Driving Global Training and Development

Driving Global
Training and
Development
MARCH2012
Message from
your CEO
Contents
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Message from your CEO
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US$32.7m Contract Award
with Ma’aden Alcoa Aluminium
Joint Venture
am delighted to be writing
this message to you, my
first as the Chief Executive
of Kentz Group. As you
may be aware, I joined the
Company in the summer of
2011 and have spent the last
eight months visiting many
of our global operations and
meeting our stakeholders;
employees, clients, partners and
shareholders.
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It is exciting to be working for
Kentz at such a progressive
time in its history. Delivering
projects in remote locations has
been instrumental in building our
reputation and repeat business
with core clients is the lifeblood
of our organisation. Recent
successes include the signing
of the Qatargas framework
agreement (page 4), the
Ma’aden Alcoa Aluminium Joint
Venture (page 5) and projects in
new areas; Singapore, Jordan
and South Korea.
Working in new and remote
locations is not possible without
a relentless focus on Health
and Safety. Kentz employed
an average of 14,000 people
over the course of 2011 in 29
countries. During the year,
Kentz teams around the
world delivered in excess of
52.5 million man-hours with
a total recordable incident
ratio of 0.35. You can read
about recent safety milestones
achieved in Australia, South
Africa and Madagascar on
pages 14 and 15.
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The passion and dedication of
Kentz employees has impressed
me tremendously, and I strongly
believe this will be the key to our
continued and future progress.
The Company has undergone
a period of significant growth
Delivering projects in
remote locations has been
instrumental in building our
reputation and repeat business
with core clients is the
lifeblood of our organisation
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+ Kentz
and the recruitment and
development of people is
more critical than ever to the
success of our business. In this
edition, you can read about our
programme with Nottingham
Business School to develop the
next crop of leaders in Kentz
(pages 18-19).
Strong leadership charting
the course for the future is
paramount and one of my
first tasks has been to ensure
the strength of our matrix
organisation to provide the
requisite flexibility to continue to
expand. As part of this process, I
am pleased to welcome Sharon
+ Kentz Group News
Paul as a new member of our
senior management team in the
role of Global Talent and People
Development Officer (page 23).
I am fortunate to have such a
strong group of people in place
working alongside me and a
tremendous foundation that
Hugh O’Donnell has laid in the
business. I feel confident that
we are on the right course and
I look forward to the coming
months and years and to
sharing the Company’s future
successes with you all.
Christian Brown
Chief Executive Officer
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New Framework Agreement
with Qatargas
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Queensland Triumph for TSS
Broadening Our Reach
Further Award in Papua New Guinea
Return to Jordan
A Step Change in Safety
Leadership Accountability
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Moma Sands Moves On
Safety Successes Around the World:
17th Reformer Project, Pluto and
Amazing Ambatovy
Aiming High Down Under
Bright Young Things
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Maintenance and Shutdowns
Go Global
Successful Completion on RALF
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New Talent and People
Development Officer
KTS Strikes Again
Ethics Column: What Constitutes
Bribery?
Employee Profile: Reform Mathe
Medupi Gives Back
Exhibiting to the World
Charming Chamdor
Working with WaterAid
Sharing Christmas Cheer
New Year, New Place
Meet Our Team
On Our Cover….. Kgosietsile Tamapo,
Material Controller, Chamdor Fabrication
Facility, South Africa
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+ Kentz Group News
+ Kentz
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New Framework agreement
with Qatargas
K
entz is pleased to
announce the
signing of an
engineering,
procurement and construction
management (EPCM)
framework agreement with
Qatargas Operating Company
Limited (Qatargas), in a joint
venture with Foster Wheeler.
Tom Cullen
Country Manager, Qatar
The framework agreement
covers projects associated
with the existing Qatargas
Liquefied Natural Gas facility at
Ras Laffan Industrial City and
will include both onshore and
offshore work. The agreement
will be for three years, with an
option to extend for a further
two years. The booking values
for the projects will be recorded
as individual service orders are
received. Foster Wheeler will
provide a lot of the technology
from its UK and Houston offices
and Kentz will provide the in
country engineering, design and
management services.
Qatargas is due to issue
invitations to its framework
contractors to bid for specific
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+ Qatar
US$32.7m Contract Award
with Ma’aden Alcoa Aluminium
Joint Venture
“We are delighted to have
reached this agreement with
our joint venture partner,
Foster Wheeler, and look
forward to working together
to provide a range of high
value services to Qatargas.
