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Message from the DMD

I am very proud to say that during 2007 we

achieved wonderful growth and success

at Kharafi National. Our turnover is nowapproaching US$ one billion and we have

consolidated our position in business areas,

such as infrastructure project development,

where opportunities are expanding dramatically.

We are also solidifying our overseas presence,

with an emphasis on the UAE.

We are wholly committed to continuing togrow our company and 2008 promises to be

another year of greatly increasing activities

as KN embarks on new mega projects in

the oil and gas and EPC sectors. To support

our corporate development, we are investing

heavily in enhanced facilities in fabrication

and equipment.

Our expansion is creating significant oppor-

tunities for our employees, especially as

regards their career development, and we

are also investing in our people by training

them in the skills they need to take advantage

of new openings for advancement within the

company.

At Kharafi National we are committed to giving

existing employees, who show potential, the

first opportunity to fill higher positions, rather

than hiring personnel directly from outside.

We have an assessment centre where we

evaluate competencies and our peoples

capabilities with a view to helping them

progress to higher managerial levels.

I would like to thank all our employees for

their strenuous efforts during 2007, without

which we would not have achieved the high

levels of success we did in fact attain. I know

that I, and all the senior management team,

will receive the same level of support and

commitment from the Kharafi National family

as we work together towards even greater

successes in 2008.

Samer G Younis

Deputy Managing Director


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PROJECTS

.. Dr V Vijayalakshmi,

Senior Structural Design Engineer

ABJ Expands into South Africa

ABJ has secured the contracts to fabricate the roof structures for the two most prestigious of five

stadiums being constructed in South Africa to host the FIFA World Cup in 2010. This first venture

into South Africa has significantly raised ABJs profile as an international player in this type of

fabrication work.

ABJ has extensive experience in the

fabrication of roof structures with membrane

fabric covers. The company has created

these types of roof structures for the Kuwait

Scientific Centre, KPCs car park and the

Sheikh Al-Jaber Stadium in Ardiya in Kuwait,

in collaboration with Toyo Birdair Corporation

of the USA.

This wealth of solid experience, combined

with ABJs new fabrication facilities in Mina

Abdullah in Kuwait, helped clinch the deal to

manufacture the roof structures. The main

contractor Toyo Birdair tendered, with ABJ as

the fabricator, for all five of the stadiums being

constructed to host the world cup in two and

a half years time. Bid rivals included major

international fabricators such as Chimoli of

Italy and Pfizer of Germany.

The two contracts awarded to Birdair and ABJ

are the iconic Nel Mandela Bay multi-purpose

stadium in the Soccer City of South Africa in

Port Elizabeth and the multi-purpose Green

Point stadium in Cape Town, also known as

the African Renaissance Stadium because

it is being re-constructed especially for the

world cup.

The two roof structures will be fabricated

at ABJs facilities in Mina Abdullah, Kuwait,

where they will undergo trial assemblies

before being shipped to South Africa for final

assembly and erection later this year.

Artists impression of the Nelson

Mandela Bay stadium in Port

Elizabeth, South Africa.


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P R O J E C T SThe Nelson Mandela Bay multi-purpose

stadium will host the opening and closing

ceremonies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Conceived as the core of the Soccer City

of South Africa, the stadium will have up to

43,000 permanent seats and an additional

5,000 temporary seats for the World Cup.

The NMB stadium will be elliptical and

measure approximately 256 by 196 metres,

giving it a foot-print of about 50,200sq m. It

will have a maximum height of around 32.4m.

Fabrication of the roofing structure began on

the 13th January for delivery in mid-2008.

The arena will feature a spectacular, free-

standing, visually-distinctive roof structure,

as can be seen from the artists impression,

which will be fabricated by ABJ. The design

is highly innovative (see box) and due to the

speed with which it has to be constructed the

NMB will be the quickest built stadium ever

in the world.

The multi-purpose African Renaissance

Stadium Green Point stadiumat Cape Town

will be the venue for the semi-finals of the 2010

FIFA World Cup. The stadium will measure

about 265 x 245m, have a height of 54m, and

cover an area of around 10.6 hectares. It will

have seats for 70,000 spectators.

The roof will be a retractable, suspension type

and has been designed so that noise will be

reflected back into the stadium. To mitigate

noise and luminosity, the roof will have a

double membrane.

The suspension roof and the transparent

faade will be comprised of a compression

ring, truss girders, a tension ring cable and

membranes (see box). Engineering activities

began on the 13th November 2007 and

fabrication is expected to begin on the 1st

March with delivery anticipated in October

2008.

Projects Briefs

Nelson Mandela Bay stadium

Client : South African

Government

Main contractor : Toyo Birdair

Project number : 2133

Location : Port Elizabeth,

South Africa

Scope of work : Fabrication of

2000mt of steel

roof girders

Start of fabrication : January 2008

Delivery : June 2008

Number of employees : 250 (at peak)

Green Point stadium

Client : South African

Government

Main contractor : Toyo Birdair

Project number : 2134

Location : Cape Town, SouthAfrica

Scope of work : Fabrication of

1800mt

compression ring

Start of fabrication : March 2008

Delivery : October 2008

Number of employees : 250 (at peak)



PROJECTS

NelsonMandela Bay

StadiumThe free-standing roof-supporting structure

of this prestigious stadium is being fabricated

by ABJ at Mina Abdullah, Kuwait. It will weigh

approximately 2,000mt.

The structures elliptical profile will be

achieved by using a series of 36 girders of five

typical types, which will run radially around

the outside of the stadium at a distance of

about 20m along the periphery. These girders

will be bent so that they follow the faade of

the roof as designed.

The exposed surface of the roof structure will

be covered by two different cladding materials.

The main structure of the roof will consist of

radial steel girders covered by aluminium

cladding with a standing seam profile on the

back and membrane panels made of PVC

coated polyester fabric or PTFE coated glass

fibres to span between the girders.

There will be a catwalk lining at the top, which

will link the main girders at the upper end with

a valley cable dividing them in the middle. This

will also serve as a maintenance platform and

for supporting the flood-lighting system.

The structure will have a technical feature

that is new in stadium design. The cantilever

girders have been designed as three chord

girders, made of hollow tubular sections. The

two side chords will be bent to profile in such

a way that they can directly accommodate

the membrane panel geometry. The main

framework will be linked at the top by an

L-shaped framework of tubular members

which, clamped at the bottom, will serve as

a coupling between the main girder and the

membrane panels.


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P R O J E C T S

Green Point atCape Town

Construction of the stadium at Green Point in

Cape Town will take place at ABJs facilities

in Mina Abdullah, Kuwait. About 3,500mt of

steel will be used overall, with approximately

1,800mt of compression ring.

There will be 72 typical girders running

radially at a distance of approximately 12m

along the outer periphery of the stadium. The

truss girders will be suspension members,

each with a length 62m and will be connected

to the compression ring at the top and the

tension ring cable at the bottom.

The compression ring will have a 1.2m x 2.2m x

12m box shape and will be made of structural

steel plates. The tension ring will consist of

98mm diameter high strength cables. These

will be stabilized by bracings in the diagonal

and circumferential directions.

