Success story continues

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SPRING / SUMMER 2009
Success story
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DESCON HEADQUARTERS
18 km., Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54760, Pakistan
Tel: (9242)5990034, 5805134,
UAN: (9242)111-DES-CON
Fax: (9242)5811005, 5811135,
Email: descon@descon.com.pk
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ENGINEERING
KARACHI - Pakistan
9th Floor Business Avenue, 26-A Block6, P.E.C.H.S,
Main Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, 75400 Pakistan
Phone: +92.21.454.4481-4 Fax:
+92.21.454.4480
E-mail: desconkarachi@descon.com.pk
QATAR
43 - Naeeja Wadi Al-Raha Off D-Ring
Road,
P.O. Box 23364, Doha - Qatar
Phone: +974.456.9127 Fax:
+974.465.9126
E-mail: descon@qatar.net.qa
KUWAIT
Descon Engineering FZE
Building No. 14, Street No. 13,
Block -3, Mangaf, Kuwait
Phone: +965-237.304.71, 237.302.04
Fax: +965-237.301.48
Email: zuhasan@descon.com.pk
ABU DHABI, UAE
Mussafah Industrial Area, ME-14
United Bank Limited Building, UAE
P.O. Box 46821
Ph. +971-2-5555807 Fax: +971-25555784
E-mail: descon@emirates.net.ae
JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
JGC - Descon (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan
18-km Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54760,
Pakistan
Phone: +92.42.581.2263-6 Fax:
+92.42.581.0867
E-mail: info@jgc-descon.com.pk
Olayan Descon Industrial Co. Ltd.,
Jubail - Saudi Arabia
P.O.Box 10108, Jubail Industrial City
31961, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966.3.341.0671
Fax: +966.3.341.0950
E-mail: odico@olayandescon.com
Presson Descon International
(Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan
18-km Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54760,
Pakistan
Phone: +92.42.5923.710-16 Fax: +92.42.
5923.719-20
E-mail: info@pdil.com
MANUFACTURING WORKSHOPS
HAMRIYAH
Descon Engineering FZE
Plot No. HE- 5, 6, 7 &19, P.O.Box 42576,
Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, U.A.E
Phone: +971.6.563.7187, 563.7203
Fax: +971.6.563.7646
E-mail: desconhf@desconfze.ae
KARACHI - Pakistan
Plot # A-40 & A-41, Eastern Industrial
Zone, Port Qasim Authority, Port
Qasim, Karachi, Pakistan
Phone: +92.21.454.4481-84 Fax:
+92.21.454.4480
E-mail: sjaved@descon.com.pk
ABU DHABI
P.O Box 46821, Ghayathi Road,
Ruwais Industrial Area, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Phone: +971.2.876.0390 Fax:
+971.2.877.2994
E-mail: adin@descon.ae
LAHORE - Pakistan
2 km Defense Road, off 24 km Multan
Road, Lahore, 53800 Pakistan
Phone: +92.42.754.0361-66 Fax:
+92.42.754.0367
E-mail: manufacturing@descon.com.pk
POWER
CHEMICALS & TRADING
Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited
39-C/IV, Block-6,
P.E.C.H.S, Karachi-75400
Tel: +92.21.453.0641-2, 453.4545-5,
455.6755-6
Fax: +92.21.453.5484
E-mail: rousch@rouschpak.com
Descon Chemicals (Pvt.) Ltd.
Descon Oxychem Ltd.
Descon Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.
Nimir Resins Limited
18-km Ferozepur Road, Lahore, 54760,
Pakistan
Phone: +92.42. 5923.721-27,
Fax: +92.42.5923.749
E-mail: hoffice@desconchemicals.com
Web: www.desconchemicals.com
Altern Energy Limited
5 km Kohat Road,
Fateh Jang
District Attock
Spring/Summer 2009
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INSIDE
New Projects
04
Be Safe, Be Smart
06
Manufacturing
Hamriyah
Lahore
Karachi
Ghayathi
Saudi Arabia
08
Editor's Note
Dear Readers,
Its just keeps getting better
Deson Oxychem
14
Maintaining your worth
16
The good gets better
20
What's happening @ Descon
Chemicals
22
Descon Power Solutions
Welcome to the Summer 09 issue of Descon News.This issue talks about the many
successes Descon has met during last few months. Business in gulf region has
boomed with the award of mega projects like ASU Mirfa I, ADGAS shutdown and
may more. Manufacturing business has also seen newer heights with shop floors
being busier than ever.
The chemicals business is taking exciting turns with introduction of new products.
The younger companies, Descon Oxychem and Descon Power Solutions are now
firmly established. Read about all this and more success stories in the next pages.
Happy Reading,
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News from Presson Descon 26
News from JGC Descon
28
Happenings
30
Bridging the gaps
32
CSR
34
Beenish Rai
Editor
EditorialTeam
Abbreviations
Aamer Hadi Khan
DEL:
DCH:
PDIL:
JDL:
ODICO:
BD:
BA
EPC:
KSA:
TPD:
BPD:
QHSE:
CSR:
CDR:
LTI:
HRSG:
Beenish Rai
Rozina Bhatti
Ch.Muzaffar Ali
Anam Hasan
Descon Engineering Limited
Descon Chemicals Limited
Presson Descon International Limited
JGC Descon Limited
Olayan Descon Industrial Company
Business Development
Business Area
Engineering, Procurement, Construction
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tons per Day
Barrels per Day
Quality, Health, Safety and Enviourment
Corporate Social Responsiblity
Carbon di-oxide Recovery
Loss Time Injury
Heat Recovery Steam Generator
New Projects at Descon
Descon wins ASU project in UAE
E
lixier a JV of ADNOC and Linde has
awarded Descon the civil and
mechanical works of ASU Mirfa 1 Project
in Abu Dhabi. Work on the project is
scheduled to start in July and will be
completed in the first quarter of 2011.
The project will involve 3.6 million direct
Descon News Spring / Summer 2009
manhours.
The Linde Group and ADNOC have
decided to construct two large air
separation units (ASU) through their
joint venture Elixier. The new plants will
be connected to the utility and pipeline
network and will supply nitrogen for
injection into the onshore condensate
field in Habshan in the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi to free natural gas for the national
grid. The two air separation plants will
have a total nitrogen capacity of 670,000
standard cubic meters per hour.
IWPP Power Project in Qatar
Descon has been awarded MEI works for
Desalination plant of Ras Laffan “C” IWPP
Power Project by Sidem, France for Qatar
Fertil has awarded a Shutdown for Ammonia, Urea and Utilities. The
Electricity & Water Company (QEWC),
Shutdown is planned in June 2009. Total direct manpower required for
Qatar.The project will be completed in the
Turnaround is 1000.
first half of 2010 by utilizing peak manpower
of around 1800. Works include mechanical,
electrical and instrumentation.
This is the third IWPP being step up by Ras
Laffan Power Company. This plant will provide 2,730MW of
electricity and more than 286,000 cubic meters of desalinated
water a day, making it the largest such plant in Qatar.
Fertil Shutdown
Sea Water Return Culvert
Upgrade
Descon has been awarded the up gradation of
Sea Water return culvert.The Job is to be started
in June 2009 and will be finished in February
2010.
1200 tons crane
Descon has recently added a heavy crane1200 tons (Gottwald AK912) to its vast
resource base of equipment.This truck mounted crane is a strategic asset for the
company and would be of great advantage for heavy lifts and rigging projects for the
end users in the region. The crane is currently deployed at Bosicor Refinery
Pakistan and it will later be moved to Engro Chemicals Pakistan where
construction works are underway for the largest Ammonia Urea Complex in Asia.
Descon is proud to be among the very few companies in the region that own such a
large crane. Ownership of the crane will be of strategic benefit to our clients and
the end users in future
We look forward to serve the needs of our customers more effectively and
reliably. This acquisition is one of the few steps the company feels would help
secure the project requirements using maximum in-house resources.
In the days to come we shall be continuously enhancing our skills for execution of
projects from design to construction to O&M.
RumaithaTurnaround
ADCO has awarded the Rumaitha Field T/A 2009 to
Descon. The project is to be started in June 2009 and
duration is 75 days including works in pre-shutdown and
during shutdown phase.
Main Plant Overhaul - ADGAS:
ADGAS has extended its contract with Descon for 'Main Plant Ovehaul' beyond 2008 for another three years from 2009 to
2011. Descon is already carrying out a three year shutdown maintenance term contract with ADGAS at Das Island.There are
three gas Trains which go under shutdown maintenance one after the other each year.The scope of work mainly includes major
overhaul of static and rotating equipments, repair and recommendations for pipes, piping modifications, steam leaks, valve
replacements and fugitive emissions.The award of this project manifests client's trust and satisfaction with Descon.
New Projects at Descon 04 I 05
Be SAFE,
Be SMART
By Madiha Shafiq
Safety requisites for maintenance projects
M
aintenance of equipment is essential for efficient
operations. Many routine maintenance tasks can be
carried out during normal operations. However, for
inspection and maintenance of major equipment, it is
necessary to shut the process down periodically. Such a
shutdown is typically referred to as a turnaround (T/A). It can
be planned or unplanned and either major or minor.
whichever the case, the process is shutdown, inspection,
repair and / or maintenance work completed and the unit
brought back on streams.The time involved can vary from few
days to a month or more.
Employee may, in some situations, be exposed to hazards
during preparation for shutdown procedure, while turn
around work is being carried out, and during start up. The
facility personnel and contractors who do the work should
be aware of the hazardous materials to which they may be
exposed and aware of the appropriate measures to reduce
exposure.