Kentz has operated in the
Middle East for over 30 years
and has a strong track record
of delivering for our clients in
the region.”
Tom Cullen, Country Manager, Qatar
packages of work, including
pre-front-end engineering
design (pre-FEED), FEED
and EPCM services.
Tom Cullen, Country Manager,
Qatar commented: “We are
delighted to have reached this
agreement with our joint venture
partner, Foster Wheeler, and
look forward to working together
+ Kentz Group News
to provide a range of high value
services to Qatargas. Kentz has
operated in the Middle East for
over 30 years and has a strong
track record of delivering for our
clients in the region.”
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Ross O’Muirthile
Country Manager, Saudi Arabia
n late 2011, Kentz in Saudi
Arabia was awarded a
contract for the reduction
area electrical and
instrumentation on the Ma’aden
Alcoa Aluminium Joint Venture.
The contract is worth in the
order of US$32.7 million and
was awarded to Kentz by
Ma’aden Alcoa Aluminium Joint
Venture.
Kentz’s scope includes the
installation of 30km of power
cable, low voltage and control
cables, lighting fixtures, small
power distribution system,
instrument field devices
and control equipment. The
work also includes precommissioning testing through
to mechanical completion,
procurement of electrical and
instrumentation equipment and
bulk materials.
Kentz’s scope includes the
installation of 30km of power
cable, low voltage and control
cables, lighting fixtures, small
power distribution system,
instrument field devices and
control equipment.
The contract commenced
in November 2011 and is
scheduled to be complete
in November 2013. It is
anticipated to be in the order of
500,000 direct man-hours.
Kentz has been operating in
Saudi Arabia since the late
1970s, executing projects in
the oil and gas, petrochemical,
mining and industrial sectors.
Ross O’Muirthile, Country
Manager, Saudi Arabia,
commented: “We are delighted
to have been awarded this
contract by Ma’aden Alcoa
Aluminium Joint Venture, which
builds on Kentz’s core strength
in electrical and instrumentation
construction. Kentz has worked
in the Middle East for over 30
years and we take great pride
in continuing to deliver safe and
successful projects for leading
resource clients.”
+ Kentz Group News
+ Saudi Arabia
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Queensland
triumph
for TSS
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Brian Kelly
Country Manager, Australia
entz in Australia
is pleased to
announce the award
of the integrated
commissioning services
contract on the Queensland
Curtis (QCLNG) Project in
Queensland, Australia. The
contract is for an initial 12-month
period, with an option to extend
for a further two years.
Kentz’s scope includes the
provision of multi-discipline
commissioning and start-up
services for the upstream
facilities from 1,200 well sites,
through 19 field compression
stations, four central gas
processing plants and 380km
of pipeline supplying the LNG
liquefaction plant.
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its Queensland Curtis LNG
(QCLNG) Project. The project’s
first phase comprises two
processing trains with a design
life of at least 20 years, which
will produce a combined 8.5
million tonnes of LNG a year.
First LNG is expected in 2014.
Kentz first commenced
operations in Australia in the
mid-1980s, executing projects in
the oil and gas, petrochemical,
mining and industrial sectors.
QGC, a BG Group business,
is developing coal seam gas
in the Surat Basin of southern
Queensland for domestic
and export markets through
Brian Kelly, Country Manager,
Australia commented: “We are
delighted to have been awarded
this contract by QGC, which
builds on Kentz’s core strength
in Technical Support Services
of providing commissioning
solutions for oil and gas facilities.
Kentz has worked in Australia
since 1985 and we take great
pride in continuing to deliver
safe and successful projects for
leading resource clients.”
+ Australia
+ Kentz Group News
Kentz first commenced
operations in Australia in
the mid-1980s, executing
projects in the oil and gas,
petrochemical, mining and
industrial sectors.
+ Kentz Group News
+ Australia
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Broadening our Reach
Further Award in
Papua New Guinea
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The first project, the Chayvo
Onshore Production
Facility Expansion (COE),
encompasses multiple work
scopes providing additional
water and gas handling
capacity at the OPF, two
additional generators and a
pipeline to connect the
Arkutun Dagi reservoir to
the Orlan Full Well Stream
line at Chayvo Beach.
entz’s Technical
Support Services team
recently expanded its
operations into South
Korea where it is performing
fabrication work to support
two of ExxonMobil’s projects
which are part of the Sakhalin-1
Project based on the North of
Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Kentz is providing resources
to integrate and support
Exxon Neftegas Limited
(ENL,) an affiliate of the
ExxonMobil Corporation,
with the systems completions
effort on the projects. This
falls under Kentz’s global
services agreement to support
ExxonMobil projects worldwide,
established in early 2010.