Over this suspension there will be a secondary

steel structure to form the upper shape of the

roof. The entire steel work will be covered with

PVC coated PES open mesh fabric at the

bottom and at the top with heat-strengthened

glass with a PVB interlayer.

Artists impression of the Green Point stadium at Cape Town in South Africa



PROJECTS

Khalid Al-Manzalawy explains.

Kuwaits Tallest BuildingWhen it is completed in January 2010, Al Hamra Tower is expected to be Kuwaits tallest building.

To ensure that it is built accurately, despite the external tilt effects that cause high-rise buildings to

sway during construction, the building techniques in use feature an innovative surveying solutionfrom Leica Geosystems.


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P R O J E C T SConstruction of Al-Hamra Centre at the

intersection of Al-Shuhada and Jaber Al-

Mubarak Streets in down-town Kuwait City,

where the old Al-Hamra and Firdous Cinema

used to stand, began in late 2005.

The project is a mixed use development

consisting of a shopping centre and office

tower. The centre will have a foot-print of

nearly 11,000sq m plus there will be an

additional 7,000sq m on which a multi-story

car park will be built.

Al-Hamra Tower will be 412 metres high and

cost US$372 million to build. It will contain

about 195 offices spread over 77 storeys and

have a massive built-up area of 190,000sq m.

The offices, ranging from 200 to 1500sq m in

size, will be smart business environments

equipped with optic cabling, advanced security

and IP telephony systems.

Abutting the tower will be a mixed-use

complex Al-Hamra and Firdous which will

contain a mall with three basements, three

shopping floors and a floor with nine cinemas.

The complex will also include Al-Hamra

Lifestyle Shopping Center, a unique mixture of

high-quality retail shops, cafes, restaurants,

food court, cinemas and entertainment areas,

spread over four floors.


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The mall will be connected to a multi-storey

car park, with a built-up area of nearly

54,000sq m and a capacity of 1,800 vehicles,

by pedestrian bridges at multiple levels. Out

front there will be a 6,000sq m landscaped

plaza designed as a central gathering point

with soft landscaping, marble surrounds and

unique water features.

Kharafi Nationals scope of work on this

immense project is to build and commission

the electro-mechanical works in the tower

and the car park buildings.

A challenge during the construction of super

high-rise buildings is the strong external

tilt effects arising from wind pressure, one-

sided thermal effects due to sunlight, and

various unilateral loads. These effects cause

the building to loose its vertical alignment

temporarily during construction, and this

may be exacerbated by uneven crane loads

and construction sequences, and vibrations

caused by construction work. To ensure that

the building is being erected correctly, the

construction manager needs to know at any

moment how much the actual vertical axis of

PROJECTS

Artists impression of Al-Hamra Tower

from the south.

the building is offset from its design centre

line.

The situation is complicated once a building

has passed 20 storeys as then the upper

decks of the growing building tend to be

obscured from ground level by the formwork

and poor visibility. To accurately measure the

constantly varying off-centre tilt of partially

constructed buildings, Leica Geosystems

AG has developed a solution its Core Wall

Survey Control System that determines and

analyzes the displacement of tower alignment

from the vertical axis.

Artists impression of Kuwaits tallest

building-to-be as it will look from

Sharq Marina.


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The new level III expeditionary hospital built by KN at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait was formally opened bythe US military at a special ceremony on the 15th January 2008.

Operations News

Facilities Management

Highlights of KNs operations over the last few months include the formal opening of the US

Militarys expeditionary hospital in Arifjan and the award of further BOOT contracts in the UAE. KNis also participating in the construction of what is expected to be the tallest building in Kuwait.

OPERATIONSNEWS


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The entire design, construction, installation

and commissioning of this comprehensive

medical complex was undertaken by Kharafi

National. The new hospital was finished on

time and handed over to the client, the US

Army Corps of Engineers, in December 2007

and is now fully operational.

The hospital has 21 medical-surgical beds

and four ICU beds, two full operating rooms,

an endoscopy procedure room that can also

be used as a third operating room, and an 11-

bed emergency room, and can cope with 44

patients in an emergency. It contains X-ray

and CT scan capabilities, a medical laboratory,

a pharmacy and an internal medicine clinic

and is connected to a troop medical clinic

and dental clinic. The fuel capacity of its

generators is such that it can provide full

health-care for three days in the event of a

crisis that interrupts fuel supplies.

KNs expertise in electro-mechanical

works and construction had already beendemonstrated on previous projects in Kuwait

and Iraq for the US Army Corps of Engineers.

This project presented the company with

an opportunity to demonstrate its design

capabilities and to consolidate its reputation

Commissioning Ceremony at Camp Arifjan

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with the US military for excellence in

execution. Indeed KNs performance on this

fast-track project was praised highly during

the opening ceremony.

The commissioning ceremony opened withsome brief welcoming addresses which were

followed by a colourful and very musical

parade that culminated in a formal take-over

of the facility by the military. The core speech

of the day was delivered by Major General

Hardy, the Deputy Commanding General of

the US Third Army. This was a challenging

project, MG Hardy said, that necessitated an

all-out effort. The results reflect an exemplary

performance during design, construction and

commissioning.

KN was represented at the commissioningceremony by Pietro Levrero, COO-FM,

Refaat Zaki, OM-FM, Nasr Fawzi, MPs-FM,

Don Brown, HSE Manager, Isabel Walters,

Manager Brand Identity Unit, and Jacob

Kurian, PM, who were accompanied by the

engineers, field supervisors, technicians and

artisans who worked on the project.

Our photographs show the hospital commissioning ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

OPERATIONSNEWS


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The UAEKN has been awarded two build-own-operate-

transfer projects in the UAE, cementing

its place as an internationally recognised

engineering, procurement and constructionfirm and as a major player in BOOT projects.

Two New BOOT Projects

On 17th December 2007 the BiwaterEUCH

Consortium was approved by The Abu Dhabi

Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) as the

successful bidder on two new build-own-

operate-transfer (BOOT) projects a greatachievement by all concerned.

Emirates Utilities Company Holding (EUCH)

is a partnership between Al Qudra Holding

PJSC of Abu Dhabi and Utilities Development

Company Holding (UDCH) of Kuwait, a sister

company of Kharafi National. Biwater Plc is

a British water and waste-water company

with operations in 27 countries and is the

technology provider within the consortium.

The scope of the projects is to design, finance,

build, test, operate and maintain two waste

water sewage treatment plants with a 25-

year concession. The Al-Wathba Sewage

Treatment Plant will be constructed near the

presently located Al-Mafreq STP 40 km from

Abu Dhabi city centre. The Al-Saad STP will

be located on the Abu Dhabi side of Al Ain.

Kharafi National will be the main contractor

for the engineering, procurement and

construction management of the build phase.

Once the two plants have been commissioned,

KN will operate and maintain the STPs for the

following 25 years.

Both plants will use a traditional treatment

method with preliminary, primary, secondaryand tertiary treatment with anaerobic

digestion and biogas co-generation facilities.

The Al Wathba plant will have a total capacity

of 300,000 cubic metres per day and the

Al Saad plant will be able to handle 70,000

cubic metres per day. Both STPs will treat

the effluent to a maximum level of 2.0

nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs), a very

high level of purity.

