponding reduction in significant incidents. A majority of our work sites have operated for more than six years without a single Lost Time Incident.