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The PNG LNG Project is an
integrated development that
includes natural gas production
and processing facilities,
onshore and offshore pipelines
and liquefaction facilities, with
the capacity of 6.6 million tonnes
per year.
Participating interests in the
PNG LNG Project include Esso
Highlands Limited as operator
(a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil
Corporation, 33.2 per cent), Oil
Search Limited (29.0 per cent),
National Petroleum Company
PNG (PNG Government, 16.6
per cent), Santos Limited
(13.5 per cent), Nippon Oil
& Gas Exploration (4.7 per
cent), Mineral Resources
Development Company (PNG
landowners, 2.8 per cent) and
Petromin PNG Holdings Limited
(0.2 per cent).
Fergus Burke, Country
Manager, Papua New Guinea,
commented: “We are delighted
to continue working with the
CBI Clough Joint Venture in
Papua New Guinea. We look
forward to being part of a
successful project completion
in the region.”
+ Aerial photograph of DSME shipyard in South Korea
Fergus Burke
Country Manager, Papua New Guinea
entz was delighted to
enter into a contract
with the CBI Clough
joint venture to
execute the electrical and
instrumentation, construction
and commissioning completions
contract for the Papua New
Guinea (PNG) LNG Project
Hides Gas Conditioning Plant in
late 2011.
(L- R) Declan McMahon,
Commissioning Manager, Technical
Support Services, COE and Mike
Murphy, Chief Operations Officer,
Technical Support Services, at a
recent safety walk-down at DSME
+ South Korea
The major gas and water
modules to support this
expansion are currently being
fabricated at the Daewoo
Shipyard in Okpo, South
Korea (DSME) and are due
to sail away in June 2012
for integration at the Chayvo
facility. The Kentz team for the
COE project in South Korea is
headed by Declan McMahon,
+ Kentz Group News
Commissioning Manager for
Technical Support Services.
The second project that Kentz
is supporting is the Arkutun
Dagi Platform (AD), a concrete
gravity-based structure (GBS)
which will eventually be located
25km offshore in Sakhalin,
Russia, in a 35m water depth.
“We are delighted to
continue working with the
CBI Clough Joint Venture
in Papua New Guinea. We
look forward to being part
of a successful project
completion in the region.”
The topsides for this platform
are also under fabrication at the
DSME shipyard. They consist of
integrated process, drilling (rig
design capable of 7km reach
wells) and living quarters. When
complete in 2013, the float-over
installation of topsides will be the
largest to date. The Kentz team
for the AD project is headed by
Paul Robinson, Commissioning
Lead for Technical Support
Services.
Fergus Burke, Country Manager, Papua New Guinea
+ Kentz Group News
+ Papua New Guinea
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Return
to
Jordan
Kentz’s scope of work
includes the full construction
management of the new
Bromine, Calcium Bromine,
Hydrogen Bromine and Tetra
Bomine facilities, together
with associated site services
and utilities
+ Existing TetraBromoBisoPhenol (TBBP) Plant, Jordan
Construction work on site
started in August 2011 with
the structural steel for the
Bromine plant under erection
at present. Major activities
such as the installation of the
glass-lined tanks are due to
start in early April 2012 with
mechanical, piping, electrical
and instrumentation to follow.
The Bromine plant will be ready
for commissioning towards the
end of September 2012, with the
balance of the extension due for
completion by April 2013.
+ Existing Utilities Distribution
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entz is delighted to
have been awarded
works associated
with the US$100m
expansion of the Jordan
Bromine Company plant,
situated near the Dead Sea,
90 minutes south-west of the
Jordanian capital, Amman.
Kentz was involved in the
original plant design and
construction from 2000 to 2002
and is pleased to be engaged
in the next stage of the project.
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Kentz’s scope of
work includes the full
construction management of
the new Bromine, Calcium
Bromine, Hydrogen Bromine
and Tetra Bomine facilities,
together with associated site
services and utilities.
The Construction Management
Team will provide all disciplines
including civil, structural,
mechanical, piping, electrical
and instrumentation. In addition,
Kentz has the responsibility
+ Jordan
for the detailed design of the
utilities required to service
this extension, which includes
nitrogen generation, cooling
towers, air compression,
potable water and reverse
osmosis plant and new facilities
down in Aqaba in the far south
of Jordan.
The project, which is a state-ofthe-art manufacturing facility,
is a joint venture between the
Jordan Bromine Company and
Albemarle Corporation, USA.
