Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA) is ranked 1st globally by the Foreign Direct Investment Magazine’s Global Free Zones & Awards 2012/13, . DAFZA won this rating as a result of its outstanding strategic approach and well-articulated plans to service its investors and partners.

Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Director General of Dubai Airport Freezone commented on this rating: “We were quite confident that Dubai Airport Freezone will stand out as one of the best Free zones in the world at one point of time, with its planned strategies and vision.”

Winning this prestigious award is the outcome of our concerted efforts to apply world-class processes and methodologies which encourage creativity and innovation in rendering best values for companies seeking to operate overseas. Considered the only reputed Free Zones Rankings around the globe, fDi Magazine award rankings are based on several criteria such as outstanding performance, growth and expansion plans, presence of high growth industries.

The key objective of participating in the Global Free Zones Ranking is to benchmark our performance with the world renowned Free Zones and determine our position in the Free Zones world map.

This has helped us immensely to improve our standards constantly, develop our infrastructure and provide quality services to meet our clients’ ultimate satisfaction. Given this award, we know where we are positioned and what we need to do further to exceed our customers’ expectations and satisfy their business needs.

Located adjacent to the busiest international airport in the region, Dubai Airport Freezone is a unique place for electronics, engineering, logistics & cargo, aviation and pharmaceutical firms. Its highly equipped infrastructure which is built in response to the clients requirements and needs is second to none. The services are ultimately improved with the support of the highly developed and well-trained employees to respond immediately to any quires or additional services. 

Our primary focus is to attract major international companies looking to set up a Middle East base, bringing investments to the UAE. Europe, USA and Asia have become the most active geographical regions for over the past year; with many companies citing Dubai as an ideal location for them to position their regional headquarter.

We firmly believe in supporting our clients by providing the best facilities and services that they require to achieve their commercial goals.

Satisfying our customers and meeting the urgent needs of our clients are among our main focus areas and factors that help us retain our clients and record considerable growth now and in the future.

Over the last decade, DAFZA has had sustainable practices at the forefront of its operations. The buildings in the Free zone are built using materials that support low power consumption; for instance glass materials are used to enable well-lit interiors and hence reduce power consumption from electricity lighting. 
Other aspects of the new drive for sustainability include plantation and installation of aerators for all water mixtures resulting in substantial reduction in water consumption, in addition to a series of environment awareness activities & initiatives.

Dubai Airport Freezone is tied to the community through a fully dedicated team that plays a role as a spearhead to relief efforts to the UAE and other countries . DAFZA’s team activities include visits to old people’s homes, special needs centre where they help conduct fund raising activities by selling handicrafts produced at their centre to companies in the Free zone, etc.