RAK Ceramics wins ‘Best Brand Award’ and ‘Best Employer Brand Award’ at CMO Asia Awards 2011

Press release

Published August 7th, 2011 - 06:23 GMT

During the ceremony

RAK Ceramics, the world's largest ceramic tiles & bathware manufacturing company, has announced that it has won the “Asia’s Best Brand Award” and “Best Employer Brand Award 2011” during the 2^nd CMO Asia Awards held recently in Singapore. Organised by the USA-based CMO Council, the CMO Asia Awards recognises excellence in branding and marketing in the Asian region.

The awards were among the most recent laurels received by RAK Ceramics, which was also officially confirmed as the world's largest ceramic tile manufacturer for the second consecutive year by the Ceramic World Review. With the latest distinction, RAK Ceramics shared the limelight with other prominent brands that have been recognised by the CMO Awards such as Nestle, Coca Cola, P&G, HSBC, Yahoo and HP among others.

Abdulla Mahmood, Head – MARCOM, RAK Ceramics, said: “These prestigious awards validate the success of RAK Ceramics in cultivating a culture of excellence and quality in all our marketing and branding initiatives. The recognition from CMO Asia Awards will surely enhance the reputation of RAK Ceramics as one of the most successful brands in the region and provide a major boost to our ongoing efforts to strengthen our presence across international markets. Moreover, we are confident that this award will help create global awareness about the favourable business landscape in the UAE, particularly in Ras Al Khaimah, that provides greater leverage for companies to actively pursue their international growth plans.”

“Close on the heels of being conferred the SuperBrand title for the third year in a row and retaining the No. 1 position as the world's largest ceramic tiles manufacturer for second consecutive year by World Ceramic Review, the latest award is a testimony of RAK Ceramics' strong global brand presence,” concluded Abdulla.

RAK Ceramics is a USD 1 billion global conglomerate in the ceramic industry, offering a product portfolio comprising over 8,000 designs in ceramic tiles, Gres Porcellanato, and several models in bathware. RAK Ceramics is also founding member of Emirates Green Building Council, which supports the development of sustainable buildings in UAE.

Background Information

RAK Ceramics

RAK Ceramics is one of the largest ceramics’ brands in the world. Specialising in ceramic and gres porcelain wall and floor tiles and sanitaryware we produce 110 million square metres of tiles and 5 million pieces of sanitaryware per year at our 16 state-of-the-art plants across the United Arab Emirates, India, Bangladesh and Iran.
Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, we serve clients in more than 150 countries through our network of operational hubs in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia, North and South America and Australia. Across our global operations we employ approximately 15,000 staff from more than 40 nationalities.