Fujairah-based Emirates Ceramic Factory is keenly eyeing prospects in the Dubai market, having already supplied its quality ceramic products for two 10-storey buildings in the emirate. The buildings were constructed by International Contracting.

Established in 1981 as a government of Fujairah-owned enterprise under the chairmanship of Shaikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, the firm has been a trailblazing pioneer in the field of ceramics in the UAE for nearly two decades, says a spokesman for the company.

The company has an office in Dubai.

''Emirates Ceramic Factory offers a guarantee of quality, reliability and service to meet the requirements and needs of the local and international market,'' he says. ''The company is equipped with the most up-to-date technology capable of producing -designed quality floor and wall tiles that satisfy the local, regional and international needs and taste.

"All our operations are governed by a quality management system, which is in line with the international quality standards of the ISO 9001 series and other international standards of quality.

He continues: "We are supplying our quality products to important architectural projects around the world, where our aesthetic materials are being used to create unique structures."

Besides the Dubai projects, Emirates Ceramic has been involved with a number of projects including 46-storey Fujairah Tower, 50 government villas in Al Qurriah, Fujairah, Fujairah Twin Towers, all in Fujairah; three 15-storey buildings and 200 villas for Ali Moosa & Sons; six 15-storey buildings for United Engineering; six 15-storey buildings for Omran M Taryam, all in Sharjah; and 150 villas for Intermass in Abu Dhabi.