Tasks that are carried out before shutdown may include;
checking for leaks, determining pump maintenance needs,
measuring metal erosion/ corrosion, identifying areas where
painting is needed, determining the orientation of trays in
distillation towers, checking the condition of furnace burners,
tubes, firebricks etc. scaffold erection, evaluating the
condition of insulation, inspecting rotary equipment etc.
Those doing this work may be exposed to various
contaminants during the Pre-Shutdown Period. Personnel
need to be aware of the potential for exposure to these
hazards, the procedure to follow to perform the task and the
measures to take to minimize their exposure.
During the Shutdown Period, pumps, towers, drums and all
equipment to be worked on are isolated, drained, cleaned and
vented before issuing a permit for additional work to be done.
The potential for the exposure to hazards during this phase
of a T/A can be minimized or controlled if established
procedures/ work practices/ confined space entry
requirements are followed and the prescribed protective
equipment is used.
Pre-task safety plans are developed with every changing task,
often resulting in several such plans being developed by a
single crew in a typical workday. These plans are also
documented and monitored by other personnel on site. For
MD Descon and GM Fertil visit project site
Mr. Mohammed R. Al Rashid General Manager
Ruwais Fertilizer Industries and Shaikh Azhar
Ali CEO & Managing Director Descon
Engineering visited the Urea Debottlenecking
Project Site on in April 2009.
During the visit General Manager FFRTIL
presented an advanced Evacuation Mask,
Sundstorm escape hood SR77-2, to Shaikh
Azhar Ali for introducing it on Descon
Projects. It is a full faced Mask and its filter has a
resistant time of 130 minutes for Ammonia
Gas (1000 ppm). The evacuation time is
considerably high as compared to the other
masks. Additionally it also provides protection
against other hazardous gases like Carbon
Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Hydrogen
cyanide and Chlorine. Descon is considering
introducing this Mask on its Projects.
exemplary safety performance, workers for the T/A and
shutdown should be familiar with the shutdown work. For best
safety results, scheduling must be done in greater detail, in terms
of hours as opposed to shifts or days. Thorough planning and preshutdown preparations can assist considerably in reducing the
actual shutdown period.
The individuals within the teams are the key to success. They needed to be
aligned with the shutdown objectives and be encouraged to develop a strong
sense of ownership regarding their areas of responsibility.
It is essential that the appropriate level of
training be offered to all jobsite
personnel, including training provided for
supervisory and managerial personnel.
The Process Safety Management (PSM)
function should be involved in T/A
planning in order to effectively provide
support during the safe pre-shutdown,
shutdown,T/A and start up periods. Only
those facility employees should involve in
T/A work who have complete training on
hazard awareness and respirator. Other
necessar y training includes the
dissemination of information on confined
spaces, lockout/ tagout procedures, hot
work, fire watch, and emergency
procedures.
Industry should also
provide advisory role for the contractor
staff and must periodically check to
determine whether the contractor is
adhering to good workplace health
protection practices and complying
regulatory requirements.
Better safety performances are also
achieved when shutdowns are for
shorter durations and when the
workweeks are not as long. Thus, fatigue
impact is also very important. It is
calculated by employee working hours
per day. Schedule over an extended
period has a negative impact on safety
performance.
For a successful T/A and shutdown work
all aspects of health, safety and
environment must be considered. It may
include;
Written HSE Plan with specific HSE
Organogram for fulfilling the HSE
requirements. The individuals within the
teams are the key to success. They
needed to be aligned with the shutdown
objectives and be encouraged to develop
a strong sense of ownership regarding
their areas of responsibility.
Following points must be given due
attention.
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Clarification of roles &
responsibilities of whole staff based
on JSA.
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Identification of root causes of
incidents through Process Hazard
Analysis (PHA) tools.
n
Identifying workplace health
concerns associated with work to
be done
n
Waste management plan & other
procedural & planned
requirements.
n
Prior training of all staff involved in
T/A and shutdown projects.
n
Implementation of procedures like
Permit to Work, Confined space
entry etc.
n
Availability of paramedic preferably
doctor
n
Good arrangements of drinking
water and other essential daily
needs.
n
Daily toolbox talks and regular HSE
Meetings
n
Ensuring PPE compliance
n
Ensuring appropriate emergency
equipment with back up is available
(deluge shower/ eye wash fountains,
respiratory protective equipment,
communication system like radios,
speakers, walky talky etc.
n
Good housekeeping practices
n
Display of additional signs,
b a r r i c a d e s a n d p ro t e c t i v e
equipment in work area.
Reviewing previous T/A and shut down
experiences helps a lot in achieving safe
performance. A monitoring plan should
be followed to comply and ensure all HSE
procedures. General procedures, work
practices, personal protective equipment
usage, and available controls should be
reviewed to determine their adequacy
for minimizing exposure to the
hazardous materials and physical agents
associated with the task to be performed.
Be Safe Be Smart 06 I 07
MANUFACTURING
Updates from the
Shop Floors
By Rafael Mardiyev
Hamriyah
Columns for Fertil, UAE
One of the remarkable achievements of the project execution
was delivery of 4 Nos. columns to Fertil UDB project site by
the end of January 2009. The internal diameter of columns
varied from 2M to 4.2M and length from 25M to 41M. All
columns were shipped by barge from Hamriyah sea port which
resulted in a good experience gained in terms of fabrication
and supply of heavy equipments.
Aluminium Smelter Furnaces for Maesaeeed,
Qatar.
Fabrication and supply of 11 aluminum smelter furnaces for
QATALUM project in Qatar was completed in April 09 and
delivered to the project site in Measaed, Qatar. The weight of
each furnace was 38 tons. Descon Engineering FZE fabricated
smelter furnaces, which is specialized equipment to be used in
aluminum plant whereas. The client was SOLIOS THERMAL
specializes in construction of aluminum smelter plants. The
total weight of equipment fabricated and supplied was 418
tons.
GDU & FGT Skid Packages for Adgas, UAE &
Maersk Oil, Qatar
In January 2009, gas conditioning package for Maersk Oil was
completed and delivered to Al Shaheen – Oil Block 5
Development project in Qatar.
Steel Structure & Plate Work For Kuwait
Cement Company
In January 2009 Expansion of new KCC Line 2 job was awarded
to Descon. The scope of work includes fabrication and supply
of
Skid Packages for ADGAS
Two of three skid-packages,1 Fuel Gas Treatment (FGTP) & 1 Glycol Dehydration (GDP) packages, fabricated in
Descon Engineering FZE were successfully dispatched from Hamriyah Port to Das Island for ADGAS-Offshore
Associated Gas Project .The job was awarded to Descon Engineering FZE by COMART, Italy, which acted as plant
supplier.Technip, France is a main contractor for this project.The weight & dimensions of FGTP are 350ton, height
22M, width 11M & length 12M.The weight & dimensions of GDP are 115 ton, height 11M, width 6M, length 14M.The
successful competition of these jobs put Descon Engineering FZE in range of a few pre-engineered skid
manufacturers in the region.
6500 tons of steel structure and 2500
tons of plates. The fabrication of plate
work started in April 2009.
OTHER ONGOING
PROJECTS
Fabrication of 34 pressure vessels &
columns for QAFCO 5 project in
Qatar is in the progress. These
equipment will be delivered to site by
the end of August 2009.The total
weight of equipments is about 280
tons.
On storage tanks job for QAFCO 5,
fabrication activities for six (6) storage
tanks with total weight of 650 tons is
completed. Totally, 40 storage tanks
are to be fabricated and supplied to
SAIPEM who is the EPC contractor on
QAFCOV project.
Five of the 12 steam transformers for
Fujairah IWPP project in UAE were
delivered to the site for SIDEM,
France. The sixth steam transformer
will be transported on site by the end
of April 2009.The completion of the
work is scheduled on 10th June 2009.
Project
Congress
M a n a g e m e n t by a large number of delegates
Descon participated in Alleem Project
Management Congress, which was
headed by Dr. Rashid Alleem, Director
General Hamriyah Free Zone
Authority. The congress was well
attended by the notable companies of
the region. Descon's stall was visited
attending the event. Project
Management professionals from
different companies showed their
interest in working with Descon and
appreciated the company's capabilities
and resources.
Participation in Alleem
Updates from the Shop Floors 08 I 09
Lahore Manufacturing
Works
By Haseeb Malik
client. This project was awarded to Descon by Turbomach –
Switzerland, who were EPC contractor & supplier of gas
turbine to Saudi Paper Mills. The project has been
commissioned to utmost satisfaction of EPC Contractor &
end user and all the performance guarantees & parameters
have been met.
WaterTube boiler for Packages Kasur Factory
The 200 TPH Water tube boiler for Packages Kasur Factory
has been commissioned. It is a power boiler with 03 stage
super heater steam & a steam flow of 200 Tons per hour, at a
pressure of 96 Barg & temperature of 535°C. It is aligned with
a 41 MW Condensing Extraction type steam turbine provided
by Siemens. The boiler is in operation & generating steam &
power as per client's requirement.
HRSG for Engro Chemicals, Daharki,
under mechanical erection
Supply of Direct Fired Boilers for Bosicor Oil
Pakistan Limited
Bosicor Oil Pakistan Limited have shown their confidence in
Descon LMW by placing the order of 3 x 50 TPH Direct Fired
Boilers for their Hub, Balochistan plant. LMW will act as a one
window supplier for these boilers in co-ordination with
Descon PC & S, which will be responsible for erection and
installation of boilers.The first boiler will be commissioned by
April, 2010, the second boiler by July, 2010 and the 3rd boiler by
March, 2011.