The engineering consultants ILF have already

begun designing the plants. Construction

is expected to begin in July 2008 and it is

estimated that commercial plant operations

will commence in October 2010.

The green field (or golden sands) site where the Wathba STP will be constructed.

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OPERATIONSNEWS

Two major projects being undertaken by

Construction Unit A are progressing well and

are on schedule to meet their due completion

dates.

Aromatics on schedule

Construction of Kuwaits new Aromatics

Complex, which began on the 1st February

2006, is on target for completion by the 30th

November 2008.

The project is being undertaken by a

consortium of Tecnimont of Italy and Sun

Kyong Engineering & Construction of South

Korea on behalf of Kuwait Paraxylene

Production Company, a subsidiary of

Petrochemical Industries Company. The

consortium is executing the detailed

engineering, procurement, construction and

pre-commissioning activities, and will provide

support during commissioning and start-up.

Within the consortium, Tecnimonts scope of

work consists of the A2, A3 and A4 process

areas, i.e. the xylene/parex unit, the isomar

unit and the SRU/pygas unit, as well as the

offsite flare and tank farm areas, main control

room and substations, and the interconnecting

pipe racks. Tecnimont has sub-contracted all

the civil and buildings works, structural steel

erection, mechanical and electrical works

Construction Unit Ainstallation, insulation and painting, as well

as pre-commissioning and commissioning

support services to KN.

As of the end of November 2007, all 16 tank

foundations had been completed and civil

construction of the main structures and

foundations was expected to be completed

by January 2008. Of the 5,200mt of steel

structure that will be erected, more than 50%

is complete and about 25% of the piping is in

place. Erection of the 13 heavy lift vessels is

also complete and work on the internals is

in progress. Erection of the static and rotaryequipment is on-going.

With the civil, underground, structural,

painting, piping prefabrication and installation

activities taking place simultaneously, the

challenge now for the KN team is to coordinate

everything so that the speed of construction

is maintained and the project is completed

on schedule. As KNs multi-national teams

are led by experienced leaders, who havethe support of Tecnimont and Bechtel, it is

anticipated that the scheduled completion

date will be met and, at the same time, all

safety and quality standards will be achieved.

Indeed safety over-rides all production

targets is the slogan of the Aromatics team

and the entire site has an excellent safety

record so far. With the project totalling more

than 5.2 million man-hours already, morethan 1.25 million man-hours have been

worked since the last lost-time incident.

The quality with which the project is being

executed is also notable. Before an activity

is begun, a method statement is created for

approval by the main contractor and the project

consultant; this maintains the reputation KN

has earned for its culture of excellence.


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Construction of this grassroots ethylene

glycol unit in the Shuaiba Industrial Area in

southern Kuwait, which began in July 2006, is

about two-thirds complete.

OL2K Ethylene Glycol-2

Over 15,000cu m of reinforced concrete

has been poured and civil works are almost

finished except for minor paving activities.

About 4,500mt of major columns, exchangers

and all the heavy lift vessels are in place, and

the erection of 3,000mt of steel structures

erection is 95% complete. This major project is

on schedule for commissioning this summer.

EG-2, so called because it will be the second

ethylene glycol plant in Kuwait, is being built

by Kharafi National on behalf of The Kuwait

Olefins Company KSCC, and will be part of

TKOCs Olefins II ethylene and derivatives

complex, known as OL2K for short. The plant

will use Union Carbides Meteor ethylene

oxide and ethylene glycol process technology,

making it one of the most advanced and

efficient and also safest, ethylene glycol plants

in the world.

This is one of the largest construction projects

undertaken to date by KN as a main contractor

in the hydrocarbon sector and it confirms

Kharafi Nationals position as a major player

in construction in Kuwait.

The pre-fabrication and erection of piping

and the installation of cable trays arecurrently progressing well. Cable pulling and

termination works are also on schedule. As of

the 14th December 2007, three million man-

hours had been spent on the project without a

lost-time accident.

Work-in-progress on the installation of equipment, vessels and steel structure.


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OPERATIONSNEWS ConstructionUnit B

On the Booster Station 160 project,

ConstructionUnit B is busy with Snamprogetti,

the client, with a view to beginning demolition

and site preparation work by the middle of

2008.

Amalgamation ProjectAlmost 90% of the major Facilities Upgrade

(Amalgamation) project for KOC has now

been completed. The project is spread over

nine different operating facilities within KOCs

south-eastern oil fields.

KN is currently working on final tie-ins at each

site during complete plant shutdowns, with a

time-frame of between ten and twenty days for

each gathering centre and booster station. As

of writing, four of these had been completed

well ahead of schedule and there are

five more to go. As this project winds down,

people are being demobilized to the EG2 and

Aromatics project and to the Civil Division.

Steam Flood FacilityMobilization for the large-scale steam-flood

pilot project, which entails 16 injector wells

and 25 producing wells, began in September2007. The purpose of the pilot project is to

evaluate the response of the reservoir to the

use of injected steam to improve the flow

of crude and the design criteria for several

facilities, and to study the economics of full-

field development.

KNs scope of work includes the civil

construction of all major foundations, design

and construction of the control room, designand erection of five field tanks, the fabrication

and site-installation of treatment skids and

pipe racks at ABJ, erection on site of all

equipment, installation of all mechanical and

electrical works, pre-commissioning work

and commissioning assistance.

Construction of temporary facilities is

currently in progress and civil work is expected

to commence in February.

The small-scale steam-flood pilot facility which has been operating successfully since February 2006.


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C&I Building ServicesC&I Building Services is involved in several

very prestigious projects in Kuwait, including

the construction of Al-Hamra Tower, Kuwaits

soon-to-be tallest building, which is discussed

in a separate article in this issue.

Amiri Terminal BuildingThe new Amiri terminal building at Kuwait

International Airport will provide luxurious

reception facilities that reflect the richness of

modern Islamic and Kuwaiti culture. It will be

used by HH the Amir to welcome VVIP visitors

to the State of Kuwait.

This scheme, on which work began in mid-

September 2007, includes an exclusive

aircraft hangar, a central plant, road and

ramp, extensive landscaping and parking

facilities. The terminal building is expected to

be completed by mid-December 2008 and the

aircraft hangar by mid-September 2009.

The Amiri terminal building will have a total

area of 11,700sq m on two floors. It will

contain a national anthem hall, a series of

reception halls, dining halls, meeting rooms,conference halls, press rooms, offices, suites

and bedrooms, all equipped with state-of-

the-art facilities and finished to a very high

standard.

The aircraft hangar will have a total area of

14,000sq m enough to house two Airbus A-

380s. A two-lane ramp will reach the Amiri

terminal at the first floor and provide the

main gate area with shade. The project isbeing executed by Ahmadiah Contracting and

Trading Company on behalf of the Kuwait

Ministry of Public works.

KNs scope of work includes all the electro-

mechanical works for the Amiri terminal

building, the aircraft hangar, fountains and

water features and the central plant.

Daytime perspective of new Amiri terminal


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OPERATIONSNEWSNew MAB

FacilitiesAt KNs new site in Mina Abdullah in Kuwait

the piping insulation workshop building

has started turning out a variety of piping

products that meet international standards,

joining the many other facilities that are

already operational. The catering building,

which will service all units in MAB, is nearing

completion.

