• Acknowledged with the prestigious Health Promoter Mall award by the Ministry of Health
  • Awarded with ISO 45001:2018 certificate for management and operational services

Manama, Bahrain: In demonstrating its commitment to health and safety, City Centre Bahrain earned three prestigious certifications for the successful operation of its mall activities. Among the recognitions awarded, City Centre Bahrain has received a Gold Certificate from the World Disability Union; it has been recognized as a Health Promoter Mall by the Ministry of Health and has achieved an ISO 45001:2018 certification for management and operational services.

City Centre Bahrain's wide recognition is a testament to its dedication to adapting to industry guidelines and setting new benchmarks for creating healthy and safe environments for its customers and visitors. The City Centre Bahrain is also known for its accessibility and world-class shopping experience, ensuring a positive experience for all mall visitors. 

Commenting on the certifications, Duaij Al Rumaihi, Mall Director, City Centre Bahrain: “This is a proud moment for us as we receive three prestigious certifications that demonstrate our commitment to the local community, ensuring their well-being with world-class retail experiences. It also reaffirms our responsibility to manage mall operations at the highest operational and safety standards, not only for visitors but also for our employees. As we strive to enhance our mall services and facilities as per international best practices, we hope to continue to delight visitors with unique shopping, entertainment, and leisure experiences in one place.”

As part of its endeavour to be a Health Promoting Mall, City Centre Bahrain has taken several measures to encourage a healthy lifestyle among its visitors. This includes the opening of the mall an hour before its official working hours for visitors to enjoy working around the mall, participating in community-focused health programmes, introducing healthy dining options in adherence to food and safety requirements, and restricting consumption of smoking and all forms of tobacco inside the mall. Adding to this, City Centre Bahrain has created special breastfeeding rooms for mothers, availability of services for the elderly, pregnant women, and people with special needs, and trained its security guards on first aid.

The mall offers 50 designated parking spaces for People of Determination in its Car Park building, in addition to 8 free wheelchair cabinets near all mall gates for easy access. The mall has also placed a wheelchair ramp at all entrances, cinemas, and restaurants provides 38 accessible toilets on all floors, and features handicap panels in all its elevators. To make shopping even more enjoyable, City Centre Bahrain also offers rental electric wheelchairs. And in case of emergency, the mall provides evacuation wheelchairs. All this is to ensure the mall is equipped to handle the immediate response to health emergencies while catering to the needs of all its mall visitors.

Moreover, City Centre Bahrain delivers high on its compliance to occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with its ISO 45001:2018 certification that enables the mall to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance.

City Centre Bahrain is continuously enhancing its mall experience to align with global best practices, making it an accessible shopping destination for all.

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About Majid Al Futtaim

Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to ‘create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and successful businesses spanning 17 international markets, employing more than 43,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately held corporates in the region.

Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 29 shopping malls, 13 hotels and four mixed-use communities, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, Mall of Oman, City Centre malls, My City Centre neighbourhood centres, and five community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Sharjah. The Company is the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour in over 30 markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, operating a portfolio of more than 400 outlets including City+, the region’s first checkout-free store, and an online store.

Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 600 VOX Cinemas screens as well as a portfolio of world-class leisure and entertainment experiences across the region including Ski Dubai, Ski Egypt, Dreamscape, Magic Planet, Little Explorers and iFLY Dubai. The Company is parent to a Fashion, Home and Specialty retail business representing international brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, AllSaints, lululemon athletica, Crate & Barrel, LEGO and THAT, a Majid Al Futtaim fashion concept store and app. In addition, Majid Al Futtaim operates Enova, a facility and energy management company, through a joint venture operation with Veolia, a global leader in optimised environment resource management.

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