Boilers Projects underway…
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01 x 150 TPH, 48 kg/cm2, 350ºC Heat Recovery Steam
Generator (HRSG) for Engro Chemicals Pakistan Urea
Expansion project is under final erection stages & pre
commissioning activities will commence shortly.
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01 x 46 TPH HRSG for Dawood Hercules Chemicals.
Hydotest of boiler block is completed & ready for
shipment.
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1 x 145000 lbs/hr, 70 Psi, Water Tube Boiler for OGDCL
at UCH site, is under final stages of mechanical erection
Fresh air firing for 01 x 46 TPH HRSG for
Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited (DHCL)
DHCL has awarded LMW with additional work for existing
order of 01 x 46 TPH, HRSG. The additional scope includes
Fresh Air Firing System including 02 Ducts, FD Fan with Motor,
FD Fan Damper, Burner, Additional Stop valves (Solenoid),
cable trays & instruments.
Fire Tube Boiler for Proctor & Gamble (P & G)
Pakistan
The project for 1 x 1.5 TPH, 10 Barg, Wet Back, 03 pass, Fire
Tube Boiler has been awarded to LMW by Proctor & Gamble
Pakistan.The scope includes design, fabrication, supply, erection
& commissioning of the boiler. The project is expected to be
completed by October 2009.
HRSG for Saudi Paper Mill, Damam, KSA
Boiler projects completed…
HRSG for Saudi Paper Mill
01 x 25 TPH, 16 Barg, Fire tube type HRSG behind a TITAN 130
gas turbine from Turbomach, for Saudi Paper mills, Damam,
KSA has been successfully commissioned and handed over to
The 08 TPH Boiler for Lahore Plant of Coca Cola has been
successfully commissioned & handed over to client.
Supply of membrane wall for 30 TPH boiler forVimpex Syria
Supply of Flue gas boiler element for SABIC Hadeed
Process equipment
PPL Kandhkot Gas Compression Project
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3 Phase
1 First Stage Suction Scrubbers with shell & head
thickness of 70 mm,
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3 Phase 1 Inter Stage Suction Scrubbers with shell & head
thickness of 62 mm
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3 Phase 1 Second Stage Discharge Scrubbers with shell &
head thickness of 58mm
OMV Sawan Gas Compression Project
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1 LP Slug Catcher with shell & head thickness of 88 mm.
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1 Diesel Storage Tank
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3 Nitrogen, Instrument & Service Air receiver vessels.
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1 Open Drain Collecting vessel.
TAJJAL-1 Extended Well Test Facility
Development
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1 Slug Catcher with shell & head thickness of 59 mm.
Ruwais Fertil Project.
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2 New Recirculation Heater & Additional LP Condenser.
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1 New 1st Stage Evaporator
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1 Steam Condensate Cooler
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3 Regenerator
Condenser, Regenerator Reboiler &
Reclaimer
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1 NH3 Condenser Refrig. Unit
Presson Enerflex for MOL Surface facility
Project
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2 TEG Contactors
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2 Cold Separators with thickness of 68 mm.
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2 Low Temperature Separators with thickness of 50 mm.
Borouge 2 Project Abu Dhabi for Technicas
Reunidas
3 Heat Exchangers had been delivered to site whereas
Descon's scope of work includes design, fabrication and supply.
Whereas the EPC contractor for this project is Technicas
Reunidas
Karachi
Manufacturing
Works
The newly built Karachi Manufacturing
works has been recently authorized for S,
PP, A U and U2 stamps by ASME and R
stamps by NBIC. The spirit and
performance demonstrated by the KMWExecution team to achieve this historic
milestone in a very short time is highly
appreciated.
Lahore Manufacturing Works 10 I 11
By Khalid Yaqoob
Abu Dhabi
Manufacturing Works
Works underway….
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Steel
Works for Steam Reformer Ruwais (SELAS LINDE)
Hose Inspection, Repairs and Testing Services for Ruwais
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Petrochemical Plant (Takreer, Fertil, Borouge & Gasco)
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Fabrication of Large Bore Pipe Spools for ADGAS OAG 1
Project (Descon)
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Construction of Air Separation Unit at GASCO Ruwais
(LINDE) Piping Fabrication for CCIC
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Air Separation Unit Package-B GASCO (EPC) ELIXIER
OSBL
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Manpwer Supply to Snamprogetti at GASCO (Saipem)
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Fabrication of Piping for Borouge 2 (Tecnimont)
By M. Naveed
Olayan Descon
SASREF Long Term Maintenance Contract
Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co. (SASREF),entrusted Olayan
Descon with the award of long term maintenance contract
for the next four years.
Saudi Aramco, world's largest oil company, decided to go
ahead with complete Riyadh Refinery Turnaround for the
first time in its history. Olayan Descon was given a major
chunk of the total maintenance activities.
EPC Contracts
Aramco's waste water upgrade expansion at Abu Ali,
Tanajib and Safaniyah projects.
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Assembly of 19 Heat Exchanger bundles for Saudi
Aramco Mobil Refinery Co. Ltd. -( SAMREF).
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Complete fabrication/installation of 150 tons of Steel
Structure for El Swedi cables.
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Successful completion of shut downs at Saudi Aramco
Yanbu Refinery, Marafiq, Qasim cement andYANPET.
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Job awarded by United Gypsem (mining) for Mechanical,
E & I installation of 750 tons of equipment.
At present, Olayan Descon is executing two EPC projects at
SHARQ & IBN SINA (SABICAffiliates). These projects are
the first EPC jobs being executed by Olayan Descon.
Addition of Fresh Feed Butane Dryer System
Scope of work includes thermal design verification,
mechanical design (equipment & piping), finite element
analysis, civil / structural design, instrument / electrical design
and all drawing work, procurement & fabrication of all the
material and supply of ASME code Stamp & NB registration,
installation of foundation for the new dryer and piping,
erection of the newly fabricated dryer & the associated
piping as per isometric drawings, installation of insulation for
dryer & piping and heavy lifting.
Modification of Thermo Syphon Line Of 1-Eg
Reactors
Scope of work includes: Detailed design/engineering works
including flexibility & finite element analysis, procurement of
material (CS), pre-fabrication work of thermo syphone,
removal of existing thermo syphone piping from reactors
tee to drum nozzle. NDT of welded joints, hydro testing of
steam drum & piping and calibration of instruments.
Manufacturing
The manufacturing unit has augmented machining and plasma
/ oxy fuel cutting facilities plate rolling capacity (up to 150
mm) and hydraulic press (up to 1000 tons).
Recent achievements include:
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Award of 2 sets of Dome roof 15/11.5m dia Storage Tanks
from Daelim for Saudi Kayan HDPE project, Jubail.
Mechanical design, supply, fabrication, testing and
paintings are the core contents of the scope .
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Award of 5 API Tanks from Siemens for Saudi Aramco's
Tanajib and Safaniya projects.
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Job for Design, supply, fabrication, erection, testing and
painting of 4 Tanks has been awarded to Olayan Descon
from Al-Suwaidi Industrial Services Co. Ltd. for Saudi
Olayan Descon 12 I 13
Descon Oxychem
It just keeps getting better!
By Mehwash Faruqi
W
e are living in a business environment that is continuously changing. Just
recently, the Descon Oxychem Limited underwent a radical
transformation. In order to synergize functions across the chemical business, the
departments at Descon Chemicals and Descon Oxychem were restructured.This
step was taken to open up doors for enhanced learning opportunities, faster
sharing of information, smooth operations and a viable work environment.
Mr. Azeem Iftikhar will now be heading the Marketing & Sales departments of
both companies as the General Manager Sales & Marketing Chemicals
Business. Mr. Azeem's portfolio highlights years of marketing management
expertise and resourceful insight into strategic marketing methodologies, with a
track record of working with high-growth chemical companies. He brings in a great
mix of leadership, inspiration, operational experience, technical breadth, and
passion for customer care.
There's been a change in the business lines as well. Mr. Najam-ul-Hassan, will now
be looking after the textile chemical business in the capacity of Sales Manager
Textiles for Lahore & Faisalabad. Mr.Aamir Munir's designation has been changed to
Sales Manager Paper & Food for all regions. Similarly,Arsalan Sohaib Mateen will be
looking after the South region as Sales Manager South for Chemical Business. Lastly,
Mr. Faisal Bin Yahya will be looking after exports for both companies as Manager
Trading for Chemical Business.
Building a Greener
Future
D
escon Oxychem Limited, an
addition to the Descon Chemical
B u s i n e s s , w a s s e t u p fo r t h e
manufacturing of Hydrogen Peroxide
(H2O2). Our goal is to become a
diversified chemical company that
harnesses the power of innovation,
science and technology to constantly
improve what is essential to human
progress and improvement. Built on a
commitment to its principles of
sustainability, DOL aims to establish a
Greener & Even Better Future.
successfully selling our food grade
product to the local industries.
Our Product Line
Technical Grade Hydrogen Peroxide 50
% (Wt/Wt) for textiles and paper
industry
1.
Technical Grade Hydrogen
Peroxide 35 % (Wt/Wt) for textiles
only
2.
Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide 35
% (Wt/Wt) for aseptic packaging of
food products
Our Potential
We've gone global!!
Hydrogen Peroxide is mainly used in
bleaching cotton & wood pulp and for
aseptic packaging of food items.
Hydrogen Peroxide is readily replacing
chlorine based bleaching agents in textile
and paper industries all over the world. In
Pakistan, this trend has been accepted by
the textile industry on larger scale due to
its export based business but for pulp and
paper its use is limited to only de-inking
of imported paper for tissue paper
manufacturing. Otherwise, this industry
mainly uses chlorine based compounds
for bleaching purpose. Chlorine based
compounds pose harm to the
environment so local and international
regulatory agencies are twisting their
muscles to mount pressure on such
industries that are still using it. So, this
area has a lot of potential regarding use of
hydrogen peroxide for bleaching
purpose.
