Kharafi National Magazine

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Y O U R W AY O F S TAY I N G I N T O U C H
Issue 26 2010
TRANSMISSION
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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KN PROJECTS
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Cooling Sowwah Island
Developing Saadiyat Island
OPERATIONS NEWS
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40” Gas pipeline project
ADWEA WWTP BOOT (ISTP1)
Speeding up at BS-160
MEP works in Ethiopia
HQ – Al-Raha Beach
Al-Mamoura Towers
KOC office complex
KN Industrial City
Instant Access in the UAE
Rainer Hager
Tarek Farid Hassan
Services Manager
Construction Manager
...has joined Industrial Maintenance (Power) as a
services manager. He has a diploma in electrical
engineering from the University of Südwestfalen
in Germany and 14 years experience in electrical
installations, maintenance and repairs. Rainer
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
18 Harnessing the Power of Informal Learning
joins from Theissen Training System GmbH
where he was a senior field engineer.
PROCUREMENT
20 KN Material Control Unit
...has joined KN as a construction manager on
the GASCO IGD Habshan 5 Process Plant project.
He has a degree in electrical engineering
from the American University of Beirut and
16 years work experience in electrical and
instrumentation works. Tarek joins from CCIC
where he was the general construction manager.
EQUIPMENT DIVISION
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Reinforcing fleet management with YouniVu
Expansion of fleet in Egypt
Rechargeable fuel cards in Egypt
Mass mobilization in the UAE
Meticulous maintenance pays off
HEALTH & SAFETY
25 Eye Protection – Critical for Safety
KN SPONSORSHIP
Salvatore Lisciandrello
Terence John Hickey
Security Manager
Health and Safety Manager
...has joined as a security manager in the
Commercial & Industrial Unit. He has a diploma
in architectural drafting from Roosevelt
Technical, Chicago, USA, and 17 years experience
at a senior level in security management.
Salvatore joins from Marafie Project Management
where he was the director of security.
27 Clean Water for a Healthy World
28 KN Sponsors AUS Careers Fair
KN SPORTS
29 First KN-UAE Soccer Tournament
KN EVENTS
30 French School Students Visit Sulaibiya WWT&RP
KN PEOPLE
31 International Women’s Day at KN
32 New faces at KN
...has joined KN as health and safety manager on
Certified by the National Examination Board in
Occupational Safety and Health (UK), he has 26
years of experience in safety, quality control and
materials control. Terence joins from Foster
Wheeler where he was a site HSEQ manager.
CONTACT US
Transmission is the corporate magazine of Kharafi National. It is issued quarterly and distributed internally.
The editor, Paul D Kennedy, may be contacted on [email protected] to which comments and
contributions should also be sent.
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Steven John Howe
Tim Peter Smart
Senior Contract Administrator
...has joined as the senior contract administrator
on the Al-Sowwah District Cooling Plant
project. He has a degree in quantity surveying
from Nottingham Trent University (UK) and 20
years experience in contract administration
and quantity surveying. Steven joins from Al
Rajhi Construction, KSA, where he was a senior
quantity surveyor.
...has joined KN as the senior contract
administrator on the GASCO IGD Habshan 5
Process Plant project. He has a degree in design
engineering from UMIST in the UK and 25 years
experience in quantity surveying and contract
administration. Tim joins from Jaravis Plc where
he was contracts manager.
KN People
CONTENTS
Contents
Message from the Vice
Chairman & Managing
Director
Kharafi National was the first company in the
Middle East to offer its non-manual employees a
retirement savings plan – a clear indication of the
faith we have in our staff.
The operation of our retirement investments was
recently switched to the Royal Bank of Canada.
RBC is a diversified financial services company
and one of the world’s largest banks.
The change provides several distinct advantages.
Employees now have a choice of 20 different
investment funds and therefore superior
investment options. As the investments will be
managed by six professional fund managers, risk
has been reduced.
RBC’s superior website allows staff to track their
investments in real-time. The service is faster and
more reliable and costs less.
KN has also enhanced the scheme. Employees
may now invest up to 50% of their salaries and
the maximum contribution from KN has been
increased to 5% for all staff. And participants can
withdraw funds while still in service, a considerable
improvement in flexibility.
An employee is now fully entitled to the
contributions KN made on his behalf after being in
the scheme for only 7 years (previously 10 years),
and the entitlement for persons with less than 7
years has been increased significantly. However,
upon retirement, vesting is 100% regardless of
time in the plan.
The new retirement plan has proved extremely
popular. Indeed 55% of all eligible employees have
joined the scheme; including everyone in bands
A and B, as well as Mr Marzouk Al Kharafi and
myself.
The enhancements to the retirement plan are
fully justified by the performance of our staff.
Even during the recent economic downturn, KN
grew markedly – because of the strength and
commitment of our team – and is continuing to
grow.
However our full order book and future backlog
– which is expected to increase dramatically
with several more large projects – do represent
considerable challenges to our resources.
The key element enabling KN to pursue several
large projects simultaneously is cash flow. To
ensure our prosperity, all MPs must strive for
positive cash flow on every single project.
If this is done, we will take KN to even greater
heights of attainment – and thoroughly justify our
faith in our staff.
Samer G Younis
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
June 2010-ISSUE NO-26
KN PROJECTS
Sowwah Island is a strategically located development that will form the heart of Abu Dhabi’s new central
business district. Kharafi National is undertaking the engineering, procurement and construction of a
district cooling plant that will service the new infrastructure on Sowwah.
….. Senior Project Manager Hamdy Eid explains
Strategically situated at the junction between Abu
of
Dhabi Island, Al Reem Island and Mina Zayed,
(Mubadala), is responsible for the development of
Sowwah Island is currently connected to Abu Dhabi
Sowwah Island. Mubadala is a strategic investment
by a single bridge. It has recently been leveled and
and development company whose sole owner is
extended, through reclamation, from 133 acres to
the government of Abu Dhabi. Its mission is to act
approximately 305 acres.
as a catalyst for the economic diversification of the
Mubadala
Development
Company
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Emirate. Mubadala manages long-term, capitalThe island has been classified as an investment
intensive investments that deliver strong financial
zone. This means that non-GCC investors may
returns and tangible social benefits for Abu Dhabi.
obtain long-term musataha (land development)
rights and long leases of individual units within
The development of Sowwah Island entails the
the zone. By making it highly attractive to foreign
creation of a world-class mixed-use waterfront
investors, Sowwah Island is set to become the core
urban area consisting of premium commercial
of Abu Dhabi’s new central business district.
real estate, hotels, residential neighbourhoods,
community facilities, public amenities, parks and
Mubadala Real Estate & Hospitality, a division
open spaces, and an extensive transport network.
Sowwah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, where KN will design and construct a district cooling plant, is
being developed at a furious pace
Sowwah
Square,
a
450,000
square
metre
development of grade ‘A’ office buildings, retail
outlets and parking, the headquarters of the Abu
Dhabi Securities Exchange, a 5-star business
hotel, a 6-star luxury resort hotel, the Rosewood
Abu Dhabi, and the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a
world-class multi-specialty hospital.
Sowwah Island will also have an integrated, multilayered transport network to ensure efficient
access from all areas of Abu Dhabi. This will
include 13 new bridges and a mass transit system
with both light and heavy rail.
Phase one of the development – the construction of
the infrastructure for the whole island – is already
Artist’s impression of what Sowwah Island
will ultimately look like
KN PROJECTS
The island’s first developments will include
underway. Once it has been developed, the island
is projected to have a population of approximately
generation plant to provide 20,000 TR cooling in an
94,500.
emergency to the most important places such as
Al Sowwah Square and the Cleveland Clinic, and
To maintain a cool and comfortable working and
related piping networks.
living environment on the island, use will be made
of district cooling, which is efficient, cost-effective
The civil works and piping arrangements in the
and environmentally protective (see box). The
southern plant will be capable of accommodating a
expected requirement for Sowwah Island’s district
total capacity of 80,000TR. However, during phase
cooling is 160,000 tons refrigerant (TR). This will
one, process equipment for the production of only
be supplied by two large plants, one each at the
50,000 TR will be installed.
south and north ends of the island.