The construction of additional facility

buildings, such as the IMTE building, welders

training school, facility maintenance building,

blast and paint chambers, painting area, andshot blasting chamber, is in progress. The

infrastructure at MAB is being developed so

that it meets all current requirements and

can cope with future expansion.

TradingOperationsThe exclusive agencies held for Kuwait and theUAE by Trading Operations are significantly

increasing turnover in that business unit.

Ductile Iron PipesIn December 2007 Trading Operations

received large supply orders for ductile iron

pipes that meet the technical specifications

of the Ministry of Electricity & Water in

Kuwait for potable water usage from four

leading local construction companies: KCPC,

the Combined Group, UGCC (United GulfConstruction Company), and Al-Alamiah

Company.

These pipes will be manufactured by XinXing

of China for whom KN is the exclusive

representative in Kuwait and the UAE. A total

of 275km of piping, with diameters ranging

from 100 to 600mm, will be required to fulfil

these four orders. The orders also include

thousands of assorted pipe fittings.

ED & KNDUThe Equipment Division has bought its largest

ever crawler crane and has established its

own fuelling station, while KNs Dealership

Unit has added an international supplier ofaccess equipment to its roster of exclusive

dealerships.

Largest ever crawlercrane addedIn mid-November 2007, the Equipment

Division added a new 250mt crawler crane

with a 102m boom to its fleet. This is now the

largest capacity crawler crane in KNs fleet

of equipment. Installation and certification of

the new crane took place with the assistance

of a technical expert sent especially for

that purpose from the manufacturer, IHI, in

Japan.

Equipment Divisions largest ever crawler

crane being installed.


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New in-house fuel stationEvery day hundreds of KN vehicles require

refueling with diesel. To meet this demand

a new fuel station has been built within

the Equipment Divisions facilities in Mina

Abdullah. The station has an underground

storage tank with a capacity of 36,000 liters.

Equipment Division dispenses fuel to hundreds of

its own vehicles every day.

ELF Lubricants seminarRao Narasinga, the technical manager of ELF

Lubricants, conducted a three-hour seminar

at the Equipment Divisions training facility

in Mina Abdullah on the 6th November 2007,

which was attended by the divisions workshopengineers and supervisors.

The topics covered at the seminar included:

How to specify the proper oil for a

particular application;

Oil standards and grades;

Mixing oil; and

The importance of oil sampling.

After the seminar the attendees expressed

their satisfaction at having a better

understanding of the oils they use in theirdaily routine maintenance activities

The ELF Lubricants seminar was immensely informative.

SCANCLIMBER joinsKNDUDuring October 2007, KNDU became the

exclusive representative in Kuwait for

SCANCLIMBER work platforms and hoists.

SCANCLIMBER supplies two unique models

of access equipment. Its mast climbing work

platforms have working lengths of up to

16.9m, load capacities of up to 2.7mt and can

be elevated to a height of 100m. The material

and personnel hoists have load capacities of

up to 2mt and can reach heights of 200m.

These work platforms and hoists provide

perfect solutions for working on the external

facades of high-rise buildings, as alternatives

to or along with scaffolding and other

access platforms. They are ideal for faade

work, balcony work, window installations,

bricklaying, plastering, shipyard work,

external painting, ceiling work, cladding and

renovation.

Besides being reliable and economical to use,

these units come in modular designs that

allow for easy installation and dismantling,and they are considered more productive and

safer than scaffolding. They are expected

to contribute significantly to KNDUs sales

revenues in the near future.

SCANCLIMBER material and personnel

hoists are exclusive to KNDU.


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ENTS ABJ Live on ERP

The hard work of implementing ERP recently

began paying excellent dividends in ABJ when

the new system became fully operational. IT

takes a look at what is happening at ABJ and

at the implications for the rest of KN.

On the 1st December 2007, Oracles Enterprise

Resource Planning (ERP) system went live at

ABJ and starting 1st January 2008, ABJ no

longer has access to the ATS system which has

been wholly discontinued for that company.

Management and staff at ABJ are now

enjoying the benefits of having all their

business processes integrated onto a single

information system. These benefits include

improved coordination across functional

departments and increased efficiencies of

doing business, as well as reduced operating

costs. Better accessibility to data is also

providing ABJ management with up-to-the-

minute access to information for managerial

control and decision-making.

The primary goal of ERP at KN is to improve

and streamline internal business processes.

To do so successfully required three things:

(a) establishing a single company-wide

database, (b) re-engineering current business

processes as needed and (c) customizing ERP

modules so that they conform to the unique

requirements of our businesses.

Setting up a single database for a company

as complex as KN was not easy. The data

was held in different formats and had to be

cleansed (ie reviewed, updated or deleted

as necessary) and converted. Input processes

KNs new ERP system is now fully operational at ABJ.


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had to be redesigned so that there is only

once source of entry. Data also had to be

transferred to the new unified database, often

manually, and then verified for 100% accuracy.

All this took time and an absolutely Herculean

effort by staff at ABJ and KNs FAD and IT andMIS, the ERP implementer.

Process re-engineering has been much

evident at ABJ over the last year or so, and

indeed throughout KN as a whole. During

the early stages of implementation, business

processes were documented in fine detail and,

in doing so, more effective ways of performing

many tasks were discovered, enabling existing

functions to be redesigned to make them

more efficient.

If a firm is to grow by taking advantage of

new and different opportunities in the market

place, it must continuously refine its business

processes to take changing circumstances

into account. For this reason ERP does notjust automate existing business processes it

transforms these processes. Because the new

system is flexible enough to accommodate the

on-going evolution in business processes, ABJ

and KN will become more and more efficient

as time goes by.

Implementation inevitably took a long time

at KN because of the complexity of thecompanys diverse operations and activities.

Despite the intricacies of KNs requirements

and some technical bugs encountered in

the ERP software, both KN and MIS were

determined that the implementation would

be flawless. We turned the delays to our

advantage by using the extra time to acquire a

deeper acquaintance with the functionalities

of ERP and to ensure that the customized

functionalities of the software will correspond

exactly with our business needs.

Modifying ABJs business processes and

cleansing and reformatting data for the unifieddatabase required significant extra work from

employees. This was forthcoming from the

companys extremely loyal and hard-working

staff, all of whom were totally committed and

made a massive effort to reach the final gone-

livestage at ABJ. Similar efforts will be needed

to make ERP a success in the rest of KN.

Implementation of an ERP system represents

a major investment in time and money and

this investment is now paying off handsomely.

ABJ users have complete confidence in ERP

and are using it enthusiastically. As word has

percolated throughout the group, the rest of

KN is eager to go-live and reap the benefits of

ERP during the second quarter of this year.

The improvements to the performance of

KNs operational control, management

control and resource planning resulting from

the successful implementation of ERP will

help KN immensely in achieving its growth-

oriented strategy.