We have successfully started exporting
Hydrogen Peroxide to outside world.
Descon Oxychem's first export order
was sent to Turkey. We have also
exported our product to India, Iran,
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Currently, we
are in the phase of final negotiations of
exporting our product to South Africa,
Egypt, and Turkmenistan.
Other larger area for the use of hydrogen
peroxide is in aseptic packaging of food
items specially juices and dairy products.
Total need in this area is being fulfilled by
imports as there was no plant in Pakistan
before 'Oxychem' for the manufacturing
of food grade hydrogen peroxide.
Descon Oxychem is the proud pioneer
of food grade hydrogen peroxide
production in Pakistan. We are
Investigation Procedure
Trained employees in:
i.
Fire Fighting
ii.
First Aid
iii. PTW system
We are Caretakers of the
Environment!
Descon Oxychem Limited is committed
to protecting the environment, health
and safety of its employees their families
and the public.The core values of Health,
Safety, and Security and Environmental
performance are embodied within the
company and its employees.
We believe in “ZERO HARM”
which is…
n
Zero loss to humanity
n
Zero loss to environment
n
Zero loss to property
We have successfully…
Implemented:
Emergency Response System
i.
Fire Control System
ii.
Permit to Work System
iii. I n c i d e n t R e p o r t i n g
&
Building a Greener Future 14 I 15
By Sharf Javed
Omer Ashraf
Waqas Mehmood Rana
MAINTAINING
YOUR WORTH
For over three decades Descon has continually served
its clients in providing quality and reliable maintenance
services at their worthy industrial plants
D
escon has been providing world
class maintenance services to all
major industrial sectors in Pakistan and
Middle East. Though today established as
an EPC company, not many know that
Descon started off in 1977 as
maintenance services providing company
in Pakistan. Gradually the company grew
in the fields of engineering and
construction while plant maintenance
developed as an independent domain
under the patronage of highly skilled and
experienced personnel.
Today, Descon provides maintenance
services particularly to the Oil & Gas,
Fertilizer, Power, Petrochemicals, and
Chemical Sectors in Pakistan, UAE, Saudi
Arabia and Qatar. In these regions
Established Independent Departments of
Plant Services exist and each department
has ample resources to carry out any
kind of maintenance jobs.The first major
maintenance job undertaken by Descon
was
Maintenance and Repair of
Compressors and Valves for ESSO
Chemicals, Dharaki (now Engro
Chemicals) in 1980.
Specialized teams are based at all Descon
establishments in the region specifically
for maintenance jobs. Descon provides
plant operation & maintenance services
in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation
and other related fields.
Complete maintenance services are
provided through state of the art
planning and scheduling tools, site
management and field execution systems
developed in-house and practiced
consistently.When a maintenance project
is awarded A Core Team which consist
Project Manager, Planning, QA/QC and
HSE, Stores, Administration Personnel is
deployed to assess and finalize the actual
job scope, for arrangement of required
skilled manpower, tool & tackle,
equipment, spares and other resources,
to make arrangements for the
accommodation of manpower. Then for
safe execution of job experienced
appropriate maintenance workforce and
other support facilities are managed.
Other Maintenance Services offered by
Descon are unique in its area of operations which include Piping, Insulation,
Painting, Maintenance of furnaces, Catalyst Replacement, Repair and
Maintenance of Electrical Equipment and Instruments Overhauling etc. Apart
from this Descon Plant Services has carried out several De-bottlenecking and
BMR Projects for number of clients in Pakistan and in Middle East.
Regular Maintenance Services which are carried out during Turnarounds and
Shutdowns Includes identification of Probable Mechanical faults in
Equipments., Erection, Installation of Plant Equipment both stationary and Skid
Mounted. Modification of Piping, New Piping and Pipe Supports’ Fabrication,
Steel Structures, Retrofits
Various Specialized Maintenance
Ser vices Competencies are
acquired by Descon after
successful completion of diverse
maintenance jobs over the period
of last thirty (30) years, these
Specialized Services includes
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Hot Tapping
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Chemical Cleaning
The success in the maintenance
projects is a result of the thorough
efforts of Project Manager, Methodical
and Systematic vigilance of the Planning
Team, which monitors project progress
on hourly basis. Painstaking and
C o m p re h e n s i ve E xe c u t i o n by
experienced maintenance staff who
undertake to accomplish umpteen
challenges within a stipulated and strict
time frame of a Turnaround and
Shutdown. Subsequent Successful
commissioning and start-up leads to a
stable plant operation. ‘Qualified
personnel capable of meeting the
critical timeline of Shutdowns
and Subsequent Commissioning of the Plant are the most valuable
asset of Descon Plant Services’
In-charge Descon Plant Services, Pakistan says “Descon is known in the
market as "the right address" for plant maintenance on Lump sum Basis and
specific equipment maintenance. Beside new business and expanding our
horizon in 2008-2009, Plant Services was a major contributor in providing
opportunity to young engineers to work with experienced craft on small scale
high productivity Jobs, which has helped them to take up effective roles at
other Construction and Maintenance Projects. Our team is looking forward to
undertake new challenges by venturing into areas considered as specialized
jobs.We are focused on implementing TMS (Turnaround Maintenance System)
during 2009-2010.”
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HP Jetting
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Bolt Tensioning
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Bolt Torquing
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Cold Cutting
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Flange Facing
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Catalyst
Loading
&
Unloading
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Overhauling of Rotar y
Equipment
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Critical Rigging
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Refurbishment of Static and
Rotary Equipment
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Re-tubing of Furnaces
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Furnace Revamping
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Mechanized Bundle
Replacement and Re-Tubing
of Heat Exchangers
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Maintenance of Plate Type
Heat Exchangers
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Trays Replacement / Repairs
and Modification of Towers
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Repair and Maintenance of
ControlValves
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Pressure SafetyValves
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DCS
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Loop Testing
Maintaining your Worth 16 I 17
Middle East is an exciting market, the
excessive industrialization in the region
provides opportunity and challenges in
the field of engineering, construction
manufacturing and maintenance.
Descon's track record as maintenance
providing company has earned it trust of
the Leading Names of Oil & Gas, Power,
Fertilizer, Chemical and Petrochemical
Sector in the region.
In Abu Dhabi, Descon has been
successfully undertaking maintenance
projects since over two decades. A
recent achievement is the Successful,
Safe and Quality execution of a 3 year
Long Term Maintenance Contract with
ADGAS at Das Island. From Year 2006 to
2008, project involved successful and safe
completion of around Two (2) Million
Man-hours. Heavy lifting and erection of
PGA column was one of the notable
achievements during 2007 & 2008. The
Gas Plant 3 Gas Trains which go under
routine shutdown maintenance one after
the other each year. The job is being
carried out on an island making timely
mobilization of resources a tough
challenge; however the job was
completed 30 days ahead of schedule. In
trains 1 & 2 heavy lifting was involved for
the equipment replacements and
relocation, piping modifications, overhaul
of static and rotating equipment.
Contract with Descon has been retained
to carry out the planning for the forth
coming overhaul for Train-3 scheduled in
the last quarter of 2009.
In Qatar, Qatar Gas’ world's largest GTL
and LNG plants are in phases of
commissioning and startup at Raslaffan.
With Descon's continuous brilliant
performance in Qatar Gas, the company
has recently been awarded EPC contract
on call-off for three years duration. The
work includes execution of small and
medium size projects involving
engineering, procure, construction,
commissioning and assistance in start-up
for both onshore and offshore facilities in
Qatar Gas.
Waseem Khan In-charge Plant
Services, Qatar expresses his keen
interest in providing best possible
maintenance services to the industry in
the region. He says “Descon has been
able to build a relationship of trust with
the clients. We are fully geared up to
establish long term maintenance
contracts with companies like Shell,
Qatar Gas, Ras Gas, Oryx, Dolphin,
Qatar Petroleum and many others. Our
team is all set to take up the future
challenges. With the new philosophy of
partnership ventures being set forth by
operating companies we are looking
forward to gain exposure
and
experience of working in a tough
environment.”
Descon's joint venture company, Olayan
Descon is the leading maintenance
services in Saudi Arabia. Safe and
Successful Completion, keeping up with
the Set Quality Standards,
HSE
compliant services have remained a hall
mark for Olayan Descon Maintenance
division ever since its establishment. In
December 2008 Olayan Descon proved
its strength by simultaneously handling
variety of shutdown/maintenance
projects at four different plants. The
maintenance activities involved were
Furnace Re-Tubing, Reactor Repair,
Internal Installation, Reactor Transfer
Line Replacement.
Recently Saudi Aramco, the world's
largest Oil Company, decided to go
ahead with complete Riyadh Refinery
Turnaround, notably, first time in the
history of Saudi Aramco. Olayan Descon
was awarded the major chunk of the
total maintenance activities. With total
manpower of 1700 personnel Olayan
Descon topped the progress among all
six contractors and completed the job
ahead of time. Saudi Aramco Shell
Refinery Co. (SASREF) has also
entrusted Olayan Descon with the
award of long term maintenance
contract for the next four years.