The plant capacity in phase one will be supplied
Al-Sowwah Square Properties LLC (ASSP), a wholly
as two separate systems – system 1 is a 15,000TR
owned subsidiary of Mubadala, is responsible for
system for the Abu Dhabi financial centre and
phase one. ASSP awarded an EPC (engineering,
system 2 is a 35,000TR system for the Cleveland
procurement and construction) contract for the
Clinic and the surrounding hotels, community
construction of the southern district cooling plant,
facilities and residential buildings.
including associated civil, building services and
mechanical construction, to KN. The project is
The chilled-water distribution network will be
expected to be completed in 18 months.
constructed by other companies. The developers
and plot owners will install the energy transfer
KN’s scope of work is the design, construction,
stations in their buildings and affix the meters
testing and commissioning of the plant. Deliverables
required to enable Mubadala to charge them for
include 16 chillers of 2500TR each, complete with
the chilled water they will use.
all ancillaries, 20MW stand-by emergency power
KN PROJECTS
KN’s cooling plant is being designed, on a
consultancy basis, by DC Pro Engineering, which is
recognized as a leading world authority in district
cooling engineering. KN has had very successful
relationships with DC Pro Engineering in the past.
The Sowwah Island project, which began on the
14th January 2010, will employ about 500 KN
personnel, both non-manual and manual, at its
peak. The design stage is expected to be completed
in early July 2010. Mobilization is imminent.
The 15,000 TR system 1 will be commissioned in
May 2011 and the 35,000 TR system 2 in July of
that year. Commissioning will be followed by a 24month defect liability period.
District cooling is one of KN’s important business
lines and one in which it has built up significant
capabilities and know-how on several successful
projects in recent years.
Project Brief
Sowwah Island District Cooling Plant
Client
: Al-Sowwah Square Properties LLC /
Mubadala
Main Contractor : Kharafi National
Design
: DC Pro Engineering
Project Number : 2039
Scope of Work : design, construct, test and commissioning district cooling plant
Start
: 14th January 2010
Finish
: July 2011
Employees
: 500 at peak
The What and Why of
District Cooling
District cooling refers to the centralised production
and distribution of cooling energy. Chilled water is
delivered from a cooling plant through insulated
pipelines to buildings within a district.
Energy transfer stations in each building use
this water to lower the temperature of the water
passing through the building’s air-conditioning
system. The output of a single cooling plant can
meet the demand for cooling-energy of dozens of
buildings.
District cooling is measured in tons refrigerant
(TR), a measurement unit that refers to the
amount of heat removed. One TR is the equivalent
of 12,000BTU per hour or the heat absorbed by
one ton of ice (2,000 pounds) that causes it to melt
completely in 24 hours.
District cooling systems mainly replace air-cooled
reciprocating chiller systems that serve large
buildings – systems that consume large amounts
of electricity. In the Middle East, reciprocating
chiller systems have to be able to withstand
extreme heat, saline humidity and windborne
sand, and, over time, their performance,
efficiency and reliability suffer which necessitates
significant maintenance costs and, ultimately, the
replacement of equipment.
District cooling systems
economic benefits.
provide
significant
The capital cost of multiple chillers – a least one
for each building to be served – is eliminated
by just building a single central plant and the
overall capital cost is reduced greatly. The costs of
control panels, internal power distribution, annual
maintenance and power consumption inside the
individual buildings are also reduced.
Improved energy efficiency – high-capacity heavyduty industrial equipment is far more efficient
than the equipment used in typical AC systems,
and district cooling systems consume far less
energy than air-cooled and water-cooled systems.
A switch to district cooling can save of up to 55% in
energy consumption.
Reduced costs of power – by shifting the electrical
Improved reliability – the heavy industrial plant
equipment used for district cooling fails less often
than the equipment used to cool single buildings its reliability exceeds 99.94%. The lifespan of such
equipment, at an average of 30 years, is double the
life span of equipment intended for local use. In
addition, district cooling plants include emergency
standby units that would not be economically
viable for single buildings. The 24/7 operation
and maintenance of central plant ensures a swift
response to malfunctions.
Reduced maintenance – a small team is sufficient
to maintain a central plant, whereas a large
number of maintenance teams are required for
hundreds of condensing units. Fan coil units and
air handling units require minimal maintenance
and breakdowns are rare. The frequency of
equipment replacement is reduced due to longer
lifetimes compared to conventional equipment.
Environmental friendliness – district cooling
plants have less impact on the environment. as
improved efficiency reduces CO2 emissions. A
central plant room uses ozone-friendly refrigerants
such as HFC-134a, while the probability of leakage
from one central plant is much lower than from
many scattered units.
The qualitative advantages of district cooling
include more comfort, improved convenience and
better reliability compared to conventional chiller
systems for individual buildings:
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The temperature and humidity of individual
rooms or spaces is easier to control using
multiple indoor fan-coil units.
The minimum maintenance required and the
higher reliability of district cooling systems
means fewer interruptions to users.
The absence of roof-top chillers reduces
noise levels significantly.
The elimination of bulky equipment also
means that space is saved and, at the same
time, building aesthetics can be improved.
KN PROJECTS
load for air-conditioning from individual units to a
central plant, the load is reduced substantially.
The number of substations and length and sizes of
electric cables are also reduced. The plant room
can house the electric substation, further reducing
the electric works. District cooling uses far less
electricity than multiple plant rooms.
Distinctive new livery for KN safety vehicles
KN safety vehicles have been outfitted in a new custom look. As can be seen from our photograph, which
shows the vehicles lined up at the Equipment Division yard in Kuwait, the new livery gives them a distinctive
look that reflects their function.
KN PROJECTS
Kharafi National has been chosen as the preferred contractor to design, build and operate a sewage
treatment plant on the environmentally-sensitive Island of Saadiyat in the UAE, which is being developed
as a multi-faceted island destination offering a great variety of attractions.
….. described by Project Director Khaled Al Manzalawy
Saadiyat Island is located just half a kilometre off
the coast of Abu Dhabi. A large part of the island
consists of lagoons containing a wide variety of
flora and fauna. Environmental awareness on
Saadiyat is thus paramount.
The developments on the island will include
a business hub for international commerce,
waterfront homes for residents, beachfront
touristic facilities and facilities for unique sporting
experiences, such as the Arabian Gulf’s only tidal
golf course.
The Island will also have a cultural district
– containing the Norman Foster designed Zayed
National Museum, Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim
Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi created by
Jean Nouvel – that will make it a ‘must visit’ for
international travellers.
The master developer for the cultural, residential
and tourist aspects of Saadiyat Island is the
Tourism Development & Investment Company.
TDIC is an independent body owned by the Abu
Dhabi government which works with businesses on
STP project in progress on Saadiyat Island
projects that facilitate the economic diversification
of the UAE through the development of tourism.
In 2009, Kharafi National was awarded the contract
to design, construct and operate the second sewage
treatment plant on Saadiyat Island. The contract
terms are based on the standard internationallyaccepted FICID form for design, build and operate
projects. Thus KN will operate the plant for one
year after completion as part of the contract.
The ultimate client is Abu Dhabi Sewage Service
Company (ADSSC) which has engaged Dorsch as its
engineer to ensure the works comply with ADSSC
standards. TDIC is the project employer, and it is
represented by Parsons International Limited for
the everyday running of the project.
KN has engaged EMIT (Ercole Marelli Impianti
Tecnologici) SpA of Italy for the process design of
the project. EMIT are internationally acknowledged
as experts in water and waste-water engineering
and in obtaining synergy from renewable sources.
The scope of work consists of the design and
construction of a sewage treatment plant, main
pumping station and connecting force main.
Although the plant will be designed to handle
a modest maximum sewage flow capacity of
78,000cu m per day, this will be done using the
latest membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology,
a relatively new and revolutionary concept in
wastewater treatment.
In the MBR process, the membrane modules are
submerged in the activated sludge to combine
the biological step and the solid liquid separation
step into a single process. The membranes act
The main elements of the sewage treatment plant
are the pre-treatment units, equalization tanks,
biological treatment tanks, MBR tanks, aeration
and MBR blower buildings, ultra-violet disinfection
facility, chemical building, odour control facility,
reverse osmosis facility, final effluent reservoirs,
final effluent pump station and sludge treatment
and dewatering facilities. In addition, there will be
four substations and an administration building.
Raw sewage from the Island will be available at the
inlet to the main sewerage pumping station. The
sewage will be pumped to the sewage treatment
plant 3.2km away through two 500mm diameter
GRP force mains. The force mains will be obliged to
pass under a creek in a flooded area which is about
600 meters wide and needs to be preserved.
The site is located on the south-east coast of
Saadiyat Island overlooking the lagoons, Reem
Island and Abu Dhabi Island. To protect the sensitive
environment of the lagoons, TDIC have devised
a construction environmental management plan
for the whole island to which all contractors must
comply.