No pain, no gain, says Antoine El-Khoury,

Corporate Director for Human Resources& Information Technology. The pain of

analysis, data cleansing, re-engineering and

customization is now paying off. Once KN is fully

on-line with ERP, the company will be streets

ahead of its competitors. Indeed it will be one

of the few, if any, construction companies in

the Middle East with a comprehensive fully-

functional ERP system.

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CORPO

RATEDE

VELOPM

ENTS Procurement uses Six Sigma

to Improve Operational

Performance

Continuous improvement in all operational

aspects is at the core of Kharafi Nationals

working philosophy. The Procurement &

Material Control Department in Kuwait

recently applied the Six Sigma Methodology

to improve the companys cash-flows. The

project was an outstanding success.

Six Sigma is a rigorous, disciplined

methodology that uses data and statistical

analysis to measure and improve operational

performance by identifying and eliminating

short-comings in service-related processes.

Implementing Six Sigma requires that a metric

to measure performance and a methodology

to improve the process under consideration

must first be chosen.

For our Six Sigma cash-flow improvement

project at Procurement, we defined two

metrics, a primary metric and a secondary

one. The primary metric was to reduce cash-

on-delivery (COD) payments from 20% to 10%,

and the secondary metric was to improve the

average credit from 46 to more than 60 days.

Once we had decided on the metrics, we asked

ourselves a series of questions: Why do we

have to pay COD? Why are suppliers hesitant

in offering longer credit? What would induce

suppliers to offer improved credit terms? What

corrective actions do we need to take in order

to achieve our goals of reducing COD payments

and improving the average credit period? Who

is responsible for these corrective actions?

How are we going to sustain and improve on

the results of this project?

To answer these questions we conducted a

series of brain-storming sessions. These

enabled us to understand the causes and

effects of our primary and secondary metrics.

We concluded that there were six major factors

affecting the achievement of our goals:

1) Delays in the preparation of material

receipt vouchers (MRVs).

2) Delays in the approval of MRVs by project

managers.

3) The payment cycles in the financial

department (FAD).

4) Lack of planning for material

requirements.

5) Our negotiating skills needed

improvement.

6) Some facets of our supplier relationships.

.....T Bala

Procurement Unit Head, explains.


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Based on the results of a survey conducted

among store-keepers, it was concluded that

factor #2 delays in the approval of MRVs by

project managers was not affecting COD

payments.

We noted, with interest, that 50% of these

major factors were purely internal issues of the

Procurement & Material Control Department.

We began monitoring payments terms for local

purchase orders vigorously on a weekly basis.

We also collected detailed statistical data on

each of the major factors we had identified

as being critical to achieving our goals and

conducted further analysis to identify the root

cause of each of these problems.

We had detailed discussions with FAD and

with various KN operational units to consider

the corrective measures needed to achieve

the goals we had set ourselves. We also re-

negotiated improved credit terms with our

local suppliers. As we were aware of the

concerns of our suppliers, we were able to

address these issues during the negotiations.

This Six Sigma exercise was a great success.

As can be seen from the two charts, we

managed to reduce our weekly COD payments

to well below 10% and to improve the credit

period we were obtaining from local suppliers

far beyond an average of 60 days.

The project had further beneficial effects.

Our findings resulted in several sub-projects

to improve processes being undertaken

within the Procurement & Material Control

Department and in several other operational

units. Our experience clearly demonstrates

that Six Sigma is an effective tool for

continuous improvement within KN.


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L E A R

N I N G & D

E V E L O P M E N TThis enthusiasm for learning was best

expressed when respondents were asked how

they felt when they received their certificates:

delighted, like getting a BA, and, like a

mother delivering a baby. Others felt that they

had reached a target and that their effortshad been recognized by their employer.

About fifty percent of respondents are using

the e-learning courses to gain professional

qualifications in areas such as human

resources, information technology and project

management qualifications that will help

them not only in their current roles but which

they will take with them when they move on.

However the real test of any company learning

system and the return on the substantial

investment involved is the degree to which

users find the courses beneficial in dealing

with the challenges of their current jobs

and in preparing them to undertake greater

responsibilities at work.

All respondents were adamant that the

courses are of immense value in their

daily jobs. Many mentioned improved time

management, better leadership skills,

improved decision-making, guidance on

dealing with sub-ordinates as contributing

to the success they began achieving at work

following the courses. As one respondent

said, his e-learning had helped overcome

challenges in a way that was not possible

before.

Many respondents also felt that the e-learning

courses benefited them personally as well

as professionally, describing the courses

as improving character, contributing to

their self-development, improving ways

of thinking, and enabling better self-

organization and better communication.

Now that minor glitches in the system have

been resolved and the e-learning methodhas gained a very high degree of acceptance,

the Learning & Development Unit is pushing

ahead with its e-learning expansion plans for

2008.

The units library of e-learning courses has

been increased from 120 to 500 and the

number of licensed users has gone from 500

to well over 3,150. In addition, a new company-

wide prize draw has been created for those

who successfully complete a course.

New e-Learning Competition

Launched

Each time you pass an e-learning course

with minimum marks of 80%, you are

entered into a company-wide prize draw.

Draws will be held periodically and will be

conducted separately for Kuwait, the UAE,

Egypt and Lebanon.

For each course you pass you will be

entered once in the draw.

1 x pass = 1 x chance5 x passes = 5 x chances

The more courses you pass, the greater

your chances of winning.

So boost your career NOW andwin a FABULOUS PRIZE!


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S A F

E T Y H E A L T H & E

N V I R O N M E N T

SafetyCelebration at

OL2K EG-2ProjectOn the 20th November 2007 the OL2k EG-2

project passed 2.5 million man-hours without

an LTI. On the following day this magnificent

achievement was celebrated in a gathering of

all personnel on site.

After welcoming messages by senior project

managers from TKOC, WSI and KN, everyone

enjoyed lunch. Individual awards for exemplary

safety performances were presented and all

attendees received a gift to commemorate the

achievement. Before work was resumed, safe

and unsafe ways of working at heights weredemonstrated.

Kharafi National is the main contractor for the

construction of the ethylene glycol plant. Working

2,500,000 man-hours without a serious accident

is a magnificent achievement that reflects well

on the efforts of KNs HSE Department to build

an excellent safety-first culture.

E x e m p l a r ySafety with KN

Scaffolders

Kharafi Nationals dedication to safe-

working in all its operations was rewarded

on the 24th November 2007 when Tecnimont

presented safety certificates, in recognition

of their exemplary performance on the

Aromatics Project, to three of KNs scaffolding

personnel.

Congratulations to .

Shafiqur Rahman Khan scaffolding supervisor

Shiv K Prasad scaffolding foreman

Rambhir Ghole scaffolder


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Managing BOT ProjectsKharafi National sponsored a presentation

on BOT projects on the 11th February 2008

organized by the Arabian Gulf Chapter of the

Project Management Institute.

The presentation Managing BOT projects

was made by Dr Ibrahim Al-Ghusain, the

Director of Projects Development for KNs

Infrastructure Project Development, at the

Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Theatre and Hall in

the Marina Hotel in Salmiya, Kuwait.

Dr Al-Ghusain explained that the development

of infrastructure projects entails multiple

activities including the design, financing,

construction, and long-term operation

and maintenance, of large-scale plants.