+ Kentz Group News
The unit produces Bromine,
Hydrogen Bromide, Calcium
Bromide, TBBPA (Tetra
BromoBis-Phenol A) and the
aim is to double the production
capacity of the existing units.
Bromine is a very useful
chemical product. Bromine
compounds are effective
pesticides, used as soil
fumigants in agriculture and
as a fumigant to prevent
pests from attacking stored
grain and other produce.
Bromine compounds are also
used in the manufacturing
of pharmaceuticals and are
important ingredients of
many over-the-counter and
prescription drugs including
analgesics, sedatives and
antihistamines. One of the other
major uses of bromine is as a
water purifier or disinfectant.
Brominated compounds are
used for water treatment in
swimming pools and hot tubs
and are also used to control
algae and bacterial growth in
industrial processes.
The production of Bromine is
one of the most environmentally
sustainable processes today,
as it involves little more than a
source of brine, which is salt
water, readily available from
the Dead Sea in Jordan, and
the addition of Sodium Bromide
which is a chemical compound
with a very low toxicity. The
production process can also
re-use some waste streams
generated during the overall
generation of Bromine.
+ Kentz Group News
+ Jordan
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A Step
Change in
Safety Leadership
Accountability
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hevron Australia’s
Managing Director,
Roy Krzywosinski,
recently hosted a two
day Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) safety leadership forum
on Barrow Island involving
more than 60 CEOs and senior
managers from key contractors
involved in the Project. Christian
Brown, Kentz’s CEO, Hugh
O’Donnell, Advisor to Kentz,
Tommy Drumm, Senior Project
Director, Gorgon Construction
Village and Brian Kelly, Country
Manager, Australia were
delighted to be invited to attend.
Moma Sands Moves on
K
entz is currently
working on the
electrical, control
and instrumentation
contract for the Moma
Sands Expansion Project in
Mozambique. Kentz’s scope
includes the supply and
installation of all associated
electrics including cabling
and cable support systems,
lighting, small power and the
installation and commissioning
of all associated control and
instrumentation.
In September 2011, Kentz
successfully completed the Wet
Concentrated Plant (WCP) A
Upgrade, during a shutdown at
the Moma Mineral Sands Mine
in Nampula Province, northern
Mozambique.
The upgrade of the WCP A
forms part of the overall Moma
Sands Expansion Project
at the Moma Mine which is
owned by Irish-based Kenmare
Resources. This project, in
addition to the WCP A Upgrade,
will see the erection of a second
Wet Concentrator Plant, a
Wet High Intensity Magnetic
Separation Plant (WHIMS),
and an upgrade of the existing
Mineral Separation Plant (MSP)
and product storage facilities, as
well as upgrades to overall site
infrastructure. The expansion
project will increase the mine’s
capacity by an additional 50
per cent to 1.2 million tonnes of
ilmenite per annum.
The expansion
project will
increase
the mine’s
capacity by an
additional 50
per cent to 1.2
million tonnes
of ilmenite
per annum
The construction phase of
the project commenced in
April 2011 and completion is
scheduled for September 2012.
+ Moma Sands Shutdown Crew
The Chevron-operated Gorgon
Project is the largest single
resource project in Australia’s
history. A major component of
the Project involves building
a liquefied natural gas (LNG)
and domestic gas plant on
Barrow Island, a remote island
approximately 60 km off the
North West coast of Australia.
The forum attendees included
senior management of the LNG
plant Engineering Procurement
Contractor management
consortium, Kellogg Joint
Venture Gorgon, comprising
KBR, Clough, Hatch and JGC
and other key contractors
including Kentz.
Bringing these leaders from
across Australia and around
the world together on Barrow
Island was a unique event. It
demonstrated the commitment
of each of these leaders to
work together to achieve an
outstanding safety performance
on the Gorgon Project and to
strive for a new standard for
construction safety in Australia.
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At the conclusion of the two
days every attendee signed
a Commitment Statement
to a ‘Step Change in Safety
Leadership Accountability.’
+ Australia
+ (L-R), Hugh O’Donnell, Advisor to Kentz,
Tommy Drumm, Senior Project Director
Gorgon Construction Village, Christian
Brown, Chief Executive Officer and Brian
Kelly, Country Manager, Australia
+ Kentz Group News
Key safety messaging:
• We need to lead by
example and demonstrate
a visible commitment to
safety performance.
• We all share a common
goal – that everyone
working on our project
goes home safely and
unharmed at the end of
every day.