In addition, Kharafi National has developed its
own project-specific construction environmental
management plan which has been approved by a
class A consultant certified by the Environmental
Authority of Abu Dhabi. To ensure compliance
with these strict guidelines the project team is
assiduously promoting a culture of environmental
awareness and safety among KN employees and
subcontractors.
KN is working to the performance specifications
detailed in the employer’s requirements which
form part of the contract. Contractual requirements
obliged KN to implement Aconex, an online
information management system and the official
medium for all correspondence pertaining to the
contract. All the parties involved are successfully
using this system.
The project, which commenced in November 2009,
will be constructed in four phases. Construction
will be finished by September 2011, after which
the operational period will begin. The contract will
be completed in September 2012.
The civil and structural works will be executed
in two phases, each of which will result in
construction of 50% of the maximum capacity. As
the construction schedule of 22 months is quite
short, it is planned to progress the works through
concurrent phases where the design and permitobtaining phases overlap the procurement and
construction phases.
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as barriers to bacteria, microorganisms and
suspended solids to produce a low-turbidity effluent
with low bacteria counts which is much better than
effluent produced by conventional means. The
final quality of treated sewage effluent from the
new plant will conform to the quality standard for
irrigation water laid down by the employer for this
environmentally sensitive island.
A good performance by KN on this project will
cement the relationship with this important client
and reinforce Kharafi National’s reputation for
fulfilling clients expectations.
Project Brief
Saadiyat Sewage Treatment Plant
Client
: Abu Dhabi Sewage Service Company
Employer
: Tourism Development & Investment Company
Main contractor
: Kharafi National
Design
: EMIT from Italy
Project number
: 2035
Scope of work
: Design, construct, and operate a sewage
Start
treatment plant
: 9th November 2009
Finish
: September 2011
Employees
: 1,200 at peak
Operations News
Operations News
The State of Kuwait’s new gas pipeline is nearing completion. Meanwhile, the BOOT project for two sewage
treatment plants in the UAE is reaching its peak, whilst activities at Kuwait’s BS160 are accelerating. With
new O&M contracts in the Emirates and MEP works ongoing in Ethiopia, Kharafi National is extremely
busy in all its areas of operations.
The strategic 40 inch gas pipeline from booster
station #131 to the LPG plant in Mina Al-Ahmadi in
Kuwait is now in the final phase of construction.
This EPC contract was awarded by Kuwait Oil
Company (KOC) to Petrofac of Italy in December
2008. Kharafi National is the construction subcontractor for Petrofac.
procurement and management of all project
materials and equipment. It also includes the
construction, fabrication, erection, testing and
pre-commissioning of the civil and earth works
and the structural steel works as well as the fireproof shelters and buildings.
KN’s scope of work, which is on a re-measured
basis, includes the entire construction works. KN
is undertaking the project management – covering
civil and earth works, fabrication, construction,
installation, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, and commissioning assistance.
KN is also fabricating and erecting the pipe works
and fittings, including the 40 inch pipeline from
the booster station to the LPG plant, and supplying
and fitting the rotating and static equipment. KN
is also undertaking the hydro-testing and flushing
and the nitrogen purging of the pipeline. The
company is also responsible for the electrical and
instrumentation works.
The scope of work includes the construction
engineering and shop drawings and the
The project has experienced some delays in
project deliverables due to limited access to
Construction of the slug catcher at Point A on the 40” gas pipeline
However, to complete the project on time, KN and
Petrofac have mobilized an experienced project
team to mitigate the effect of these delays. With
27km of pipeline laying having been subcontracted
to HEISCO, the 140km pipeline project now has a
clear roadmap and progress is being accelerated.
Overall progress had reached 52% in April 2010, and
it is expected that commissioning will commence
in accordance with the original schedule.
The civil works, which began in August 2009, and
the critical slug catching facility are proceeding in
line with the recovery plan. Already 1,5200cu m of
concrete for the buildings, shelter and slug catcher
facility that form part of the plant works at BS 140
and Point A have been poured, and 88% of the slug
catcher wall mound concrete work and 80% of the
backfilling are completed.
The trenching, stringing, line welding, lowering
and backfilling for the 30 inch pipeline works are
finished and preparation for hydro-testing is in
progress.
The piping works for the pig launcher for
the 40” gas pipeline are almost ready
As regards the 40 inch pipeline:
• construction of right-of-way for the entire
140km has been completed
• 38km (involving 12,800 Joints) have been
finished
• 95km of pipeline have been lowered into
place
• 76km of the backfilling have been
accomplished.
As is usual in Kharafi National, a great emphasis
is being placed on safe-working and quality, and
several HSE and QA/QC satisfactory audits have
already taken place.
Operations News
restricted areas controlled by KOC and KNPC,
and the requirement to use new welding rods as
recommended by KOC which meant that additional
precautions have had to be taken resulting in a
slow-down in the production of the line welding.
The pipeline is expected to be completed by August
2010 and the plant works by December 2010.
Micro-tunneling by KN for the 40” gas pipeline in progress
Operations News
Construction of the ISTP1 Sewage Treatment
BOOT Project, two sewage treatment plants (STPs)
in Abu Dhabi, is in full swing. More than four-fifths
has been completed and the STPs are on schedule
to begin operations – Al-Saad STP at the end of
October 2010 and Al-Wathba STP a few months
later.
ISTP1 involves the financing, design, construction,
testing, operation and maintenance of the two
plants by a consortium made up of EUCH, Biwater
Plc, and ADWEA (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity
Authority) under a 25-year concession from
ADSSC (Abu Dhabi Sewage Services Company), a
subsidiary of ADWEA.
Kharafi National is the main contractor to the
EUCH-Biwater-ADWEA Consortium for the
engineering, procurement and construction of the
plants. Once the STPs have been commissioned,
KN will operate and maintain them for the duration
of the 25-year concession.
Concrete works have reached 97% completion with
108,500sq m of cast concrete in place and finishing
works have also started. Meanwhile, Engineering
has finalized the detailed design shop drawings for
the electro-mechanical works, the infrastructure,
road works, and the finishings. As-built drawings
are in progress.
The delivery of equipment to the site is almost
complete. Procurement are placing orders for the
remaining minor accessories and coordinating
deliveries, while the execution team is busy finishing
the structures and installing equipment. Piping
and cables networks are almost finished, and road
works and landscaping have commenced.
With total staff numbers exceeding 2,500, the
project has reached its peak. The new plants are
taking shape, rising out of the desert sands and
testing has already begun.
‘Structures water tightness’ tests are well under
way. The finished process structures are being
temporarily filled with water to ensure that they
are water tight. In Wathba alone, the total volume
of structures to be tested exceeds 266,000sq m.
Construction works at Al-Wathba STP in Abu Dhabi for which KN is the main contractor
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Al-Wathba will have a total capacity of 300,000
cubic metres per day and the Al-Saad plant will
be able to handle 80,000cu m pd. Both plants will
produce treated water to a maximum level of 2.0
nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs), a very high
level of purity, which will be used for irrigation.
The plants’ combined treatment processes have
been designed so that they will generate significant
power as a by-product, thus reducing the amount
of electricity the plants will need to buy from the
Abu Dhabi national grid.
Together, Al-Wathba and Al-Saad represent one
of the largest waste-water treatment projects
in the Middle East. They are already enhancing
Kharafi National’s recognition as an international
engineering, procurement and construction firm.
View from above of the installation of
inlet pumps at Al-Wathba STP by KN
Operations News
Mechanical completion verification is also
commencing, while dry-run tests and precommissioning activities should begin shortly.
The State of Kuwait intends to be producing
1 billion cubic feet per day of gas within Kuwait by
the year 2015. The new booster station being built
for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) in south-east Kuwait
is vital for achieving this aim, as it will produce
half that total, ie, 500 million cubic feet per day of
dehydrated and condensed gas.
The contract for the booster station was awarded by
KOC to Saipem SpA, an Italian oil and gas contractor.
Saipem sub-contracted the construction, including
the provision of management, project control, QA/
QC, HSE and other services, to KN.
KN’s scope of work comprises all civil and buildings
works, erection of structural steel, installation of
the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation
works, insulation and painting, as well as precommissioning and commissioning support for
the Saipem portion of the project.
The following major milestones have already been
achieved on BS-160:
• LP and HP separators and the condensate
separator have been erected
• the concrete for the roof of the control
building has been poured
• 200 area pipe sleepers have been constructed
• the concrete foundations for the compressor
shelter have been completed
• erection of the air-cooler package has started
• installation of the manholes for the open
drain system has begun
• the underground pits and pre-cast drains
works have been started
• the erection of the structure of the flare stack
derrick has started
• the mainline welding of the 60 inch pipeline
has been completed
• 2.2km of the main 36 inch pipelines have
been welded.