He outlined the intricacies and challenges

of project development and privatization,

examining in particular the three stages

development, bidding and negotiations that

precede the award of a project. Dr Al-Ghusain

related these stages to the knowledge needed

to develop and manage privatization projects.

As well as discussing the assessment of risk,

Dr Al-Ghusain also described the differing

contractual structures build-operate-transfer

projects can take and the interactions that

take place between stakeholders owners,

developers, lenders, consultants, EPC

contractors, O&M contractors and end users

in a privatization scheme.

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Dr Al-Ghusain illustrated his presentation

with examples of actual development

projects undertaken by KN. These included

the Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment &

Reclamation plant at Sulaibiya in Kuwait, the

largest project of its kind in the world. Dr Al-

Ghusain is the general manager of Utilities

Development Company, the special purposes

company for this BOT project.

After numerous questions from the floor,

attendees at this KN sponsored event enjoyed

a dinner during which this very informative

presentation was discussed enthusiastically.

Dr Ibrahim Al-Ghusain, Director of Projects

Development at IPD, taking questions

from the floor.


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Keralite Employees CelebrateOnam-2007Kharafi National was the main sponsor of the

2007 Onaghosham Festival which took place

in the auditorium of the Carmel School in

Khaitan, Kuwait, on the 26th October 2007.

The event was organized by Oruma, the

cultural wing of KNs Keralite employees,

which promotes good fellowship among all

employees and their families.

Onam is a harvest festival, the largest festival

of the Indian State of Kerala. It is celebrated

with enthusiasm by people of all economic

levels and creeds. During the festival the

rich cultural heritage of Kerala, which has a

secular character peculiar to this land where

unity had always coexisted with diversity, is

displayed at its best. The festival is celebrated

to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is

said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam.

Onaghosham-2007 began with a colourful

procession in which traditional forms of

Keralite art such as Kadhakali, Chendamelam,

Pulikali, Kavadi and Thalappoli were

performed by men and women dressed in

traditional outfits. It was officially inaugurated

by Thomas Chandy, a member of the

Legislative Assembly in Kerala. The cultural

session was opened by Srinivas, the famous

South Indian play-back singer with a series of

ghazals by Mehdi Hassan and several popular

Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam film songs.

The cultural meeting began with the national

anthem of Kuwait, which was followed by a

traditional prayer sung by Vrinda Venugopal,

daughter of Venugopal, the safety officer

on Project #1264. Sam Pynammoodu

of the Engineering Department chaired

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ENTS

Performance of traditional Keralite art forms Kadhakali, Chendamelam, Pulikali, Kavadi andThalappoli.


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the meeting. Krishna Kumar of FAD, the

Programme Committee Convener, welcomed

the gathering, while the General Convenor

Jomon Cherian of the Equipment Division

extended the vote of thanks. HRD Manager

B A Manivel, FAD Manager Philip Thomas,

Malayil Moosa Koya from the Kuwait Times,

and Titus E D, the Managing Director of BEC,

delivered felicitations. The festival souvenir

was released by Antoine El-Khoury, Corporate

Director HR & IT, when he handed the first

copy to Souvenir Committee Convener Shibu

Philip of FAD.

The full days programme included a musical

orchestra lead by Srinivas, supported by

artists Malini Balachandran of Employee

Relations, Joyal Jose of FAD, Kishore

of the Accommodation Unit, as well as

Vrinda Venugopal and a variety of other

famous singers in Kuwait. Dances such as

Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Thiruvathira,

Kadhak and others, were staged by young,

talented artists from Kuwait. Highlights of the

day included performances by residents of

Sulaibiya Camp of variety items such as Vande

Matharam, Laila-O-Laila, Oppana, a Punjabi

Dance and the Kitchen Dance, and the Onam

Song sung by Equipment Division Employees.

More than one thousand employees and their

families enjoyed the festival which included

the traditional Onam feast.

Antoine El-Khourybeing presented with

a memento on behalf of the DMD by

Organizing Committee Head

Sam Pinumoodu.

Antoine El-Khouryand the Organizing Committee, the Onam-2007 logo was made with dry coconut

powder from Kerala.


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Charity Football A Great Day OutTo raise money for the Disabled Iraqi Childrens

Fund, DHL held a one-day soccer tournament

on the 23rd November 2007. Teams from

Kharafi National and other major companies

in Kuwait took part in an exciting seven-a-side

knockout tournament.

The overall winners were Gulf Bank whose

team defeated BKME four goals to three in an

exciting final match. KN put up a good show.

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ENTS

Nifty footwork on display from KN.

Team Kharafi National enjoyed the day at the DHL One-day Soccer Tournament 2007.


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E V

E N T SOur team drew 1 1 with Al-Shaya in their first

match, thanks to a goal by Abdullah Jawadat.

Despite a brilliant score by Mohd Ismail in our

second match, KN lost to Atlas and was out of

the tournament.

The days events, which were attended by over

450 team supporters, included face-painting

and a fun-filled bouncy castle for children.

The evening was topped off with a delicious

barbeque and lots of music.

The tournament raised over KD2,500 which

will be used by the British Ladies Society to

improve the lives of disabled children in Iraq

in the most effective way possible.

Team Kharafi National were adept at keeping control of the ball.

Getting ready for a long-shot.


36/44APR 2008-ISSUE NO-2034

KN A Great Place to WorkMore and more people are joining the

Kharafi National family every month and

the company is now a preferred employer

within the regional construction industry.Why? KNs Human Resources Department

explains.

From humble beginnings as a pre-eminent

mechanical and electrical contractor in the

commercial and industrial sectors over 30

years ago, Kharafi National has expanded

exponentially. The company now serves

the petroleum, chemical, power, industrial,

infrastructure and utilities and commercialand environmental sectors and is a leading

developer of infrastructure throughout the

Middle East. Its business lines are supported

by a world-class fleet of construction equip-

ment, state-of-the-art fabrication facilities,

and some of the most highly-skilled and

experienced managers, engineers, and

craftsmen in the industry.

Coupled with this growth is the managements

continuous commitment towards the well-

being of our employees. In 2004, the company

had approximately 7,000 employees. By theend of 2007 we had more than 20,000, an

increase of 200% in just three year. We are

continuing to expand and offer some of the

most sought after jobs in the region, taking

on hundreds of additional employees each

month. Many members of staff have been with

us for decades, and we are clearly a preferred

employer within our industry for very good

reasons.

We practise equally opportunity hiring

policies and we always accord fair treatment

to all who work hard to achieve our companys

goals. Our workforce contains a great

number of different nationalities at all levels.

Everyone is treated equally at KN. Indeed

we never tolerate discrimination in any form

whatsoever and all employees, from the top

HUMANRESOU

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R C E Sdown, are expected to respect everyone else

in the company regardless of rank, belief or

race. We encourage cultural pluralism and

we know that our employees appreciate the

benefits of diversity in the workplace and enjoy

working in a multi-cultural environment.

Our policy of strict fairness and multi-cultural

tolerance has ensured that KN is a very

friendly place in which to work. In addition,

our work policies and procedures are entirely

transparent and are accessible to all employees

through corpnet, our company-wide intranet.