• As leaders, we need to
set the example and work
rigorously to ensure we are
delivering not the biggest
or best project, but the
safest project.
• We are all safety leaders –
each and every one of us.
+ Kentz Group News
+ Mozambique
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Safety
Success
around
the World
+ Pluto SWI, project team
the project for their positive
approach towards safety. Rudi
also gave special thanks to
Barry Geldenhuys, Safety
Manager, and his professional
team for their efforts.
Congratulations
to the team
and may
their success
continue.
Pluto SWI,
Western
Australia
+ Ambatovy Nickel and Cobalt Mining Project
Amazing
Ambatovy
Kentz in Madagascar is proud
to have recently achieved over
7 million man-hours without a
Lost Time Incident (LTI) on the
Ambatovy Nickel and Cobalt
Mining Project.
At the peak of construction,
manpower was approximately
3,000 employees, made up
of 450 expatriates, 650 locals
and 1,900 Filipinos,who have
been hard at work constructing
a refinery and power plant in
tough sub-tropical conditions.
The array of complexities around
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the construction presented
unique challenges for the project
team who did an excellent job in
maintaining exceptional safety
standards.
In South Africa, Kentz’s
Secunda 59 – 17th Stream
Reformer Project recently
achieved 1.3 million manhours without a Lost Time
Incident (LTI).
All construction installation
activities have been completed
on the project and Kentz is now
busy working on client punch
items and hydro test piping
systems. The commissioning
team will then clean and bring
all systems sold into operation.
Insulation and painting is also
still in progress. The project is
expected to reach completion by
the end of March 2012.
Rudi Boshoff, Project
Construction Manager,
expressed his delight at this
fantastic achievement for the
project team, as the preliminary
project target was one million
man-hours. He thanked
all supervisors working on
Rudi Boshoff
Project Construction Manager
This significant safety milestone
was achieved by putting safety
at the forefront of every task and
engaging the entire project’s
employees to be open and
honest with safety concerns and
promote exchange of ideas for
continuous improvements.
Colin Long, Project Manager,
recently commented that “This
achievement is down to the
efforts of each individual on
the Ambatovy project. The
unwavering safety-focused
attitudes of employees
contributed towards Kentz
achieving the over 7 million
LTI-free man-hours milestone in
Madagascar. Congratulations to
each person on the project, we
salute every one of you.”
+ Kentz
Kentz’s Pluto Site Wide
Instrumentation Project (SWI),
situated on the North-west coast
of Western Australia, achieved
a major milestone in December
2011 of 500,000 man-hours, lost
time and recordable injury free.
The project started in February
2010 and has successfully
completed over 9,000
instrument loops, commissioned
80% of the systems on site and
is in the final stages of closing
out the commissioning on the
Pluto LNG plant.
Secunda 59,
South Africa
The project is extremely proud
of this accomplishment and
recognised the event with
issuing all the teams involved
with Kentz-branded cooler bags.
+ Secunda 59 – 17th Stream Reformer Project
+ Kentz Team celebrating 6.8 million man-hour LTI
+ Kentz Group News
+ Kentz Group News
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“Kentz has operated in
Western Australia for 26 years
and currently employees in
excess of 850 Australian staff
in the region. This was a logical
step for us to take to support
and develop the talent that
exists here. We hope this group
of apprentices will continue to
work for Kentz for many years
to come”
+ Kentz’s Apprenticeship Group, Australia, 2011
Brian Kelly, Country Manager, Australia
+ Brian Kelly, Country Manager, Australia presents tool bag to Jason Hamilton, apprentice
Kentz in Australia is proud to announce
the launch of its new apprenticeship
programme rolled out at the end of 2011.
The programme has been developed by
Kentz together with the Balcatta College
of Electrical Training (CET) and successful
applicants are enrolled in a Certificate III
in Electrotechnology course. The course
has been designed around a four-year
apprenticeship with the flexibility to
expand the number of participants as the
demand for apprentice roles increases.
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+ Australia
+ Kentz Group News
Kentz offers a supportive
environment in partnership with
CET where the apprentices can
grow and develop their skills
and knowledge to the highest
level. As part of the programme,
apprentices will be provided
with on-the-job training, ongoing mentoring and a tailored
development plan to ensure
their success in the industry.
All Kentz employees on projects
in Western Australia were given
the opportunity to apply to the
programme and were also
able to recommend members
of their family and friends.
