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Al Nubla votes for Volvo trucks Abu Dhabi’s Al Nubla General Contracting Company is among the first recipient of the new Volvo trucks consignment. With this delivery, Volvo trucks are making much headway in Abu Dhabi.
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l Nubla General Contracting Company has received five units of the new Volvo FH460 6x4 Tractor units from the Swedish truck manufacturer’s UAE distributor Al Futtain Auto & Machinery Company (FAMCO). Al Nubla International General Trading Company and Al Nubla International General Transport are sister associate firms of Al Nubla General Contracting Company (NGT). The Abu Dhabi based and 1995-established NGT conglomerate is engaged in diversified businesses and its corporate activities include but are not limited to excavation and mining, aggregate, cement, road Base, sub-base, sand, gatch, chemical, blocks, plywood, and building materials trading. In this exclusive interview with Global
22 MARCH 2020
Supply Chain, Mohamad Fares, General Manager, Al Nubla International General Trading, spoke glowingly about his company’s procurement of the new vehicles and the corporate relationship with FAMCO. “We at Al Nubla Group believe in turning the market trends and challenges into opportunities and investing into long term business relationship,” he affirmed in this interview. The following is the transcript of that conversation. Global Supply Chain (GSC): What are the challenges and priorities you face as an operation? Mohamad Fares (MF): As in any business, there are some key challenges facing our operations. Firstly, cost control is the main challenge and priority and at the same time there are factors like fuel cost and toll tax that cannot be controlled. In recent times fuel prices have
gone up which has in turn affected costs. Furthermore, toll taxes added a significant amount to the total cost as it comprises 30% of the total operational costs. We are also committed to enhancing our customer service. In recent times, the markets are dynamic, supply chains have become longer and more complex, and customer expectations have changed, both in terms of delivery times and service quality. Now customers also expect their logistics partners to provide innovative costeffective solutions. GSC: How have your fleet operations changed over the last decade? MF: Fleet operations have changed considerably over the last decade. New technologies have been introduced and higher customer expectations and demands have resulted in cost-efficient solutions. Additionally, fleet management tools and