For Plant Services Descon has a very bright future in
maintenance jobs.We have a desire to strive to accomplish the
goals in best possible manner. Our Management is well aware
of the needs and requirements of Plant Services Department
and currently in Pakistan Descon Plant Services is working to
develop its capacities by procuring Latest Equipment for;
‘'We are not desirous of having things done quickly.We do not
look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly
prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small
advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished''
Living up to the Clients’ expectations of Safe, Quality and
Successful timely Completion of Maintenance Projects is the
and has always been the foremost important goal of Descon
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In-Situ Machining
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Formaniting Machines
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Valves Lapping
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Tube Bundle Carriers
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Flange Facing
By Sharaf Javed/ Faisal Rehmeen
Annual Turnaround
at Engro-the seven
days challenge
Descon was awarded the Advance Cost Energy Saving Process (ACES) Urea
Piping Weld Repair Job and Annual Turnaround by Engro Chemicals at Dharaki
Pakistan. The objective was to complete the 768 Dia-Inches of Urea Grade SS
316-L Piping Repairs at ACES Tower and Maintenance Jobs of plant equipments
during the turnaround within seven days.
From fabrication and welding perspective, completing ACES Piping Weld Repairs which had corroded
beyond OPT* and DPT* within just seven days was a huge challenge. With no such precedence available
prior to that, however the management to deploy the best mechanized resources like Plasma Cutting
Machine, Pneumatic Beveling Machines, Cranes and other such equipments.
Arranging almost fifty best of the trade welders and best available fabrication team was the first difficult
task, which was accomplished successfully by inputs of ever dedicated senior supervisors of Plant Services.
Pre-Qualifying them to the standards of ECPL was the next step to be realized, which was again completed
effectively. A well developed and detailed plan, dedicated management, experienced executors and vigilant
progress monitoring enabled Descon to move closer to completion. New weld joints had to be 100%
Radiographed; this was again achieved without any repair at all. One step after the other Descon held onto
its grandeur by completing the job successfully and added another glory to its magnificence.
'
We took this decision, keeping in view the capacities and capabilities of Plant Services in Maintenance Jobs.
Our aim was to gain and retain the confidence of Engro Chemicals' Management in our Plant Services
Department' said Muhammad Iqbal Khan – Head PC&S. 'We are Proud of Plant Services Team for their
achievement under such critical constraints' he added further.
'
Descon has completed the job keeping best quality with flying colors within stipulated time frame' quoted
Abbas Shahani – Unit Manager Planning, Engro Chemicals
By all means Plant Services contributes a fair deal in the business development of Descon. Timely
completion of jobs and fulfillment of all requirements of Quality and Safety by Plant Services enhances the
trust and confidence of clients in Descon's capabilities.
*OPT = Operating Pressure Thickness
*DPT = Design Pressure Thickness
How it Began 18 I 19
The good gets better
By Agha Khalid Ameen
Uzma Nadia
Inhouse Training Encouraged
T
he old adage 'When the going gets
tough, the tough gets going' is
particularly appropriate for
today's engineering & construction
industry. During the ongoing financial
crisis it is important that the companies
should continue to invest in training of
their employees so as to enhance
productivity and ensure optimum
utilization of resources. Skilled, motivated
people capable of delivering both
performance and profitability give
organizations an edge. At Descon we
believe that training increases the worth
of not only the employees but company
as a whole.
Descon's Corporate Training &
Development (T&D) department has
taken several initiatives in order to
ensure intellectual development of
Descon Engineering Limited. One of
these initiatives is “In-house Training
Administration & Customization
Capacity Building Program”. Under this
program, T&D has adopted a focused
approach towards enhancing the
organizational capacity to design,
administer and deliver in-house training
programs through internal trainers. To
provide due support to this program,
another program titled “In-house Faculty
Development Program” has been
designed, so that potential trainers from
within the company are identified and
groomed.
To provide a continuous stream of fresh
graduate engineers who will become part
of our future leadership, various fresh
graduate training programs are organized
at DEL e.g. GETP (Graduate Engineers
Training Program) and PELP (Project
Engineers Leadership Program).
In these training programs, trainer and
trainees focus on learning and
understanding the business processes
starting from business acquisition to
handing over of the project to client.
challenges. He also showed his pleasure
for the senior executives like Mr. Ilyas
Sajjad for being at Descon's Trainers'
Panel.
GraduateTrainee Programs
Effective Communication
Skills
The combined closing ceremony of
Graduate Engineers Training Program –
GETP (Batch 22) and Project Engineers
Leadership Program – PELP (Batch 3)
held on January 23, 2009 at DHQ. The
Chairman Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood
participated as Chief Guest. Souvenirs
were distributed among trainers and
trainees of GETP-22 and PELP-3. Ms.
Bushra Sajid of PELP-3 and Mr. Ariel
Ocampo of GETP-22 were declared the
trainees-of-the-batch.
In his address to the audience, the
Chairman advised the Trainee Engineers
to prepare themselves for future
Effective communication, whether
written, verbal or non-verbal, is the life
blood of any organization. A two-day
t r a i n i n g p ro g r a m o n E f f e c t i ve
Communication Skills was conducted on
February 3 – 4, 2009 by Mr. Zafar Ali Khan
(In Charge Training & Development). A
total of 25 Descon employees were
trained on this course. The course was
conducted like a workshop where
lectures, case studies, communication
games, self evaluating exercises and other
such techniques were used to make the
participants understand the significance
and importance of this skill.
HR for Line Managers
It is a well-known fact that when
employees have positive feelings about
their relationship with their managers,
they are more likely to have higher levels
of job satisfaction, commitment and
loyalty which are associated with higher
levels of performance or discretionary
behavior. Keeping in view this spirit, the
two-day training program on “HR for
Line Managers” was designed and
delivered successfully by Syed Zakir
Hussain on February 18-19, 2009. It was
helpful for the participants to understand
how to manage human resources in ways
that truly add value to the organization.
Incharges of Descon Engineering Limited,
PDIL and JGC-Descon Engineering
Limited participated in the training
program. They learned HR practices of
performance management, talent hunt,
training, coaching and guidance,
employee engagement and employee
recognition.
Finance for non Finance
Managers
A two-day
t r a i n i n g
p ro g r a m o n
“Finance for
Non Finance
Managers”
conducted on
February 24-25,
2009 proved to
be quite helpful
f o r
t h e
members of
Descon Team. It
helped the
technical and
non-technical
people to understand the commercial
aspect and implications of all business
activities and execution. All transactions
whether they relate to QC, HR, Planning,
Execution, HSE, Administration, etc.
certainly have a financial impact on the
C o m p a ny ' s p r i m e o b j e c t i ve o f
maximizing profitability, and this program
is well designed to cope with the similar
requirements to develop the Financial
and Commercial consciousness among
the participants.This sort of sessions help
the Non-Finance Professionals to grasp a
certain degree of knowledge of Financial
discipline for better value addition in
financial and commercial terms.
Contracts Management
A two-day training program on
“Contracts Management” conducted on
March 11-12, 2009 by Mr. Azman Zain
Ahmed (Head Contracts Management
Department) proved to be quite helpful
for the senior members of Descon team.
The program was planned in such a way
that participants easily grasped the
concepts and objectives of various types
of contracts, the application of risk
management in managing contracts and
most importantly understanding how
proper contracts management can
maintain and increase the planned
profitability.
ASME PressureVessel Design
Pressure vessels are one of the key
products of our Manufacturing Business
Area. Design of pressure vessels is critical
as well as demanding. Pressure vessels are
typically designed, fabricated, installed,
inspected, and tested in accordance with
the ASME (American Society of
Mechanical Engineers) Code SectionVIII.
In order to augment the technical skills of
our professionals for pressure vessels
design, a two day training course on
“ASME Pressure Vessels Design – Section
VIII” was held on March 27 – 28, 2009 by
Mr. Ilyas Ahmed Sajjad at DHQ. This
course outlined the main differences
among the divisions. It concentrated on
and presented an overview of Division I.
Several relevant items that are not
included in Division I were also
discussed.
Performance Management
A one-day workshop was conducted for
HR professionals by Mr. Syed Zakir
Hussain on “Performance Management”
on March 31, 2009. The workshop
provided comprehensive guidelines to
the participants on designing effective
performance management system.
Discussions held on the importance of
having a common set of core
competencies, a common rating scale,
and shared language as the foundation for
developing strategies. The workshop
helped our HR professionals to
understand the ways in which the
existing system of Performance
Management of Descon could be
improved.
The goods gets better 20 I 21
@
Descon Chemicals
What's Happening
?
Launch of Ecocryl-A
In April 09, Descon's Adhesive & Sealants
Business Area, unveiled their business
plan for a recently engineered product,
Ecocryl-A.
This product is an outcome of constant
efforts of the product development and
market research teams and support of
the top management.
Systems.
Thermoplastic acrylics have been
launched as trials in the market and
customer feedback is still awaited. Two
Acrylic Polyols are undergoing lab
evaluation and will be launched in near
future but the Thermoset Acrylic resins
will be ready for market evaluation in
near future.
Ecocryl-A is a water-based adhesive that
is designed to serve the growing local
printing and packaging market. The
company will initially focus on waterbased adhesives as Descon is the only
The main applications of these products
are in Metal & Wood Finishes, Plastic
Coatings, OEM Paints for Auto Industry,
Auto Finishes & Re-Finishes.
With addition of these resins to our
product line, Descon Chemicals has once
company to manufacture this 'ecofriendly' product in Pakistan. It is hoped
that this new product will be welcomed
by the industry.
again fulfilled its commitment to serve
their customers with value-added
products and to compete with global
players in quality and product range.
Development of Solvent Based
Acrylic Polymers
Descon Corporation spreads
its wings
Descon Chemicals has an extensive
history of developing performance
products through examining current
trends in the world markets and latest
technologies. The New Product
Development department constantly
scouts for new opportunities and
delivers timely innovative solutions.
