Qatar Building Company (QBC) highly commended by panel of judges and named 1st runner up for the 2012 Health and Safety Initiative of the Year, with its newly launched Integrated Management System.

(Doha, Qatar) 12 September 2012 – Qatar Building Company (QBC) was shortlisted for the Health and Safety Initiative of the Year award in the annual Construction Week Qatar Awards 2012. The ceremony was held Monday night at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha and sought to recognize and reward excellence in Qatar’s burgeoning construction industry. A total of thirteen (13) categories were available and over 300 people attended the high-profile event.(Doha, Qatar) 12 September 2012 – Qatar Building Company (QBC) was shortlisted for the Health and Safety Initiative of the Year award in the annual Construction Week Qatar Awards 2012. The ceremony was held Monday night at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha and sought to recognize and reward excellence in Qatar’s burgeoning construction industry. A total of thirteen (13) categories were available and over 300 people attended the high-profile event.

The nomination was focused around QBC’s new Integrated Management System (IMS), launched in August 2011. As the 1st runner up for the award, QBC was “highly commended” by the judges. QHSE Manager Mr. Serkut Akdeniz, comments: “This nomination recognizes the great strides that QBC has made in Health and Safety over the past year. We are committed to our ‘Target: Zero’ more than ever, and it shows in our results.”

The nomination was focused around QBC’s new Integrated Management System (IMS), launched in August 2011. As the 1st runner up for the award, QBC was “highly commended” by the judges. QHSE Manager Mr. Serkut Akdeniz, comments: “This nomination recognizes the great strides that QBC has made in Health and Safety over the past year. We are committed to our ‘Target: Zero’ more than ever, and it shows in our results.”

Qatar Building Company (QBC) Civil Contracting Division earns a series of quality certifications on first audit from Quality Austria and IQNet, including ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, TS ISO 29001:2010, and BS OHSAS 18001:2007.

(Doha, Qatar) 26 August 2012 – Qatar Building Company (QBC) is granted four certificates of quality management systems by Quality Austria Ltd., attesting to the company’s standard operating procedures and successful performance in Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) endeavors throughout its civil engineering division.(Doha, Qatar) 26 August 2012 – Qatar Building Company (QBC) is granted four certificates of quality management systems by Quality Austria Ltd., attesting to the company’s standard operating procedures and successful performance in Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) endeavors throughout its civil engineering division.

QBC was certified according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, TS ISO 29001:2010, and BS OHSAS 18001:2007. The company earned all four certifications on the first audit and in record time.

QBC was certified according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, TS ISO 29001:2010, and BS OHSAS 18001:2007. The company earned all four certifications on the first audit and in record time.

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign, Qatar Building Company (QBC) took part in Earth Hour 2012 by turning off their lights on several business premises. All staff was encouraged to support the WWF global initiative.

(Doha, Qatar) 29 March 2012. In its endeavors towards environmental stewardship—as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign—Qatar Building Company (QBC) officially took part in Earth Hour 2012, the world’s largest public environmental action. In addition to encouraging all staff to participate for one full hour on Saturday, March 31, at 8:30pm, QBC coordinated several of its business premises to go “lights out”.

Qatar Building Company (QBC) was an official Gold Sponsor of INTERCEM Doha 2012, held in Sheraton Doha Hotel. QBC highlighted its production capabilities in Kerbstone Products, Precast Concrete, Readymix Concrete and Asphalt.

(Doha, Qatar) 21 March 2012 – Qatar Building Company (QBC) showed its support for responsible construction materials production by investing in INTERCEM Doha 2012 as a Gold Sponsor. The event, held in Sheraton Doha Resort & Hotel, attracted international companies as well as guests and speakers from around the world; it was dedicated to the trading, transportation, and handling of cement and cement-related products.

The first day of the conference focused on Qatar—from the country’s economy to its future mega-projects. As such, QBC hosted the extravagant lunch hour and provided presentations on its production capabilities in precast concrete products (i.e. kerbstones), asphalt, and readymix concrete.

(Doha, Qatar) 21 March 2012 – Qatar Building Company (QBC) showed its support for responsible construction materials production by investing in INTERCEM Doha 2012 as a Gold Sponsor. The event, held in Sheraton Doha Resort & Hotel, attracted international companies as well as guests and speakers from around the world; it was dedicated to the trading, transportation, and handling of cement and cement-related products.

The first day of the conference focused on Qatar—from the country’s economy to its future mega-projects. As such, QBC hosted the extravagant lunch hour and provided presentations on its production capabilities in precast concrete products (i.e. kerbstones), asphalt, and readymix concrete.