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The civil works for the new booster station are
50% complete. Only 9,500cu m of plant concrete
remains out of the 23,000cu m required by the
scope of works. KN has an aggressive plan to pour
nearly 8,000cu m in May and June 2010 – using
about 2,000cu m of pre-cast concrete instead of
casting in situ. To meet an accelerated schedule,
the planning team is generating work packages,
and parts of these will be executed by mobilizing
additional sub-contractors.
The buildings at BS-160 will consist of a substation,
a control room, warehousing and a chemical
shelter. KN’s scope of work for these structures
includes design and engineering, the supply of the
HVAC systems and commissioning. Construction
of the buildings is being accelerated inline with
the agreed milestone schedule and is currently on
track.
Steel erection is well ahead of schedule, with 24%
executed against a planned 16% at this stage. Out
of the total supply of 4,500tons of steel structure,
KN has received around 1,500 tons and, as of the
end of April 2010, 2700 tons had been erected. The
remaining materials are expected in the coming
months. Erection of handrails and staircase
structures has also started.
As regards mechanical equipment, the closed drain
sumps, LP and HP gas turbines, and LP discharge
scrubbers in trains 1 and 2 have been erected. The
erection of LP and HP separators and condensate
separators took place in April 2010. Meanwhile,
fabrication of the FW tanks and erection works, of
tank bottoms, shell plates and steel structures is
ongoing at the shipyard and more than 50% has
been completed.
Piping prefabrication has never been a constraint
at KN. ABJ’s professional approach is ensuring that
pre-fabrication is finishing ahead of schedule and
to exceptional quality levels as attested by Saipem.
Saipem has promised the balance of deliverables
Placing the LP separator into position at BS-160 which is being constructed by KN
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BS-160 will be fed by 36 inch pipelines from five
gathering centres. The installation of piping
commenced with the main pipe-rack. The field
welding of piping in the flare area has also started.
At the end of April, production of 6500dia inches
had been achieved, thanks to close coordination
between ABJ Fabrication and Painting.
However, meeting the accelerated schedule
requires that contractor-controlled engineering
and procurement deliverables be provided on
time.
Safety overrides all production
targets
The KN team slogan has resulted in an
excellent safety record at BS-160 – by the
With the commencement of piping activities and
Kuwait’s long hot summer, the challenge for the
BS-160 project team is to handle the multiple
interfaces between various, simultaneously
ongoing, activities, viz, civil, underground,
structural, painting, piping prefabrication and
installation, in order to maintain these activities in
line with the accelerated schedule.
31st March 2010 the project had achieved an
KN’s team of young, energetic, multi-national
professionals, led by experienced hands, are
confident that, with the support of Saipem and
KOC, they can achieve the new target dates.
method statement is generated for approval
amazing:
2,409,552 hours WITHOUT a
loss time accident
Quality too has never been compromised on
BS-160. Before an activity is commenced, a
by Saipem and KOC.
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by the end June 2010 so that the continuity and
utilization of production capacity of the fabrication
shop can be maintained in line with the schedule.
Kharafi National is participating in MAK’s expansion
into the hotel business in Ethiopia. In July 2008 KN
Egypt signed an MEP contract for the mechanical
and electrical works for the Kharafi Accor hotels
– the Novotel and Ibis – in Meskel Square in the
centre of the City of Addis Ababa.
The Novotel is a 4-star hotel. With six floors over
the hotel lobby, it has 110 guest rooms, five for
paraplegics, three suites and a fitness centre with
a swimming pool and recreational area, as well as
two conference rooms.
The Ibis is a 3-star hotel – seven floors with 140
guest rooms, including three rooms for paraplegics,
a lobby, restaurant, and public reception area.
KN’s scope of work covers the supply, installation,
testing and commissioning of the mechanical
systems, including HVAC, plumbing and fire
protection, and electrical systems of both hotels
which are being constructed adjacent to each other
in down-town Addis Ababa.
About 50% of the work has already been executed.
All the supports, pipes, ducts cable trays and other
impeded items for the first fix have been installed
in both hotels, and about 50% of the fire dampers,
switches, equipment, pumps, air-handling units
and fan cool units of the second fix are in place.
Once these are ready, the finishing process, which
includes installation of items such as sprinklers
and grills, will begin.
Employing about 120 manual and non-manual at
its peak, the project is expected to be completed
by December 2010, after which there will be a
6 -month maintenance period.
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KN Facilities Management in the United Arab
Emirates has been awarded a 3-year contract
for the operation and maintenance of the HQ
Al-Raha Beach, a new prestigious building which
has been developed by ALDAR Properties PJSC,
a premier real estate development, management
and investment company in Abu Dhabi.
The client is John Buck International, which has
been contracted as the commercial management
company for the building and which has subcontracted cleaning, landscaping, security and
other services to specialist companies. KN’s scope
of work for the O&M includes the provision of
planned and preventive maintenance for the MEP
equipment and the execution of any civil works
required to maintain the development to the high
standards set by Aldar.
The Building Exchange Conference voted HQ in
Al-Raha Beach as the ‘Best Futuristic Design 2008’.
Indeed the building is recognised world-wide as
one of the finest pieces of modern architecture in
the Arabian Gulf region.
As can be seen from the photograph, HQ’s
distinctive shape is undoubtedly the most striking
new addition to the Abu Dhabi skyline. Set on an
elevated peninsula, it affords spectacular views of
the city, canal and sea from every floor.
HQ also provides an unparalleled working
environment of some 50,000sq m of floor space
through the integration of services and facilities,
as well as its proximity to retail and leisure outlets
throughout Al-Raha Beach and Al-Dana in Abu
Dhabi.
Built to international grade ‘A’ specifications, HQ
has floor-to-ceiling glazing to each elevation of the
its ground, mezzanine and 23 floors and impeccable
finishing as well as an impressive double-height
dual entrance lobby incorporating unique modern
Islamic design features.
KN is undertaking the O&M of the architecturally-distinctive Al-Raha Beach HQ in Abu dhabi
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Integrated building management systems (IBMS)
control all aspects of security, building automation
and maintenance functions. The latest technology
is used for the building services and security
systems and to control twelve passenger and two
goods lifts.
Building cooling is supplied by district cooling
through energy transfer stations. The cooling
is delivered using a BMS controlled VAV air-
conditioning system situated in two air handling
plant rooms that contain 17 Air Handling Units. The
conditioned air is distributed into the offices via
high induction swirl diffusers with the perimeter
and internal zones served by over 80 fan coil
units.
Life safety systems include state-of-the-art fire
detection and fire suppression systems installed
to international standards. Back-up generators
provide emergency power for essential systems. A
waste disposal system uses an automated vacuum
waste collection system to remove waste to a
central collection area.
Currently, the KN team is mobilising its manpower
to attend the testing and commissioning of the
systems and to acquire knowledge of the operations
of the systems from the equipment suppliers and
installation companies.
Al-Mamoura Towers
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Special features of this magnificent building
include:
• four floors of underground parking facilities
• male and female gymnasiums with showers
• male and female prayer rooms
• two food and beverage outlets on the
Northern Plaza
• two café outlets on the ground and mezzanine
floor overlooking reception
• a pedestrian plaza with water features
leading to a sea-bound boardwalk
KN has also been awarded a 3-year contract for
the operation and maintenance of the Al-Mamoura
Towers, another prestigious building developed
by ALDAR in the UAE. Again, the client is John
Buck International, which has been contracted
the operation and maintenance to Facilities
Management in the UAE.
KN’s scope of work for the O&M includes the
maintenance of the MEP equipment and the
execution of any civil works required to maintain
the high standards set by Aldar.
Al-Mamoura Towers comprise two modern office
buildings that have been designed and developed
to meet the demands of government and corporate
requirements in Abu Dhabi.
Al Mamoura Towers Building ‘A’ is a bespoke
headquarters facility built by ALDAR for several
government agencies and commercial companies
– these include the Environment Agency and the
Mubadala Development Company, which occupy
KN is undertaking the O&M of Al-Mamoura
Towers in Abu Dhabi
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the major part of this building.
several retail outlets.
With a ground floor, mezzanine and ten floors
above, Building ‘A’ provides 40,000sq m of high
quality grade ‘A’ offices. The main entrance and
atrium are impressive, presenting visitors with a
truly spectacular view as they enter the building.