DCL has recently developed new
Specialty Chemical sources in the Far
East. The response has been very
encouraging especially from the Pesticide
Industry. DCL has successfully provided
raw material solutions to two new
leading paint manufacturers, Nippon &
Kansai.
This year NPD is in process of
engineering a very vital class of Acrylic
Polymers. Presently, the team, comprising
of Nasir Mahmood and Lubna Bashir, is
vigorously working on thermoplastics,
thermosets and Acrylic Polyols for 2K-
Last year, the Marketing Department
underwent a radical transformation,
aspiring to catalyze progression with
'Changing Mindsets, Increasing Profits'.
Descon Rules
By Mehwash Faruqi
The initiative of the team was “Descon
Rules” – an open forum, dedicated to
exploring unconventional opinions that
go against mainstream thinking. The
department was restructured with
Marketing and Research Team on one
side and hardcore Sales Team on the
other. Strong focus was laid on effectively
reinforcing the brand in the market and
devising innovative methods for its
execution.
Descon Rules engaged and motivated the
team to do things in a different and more
effective way. The slogan 'Why good
when you have the ability to be
great' was an instant hit and proved to
be impetus for change among employees.
Candid and interactive round-table
meeting served as a platform for them to
speak openly and share different ideas.
Because it entailed introducing
something new and substantially
different from what prevailed in the
existing culture, 'cultural innovation' was
highlighted in the forum. Objective of
the entire show was to inculcate a sense
of originality and uniqueness in the team
and to believe that 'This is NOT the
ONLY way it can be DONE'.
The new Marketing team set pace for
other departments, both at head office
and works, to follow the theme of
Descon Rules.
Changing Dynamics
Descon Chemicals IT team, led by Mr.
Nauman Majeed, is efficiently working in
Software Development, Networks,
S e c u r i t y, S u p p o r t a n d E R P
Implementation functions at different
locations.
“Descon-ERP1” was initiated in year
2007 for implementation of ERP, based on
Oracle E-Business Suite, with the
objective of completely automating all
business functions of the entire chemical
and power areas. Under this project,
Oracle EBS R11 Financials, Inventory,
Purchasing & Order Management
Modules has been successfully
implemented all over thereby completely
integrating Finance, Supply Chain and
Marketing Department activities.
IT team also upgraded Oracle EBS
Release 11 to Oracle EBS Release 12 as it
was prerequisite to map current business
process & requirements for OPM
implementation. Descon has become
pioneer of the first successful upgrade in
Pakistan. Currently, R12 Inventory,
Purchasing & Order Management
Modules implementation is under
progress at Descon Power Solution.
Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM)
module Implementation in Descon
Chemicals, NIMIR and Descon Oxychem
is underway.
The Des Icon
Descon has initiated the "Des Icon Employee of the Quarter Award". Line
managers will submit nominations based on an individual team member's
exceptional performance. Final selection would be made
by an Executive Committee from among these
nominations & the Des Icon Merit Certificate would be
awarded to the candidate with the most exceptional
achievement. Along with Merit Certificate and a token
prize, the winners will have their pictures displayed along
the entrance corridor in the main building for the entire
year.
Finance Department identified Nadeem Ashraf, In-charge
Accounts Payable, as their Des Icon for the last quarter
Oct-Dec 2008. For the first quarter of 09 Adnan Khalid,
Unit Incharge at Works, was awarded the Des Icon Merit
Certificate for his outstanding contribution in
modification of PVA-402 secondary condenser return
line due to which product yield has been increased, and
chances of product contamination have been reduced
considerably.
The in-house projects include a
contemporary attendance system at all
DCBA locations with one central
database server.The attendance system is
based on Non Contact Bar Code
Readers and Biometric machines have
been recently installed at all offices
except for Karachi. Virtualization has
been implemented to save hardware cost
of Data Center with disaster recovery
that will lead toward minimum downtime
of production environment. Disaster
Recovery Management is in place all over.
Keep up the good work, team!
FUN and Games
A Family Fun Day for staff and their
families was organized in April to enjoy
last days of spring. Employees had a good
time playing sports, boating and chilling
out with colleagues.
Descon Chemicals also participated in
the Corporate Paint Ball Competition
under the pseudonym "Descon Dare
Devils" at the DAWN Lifestyles Expo at
Fortress Stadium, in February.
Descon played against Nippon Paints.
The Lucky Draw
As per custom, Umrah balloting is performed every year among employees. During the
Long service award distribution ceremony at the head office, there was also a lucky draw in
which the lucky contestant, Miss Nazia Mughal, from Supply Chain, won an Umrah Ticket.
The Management extends its heartiest congratulations to her for the opportunity
bestowed upon her by Almighty Allah.
What’s Happening at Descon Chemicals? 22 I 23
Descon
Power Solutions
By Afrah Shahzad
Redefining Potential – Feat at
Sitara
In a very short time DPS has proved its
commitment to provide its clients with
the best products and services, this is why
Sitara chose to work with DPS at their
chemicals plant. Sitara Chemicals opted
to utilize two 4 MW MWM units
(TCG2032V16 Gensets) at their site.
Setting Global Standards DPS Channels World's 2nd
OLS Genset at Sitara
PerOxide
At Sitara Per Oxide, DPS has successfully
initiated Phase I of a 3 MW CPP project
based on TCG2020 V16 OLS. These
Gensets have torque taking ability, an
ingredient critical for the production of
Hydrogen Peroxide which caters for
heavy torque load.
Empowering Businesses Ghani Group
Team DPS has installed two Natural Gas
Gensets of 2 MW TCG2020 V20 each in
addition to Ghani Table Ware's
requirement of 3 MW CPP which was
met by stationing two additional units of
TCD2020V16 G3 at their site.
Providing Nothing But The
Best Solution - Latif Fiber Mills
In pursuit of our vision to provide
complete power solutions, DPS has done
a major inspection and overhaul job at
Latif Mills that involved replacement of
the Short Block – a critical component
required for engine's smooth running.
Setting Examples at Home Altern Energy Limited
DPS is supporting its sister concern,
Altern Energy Limited, with its products
and services. 8 Natural Gas Gensets
(reciprocating 4 MW TCG2032 V16
each) have been deployed at AEL's plant
in Fateh Jang. O&M, annual maintenance
and troubleshooting are also being
provided through DPS's MWM certified
service engineers.
Bringing Engines To Life - Al
Abbas Cement
Al-Abbas required a major rehabilitation
task for the 3.3 MW BVM 640 HFO
based Gensets. Team DPS re-engineered
both units, from inspection to
restoration of the lifeless engines.
In collaboration with MWM, Descon
Pow e r S o l u t i o n s ( D P S ) h a s
facilitated several industrial units in
becoming self-reliant in power
generation by equipping them with
the finest power technolog y
available. Here's how:
Marketing Power
DPS alongside MWM, participated at the ITIF Power Asia 2009
in March at the Karachi Expo Centre
As the exhibition attracted journalists, media, politicians and
other 'movers and shakers' in particular fields. DPS stall was
visited by many potential customers who showed interest in
products and services offered by DPS.
Listening…
The HR team ensures that employee needs are well looked
after and constant feedback is sought. Recently, Bilal Malik and
Usman Ahmad, HR representatives, along with the CEO, Mr.
Sabeeh Faruqui, visited the Altern Energy Plant (Fateh Jang) in
order to interact with O&M team to identify issues and
generate solutions.
Our People –The Lifeline Of DPS!
Preparation…
In addition to in-house trainings, a recurring training feature of
the company, DPS sent three of its employees (Razaq Gillani,
Muhammad Hazar and Zeshan Akram from Service Team) for a
training session to Manheim, Germany, in March 09 at MWM
HQ. The exposure gained from training will allow them to
deliver the highest quality after sale services to clients.
Freshies…
DPS hosted an on-boarding ceremony to welcome the new
members. The orientation program provides a platform for
new and existing employees to interact and blend into the
corporate environment.
Excelling…
To evaluate and streamline various job functions at DPS, a job
evaluation analysis is being launched to benchmark all
positions.The objective of this analysis is to establish "Relative
Internal Equity" amongst various positions.
Automating HR…
With continuous support from the IT team, Human Resource
Management System (HRMS) has been successfully
implemented. Facilities include submitting online leave
application, accessing help desk, monitoring attendance and
leave records on an individual level. Furthermore, the Online
Payroll System will go live soon.
Descon Power Solutions 24 I 25
News from
Presson Descon
Contributing to the Country's
Energy Needs
Pakistan's energy resources are being
challenged by its ever-increasing demand.
PDIL is proud to contribute towards
meeting these demands by putting up
large sized and critical natural gas
processing facilities. Recently it has
successfully completed 100% equipment
installation & construction for first gas at
Manzalai Gas Field Development Project.
The Pre-commissioning activities are in
progress. The project holds critical
importance for Pakistan because of its
strategic location in NWFP and also
because of the large capacities of Natural
Gas it would be able to process. The
capacity would be 300 Million Cubic Feet
of gas every day and 2850 barrels of
condensate per day. MOL Pakistan the
operators of the TAL Block in NWFP, had
awarded this project to the Consortium
of PDIL, Descon and Enerflex in Nov
2007. This would also be one of the
largest projects undertaken by the
Consortium, in oil& gas sector in
Pakistan.
