SupplyChain Magazine March 2016 | Page 71

SUPPLY CHAIN diverse list of suppliers . He adds : “ We have primary , secondary and tertiary suppliers and usually we are working with the three supplier lists , each with a percentage based on the supplier control management . So we are always minimising the risk of supply issues from our raw material suppliers .”
The company currently has one factory in Qatar and one in Dubai , and is in the process of expanding its manufacturing facilities . Al Gendy says : “ We will have two factories in Qatar , one in Abu Dhabi and we already have the land for a new factory in Oman .” This increase in production capacity reflects the buoyant construction industry in the Middle East region , which needs Hepworth ’ s products

Hepworth is headquartered in Dubai , UAE

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