Rawabi Holding Newsletter Issue 21

The Doctrine... (cont. from page 3)must not be an excuse for shifting to theboss the burden of formulating the action.The completed staff work theory may resultin more work for the staff member but itresults in more freedom for the boss. Thisis as it should be. Further, it accomplishestwo things:The boss is protected from half-baked ideas,voluminous memos, and immature oral presentations.The staff member who has a real idea to sellis enabled more readily to find a market.When you have finished your completedstaff work the final test is this:If you were the boss would you be willingto sign the paper you have prepared, andstake your professional reputation on its beingright?If the answer is no, take it back and workit over, because it is not yet completed staffwork.The best original source found for this wonderfulpiece is from Canadian Major W. H. (Hazen)Codner, Detachment Commander, RCSU(Prairie) Det Edmonton.RawabiSubsidiaries &Partners NewsRawabi Trading &ContractingDistributor Agreement withHoneywell AnalyticsRawabi Trading & Contracting Co. Ltd.(RTC), a fully-owned subsidiary of RawabiHolding, has become the partner of HoneywellAnalytics Ltd. (Life Safety DistributionAG) U.S.A. in Saudi Arabia. The companieshave formally signed a Distributor Agreementwith Honeywell for their product lineof all types of Fixed and Portable IndustrialGas Detection Systems.Honeywell Analytics has over 40 years ofexperience in manufacturing and applicationof Industrial Gas Detection Systemson a worldwide basis sold under the brandname of Sieger, Neotronics, Zareba & MDAScientific. Such detectors are used to senseand monitor all types of Combustible andToxic gases prevalently found in all upstreamand downstream installations andfacilities in the oil and gas sector.In addition to sales support, the InstrumentationDivision of RTC will provide technicalservices and support in Application Engineering,System Integration, Installations,Commissioning, Contract Maintenance,Calibrations, and Service and Repairs.For more information on Honeywell, pleasevisit www.honeywellanalytics.comGlobal Chemical L.L.C.,Abu Dhabi, UAERawabi Trading & Contracting Co. Ltd.has become an exclusive agent for GlobalChemical Company, UAE, for drilling chemicalCORT-SAS. Global Chemical is a vibrantsupplier of Drilling Fluid Additives, Polymers,Stimulation Products and Specialty Chemicalsto the Drilling Industry. The companysupplies the modified Hydrocarbon CompoundSodium Asphalt Sulphonate (DrillingAdmixture Mud) for the drilling operations.Rawabi UnitedSafety ServicesRawabi United Safety Services (RUSS), a50:50 Joint Venture between Rawabi Holdingand United Safety Limited (USL) of Canada,has recently been awarded a 3 yearsmid form contract within the Gas WellCompletions Department of Saudi Aramco.For this achievement, RUSS managementconveys its appreciation to RUSS team memberswho have been working with devotionand consistently providing quality servicesto Saudi Aramco. This will most definitelyraise the motivational levels of all the teammembers, allowing RUSS to move the processforward and achieve greater milestoneswith respect to all future endeavors.Congratulations to all RUSS teammembers!Rawabi SpecializedContracting CompanyRawabi Specialized Contracting Company(RSCC), a fully-owned subsidiary of RawabiHolding formerly known as AbdulazizAli AlTurki & Partners for Contracting Ltd.(ABACORP), has been on the go winningand completing several projects. In recentmonths:• RSCC has been awarded by Saudi OgerLtd. a partial contract for SR 8.8 Millionfor Princess Noura University WaterProofing Project located in Riyadh.• RSCC has been awarded a new contactworth SR. 17.9 Million by King AbdulAziz Port, Dammam for the RepairWorks for Quay Walls - Cont. 272A.• RSCC has completed the SR 8.079Million SAMREF (Saudi Aramco MobilRefinery Company Ltd.) Turn AroundShutdown job ahead of schedule gainingthe full satisfaction of SAMREF’sManagement Team in Yanbu.• RSCC has completed Saudi Oger’sKhafji Aramco Water Proofing Projectwith the full satisfaction of Saudi OgerManagement.• RSCC has completed the Water ProofingJob of Nesma & Partners’ KAUSTProject in Rabigh.Rawabi industrialSupport ServicesRawabi Industrial Support Services Co. Ltd(RISS), a fully-owned subsidiary of RawabiHolding, recently signed a renewed contractwith Saudi Aramco for manpower supplyfor its Non Destructive Testing Services. Thecontract period will be for four years (February2010 to February 2014), which will requireincreasing the number of RISS’s techniciansin the Aramco Service Order. Priorto the renewal, RISS maintained 67 serviceorder technicians. The affectivity of the newcontract signaled the deployment of additionalAramco approved technicians fromRISS to different Aramco worksites withinthe Kingdom.To celebrate this success, RISS’s GeneralManager Engr. Naser Al Shibrawi and hisDeputy, Engr. Wael Bata along with RISSteam members hosted a dinner at the HolidayInn Hotel in AlKhobar last March 7,2010.The gathering was a