Applicants were subjected to a
challenging assessment as well
as a behavioural interview. The
programme received a huge
amount of interest and in early
November, 16 candidates were
selected to be part of the first
intake of the apprenticeship
programme.
The course kicked off with
the group of apprentices
taking part in a team-building
exercise, followed by a threeday induction which focused
on the Kentz’s core values
of Safety, Teamwork and
Reputation. The official launch
took place at the Parmelia
Hilton Hotel in Perth on 22nd
November 2011. The new
apprentices had the opportunity
to mingle with members of the
Kentz senior management
from around the Group as
well as the Balcatta College of
Electrical Training team, clients
from various projects, trade
union representatives and
friends of Kentz.
Mr Peter Collier, the Minister
for Energy, Training and
Workforce Development;
Indigenous Affairs, sent a
message of encouragement
to the apprentices on the day
of the launch: “I congratulate
individual apprentices for
recognising the importance of
gaining a trade qualification that
will significantly benefit their
own future careers and will also
benefit the economy of Western
Australia. I strongly encourage
you to make the most of this
wonderful opportunity, and I wish
you the very best of success for
the future.”
+ Kentz Group News
The programme also includes
the leadership of five mentors
whose experience in the
electrical field ranges from 13 to
40 years. The mentors attended
mentorship training earlier in
the week. At the launch, Helena
Dempsey, Principal Advisor
for Learning and Development
in Australia, commended the
mentors for offering to share
their time and experience with
the apprentices.
The successfully-appointed
mentors are: Luke Ballantine,
Supervisor on Henderson
Gorgon Project; Ernie Sharpe,
Supervisor on Worsley Project;
Geoffrey Horsepool, Supervisor
on Pluto; Lambertus Marias,
Supervisor on Pluto and Zak
Griffiths, Supervisor on Gorgon
Construction Village.
+ Australia
Kentz employs 64 different
nationalities worldwide and is
delighted to have appointed
three successful Indigenous
Australians on the programme
and one female apprentice. The
second intake is due to begin
before the end of 2012.
Brian Kelly, Country Manager,
Australia had the following
words to say at the launch:
“Kentz has operated in Western
Australia for 26 years and
currently employees in excess of
850 Australian staff in the region.
This was a logical step for us to
take to support and develop the
talent that exists here. We hope
this group of apprentices will
continue to work for Kentz for
many years to come.”
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Bright
Young
Things
Kentz employees
interested in learning
more about the
programme should
talk with their regional
Human Resources
Manager to see if they
are eligible.
+ Kentz Cohort 2 Post-Graduate Certificate and Diploma in
Management and Leadership
Nearly three years ago Kentz approached
Nottingham Trent University to establish an
in-company postgraduate masters programme
to develop managers across the Group. Here
Dr Polly Pick, Programme Leader for the MSc
Management and Leadership at Nottingham
Business School talks about working with Kentz.
T
Dr Polly Pick
Programme Leader for the MSc
Management and Leadership at
Nottingham Business School
+ Page 18
he MSc Management
and Leadership was
launched with its
first cohort of Kentz
managers in Nottingham
in September 2010. We
were asked to develop an
MSc programme to meet
the particular needs of the
Company. We had run many
similar programmes before,
but the demanding roles
and geographic spread of
the managers at whom the
programme was aimed offered
us some particular challenges.
Working closely with Kentz
to identify its priorities for
developing key individuals we
arrived at a programme with
short intensive study blocks,
which runs twice a year, and
an overall strategic focus
to assessments which give
students the chance to explore
issues of genuine importance to
the Company from a variety of
functional perspectives.
often stress the importance of
internationalisation and global
markets, and Kentz operates
in a sector where there are
dramatic extremes for managers
to deal with. It is really exciting
for us to be able to launch a
discussion where individuals can
pitch in with their experiences
dealing with contrasting cultures
and environments from all over
the world.
consultancy projects, in which
students explore opportunities
and issues within organisations.
Kentz participants and their
tutors have been given really
good access to issues and
genuine business improvement
opportunities within the
Company, and managers at all
levels have been very supportive
and helpful about sharing their
knowledge and experience.
We started working with Kentz
at a particularly interesting
time. Since the start of our
initial discussions the Company
has undergone a period of
impressive growth, and become
a publically listed company.
A number of opportunities
have arisen, meaning that
the Company has needed
to balance the tensions of
delivering excellent local service
with the need to deploy greater
consistency across a growing
global organisation.