To ensure that our new hires fit easily into our

culture, they receive a thorough orientation on

the companys human resources, health and

safety, and quality management proceduresas soon as they arrive.

To enhance staff cohesiveness we organize

recreational activities, such as football, cricket

and basketball, which provide employees with

opportunities to meet and interact with their

colleagues from other work areas. We also

keep everyone informed about their companys

achievements and the accomplishments of

staff members through Transmission, ourcorporate news magazine.

At KN we have never been content with just

maintaining our market share. Our strategy is

one of continuous growth and development,

and to this end we keep abreast of all emerging

engineering technologies and skills. Because

we are very well aware that our continuing

expansion and success depends on our

employees, our greatest assets, we provide

them with some of the best opportunities in the

region to upgrade and enhance their skills.

The Learning & Development Unit within

the Human Resources Department conducts

training in on-the-job skills. To make these

courses fully accessible, especially for those

working on remote sites, e-learning facilities

were established in 2007 and have proved very

popular and highly successful.

We firmly believe that career development

is mutually beneficial and necessary for the

growth both of our company and our staff

members. To stimulate life-long learning

and enable staff to keep abreast of the latest

developments in their fields of expertise,

we encourage them to join professionalassociations.

One of the reasons KN is a preferred employer

is that our on-going expansion provides plenty

of opportunities for advancement. We groom

employees and delegate responsibilities that

expand their knowledge, capabilities and skills

and thus open doors to more challenging

jobs and career growth. We recognize their

efforts through a formal annual performancereview and through on-going interactions

between employees and their supervisors

and managers.

Fair hiring policies, a friendly and cooperative

working environment, transparent policies

and procedures, as well as training and

career development opportunities make

KN a great place to work. At the same time

working conditions and employee benefits areexcellent and are constantly being enhanced

as needs are recognized.

In 2007, for example, transport arrangements

and camp facilities for manual employees

were improved considerably, compassionate

leave on the death of a close relative was

introduced, the KN retirement plan was set

up, better mobilization benefits for new hires

were created and a more robust company

relocation policy for existing employees was

established.

Kharafi National is a great place to work.

Over the coming years we will continue to

improve our multi-cultural environment,

further enhance working conditions and staff

benefits, and make our company an even

greater place to work.


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Employees of the Quarter

The runners-up were:

Non-manual employees:

Remigio Marcelo (Rami), an equipment

superintendent in cost centre 9169, for his hard

work, reliability, efficiency and professionalism

in the execution of his duties and for working

after hours and on Fridays, without being

asked, in order to service equipment.

Iqbal Faruqe, an office assistant in cost centre

7100, for maintaining the filing system and all

logs for his cost centre and following up open

RFI/A logs until closure, and for adhering

to company procedures and performing his

duties with efficiency and speed.

Tamer Fouad, a sales coordinator in cost

centre 9127, for giving customer satisfaction

and KNs interest the highest priority in

his work in such a way that his initiative,

dedication, discipline and ownership provides

a role model for other employees.

Girish Kumar Pooloth, a store-keeper in

cost centre 1284, for keeping KN and client

material issues separate, avoiding stock-

outs, tracking tools issued to sub-contractors,

for having no NCRs during audits and for

handling the safety audit in the absence of the

safety officer.

Govindaswamy Bhoopalakrishnan, an

electrical supervisor in cost centre 1285,

for undertaking additional responsibilities

relating to other projects in Unit A Sewage

Works and for his excellent attitude and

insistence on building electrical systems to

perfection.

OURPE

OPLE

The winners of the employees of the quarter awards for the final quarter of 2007 were:

Mohamed Samir Abdelkader Mohd Hella,

chief accountant in cost centre 9110, for his

superb efforts in finalizing payroll procedures

and for reviewing and streamlining the

existing procedures in all areas of KN to

ensure compliance with the labour law, and

for his contribution during the Go-Live phase

of the ERP Payroll system at ABJ.

Nageswara Rao, a tea boy who services staff

and visitors in Building #2, for doing such an

excellent job, for taking great pride in his work

and for making a valuable contribution to the

work of the Human Resources Department,

and above all for always being a very pleasant

person despite the long hours and arduous

nature of his duties.


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Nit Sanchai, a civil works supervisor in cost

centre 1325, for single-handedly managing the

site activities in sub-station 3 in the absence of

the site engineer, for his meticulous planning

to achieve project schedules, and for being

sincere, punctual, systematic and loyal.

Jamal Abdelatif, a piping supervisor in cost

centre 1307, for managing the mechanical

maintenance staff and daily activities including

extra works at Ardiya and Sulaibiya with strict

adherence to safety procedures, and for

designing, installing and commissioning the

feed pumping station at Sulaibiya camp.

Pitchaiah Sokkalingam, an electrical

supervisor in cost centre 1278, for beingdynamic and self-motivated, for being a good

team player, for his outstanding efforts and

for his readiness to work in any situation in

order to meet deadlines or targets.

Santhosh Varghese, a senior secretary in

cost centre 1280, for his flexibility, efficiency

and positive attitude, and for handling the

administrative duties of the entire project office

single-handedly yet with excellent productivityand quality and always finishing on time.

Mustafa Akbar Jogpur, secretary in cost

centre 1344, for taking care of all secretarial

jobs to the fullest satisfaction of his superiors,

for ensuring that others always follow

company procedures, and for maintaining

good relationships with all other staff.

Jaison Joseph, an equipment administrator in

cost centre 9185, for his excellent awareness

of the importance of accruing internal

invoices through good equipment tracking in

the Maximo system thereby increasing the

revenues of the division and the company.

P Veerachamy, a safety officer in cost centre

9140, for his vigilance, commitment and weekly

toolbox talks that have contributed significantly

to the highest levels of safety in the Equipment

Division and reduced injury-related work

stoppages in the divisions facilities.

Mohamed Abdelmoghni, a project engineer in

cost centre 1300, for his exceptional leadership,

his ability to prepare technical proposals andundertake the procurement process, and his

exemplary attitude under pressure towards

the client and his co-workers.

Mohamed El-Said Abdel Alim, a

superintendent in cost centre 9448-9100, for

his high sense of duty and responsibility, his

honesty, and for making himself available at

all times, as well as the example he provides

others which helps the company grow.

Mohammed Siddique, a piping supervisor in

cost centre 1333, for his skill in managing the

lifting of equipment and materials at a high-

rise construction project, for maintaining

excellent relations with all site personnel,

his ability to track progress and his cost

consciousness.

Ruthiran Gouthaman, a long-servingmechanical supervisor in cost centre 1308, for

his knowledge and discipline, and his efficiency

and good team leadership in discharging his

responsibilities for fire-fighting, plumbing

services and civil maintenance.

Shaji Philip, a secretary in cost centre

9310, for his punctuality, commitment and

dedication, for suggesting and implementing

ways to respond quicker to service requests

and for improving the database so that the IT

Department can track all assets more easily.

Musaed Ahmad Al-Mohamed, a civil supervisor

in cost centre 1281, for looking after his staffs

safety, finishing jobs on time, reducing costs

without compromising quality, maintaining

good relations, controlling his staff and making

himself available at all times.


