Ajman Chamber completes first phase of industrial facility visits to showcase local manufacturers
Ajman Chamber concluded the first phase of its industrial facility visits, a programme giving government procurement officials direct access to local production capabilities and quality standards. The industrial facility visits in Ajman included six factories and aimed to strengthen government reliance on national manufacturers. The initiative, run with Ajman’s Finance Department and Transport Authority, highlights local industry readiness in key sectors.
Programme logistics and participating bodies
The first phase of the industrial facility visits in Ajman was implemented in collaboration with the Ajman Finance Department and Ajman Transport Authority. Government procurement officials from across the emirate took part to assess production lines, quality control measures, and capacity planning. The coordinated visits enabled officials to view processes firsthand and engage with technical teams about compliance and delivery timelines.
Scope of factory visits and sectors inspected
Inspectors and officials toured six local factories that represent a cross-section of Ajman’s industrial base. The visits focused on producers in the food and beverage, detergents, and health and hygiene product sectors. Factory delegates demonstrated production workflows, laboratory testing, packaging lines, and storage facilities to showcase adherence to quality and safety standards.
Objectives tied to government procurement policy
A central objective of the visits is to increase the procurement of UAE-made goods by government entities across Ajman. The programme seeks to give purchasing officers the evidence needed to consider local manufacturers for tenders and supply contracts. By highlighting production capacity and quality metrics, the visits aim to align procurement practice with national policy that encourages sourcing domestically manufactured products.
Alignment with national industrial strategy
Organisers said the programme supports the federal push to develop a competitive industrial sector under the Make in the UAE initiative. Showcasing local factories’ technological upgrades and quality improvements underscores progress toward national targets for industrial growth and export readiness. The initiative is intended to complement other measures that encourage investment in manufacturing and advance supply chain resilience.
Manufacturers’ response and market access
Factory owners and managers welcomed the chamber’s role in creating sustainable marketing channels for local industry. They stressed that direct engagement with procurement officials helps clarify specifications, lead times, and certification requirements, improving the likelihood of winning government contracts. Participants also noted that the chamber’s wider support—trade missions, specialised forums and exhibition participation—remains crucial for opening new markets.
Planned next steps and expected outcomes
Organisers said subsequent phases of the industrial facility visits will expand to include additional manufacturing sub-sectors and a broader roster of government buyers. Follow-up activities are expected to focus on supplier onboarding, standardising qualification criteria for public tenders, and arranging pilot procurement trials. The chamber also plans to track procurement shifts toward national products and publish progress data to measure impact.
The programme’s designers emphasized measurable outcomes: increased participation of local suppliers in government tenders, shorter procurement lead times where local production is feasible, and higher compliance with sustainability and quality standards. They added that continued collaboration between public purchasing teams and manufacturers is necessary to translate facility visits into long-term procurement policy changes.
The industrial facility visits in Ajman represent an actionable step to bridge government demand with local supply, and organisers expect the initiative to contribute to a more competitive and resilient manufacturing ecosystem in the emirate.