Kentz is a really interesting
company for us to be working
with. Business educationalists
A feature of Nottingham
Business School masters
programmes is real life
The participants on the course
have been selected because
they already have considerable
experience and expertise
in their particular roles. The
people we have seen so far I
would say share various key
characteristics; they are all
very self-reliant, with a keen
interest in improving their
effectiveness and meeting the
challenges of their developing
roles. The MSc programme
brings together groups of
students from a diverse range
of countries, backgrounds
and functional areas. Kentz
students seem to work together
exceptionally well, discussing
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+ Kentz Group News
Back Row (L-R): Willem Furter, Process Engineer, South
Africa, Michael Barnes, Senior Electrical Engineer, South
Africa; Danie De Kock, Country HR/IR Manager, South
Africa; Michael Naughton, Group Financial Manager,
Corporate; Ramachandra Gosavi, EPC Support Manager,
Saudi Arabia, Darren Gavin, Project Engineering Manager,
Qatar; Aiden McGrath, Senior Buyer, Qatar; Gwen O’Neill,
Group HR Development Manager, Corporate; Hernando
Pangilinan, Lead Engineer, Qatar.
Front Row (L-R): Dr. Polly Pick, Programme Leader, NTU;
David Boland, Manager, South Africa; Shane Kelly, Project
Engineer, Qatar; Enda Corcoran, Australia; Ian O’Driscoll,
Project Engineer, Qatar; Brian Ross, Construction
Superintendent, Australia; Adrian Walsh, Mechanical
Superintendent, Russia
issues and problems we set
them vociferously and with
great enthusiasm, which
means they are always a
pleasure to teach.
What we aim to give students on
our programmes is the ability to
use more objective, theoretical
approaches to issues, which
can help managers to uncover
hidden assumptions, and allow
for a more creative analysis
and problem solving. The range
of assessed activities requires
students to take an interest in
the organisation above and
beyond their own role and their
own country, and encourages
them to liaise with others on the
course and to research areas
they are unfamiliar with by
talking to managers elsewhere.
This exploration of their own
organisation ensures that the
students on the programme
have gained visibility within
the Company. Some have had
articles published, some of them
have been tasked with interesting
development activities, and some
have been promoted.
The course benefits the
organisation in a number of
ways. The first and simplest
of these is to bring together
managers from across the
organisation, whilst at the
same time taking them away
from the day-to-day demands
of their roles.
Students attend two study
blocks per year, and each year
one of these is in Nottingham
and the other one is based near
the Company’s operations.
Study blocks in Nottingham
allow students the opportunity
to come together, away from
their everyday responsibilities,
and consider the organisation
more objectively. They are able
to use the University library
and other facilities in person,
allowing them to research their
assignments thoroughly and
with access to support staff.
Nottingham based study blocks
also allow us the chance to
use a variety of lecturers and
professors, giving the students
access to experts in a range
+ Kentz Group News
of business disciplines. Study
blocks further afield, located
near Kentz operational centres
allow us to gain valuable input
from Kentz managers based
Group reports were fed back
in mid-February and will offer
practical recommendations
and implementation plans for
future improvement. Through
“Kentz students seem to work
together exceptionally well,
discussing issues and problems
we set them vociferously and
with great enthusiasm, which
means they are always a
pleasure to teach.”
Dr Polly Pick
near or visiting particular
locations.
Early this year we completed
a Consultancy module in
Dubai, where the groups
considered projects presented
by Kentz managers on
safety improvement and
asset management, both key
challenges for the Company.
+ Kentz
these projects we have seen
that participants completing
the Nottingham Business
School MSc Management and
Leadership not only grow as
individuals but have contributed
tangible benefits to the
Company as well.
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Maintenance
and Shutdowns
Go Global
T
he Kentz Maintenance
and Shutdowns
Division of the
Technical Support
Services (TSS) Business Unit
is poised to enter a new and
exciting phase of its history
in the coming year. Headed
up by the newly-appointed
Global Business Unit Manager,
Carlo Marengo, and supported
by Jason English, Global
Maintenance and Shutdowns
Business Development
Manager and Wayne Dos
Santos Niz, Global Maintenance
and Shutdowns Commercial
and Contracts Manager, the
team has developed an exciting
global expansion strategy.
Carlo Marengo has been
with Kentz for over 15 years
and brings with him a wealth
of experience in project
management, with specific
emphasis in operations support
to major oil and gas upstream
and downstream clients in a
maintenance, shutdowns and
brown-field projects capacity.