Sulfur Recovery Unit for
OGDCL
The Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU),
currently under execution, diversifies the
PDIL's experience and
capability in oil and gas
industry. It signifies
PDIL's achievements of
expanding its products
and services for its
clients. The project,
located at Dhakni; was
awarded to PDIL by
O G D C L
o n
E n g i n e e r i n g ,
Procurement, and
Commissioning basis
last year. PDIL engaged Ortloff Engineers
of USA; as the technology partners of
PDIL for undertaking this project.
PDIL has been successful in meeting all
the progress milestones during the
execution phase of project. Engineering is
near completion. Piping Plans have been
finalized & isometrics are in progress by JDEL; whereas all major process
equipment including Boiler & Boiler
Accessories are being manufactured in
Lahore Manufacturing Works. The unit is
expected to produce 90 tons of sulfur
per day, in the solid droplet shape.
PDIL's Activities at Kandhkot
Field of PPL
PDIL was awarded Standby Dehydration
Unit (SDHU) Project of 130 MMSCFD at
Kandhkot, Sindh by Pakistan Petroleum
Limited;
last year on Engineering,
Procurement, Construction and
Commissioning (EPCC) basis.
The progress on the project has been
steady along with the HAZOP;
successfully completed. The detailed
engineering is in progress by J-DEL. Major
fabrication works are being done in
Canada, by Enerflex; while and the
PDIL Day Out 2009
PDIL arranged a fun filled family day for its employees and their families at the Lahore Country Club.The event offered fun for
everyone.The elderly enjoyed as much as kids did playing games all day long.Those who wanted relax went for boating in the
nearby lake and tonga riding while others played cricket, football,
tug of war and table tennis. Children loved watching puppet
show and magic show. Delicious food was served throughout
the day to keep the taste buds kicking.
PDIL employee's monthly birthday party was also celebrated
and gifts were distributed among the participants.
project completion is expected during 2009.
PDIL in Qatar
In order to target international business, PDIL concentrated its
efforts of establishing a foothold in the Qatar market. In
continuation to these efforts; the 7th Doha Natural Gas
Conference and Exhibition was attended by PDIL in order to
get itself acquainted with the key players; including companies
like Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Gas.The goal was not only to
attend the exhibition and conference but to also develop on its
relations with key players in the Qatari market.
PDIL, along with Descon Qatar, is already targeting EPC
business in the oil & gas sector and has submitted two
proposals with the largest state-owned company; Qatar
Petroleum.
First AidTraining
First aid training was given to PDIL employees so that could
counter any emergency situation at office or at the worksite.
Services of Pakistan Red Crescent Society were acquired and a
four day First Aid training course along with CPR (Cardio
Preliminary Resuscitation) form was arranged.
Trained
employees are now also able to offer volunteer services in case
of any disaster.
OGDCL 3-Phase Separators
PDIL successfully acquired repeated supply orders from Oil
and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), which
manifests clients trust in the organization.
PDIL is successfully executing supply order of eleven 3-phase
separators for Oil and Gas Development Company Limited.
PDIL acquired 3-D modeling capability and 3-D separators
design models were presented to OGDCL at beginning of the
project. Presently separators are under fabrication at LMW.
PDIL BOD Meeting
On the 5th of June 2009 the 13th bi-annual Board of
Directors meeting of Presson Descon International (Pvt)
Limited (PDIL) was held at the Corporate Head Office.
Amongst the main topics of discussion was the Business
Strategy for the company and the approval of the budget for
the year 2009-10. One of the highlights of the meeting was
the appointment of the new chairman of the board; Sheikh
Azhar Ali and the recognition and appreciation of the
contributions of Mr. Steven Charles Graham during his two
years tenure as the chairman of PDIL.
In addition to the meeting the new office premises of PDIL
at 18th KM Ferozepur Road, Lahore was also formally
inaugurated by Mr. John Blair Goertzen; CEO & MD of
Enerflex Systems Ltd and Director of PDIL .
News from PDIL 26 I 27
News from
JGC DESCON
By Zeeshan Gondal
Ruwais Fertilizer's Urea De-bottlenecking Project
JGC-Descon is working with Descon on Urea de-bottlenecking project.The objective of
the project is to increase production capacity of existing Urea plant from 1500 MTPD to
2500 MTPD. The engineering work including change orders and modifications is
complete. During the course of time FERTIL's representative visited Pakistan for 30%,
60% and then 90% 3D plant model review, during which the Client was escorted through
the plant and now staff members from different departments of JGC-Descon have been mobilized to site
for field engineering support.The plant is planned to commission in September 2009.
PAKISTAN'S (ECPL) - CO2 RECOVERY UNIT
PROJECT
JGC-Descon is working hands in hands with Descon in executing the
ENGRO's CO2 recovery unit project. ENGRO representatives visited
Descon in March 09 for 60% complete 3D plant model review, at that time
they walked through their facilities and checked the consistency in
different systems of the plant. 90% complete, 3D model review is
scheduled in June 2009.The detail engineering for this project is expected
to complete by end of September this year.
SEC's - Sharourah Power Plant Project
JGC-Descon is at the final stage of completing engineering phase of the Saudi
Electric Company's 51 MW Sharourah Power Plant extension project. The
project was awarded to Alfanar Construction Company, and JGC-Descon was
providing engineering support to DAR Engineering (a subsidiary of Alfanar).
This is the first ever project which JGC-Descon is doing in collaboration with
DAR Engineering. As a result of this project DAR Engineering has shown keen
interest in joining hands with JGC-Descon for future projects as well. Both
companies have already started working on different projects in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
BP Pakistan Design
House
One successful year has passed after signing of
3 year contract between BP and JGC-Descon,
to provide engineering design services
exclusively to BP Pakistan. As a result a Design
House was established in Karachi and a team of
professionals were deputed specifically to
provide these services. The upcoming event in
BP design house is the annual performance
review. Customer is delighted with the
performance of work and both companies are
in process of negotiating for new projects as
well.
Pak American Fertilizers Limited
JGC-Descon has been working closely with Pak-American Fertilizers Ltd. on different projects. The collaboration started
last year when JGC-Descon was awarded project for FEED document preparation for Ammonia revamp project by Johnson
Mathey through ABB. After in time
preparation of FEED document the
PAFL awarded Detail Engineering
for Ammonia Plant revamp,
Evaluation of urea reactor
structure and Consultancy services
of civil works for urea / ammonia
plant revamp. These projects are
expected to finish by end of June 09.
In the mean time PAFL has already
awarded additional projects;
indicating a flourishing relationship
between the two companies.
The Board Meeting
18th board meeting of JGC-Descon
was held earlier this year. This year
the meeting was attended by:
M r. T. I s h i z u k a ( M D J G C
Corporation), Mr.T.Ando (GM No. 1
Project Division) and Mr. K. Yamane
(Head Controlling Department)
from JGC Corporation Japan
specially flew over to Pakistan for
this occasion. Sheikh Azhar Ali (MD
Descon), Dr. Salman Zakria (Head
EPC BA) and Syed Zamanat Abbas
(CFO of Descon) participated from
Descon.
Annual Presidential Address
In line with the traditions of company and in order to have the staff on board regarding the
current situation and last year's performance of company the President Mr.Azusa Uchida
and ExecutiveVice President Mr. Hassan Nazir Ud Din Ansari addressed the staff in Lahore
and Karachi offices. Both of them congratulated the staff for their performance and efforts
towards making the company successful.
At the same time, staff members were awarded with certificates and gifts for their
achievements in different developmental as well as extra curricular activities.The awards
were presented for innovation, punctuality, winners in different sports activities as well as
to the committee members of different activities.
Gifts for Fellow Countrymen from SWAT
JGC-Descon organized a campaign to welcome our guests from SWAT residing in Mardan. Staff of JGC-Descon and Descon
Engineering Limited contributed a lot in the campaign, even the staff members who are posted abroad, they participated with
great enthusiasm.A team of JDL staff members went all the way to Mardan to hand over these gifts to the intended people.A
total of 140 families (almost 1200 people) were given relief items and cash. Children were entertained through games, question
answer sessions, and distribution of candies / sweets. The event was organized in such a way that the people enjoyed being
there at the same time they were presented with sufficient amount of basic necessities.The main objective was to make them
smile, which was achieved with great satisfaction.
News from JGC Descon 28 I 29
Happenings
Shaikh Azhar Ali, MD and CEO Descon
Engineering participated in the Forum for
Interaction with Scholars and
Professionals (FISP) organized in Houston
upon nomination of the Pakistani Consul
General Mr Aqil Nadeem.
Shiekh Fahed Bin Mohamed Althani visits
Descon Headquarters Lahore
Shiekh Fahed Bin Mohamed Althani, Royal family member of
Qatar visited Descon Headquarters, Lahore accompanied by
Mr. Muhammad Hamad Alkhayareen, Mr. Mohsen Saif Al Deen
Raslan and Shiekh Abdullah.
The guests were received by the Chairman and MD/CEO of
Descon Engineering and a presentation a combined
presentation was delivered on Descon, PDIL and JGC-Descon,
explaining the current business scenario, future project plans
and overseas business areas business state of affairs. After the
presentation, guests visited other group company offices. To
mark the occasion the management of Descon requested the
worthy guests to participate in a tree plantation ceremony.
Shiekh Fahed Bin Mohamed Althani planted a tree in the front
lawn of Descon building.
A joint discussion session was held where views were
exchanged on the future strategies, business opportunities and
extension of cooperation between both sides.Visit to Lahore is
never complete with good food, in the evenings the delegation
enjoyed the dinners hosted by Descon management in the
traditional restaurants of the city.