In addition, the occupiers of both buildings benefit
from an impressive 150-seat auditorium, an onsite café with a private dining room, travel agency
services and an ATM. There are male and female
prayer rooms. There is also a fully-secured multistorey parking facility for over 750 cars, and 90
shaded visitor’s bays are located at ground floor
level between the two buildings.
Building ‘B’ is more functional but has the same
high quality finish and a well-designed office
layout. This building has approximately 21,000sq
m of offices from the mezzanine level to the 12th
floor. Each floor has an easily divisible grid and
has full-access raised floors and conveniently
positioned fan coil air-conditioning. Tenants can
install ceilings and lighting to suit their specific
requirements. The ground floor of 1,110sq m has
KN is currently mobilising to take-over from the
existing contractor. This includes transferring the
requisite knowledge to the KN team to ensure that
the operational activities of this state-of-the-art
building continue seamlessly without disruption
to the tenants during the hand-over.
KOC office complex
Located in the KOC Industrial Area in Ahmadi,
Kuwait, Kuwait Oil Company’s new office complex
contains 14 buildings with a total constructed area
of 130,000sq m. The buildings have been designed
so that they harmonise perfectly with the nearby
KOC headquarters building, which was recently
renovated, and the village character of Ahmadi town.
The complex provides accommodation for KOC’s
various directorates and departments, and houses
approximately 2,200 employees. Construction of
the new offices on behalf of the client, Kuwait Oil
Company, began in June 2005.
KN’s scope of work on this project was the supply,
installation, testing, and commissioning of all the
mechanical works for the HVAC, plumbing and fire
protection, followed by a one-year maintenance
contract.
works have been completed and project hand-over
is in progress. All the buildings in the complex are
already being occupied by the client.
While coordination was a difficult and complex
process with the other contractors on the site,
especially as regards the electrical works and
building management systems, KN completed its
works well in time.
Indeed, it was notable that a temporary building
was completed and handed over in a record time of
just 180 days. This building was required in order
to relocate KOC employees out of the original
buildings on the site so these could be demolished
to make way for the new buildings.
Since the project was highly prestigious from KOC’s
point of view, KN were extremely careful during
material selection, procurement, installation and
testing, ensuring that all the client’s procedures
and regulations were adhered to strictly.
KN manpower on this project peaked with
approximately 200 employees on site between mid2007 and mid-2008. Currently KN’s mechanical
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The new KOC office complex in Ahmadi,
Kuwait, constructed by KN
As all the ultra-modern facilities created under the first phase of KN Industrial City in Kuwait are now
fully functional and being operated by end-users, the challenge has switched to maintenance. Thus,
a group has been created under cost centre 9188 and been given the primary task of undertaking all
building and infrastructure related periodic and preventive maintenance works.
This initiative will ensure the prolonged serviceability of the facilities and avoid the hassles of
unnecessary disruptions to day-to-day operations at the facility. However, construction of the second
phase remains on hold until the economic environment improves significantly.
While most companies in the Emirates have been
experiencing some seasonal quiet, Instant Access
is continuing to broaden its customer base. It is
generating increased leasing business from local
customers in the UAE.
Instant Access is also increasing its share of
business on major construction sites, external as
well as internal. The company has taken its first
request for machines for the Habshan 5 project,
for which Kharafi National is the sub-contractor
to Tecnimont for the construction of the civil,
mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and
commissioning works.
Instant Access recently welcomed Erik De Wet, its
first sales person in the UAE. Erik has been tasked
with ensuring that Instant Access continues to
be well represented to all major sites in the UAE
and in the offices of major corporations in the
Abu Dhabi region. Erik, who may be contacted on
tel +971 (0)504451074 or dirk.wet@kharafinational.
com is already extremely active in raising
KN’s profile in leased construction equipment
throughout the Emirates.
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KN Industrial City
Continuous additions to Instant Access’ portfolio of equipment in the UAE mean that its
website (www.instantaccess-co.com) is constantly
being updated. However, its contact number in
Abu Dhabi (+971 2555 7223) and its email address
([email protected]) is unchanged.
Hinowa spider cranes from Instant Access are ideal for reaching awkward interior heights
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Learning & Development
Harnessing the Power of
Informal Learning
Kharafi National has established a community of practice in the UAE that will use informal learning
processes to facilitate discussion of the best practices and latest techniques in project management so
that they can be applied in the workplace. UAE Unit Head–Learning & Development Ibrahim Al-Masry
explains.
Informal learning is the transfer of knowledge
that takes place outside formal instructor-led
programmes. It includes learning from coaching,
mentoring and daily interactions with other
members of an organisation, as well as learning
from books and self-study courses.
importance and power?
Knowledge may be transferred informally in many
ways – through instant messaging, during face-toface or Internet meetings, in a phone call, through
an Internet chat-room, when a technician walks a
user through a repair process, or during a meeting
with a mentor or manager. Studies show that more
than 90% of adults engage in continuous informal
learning.
The oldest members of the Net Generation are
now 33 years old. They represent 30 to 33% of the
total manpower in most organizations – including
Kharafi National, according to a research carried
out by the Learning & Development Unit in the
UAE in October 2009.
Informal learning is not a new phenomenon
– examples of the informal transfer of knowledge
include listening to the radio, watching TV, reading
newspapers and social networking. So why
are businesses only now starting to realize its
The answer lies in the characteristics of the Net
Generation (also known as the Millennials or
Generation Y) – those born between 1977 and
1987.
The Net Generation: a Strategic Investigation, a
US$4 million research project undertaken by the
New Paradigm Company in 2007 with funding from
major corporations, concluded that the members
of this generation are smarter and more technically
savvy than their predecessors, and that they are
highly collaborative by nature.
The launch of KN’s Community of Practice for Project Management in the UAE
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For the Net Generation, technology is like air
– its members can do five things at once: texting
friends, downloading music, uploading videos,
watching a movie on a two-inch screen, and
updating their profiles on Facebook or MySpace.
They are the first generation to have grown up in a
digital environment.
This generation of empowered young people is
beginning to transform every institution of modern
life. From the workplace to the marketplace, from
politics to education, they are replacing a culture
of control with a culture of enablement and
collaboration.
Thus, it has now become critical for employers
to consider changing their human resources and
management practices so that they can tap into
the extraordinary collaborative orientation of the
Net Generation. Educators and learning executives
need to alter their traditional sage-on-the-stage
approach to instruction as it is inappropriate for
these learners.
Indeed, it emerged during the 2009 Annual
Conference of the American Society for Training
and Development that a large number of
corporations have begun using informal learning
and are already applying key tools such as
communities of practices and social networking
to promote learning among their Net Generation
staff. This inspired the introduction of informal
learning processes in Kharafi National.
Informal learning happens when knowledge
has not been recorded and exists only inside
someone’s head. To get at that knowledge, the
learner must communicate with that person.
Experience indicates that almost all real learning
for performance – the sort of learning that counts
in the workplace – is informal. All learners need
access to an expert who can answer questions
and with whom they can play with the learning,
ie, practice, make mistakes, and practice some
more. Informal access, however, is not built into
the formal learning process.
Real learning is being able to adopt and adapt what
you know and can do—what you have acquired
through formal learning—under varying sets of
circumstances. Research shows that it accounts
for about 75 percent of the learning curve. However,
the majority of companies that provide training are
only involved with formal training, ie, just 25% of
the learning process.
Thus, the informal element needs to be harnessed
in the workplace for the real learning that fosters
staff learning and development. This requires
mentors, coaches, masters, guides, subjectmatter experts, and communities of practice.
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people
who have a common interest or profession.
By sharing information and experiences the
members of a CoP can learn from each other and
develop themselves personally and professionally.
CoPs can exist online, as discussion boards and
newsgroups, or in the real world, such as in a
lunchroom at work or on a factory floor.
A CoP is a collaborative learning environment,
where formal and informal learning are knit
seamlessly together in a way that reflects the
values and expectations of the Net Generation.
This writer, with the aid of a management consultant
in Dubai, promoted the idea of establishing a
Community of Practice for Project Management
among young KN employees in the UAE. This CoP
was launched successfully in October 2009.
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The study noted also that they are extremely
tolerant of diversity and care strongly about
justice and social problems. It suggested that
only by understanding how people of the Net
Generation relate to their work, community,
society, and technology, will businesses be able to
find the right tools to motivate, engage, develop,
and retain them.
The community’s objective is mainly to discuss
the best practices and latest techniques in project
management and apply them to the workplace.