manifestation of appreciationto the hardworking men of RISSwho made winning the contract possible.Rawabi Group CEO, Mr. Osman A. Ibrahimand other Rawabi Holding officials, gracedthe occasion with their presence and extendedtheir congratulation to the RISSTeam.Rawabi Sales & Marketing Committee“SMC”, formed in early 2010 (see page 5),visited Rawabi Industrial Support Services’Headquarters during its field visits to differentRawabi Business Units to learn aboutthe diverse products and activities carriedout throughout the Group in an effort toactivate cooperation between these units.During this visit, RISS exhibited the differentequipments and technologies used bythe company in testing activities includingRadiographic Testing (RT), Ultrasonic Testing(UT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) andLiquid Penetrant Testing (PT).Formation ofCorporate Sales &Marketing CommitteeAs part of executing Rawabi’s corporate Vision,a newly formed Corporate Sales andMarketing Committee (SMC) has commencedwork in January, 2010, to take partin the initiative on strategic market positioningin Saudi Arabia.SMC is composed of the fully owned subsidiariesof Rawabi Holding represented by:Nart Barsbay (NGNS), Mohamed Babiker(RTC), John J. Hawkyard (RCTC), Wael Bata(RISS), K.A. Jaison (RE), Fathi Al Hamoud(RTF), Ali Jasser (RTS) and Khalid O. Othman(RSCC). Mr. Salah Aqqad, Business Developerof RHC, is SMC’s Coordinator whileMr. Ihab Khayyat, Deputy General ManagerCommercial Division of Rawabi Trading &Contracting is the Vice Chairman of theCommittee and Mr. Salem O. Hussein is theChairman of the Committee for the firstquarter of 2010.Aiming at seamless collaboration and corporateintegration, SMC is guided by objectivesof reaching out to a wider rangeof clients and increasing overall businessvolume. At the Corporate level, the centralpurpose is planning for growth. At the levelof the Business Unit or Division, the purposeof planning is to identify strategic opportunities.And at the Product/Market level, wework with a cross-functional team to identifyvalue-based, market-driven strategies fora sustainable competitive advantage.SMC is the form of evolution that demonstratesyet another milestone in RawabiHolding’s development path as one of thefastest growing organizations in the EasternProvince. The Sales and Marketing Committeepromotes RHC capabilities throughintegration of great ideas.Sports2 nd GCC RawabiOpen TennisTournamentInaugurationFor a 2 nd year in a row, Rawabi Holdingsponsors the GCC Open Tennis Tournament,which started on February 25 at theAlgosaibi Tennis Complex. The tournamentorganized by the Bankers Tennis Association(BTA) is said to be the biggest tennis eventin the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia interms of prizes and participation. The fundscollected from tickets sales will be donatedto the Saudi Cancer Foundation and theBantay Bata Association in the Philippines.Rawabi Group Chairman, Sh. AbdulazizAlTurki announced the start of the tournamentand performed the ceremonial firsttoss during the inauguration ceremony.“Leading national players from Riyadh andJeddah and the top-seeded regional playersfrom Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and other Gulfcountries are participating in the event. Setto defend their singles Rawabi Cup titles areKhalid Al-Thawadi and Fahad Al-Saad, nationalchampions of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia,respectively” reported Joe Avancena ofSaudi Gazette.Rawabi BasketballTeam makes itto anotherChampionshipReported by:Ra n d y CastroSe c r e ta r y,Lo g is t i cs Department,Ra w a b iHo l d i n gThe Rawabi basketball team (formerlyknown as Remal basketball team) won anotherchampionship during the 11 th UFSABasketball Tournament (Inter-Company DivisionA) held at 2 nd Industrial City in Dam-mam last January 2010. The squad whichcomposes of various employees from RawabiHolding and other Business Units beat sixother teams before nailing the final match.Aside from winning the title, the team alsobagged the Best in Uniform, Most Organizedand Best in Coach Trophies. Mr. JayleeRegulacion, was declared Best Coach,Team members Marlon Valdez (RE), AlvinNasayao (RE), and Cherry Orbeta (RSCC)were included in the mythical five selectionsand Marlon Valdez was awarded asthe Most Valuable Player.Rawabi Basketball Team players and managementteam are as follows:1. Rene Portillo (RE) - Asst. Team Manager2. Jaylee Regulacion (RE) - Coach3. Randy Castro (Rawabi Holding) - TeamConsultant4. James Velasco (RE) - Statistician5. Arnold Baculo (RE) - Team Coordinator6. Marlon Valdez (RE) - Team Captain7. Alvin Nasayao (RE)8. Willy Aradanas (RE)9. Richard Cruz (RE)10. Robert Gantuangco (RE)11. Aldwin Santos (Rawabi Holding)12. Raymond Teodocio (Rawabi Holding)13. Cherry Orbeta (RSCC)14. Cyril Gerale (RE)15. Freddie Celestial (RTF)16. Ed Armada (RTF)17. Jason Nitura (RTF)We congratulate each and every teammember on this success.4 Rawabi News | January-March 2010, Issue 21Rawabi News | January-March 2010, Issue 21 5