Aitchison College visits Descon
A group of 20 students from Aitchison College, Lahore, accompanied by
their professor visited Descon in April.The purpose of this study tour was
to equip students with working dynamics of a large organization and to help
them chalk out a plan for their career in future
Aamer Hadi Khan Head Business Development formally greeted the group
with a welcome note. Presentations were delivered to make the students
familiarize about insight working life and management culture. The
MD/CEO Shaikh Azhar Ali later joined the group and addressed the young
students emphasizing upon the vital role they can play in bringing good
name to the country through higher education, hard work and
commitment.
School Established at Rousch Power Plant
Children education has long been a challenge for staff working
in the Rousch Power Plant since COD. On January 05, 2009, the
challenge was met head on when Bloomfield Hall School
Systems opened its doors on site from play group to class 5.
The school has been set up in a renovated building meant for
training of staff. Children will no longer have to travel 50km “In
the past, children living in the plant colony had to travel a
distance of 50km to Khanewal over bad roads in dangerous
traffic conditions and unsatisfactory security situation.
On this great auspicious occasion, CEO-RPPL, Fazal Asim
expressed his views that we are pleased that now the facility
for quality education to our children is available right here on
our doorstep. He added that the Company offered to sponsor
a school at Rousch plant site for use by all site staff with surplus
places being offered to the local community. It was a fantastic
idea and we were only too delighted to be part of this dream
coming true.”
The school, run by a well renowned school chain Bloomfield
Hall School Systems, took this challenge of opening another
community based branch on January 05 to children between
the ages of 3 to 5. Older children aged between 6 and 10, have
also been admitted to begin classes in April, increasing the
school capacity to 50. Over the coming years, RPPL intends to
establish a purpose built school on site, which will help
progress children to grade-8 and may be to the 'O-Level'.
Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood, Chairman-RPPL, inaugurated the
school on 6th January 2009, showing strong commitment to
furthering the cause of education. By all accounts, Rousch staff
are delighted with the provision of the on site school and the
children are especially happy to have a chance to attend a
school besides their homes.
School Established at Rousch Power Plant 30 I 31
Bridging the Gaps
By Aamir Aziz
Effective manpower mobilization
Quality and efficiency of
manpower is the key to
success of any project being
undertaken especially in the
engineering and construction
industry since its only men
who can make the machines
work.
Mobilization of
manpower is the most critical
step at the initial stage of any
project. Over the years
Descon has become a symbol
of trust for supply of skilled
and semi skilled manpower in
the international market.
In Descon manpower supply is
taken care of by the Project
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and
Kuwait.
The company
databank is kept updated with
credentials of efficient & cost
effective manpower both at
home and abroad through a
system called Manpower
Strength Control System
(MPSCS). The teams
continually explore full
potential of labor markets in
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh,
Egypt, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Philippines to find the best
manpower available. Recently
efforts have been directed to
tap the prospect markets like
The process of selection &
mobilization of manpower is
managed very efficiently in
order to meet the
requirements of the clients.
Formalities of emigration,
logistics and completion of the
internal documentation
essential for mobilization are
met in an organized but fast
paced way.
At the local projects PP&A
also provides the support and
a d m i n i s t r a t i ve f u n c t i o n
through maintaining the
Gainful Deployment
Management System (GDMS)
Regretfully despite a huge
population, our precious
human resource has not been
able add any value to the
economic development. Our
problem is lack of
concentration on skill
development of our human
resource. Descon provides a
platform that is striving to
transform un-skilled
population to semi or skilled
workforce that can earn their
livelihood and serve the nation.
After training efforts are made
to deploy these resources to
various projects. Our success
Personal and Administration
department (PP&A).The PP&A
team led by Abdul Khaliq Khan
has enjoyed a reputation of
placing the right people for the
right jobs bridging gap
between the needy labour
force and the industry. From
the platform of Descon
manpower is being supplied to
Descon's and other clients'
projects in Pakistan,Abu Dhabi,
Iran, Indonesia, Romania,
Thailand and Burma. In 2008
alone around eight thousand
people were mobilized to
project in Middle East from
Pakistan and around three
thousand from other
countries. The figures of 2009
show an increasing trend as
only in the first quarter around
three thousand personal have
been mobilized.
for the manpower control at
local sites, Camp Management,
Maintaining Industrial
relationship, Liaison with
Government departments, &
Local Administration for
smooth operations of the
company projects.
Abdul Khaliq Khan, Head
PP&A says “Poverty alleviation
is the core need of the country
for the sustained prosperity.
is the reference of
achievement which is evident
in terms of thousands of
earning hands who are not
only earning a respectable
livelihood but also a trust for
Descon as a reliable
manpower supplier.”
TWI-Descon and DTI
TWI
Descon is running its own training facility Descon Training Institute (DTI) situated in Lahore.
Since its inception DTI had qualified more than eight thousand trainees in fourteen
professional trades with certification from third party as well. DTI is also partner of The
Welding Institute (TWI), UK and running international courses of CSWIP Series, NEBOSH,
BGAS-CSWIP Painting, IOSH and NDT successfully. Descon is not only providing quality manpower to the Construction
Industry but also playing vital role in upgrading the socio economic level and reduction of un-employment of the nation.
DTI also provides a free of cost Computer Application Course for people with minor disabilities. The course enables
them to earn a livelihood for themselves.
Olayan Descon Training Institute
Olayan Descon Training Institute (ODTI) is a venture by
Olayan Descon established since in January 2009, to promote
the vision of His Excellency, King Abdullah and the Management
of Descon and Olayan to promote professional skill acquisition
amongst Saudi nationals.
This training is offered free of charge, moreover the trainees
are permanent employees of the company, with all the benefits
that accrue to them.They are also provided with a stipend and
given a relevant position within the organization at the
completion of their training.
Each batch consists of up to 40 students. As yet we offer a
choice of two training courses in Fabrication and Electrical,
whereas English Language is taught to all trainees. One
successful batch of 30 trainees has already begun work (On Job
Site Training) in our Production and E & I department facilities.
Recently Tahir Malik Head HR and Abdul Khalique Khan, Head
Project Personnel and Administration Descon Engineering
visited ODTI and appreciated the efforts. On this occasion
Ahmed Salahuddin Osman (GM/CEO) Olayan Descon said
that,“DTI is a means of community service by the organization
to help impart professional skills and add welfare to the
residents of the Kingdom; per annum 200 + Professionals shall
pass out from ODTI armed with the skills & training to better
enable them to compete in the global workplace.”
Bridging the Gap 32 I 33
By Aamir Aziz
Descon Computer Training Center
A
computer training center has been established by Descon
in Kashmore District an underprivileged area in interior
Sindh. The training center is established near Rainee Canal
Project Site.The objective is to impart basic computer training
to the local residents. The center can accommodate thirty
students at one time. Classes are being given to both male and
female students. All costs are born by Descon. Upon
completion of Rainee Canal project the center will be handed
over to local government for future management. Descon
management plans to work on more such projects so that the
local community can be benefitted.
Descon wins
Environmental Excellence Award
Descon has been declared winner of Environmental Excellence Award
– 2009. This award reflects Descon's commitment to continued better
environmental performance. As proud winner, we look forward to our
efforts in preserving and protecting the environment.
The Celebration of the Environment Excellence Award was organized by the governing body of National Forum for
Environment & Health (NFEH) and the award was presented in a graceful Ceremony held on 8th July, 2009, at Sheraton
Karachi.
Federal Minister for Environment was the Chief Guest while the Minister for Environment Sindh presided over the ceremony.
City Nazim Karachi, Environmentalists, Experts, High Official of Government of Pakistan and Government of Sindh, prominent
personalities belonging to the Corporate Sector, NGOs and Media adored the event with their presence.
The award is in fact recognition of the long term process of continuous improvement in the field of health safety and
environment protection.
Descon Chemicals
New Office
E
mployees feed off from the energy of their environment.
Productivity is not always easy to maintain in an office
setting. A simple office fit out can make people approach their
jobs in a very enthused manner. Descon Chemical Business
Area, recently, shifted to the Head Office at Ferozepur Road,
Lahore. The new office is furnished to embody a bright and
upbeat environment having a residual effect on the employees.
Combining quality construction with comfort and style, the
new office gives the ambiance of a fresh cultural change and
spirit.
A vibrant opening ceremony was held on May 12, 2009 to
celebrate the occasion.All employees were dressed up in white
shirts marked with the running slogan 'Why good when you
have the ability to be great'.The proceedings were initiated by
the recitation of the Holy Quran. Muhammad Razzak, the
oldest employee and Fareeha Arooje Bhatti, the latest hire, cut
the red ribbon. Balloons, party-poppers and confetti in the
corporate colors were sent up soaring in the air making it a
very colorful morning. The Chairman was given a tour of the
new office followed by an inspiring speech by the Head
Chemical Business and light refreshments. The ceremony was
concluded by awarding tokens of appreciation to the support
staff who made the shifting possible.
Adding positive elements to the office provides positive energy,
hence, immensely improving the scope of business. Change is
the status quo at DCH so more changes are yet to come.
Relief for Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
A
large scale military operation is being undertaken by the Pakistani Army against militants in
Swat; a beautiful valley district in North Western Pakistan. Residents of the valley are worst
affected by the situation as they are compelled to leave their homes in order to save their lives.They
are now moving to the central parts of the country to find peace. The number of these homeless
people has reached up to two and half million and is increasing day by day.These people are in dire
need of food and shelter and other basic necessities of life.The government and NGOs and set up
various rehabilitation schemes to help the victims of Swat Operation. Descon employees
contributed their one day salary to help IDPs. The employees also contributed in form of useful
items. These items were collected by the administration department and were duly distributed
among four hundred deserving families.
Descon Computer Training Center 34 I 35

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