The members, in addition, will have the opportunity
to share their knowledge and experiences
and to deepen their understanding of life-long
learning and propagate it throughout the whole
organization.
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Procurement
KN Material Control Unit
Companies such as Kharafi National strive constantly to improve operational performance. KN Material
Control Unit is committed to enabling the company’s projects and cost centres to perform effectively
and profitably. Procurement Unit Head (Corporate) T Bala provides a brief overview of the activities of
KN MCU.
Stores and warehouse operations are one area on
which companies can focus their attention to gain
maximum efficiency. However stores and materials
management continue to be a major challenge
to the success and profitability of construction
projects.
For most construction projects, studies indicate
that materials constitute about 60% of total costs,
and control 80% of a project’s schedule. Thus,
effective procurement and material management
is required to ensure the timely availability of
needed material and to maximize efficiency and
minimise costs.
KN Material Control Unit serves the warehousing
requirements for more than 200 projects and cost
centres across the Middle East and Africa. KN
MCU is staffed with more than 340 qualified and
experienced personnel, comprised of engineers,
supervisors, store-keepers and warehousemen, to
Central stores in KN Kuwait
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handle material management activities across all
of KN’s diversified business lines.
KN’s inventory master-list contains in excess of
160,000 items. KN employs efficient codification and
standardization practices to maintain and update
the master list. KN MCU handles over US$300
million worth of KN-procured materials and over
US$1 billion worth of client-supplied free-issue
materials annually. KN’s total monthly inventory
transactions exceed 10,000 and stores across all
areas carry an average monthly inventory valued at
more than US$100 million.
Sulaibiya Central Stores in Kuwait is KN’s primary
warehousing complex. It covers 48,000 square
metres – 8,500sq m of air-conditioned closed
stores, 8,500sq m of closed stores and 31,000sq m of
open yard. This central store has heavy-duty multistoried racking, state-of-the-art material handling
facilities, and ultra-modern security systems.
Sulaibiya also has a centralized scrap yard, which
is equipped with a weigh-bridge and handling
equipment to sort, accumulate and dispose of
various types of commodity scrap. This scrap is
sold at prices based on a floating price mechanism
linked to the fluctuating prices reported on the
London Metal Exchange.
To service projects in the UAE, KN has another
main store at Al-Quoz in Dubai. However, the
construction of an additional central store, similar
to the premises at Sulaibiya, is being planned for
the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD).
At all KN warehouses, materials and equipment
are stored and preserved in accordance with the
recommendations of the original manufacturers,
with temperature-controlled stores being used as
required.
To control these materials, KN MCU has adopted
the best practices in material management and
Inventory control. These include vendor managed
inventory and selective inventory control techniques
for monitoring and controlling stocks.
The efficiency of all material control activities is
ensured by the use of Oracle ERP Inventory Modules
with which the MCU teams are highly experienced.
These applications enable KN MCU to efficiently:
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receive, store, preserve and issue materials
control and monitor the movement of assets
control all lifting accessories and hand tools
dispose of scrap
issue and control temporary furniture for
projects
Its superb infrastructure and experienced
personnel enable KN Material Control Unit to meet
all challenges relating to the control of materials
and thus effectively serve KN operations.
Procurement
To maximize the life-span of hand tools, Sulaibiya
Central Store has a tool repair workshop where
electrical hand-tools are maintained and repaired.
Equipment Division’s SPMT module in action
The hydraulically-operated heavy-lift platforms the Equipment Division acquired from Nicolas of
France in 2008 (as reported in Issue 24) have gained Kharafi National an enviable reputation for
its ability to lift, carry and install extremely large and heavy pieces of equipment. Our photograph
shows a 28mt pressure vessel being transporting by a Nicolas SPMT module.
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Equipment Division
Equipment Division
To cope with the every expanding volume and scope of Kharafi National’s projects, the Equipment
Division is enhancing the functionality of its fleet management system, augmenting its fleet in Egypt,
whilst mobilising rapidly in the UAE to serve several new major infrastructural projects.
To monitor and control the vast number of motor
vehicles and road-going equipment in its fleets, KN
Equipment Division recently began implementing
the YouniVu fleet management system.
ED found YouniVu after a diligent search for the
best product to fit its needs. The service provider
is Younivate of Jordan, which has strategic
relationships with major telecom companies such
as Qualcomm, Motorola, U-Blox and AlcatelLucent.
This unique monitoring solution, which has
an excellent reputation, is a combination of an
automatic vehicle location system and a fleet
management system. It is GPS-based.
Each vehicle in ED’s fleet will eventually have a
data-logging device which will send vehicle data
via satellite to a data routing system in the vehicle’s
depot where it will be collected and sent on to the
corporate vehicle monitoring server.
ED personnel will be able to review the data through
vehicle monitoring viewers, print out relevant
reports and take any necessary actions. The new
YouniVu fleet management system is expected to
provide KN with significant benefits.
ensured that KN drivers have an excellent
reputation on the road, when the system begins
comparing actual speeds with local speed limits
and analyzing driving patterns for faults such as
aggressive driving, including sudden speeding and
harsh braking, this high level of road behaviour
should be improved further, enhancing KN’s superb
safety record, as well as reducing accidents.
The system will also monitor engine stop and
start times, mileage, working hours, etc, in userdefined zones – all of which will build a history of
each journey and ensure that abuse is minimised.
Monitoring fuel consumption and engine idle times
will enable ED to optimize efficiency and reduce its
operating costs.
With the help of KN Communications, the
Equipment Division has already started installing
the new data logging devices. It is anticipated that
installation of the data loggers in all vehicles will
take about three months.
During the first phase, the system will be operated
off-line. However, on-line, real-time operations
can be expected in the near future.
Though ED safety training programmes have
Schema – YouniVu Fleet Management System
Overview of the workings of Equipment Division’s new YouniVu fleet management system
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Excavation in progress at Marassi, Egypt, using a 2005 CAT Excavator 320 C
As the number and size of KN’s projects continue
to increase in Egypt, the Equipment Division has
been obliged to greatly expand its fleet in recent
months.
For the new natural gas project, for example, ED
purchased two skid steer loaders, two dump trucks
and a full range of other smaller equipment. Indeed,
in order to meet project requirements, over the
last year ED has mobilized two cranes, one 50 ton
and 35 ton, and two fork-lifts of 10 ton and 6 ton, as
well as five generators and four air-compressors
to Egypt from its main fleet in Kuwait.
To enhance maintenance activities for the natural
gas project, especially where work is being
undertaken in the streets of Bolaq, and on remote
project sites, ED is fabricating fully-equipped
mobile maintenance trucks which will be manned
around-the-clock by skilled mechanics.
Equipment Division
KN Egypt is currently extremely busy on the new
Marassi Infrastructure project for which ED has
added four Nissan X-Trail jeeps to its line-up in
Egypt. As this project is not limited to the earthmoving and excavation tasks, but includes heavy
lifts and installations, transportation, material
handling and dewatering, the Marassi project team
is extremely pleased with the support it is receiving
from the Equipment Division.
The Equipment Division had entered into an
agreement with Total Egypt for a rechargeable fuel
cards service, similar to the service that is already
available in Kuwait and the UAE.
Total, a French company, is the only provider of
this kind of service in Egypt, which they have just
launched – beginning with just a few of the major
contractors in the country, one of which is KN.
All company vehicles in Egypt will soon be provided
with rechargeable fuel cards, which will enhance
the division’s control of fuel consumption and
prevent misuse of company funds.
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Equipment Division
Excavators being moved to Abu Dhabi as part of a massive build-up of equipment
To meet the equipment requirements of
the Habshan 5 Process Plant project, ED is
undertaking a massive build-up of its fleet in Abu
Dhabi, by mobilizing a huge amount of equipment
from its resources in Kuwait and by acquiring
new equipment locally within the UAE and from
overseas. The division’s role in this project is
significant and it is aware that, as well as providing
the equipment required, it needs to ensure that
the quality and image of its equipment enhances
KN’s prestige.
Taking other recent developments in Abu Dhabi
into account, the ED’s assessment of project needs
for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 is that 453 major
pieces of equipment will need to be mobilized from
Kuwait. This equipment will cover everything from
350 ton cranes to electric welding machines.
The challenge for the Equipment Division is to
mobilize of this equipment without disturbing
current operations in Kuwait. Arranging for the
skilled drivers and operators required for this
equipment is another critical task for ED.
The ED maintenance crews are wholly dedicated
to ensuring that the division’s equipment
reflects the highest standards at all times.