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OURPE

OPLE Jayaraman Vellaian, an instrument and

control supervisor in cost centre 1293, for being

a fast learner, for his excellent contribution,

for accepting additional responsibilities and

for always acting in the best interests of the

project overall, thereby improving team spirit.

Yohanan David, a senior laboratory

instrument technician in cost centre 9135,

for his pleasing personality, positive attitude

and company loyalty, and for increasing the

number of clients and associated income for

IMTEs external calibration work.

Adel Ghaly, Unit Head PTFU, for his handling

of the relocation of the Procurement and

Engineering Services Departments to Building#5, during which his adroit management

of the layout, procurement and installation

processes minimized down-time.

Khaja Niazuddin, an electrical supervisor in

cost centre 1286, for being sincere, highly

motivated and hard-working, for his acute

awareness of safety issues, for always taking

the initiative, for helping others improve their

skills, and for his excellent cooperation withco-workers.

Vetrimani Munusamy, a structural supervisor

in cost centre 1265, for his handling of critical

structures, such as absorbent chambers,

with vision, for using innovative ideas to

minimize man-hours, and for single-handedly

supervising about 100 people at multiple

locations.

Suzy M Gamal, an executive assistant in cost

centre 9407, for her diligence, hard work

and continuous self-improvement, for her

active part in the business development of

UDC and her participation in exhibitions and

conferences, and her pride in being part of

the team.

Kasetty V Ravi Kumar, an office assistant

in cost centre 9167, for his hard work and

commitment, for improving the services

provided to both buildings #3 and 4, for being

always ready to cover for others, and for his

pleasant and well-mannered personality.

Sherif Mohamed El-Omda and Raj Rudolph

Andrews Querobins, senior accountantsin cost centres 7110 and 9110, for their

commendable performance during ERP

implementation when they co-ordinated

closely with IT and other departments, for

being clear in their strategies and targets, for

being highly capable in decision-making and

for being disciplined and able to operate with

minimal supervision.

Manual employees:Narayanin Balu, a surveyors assistant in

cost centre 1300, for successfully handling

the role of office assistant, his knowledge of

document handling and distribution and of

the filing system, his pleasant manner and

good humour, helpful attitude and exemplary

diligence.

Anil Kumar P achuthan, an electrical technicianin cost centre 1293, for his hard work and

sincerity, his pro-active approach to quality,

adherence to safety procedures, willingness

to take on additional responsibilities, and for

being a good well-mannered team player.

Shihabudheen Manchery, a CCTV technician

in cost centre 1344, for his expert advice on

the purchase of equipment, for maintaining

the CCTV system to ensure operational

readiness at all times, for training operators,

and repairing cameras without delay.

Mohammed Amir, an engine mechanic

in cost centre 9140, for his hard work and

dedication over several months in overhauling

and repairing two crane engines thereby

shortening crane downtime considerably

without compromising the quality of his

work.


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O P L EAlexander Abraham, a pipe fabricator in

cost centre 1333, for being an excellent

fabricator who can read drawings and create

the openings needed in a HVAC structure, a

very good welder, and for coordinating with

and maintaining good relations with other

trades.

Mohd Usman Hasumullah, an insulator in cost

centre 9448-9100, for his honesty, his well-

developed sense of duty and responsibility,

and for making himself available at all times.

Sharma Musafir, a millwright fitter in cost

centre 1265, for working as a structural steel

foreman, for taking on the role of supervisor

and leading a team erecting primary structuresfor fin coolers, and for his sound knowledge of

the safety aspects of working at height.

Sayed Mohd Jainlapteen, a low voltage

technician in cost centre 1308, for his sense

of discipline, dedication, professionalism and

computer literacy, and for his ability to handle

other tasks, and for maintaining excellent

relations with Marina Mall tenants.

Illuri Ramesh, a tea boy in cost centre 9167,

for the excellence service he extends to

visitors and employees alike, for the long

hours he works managing the executive

floor, for always having a smile on his face,

and for being a valued member of the office

management team.

Eshwar Reddy Kashy Reddy, a labourer in

cost centre 1284, for working as a store helper,

for his knowledge of materials and tools, his

ability to place stock in its correct location,

his good housekeeping, and his application of

safety arrangements throughout the stores.

Syed Shah Hassan, a pipe fitter mechanic

in cost centre 1285, for his dedication, hard

work, excellent motivation and sincerity, for

always being available during emergencies,

and for using close supervision, excellent co-

ordination and multi-tasking to finish jobs

safely and reliably.

Mohammed Imam, a plant operator in cost

centre 1307, for his ability to learn and apply

new waste-water treatment technologies, to

finish jobs as planned while satisfying safety andquality requirements, his excellent co-operation

and the exemplary nature of his work.

Atef El-Zaher Ibrahim, an electrician in cost

centre 1278, for his hard work, for maintaining

high levels of safety and quality standards,

and for completing his work assignments on

time and to the complete satisfaction of his

superiors.

Afsar Khan, a shop fitter in cost centre 1286,

for being sincere and hard-working, for doing

a commendable job in pump maintenance

and repairs, for his awareness of safety

procedures, for taking the initiative in learning

and improving his performance, and for his

interpersonal skills.

Richard Maso Mendioro, an auto electrician in

cost centre 9169, for his great commitment incarrying out his work with exemplary energy,

dedication and professionalism, for being a

valued and well-liked team member, and for

his high morale and strong work ethic.

Umesh Kumar, a pipe fitter in cost centre

1280, for working as a pipe fabricator,

plumber or other trade above his grade,

for his dedication and contribution to group

cohesion, for his alertness to safety issues,

and for his exemplary character and conduct.


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New Faces at KNAllan Britton has

joined KN as a senior

project manager in EPC

Management. Allan, has

14 years experience and a

PhD in fire and safety from

Trinity College, Dublin University. He worked

previously for Brookson Ltd in the UK where

he was a project manager.

Ibrahim Al-Masri has

joined as Unit Head

Learning & Development in

the UAE. Ibrahim, has a BA

from Al-Mina University,

and is certified by the

Institute of Knowledge Management and the

Society of Human Resources Management in

the USA. He joins from Kuwait Finance House

where he was a senior training coordinator

and e-learning project manager.

Linda Cranehas joined as

office services manager.

Linda, has an associate

degree in applied

science and a business

administration degree

from the University of Phoenix in Arizona and

20 years experience. She worked previously

for General Motors in the USA as a senior

project engineer.

Anthony John Wharram

has joined EPC Management

as an EPC project director.

Anthony, has a BSc in

mechanical engineering

from Brunel in the UK and

27 years experience. He worked previously for

Wood Group Engineering in the UK where he

was a project manager.

Iain Charles Stephen has

joined as a senior project

manager in Facilities

Management. Iain, a

chartered engineer and

member of the BIFM

with 30 years experience, has a degree in

environmental engineering from South Bank

University (UK) and an MBA. He joins from

Currie & Brown, UK, where he headed Facility

Management Consultancy.

Mohamed Attia Ibrahim

Ali has joined as a project

manager for Trading

Operations. With a degree

from Alexandria University

in marine & naval

architecture engineering, Mohamed has 35

years experience. He worked previously for

Binnie & Partners Ltd in Kuwait as a piping

engineer.

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