EGA honours 50 employees for innovation and improvement

Emirates Global Aluminium, the UAE’s largest industrial company outside the oil and gas sector, has recognised 50 employees for their contributions to innovation and continuous improvement at the company’s annual Rashid Awards.

The awards highlight employees whose ideas have delivered measurable improvements through EGA’s Suggestion Scheme and Tamayaz programme in areas including safety, cost optimisation, environmental performance, and operational efficiency. These contributions enhance EGA’s global competitiveness and support its long-term sustainability.

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, said: “Innovation and continuous improvement have powered EGA’s progress for decades. Our success depends on our people turning great ideas into improvements, every day and everywhere in our operations. I congratulate this year’s Rashid Award winners and thank every colleague who is helping us innovate for a better future.”

EGA’s Suggestion Scheme, established in 1981, is one of the longest-running structured suggestion programmes globally. Employees have submitted more than half a million suggestions since its inception. Since the last Rashid Awards in 2024, over 35,000 ideas were submitted, with more than 30,000 implemented. The scheme has delivered over AED 18.4 million in savings in the past year alone and more than AED 520 million since launch.

Introduced in 2016, the Tamayaz programme enables mid-level managers and their teams to identify solutions to overlooked issues by analysing work processes and outputs. In 2024, the programme generated audited savings exceeding AED 87 million.

For decades, EGA has promoted a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, encouraging employees at all levels to contribute ideas. The company also engages school and university engineering students through programmes designed to develop the UAE’s future industrial innovation capabilities.

By rewarding employees for creativity and problem-solving, EGA continues to strengthen its operational excellence while fostering a culture where innovation drives sustainable growth across the UAE’s industrial sector.