Preventive maintenance activities are always
conducted in accordance with the manufacturers’
recommendations or more frequently when
circumstances, such as adverse working
conditions, so require.
This meticulous maintenance certainly pays off
– as can be seen from our photograph, some KN
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equipment is still operating very efficiently long
beyond the expected limits of their useful lives.
Meticulously maintained – a 1992 Nissan
dump truck still in superb condition
When we think about debilitating injuries arising from industrial incidents, we tend to focus on permanent
disabilities, such as lost limbs. However, much more attention needs to be placed on the probability and
severity of the eye injuries that can occur in the workplace.
Each of us depends on our eyes for carrying out
basic daily tasks. Beyond the physical challenges
created by the loss of even some modest eye
function, eye injuries can damage an individual’s
sense of well-being.
In general, no work environment is safe when it
comes to the potential for eye injuries, but certain
types of work involve more inherently hazardous
tasks that pose risks for the eyes.
This is why Kharafi National considers potential
eye hazards and related protective measures as
critical components when conducting a hazard
identification and risk assessment of any work
activity and implements suitable engineering
controls. It is also the reason why KN provides its
employees with protective equipment for the eyes
that is appropriate to each task.
….. Corporate H&S Manager Don Brown explains.
There are four primary types of hazards that can
lead to eye injuries:
• hazards from impacts
• hazards from chemicals
• hazards from dust
• hazards from optical radiation
Hazards from impacts: generally speaking, impact
hazards are any objects that fly or fall, and they
include sparks that may strike the eye.
What may surprise you, though, is the size of the
objects involved. More than 60 percent of impact
injuries are caused by objects that are smaller
than the head of a pin. Those tiny objects can cause
punctures, abrasions and contusions.
Health & Safety
Eye Protection – Critical for Safety
Tasks that create a risk for impact hazards include
woodworking, machining, fastening, sanding,
Eye protection is critical for safety in routine tasks - and mandatory in KN
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Health & Safety
grinding, and working with chemicals, among
others – working with drills, saws, and chisels
poses particular risks.
Emergency Evacuation
Drill
When performing these tasks and others where
there are impact hazards, a worker’s primary
means of protection should be either safety
spectacles or goggles. Face shields or other
secondary protective devices may also be needed
to protect the face.
Kharafi National has received a letter
of appreciation from Al-Rai Real Estate
Company for a mock emergency evacuation
drill carried out by KN Facilities Management
staff at the Avenues Mall in Kuwait, in
which the client praised KN staff for their
awareness of safety issues, adherence to
safety procedures, cooperative spirit and
ability to deal with emergency situations.
Hazards from chemicals: goggles typically offer
the best eye protection against chemical exposure,
while additional protection for the face is delivered
by face shields.
Workers who are performing tasks with or around
chemicals should also be aware of the location
of the nearest eyewash station. They should also
know how to use eyewash equipment properly.
Hazards from dust: dust is all around us, but it
tends to be present in larger quantities with certain
types of work, such as grit blasting.
In addition to its potential to irritate the eye,
dust may contain harmful chemicals or other
substances.
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SAFETY PAYS!
Not to protect the eyes in these situations creates
a risk of injuries such as cataracts or burns to the
retina. Even if injury does not occur, eyestrain is a
possibility.
In all these circumstances, the employee must
wear eye protection with UV filtering capability.
Safety goggles that completely cover the eyes and
the surrounding tissue are the best choice for
working in dusty conditions, because they seal the
area around the eye.
Protective equipment: Kharafi National has
standardized eye and facial protective equipment
for its diversified work activities. All its safety
equipment conforms to international standards
and is available at all project stores for use by
employees at any time.
Hazards from optical radiation: some types of
work involve intense or concentrated light, part of
which may be outside the visible spectrum.
Whenever a worker is welding or using a gas cutter
or working with another hazardous source that
concentrates the brightness or heat of the light,
the eyes must be protected.
KN employees are obliged to wear appropriate eye
and face protection equipment in the workplace,
maintain this equipment in good condition by
keeping it clean and in a hygienic state, and inspect
it regularly for scratches, cracks or other signs of
wear. This equipment must be replaced when it
becomes scraped, bent or damaged.
As a major player in water-related industries in the Middle East, Kharafi National and its sister company
UDC participated whole-heartedly in the celebration of International World Water Day 2010 – by
sponsoring a series of events organised in Kuwait by the Scientific Centre.
International World Water Day is held annually
on the 22nd March in order to focus attention
on the importance of freshwater and advocate
the sustainable management of freshwater
resources.
The event is organised by UN-Water, a United
Nations inter-agency mechanism that strengthens
coordination among UN entities dealing with
water-related issues, in collaboration with a large
number of UN and other international agencies.
During 2010, it was coordinated by the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP).
World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of
freshwater each year. The theme for 2010 was
based on water quality, and the campaign was
focused on:
•
Raising awareness of the need to sustain
healthy ecosystems and human well-being
by addressing the increasing challenges to
water quality in water management, and
•
Raising the profile of water quality by
encouraging governments, organizations,
communities, and individuals around the
world to proactively address water-quality
issues.
In Kuwait, the Scientific Centre was actively
involved in communicating messages on water
quality, ecosystems and human well-being as its
contribution to the activities of World Water Day
2010 by organising a series of events on Friday the
19th March, the week-end in Kuwait.
KN Sponsorship
Clean Water for a Healthy World
Kharafi National and UDC were two of several local
companies that sponsored these events, which
included a lecture on ‘Water Quality in Kuwait’ by Dr
Business Development Manager Yousef Maswadeh and other KN team members at the
Kharafi National World Water Day stand in the Kuwait Scientific Centre
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KN Sponsorship
Fatma Al-Awadhi, the director of water resources
with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of
Science, a series of practical workshops on water
quality hosted by experts, and a walkathon.
KN employees supported International Water Day
2010 with a massive turnout by individuals and
their families for the walkathon, which began at
2pm and was promoted by local sporting figures
such as Kuwaiti soccer mid-fielder Bader AlMutawa and fencing champions Balsam and Lulwa
Al-Ayoub.
Courtesy of the sponsorship of KN and UDC, all the
participants in the walkathon enjoyed free entrance
to the TSK Aquarium and the IMAX theatre.
For further information on World Water Day 2010,
check out:
www.tsck.org.kw
www.worldwaterday2010.info
www.unwater.org
KN Sponsors AUS Careers Fair
Kharafi National was a sponsor of the first AUS Alumni Business Forum and of the AUS Career Fair 2010
which took place on Tuesday 13th April, 2010, at the university campus in Sharjah in the UAE.
The American University of Sharjah’s annual
career fair was coupled with its first forum for
business alumni. The event was co-sponsored by
KN along with about 50 other leading companies
in the region.
Held under the patronage of HH Dr Sultan Bin
Mohammad Al Qassimi, the emir of Sharjah and
president of AUS, the event was a resounding
success and provided KN with excellent exposure.
At the KN stand, nearly 200 CVs were collected from
graduates eager to find employment with KN.
These applicants were from around the world
– Canada, the USA, the UK, Jordan, Egypt and AUS
itself – and held a variety of academic qualifications
– degrees in electrical, mechanical, computer, and
chemical engineering, as well as MIS, finance,
accounting, and business administration.
The number of newly-qualified graduates looking
for employment with Kharafi National, as well as
those who already with a few years experience,
speaks volumes for KN’s growing reputation as an
employer in the UAE
AUS Chancellor Dr Peter Heath (extreme right) and AUS Manager of Corporate Relations & Alumni
Career Advancement Yassine Otmani (extreme left) with Wael Jaroudi and Ibrahim Fares of KN
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Kharafi National is an ardent supporter of team games as, besides improving the well-being of staff,
these games impart beneficial skills that include the teamwork essential for KN’s success.
For several years the company has been organising sports tournaments for its staff in Kuwait. The recent
expansion of its corporate presence in the United Arab Emirates means that the KN now has sufficient staff
numbers in the UAE to support a variety of internal sporting events.
The first-ever KN-UAE soccer tournament ran from the 4th to the 19th December 2009. Held indoors due
to rain, eight teams drawn from various KN units in the UAE took part in the tournament. After a series of
hard-fought play-offs, four teams – ADWEA, SWM, Eagles and FAD – went into the finals.
The final rankings were:
• FAD – 1st place
• ADWEA – 2nd place
• Eagles – 3rd place
The second placed ADWEA team
KN Sports
First KN-UAE Soccer Tournament
Individual citations included:
• Top scorer – Mustafa Saad (FAD)
• Best player – Ahmed Mustafa (SWM)
• Best goal-keeper – Enda Sherry (Eagles)
The Eagles were in third place
The FAD team were the winners of the first KN soccer tournament in the UAE
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KN Events
French School Students Visit
Sulaibiya WWT&RP
On the 17th November 2009, forty-five enthusiastic students from the French School in Kuwait were
hosted by UDC at Sulaibiya Waste-water Treatment and Reclamation Plant, where they learned how the
plant transforms domestic waste-water into potable drinking water. According to the students, the visit
was a most illuminating and enjoyable experience.
After being welcomed at the plant, the students
listened to a brief explanation of the biological and
reclamation processes while being shown a model
of the plant and its process units. The keenness of
students was evident in the searching questions
they posed on topics ranging from micro-biology
through environmental sustainability to finance
and cost recovery.
The students were then shown an MS PowerPoint
presentation detailing the theory behind the various
treatment processes. Though water treated at
Sulaibiya is only used for crop irrigation purposes
at present, a vigorous discussion took place on
the re-use of treated domestic wastewater as
potable drinking water to relieve the demand for
desalinated drinking water in Kuwait.
Afterwards, the students went on a tour of the
plant to see the processes up close. They found
the aeration tanks and the reverse osmosis plant
– the core biological and reclamation treatment
processes – to be of particular interest. Many of
them were surprised at the overall scale of the
project.
The tour culminated in a visit to the SCADA control
room, where the students gained an insight into
the complexities of the computer-controlled
automation of the plant equipment.
The visit was very successful in imparting practical
knowledge and an enjoyable experience to a very
eager audience. Before they left, the students were
treated to refreshments, and each one received
a UDC brochure, a DVD and a gift to help them
consolidate their new knowledge.
Both KN and UDC are committed to the technical
education of the younger generation and always
welcome the opportunity to receive organised visits
from secondary school students in Kuwait.
The French School Students at Sulaibiya Waste-water Treatment and Reclamation Plant
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The global theme adopted by the United Nations
for this year’s International Women’s Day was:
Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all
– which expresses a principle that lies at the core
of Kharafi National’s corporate values.
The number of female employees in KN is growing,
and on the 8th March, 2010, the company used the
occasion of International Women’s Day to express
its appreciation of the increasingly important
contribution women are making to its success.
Employee Relations organized convivial gatherings
and gifts – perfumes, chocolates and flowers – for
its female employees in all operational areas.
KN Kuwait: Wilma Cano, a female employee,
accepting an IWD gift from Corporate Director
Antoine El-Khoury
KN UAE: A smiling COO Paul Nocharli cutting
the IWD cake in the presence of senior
management and many lady employees
KN Egypt: Tokens of esteem for International
Women’s Day being received graciously by a
gathering of female employees
KN Lebanon: Celebrating International Women’s Day with a break from cares and smiles
of appreciation all around
KN People
International Women’s Day at KN
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KN People
New Faces at KN
Arun Kumar Jayadevaiah
Kannan Ravi
Proposal Coordinator
Senior Proposal Coordinator
(mechanical)
… has joined the Corporate Proposals
Department as a proposal coordinator. He has a
BE in civil engineering from Mysore University
(India) and 22 years experience in industrial
and construction projects. Arun joins from Mfar
Constructions Pvt Ltd in India where he was a
senior deputy general manager.
Eliezer Jose La
Rosa Yepez
Lead Engineer
...has joined Industrial Maintenance (Power) as
a lead engineer. He has a degree in engineering
from Santiago Marino Polytechnic in Venezuela
and 17 years experience in instrumentation and
industrial automation systems. Eliezer joins from
Technoconsult UK in the UAE where he was lead
instrument and control engineer.
Garry Burgess
Equipment Field Services
Manager
...has joined as the equipment field services
manager on the GASCO IGD Habshan 5 Process
Plant project. He has a degree in mechanical
engineering from Strathclyde (UK) and 22 years
heavy equipment experience in oil and gas.
Garry joins from Rolls Royce Diesel Gold Mine,
Tanzania, where he was site planning manager.
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...has rejoined as a senior proposal coordinator
(mechanical). He has a bachelor degree in
mechanical engineering from Annamalai University
and 23 years experience in project and contract
management, installations and maintenance
operations. Kannan rejoins from Integral Services
Company, Kuwait, where he was a project manager.
Mazhar Saleh Ahmed
Mohamed
Construction Manager (civil)
...has joined as the construction manager (civil)
on the GASCO IGD Habshan 5 Process Plant
project. He has a degree in civil engineering
from Cairo University and 20 years experience in
heavy civil construction in the oil and gas sector.
Mazhar joins from MAK where he was a project
manager.
Paul John Humphreys
...has joined KN as a health and safety manager.
He is a member of the International Institute of
H&S Management and has more than 30 years
experience in health, safety, environmental and
risk management. Paul joins from Hitachi Power
Africa where he was the SHE manager.
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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KN PROJECTS
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OPERATIONS NEWS
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15
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Al-Mamoura Towers
KOC office complex
KN Industrial City
Rainer Hager
Tarek Farid Hassan
Services Manager
Construction Manager
...has joined Industrial Maintenance (Power) as a
services manager. He has a diploma in electrical
engineering from the University of Südwestfalen
in Germany and 14 years experience in electrical
installations, maintenance and repairs. Rainer
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
18 Harnessing the Power of Informal Learning
joins from Theissen Training System GmbH
where he was a senior field engineer.
PROCUREMENT
20 KN Material Control Unit
...has joined KN as a construction manager on
He has a degree in electrical engineering
from the American University of Beirut and
16 years work experience in electrical and
instrumentation works. Tarek joins from CCIC
where he was the general construction manager.
EQUIPMENT DIVISION
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HEALTH & SAFETY
25 Eye Protection – Critical for Safety
KN SPONSORSHIP
Salvatore Lisciandrello
Terence John Hickey
Security Manager
...has joined as a security manager in the
Commercial & Industrial Unit. He has a diploma
in architectural drafting from Roosevelt
Technical, Chicago, USA, and 17 years experience
at a senior level in security management.
Salvatore joins from Marafie Project Management
where he was the director of security.
27 Clean Water for a Healthy World
28 KN Sponsors AUS Careers Fair
KN SPORTS
29 First KN-UAE Soccer Tournament
KN EVENTS
30 French School Students Visit Sulaibiya WWT&RP
KN PEOPLE
31 International Women’s Day at KN
32 New faces at KN
...has joined KN as health and safety manager on
Certified by the National Examination Board in
Occupational Safety and Health (UK), he has 26
years of experience in safety, quality control and
materials control. Terence joins from Foster
Wheeler where he was a site HSEQ manager.
CONTACT US
Transmission is the corporate magazine of Kharafi National. It is issued quarterly and distributed internally.
The editor, Paul D Kennedy, may be contacted on [email protected] to which comments and
contributions should also be sent.
KUWAIT
ABU DHABI
DUBAI
EGYPT
LEBANON
BAHRAIN
PO Box 24081
Safat 13101
Kuwait
Tel: +965-22259000
Fax: +965-22259999
Block A Building
ICAD Industrial City
Plot no 1J1/sector M41
Abu Dhabi – Musaffah
Tel: +9712-5130513
Fax: +9712-5130519
PO Box 25693
Dubai
Tel: +9714-3476662
Fax: +9714-3479400
2 AbdulMoneim
Riyadh St
Al Thawra Square
Al Mohendessen
Giza
Tel: +202-33367688
Fax: +202-37609264
MAK Centre,
2nd Floor
Al-Sham Road
PO Box 182
Hazmieh
Beirut
Tel: +961-5-950480/81
Fax:+961-5-950988
Office 52, Sabha
Building #338,
Road 1705 Block
317Diplomatic Area
Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: +973 (1) 751-6474
Fax: +973 (1) 753-1714
www.kharafinational.com
Steven John Howe
Tim Peter Smart
...has joined as the senior contract administrator
on the Al-Sowwah District Cooling Plant
project. He has a degree in quantity surveying
from Nottingham Trent University (UK) and 20
years experience in contract administration
and quantity surveying. Steven joins from Al
Rajhi Construction, KSA, where he was a senior
quantity surveyor.
...has joined KN as the senior contract
administrator on the GASCO IGD Habshan 5
Process Plant project. He has a degree in design
engineering from UMIST in the UK and 25 years
experience in quantity surveying and contract
administration. Tim joins from Jaravis Plc where
he was contracts manager.
KN People
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