Carlo has spent the last
five years as Business Unit
Manager of the South African
Maintenance and Shutdowns
Division and during this time has
grown the business consistently
year-on-year. This success has
been realised through focus
on business development,
infrastructural support
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Here Carlo Marengo,
Global Business Unit
Manager, Maintenance and
Shutdowns answers our
questions:
mechanisms development
and resource capacity and
growth. Carlo will be taking on
the lead role of international
business development and
ultimately providing support to
the operational opportunities
that arise.
Wayne Dos Santos Niz has
also been with Kentz for over
15 years and has taken up the
position of Global Maintenance
and Shutdowns Commercial
and Contracts Manager. As
Regional Commercial and
Contracts Manager, Wayne
has been instrumental
in facilitating the growth
within the Maintenance and
Shutdowns business over the
last five years. He brings with
him extensive international
experience in the commercial,
contractual, proposals and
estimations field and will be
focusing on supporting the
global business unit expansion
both during development and
execution phases.
+ Petro SA, 2009
Q: What is your vision for the
maintenance and shutdowns
global business unit
expansion?
Jason English has been
with Kentz for over 10 years
and moves into the position
of Global Maintenance
and Shutdowns Business
Development Manager. Jason
has extensive experience in
contract administration, project
management and execution
and brings a dynamic energy
to the business development
initiative. His primary focus
going forward will be to pursue
suitable international growth
opportunities and facilitate the
effort to win new contracts in
new locations.
A. The global expansion
strategy has been developed
over the last number of months
to build on the experience
and history of the existing
Maintenance and Shutdowns
business unit, while also
leveraging other opportunities
from within the TSS,
Construction and Specialist
EPC Business Units.
The growth strategy therefore
focuses on four main
areas - inter-business unit
synergies, leveraging client
relationships, new areas of
business development and
capacity management. Our
vision is to grow the business
internationally, as an extension
of the services that Kentz is
already providing to clients
worldwide, while also exploring
new ventures based on our
extensive track record in
servicing major oil and gas
projects.
What differentiates Kentz’s
offering in this area?
A. Kentz’s vast experience in the
chemical, hydro carbons, forest
products, metals and mining
industries, has demonstrated
that we can undertake the
most demanding shutdown
construction projects, completing
the work within the time frame,
whilst conforming to strict quality
standards, cost effectiveness
and safety standards.
There are a number of areas
where Kentz is involved with
greenfield and brownfield
projects, which present excellent
opportunities for us to offer our
suite of services. Further within
the TSS business unit, there
are a number of major facilities
where we are currently providing
completions and commissioning
services; these are the types of
opportunities that we intend to
pursue and convert into ongoing
Maintenance and Shutdown
contracts in the operational
expenditure (opex) phase of
projects.
Q. How transportable is your
business worldwide and
how would you leverage the
existing client base to grow
an international business?
+ Natref, 2011
+ Kentz
+ Kentz Group News
and Kentz’s reputation travels
internationally within our
industry. Our main focus now
is to understand where we
can be competitive, where
we can leverage our skills
and form synergies and
working relationships with our
various partners and clients.
Maintenance and shutdowns
type work is very much built
around alignment with clients’
strategies and this will be our
priority.
Q. How important are client
relationships when it comes
to Opex-type work?
A. Sound client relationships
based on safety performance,
quality of workmanship
and ability to execute, are
fundamental to being able
to perform opex-type work.
Clients need certainty when
it comes to plant integrity
and right-first-time-on-time is
the only option. Kentz prides
itself on its reputation, its
dedication to an incident-free
workplace and providing a
proven Quality Management
System. We can market our
opex services based on the
sound relationships that have
been forged over the years by
the Construction and Specialist
EPC Business Units.
Q. What are the fundamental
differences and difficulties
in the international business
development approach and
how can you overcome
these?
A. The main difference when
pursuing maintenance and
shutdown type opportunities
is the terms of contract, in that
most clients take a mediumto long-term view on their
maintenance and shutdown
strategies. Hence, many
contracts are awarded on a fiveyear or even 10-year basis. On
the down-side, this may mean
that these contracts do not
come up for bidding too often;
however, a longer term business
strategy can be built in new
areas around contracts that run
for longer terms.
Q. What challenges do
you face with capacity
management and how do you
intend dealing with this?
A. Capacity management
is vital to facilitate the
growth of our business
internationally. This, coupled
with infrastructural support
mechanisms, allows us to
accelerate the training of
existing and new employees on
the unique way of our business.
Our focus, therefore, is to
provide an environment which
attracts and retains high calibre
employees. The environment
must provide the necessary
opportunities, challenges,
rewards and success platforms
for employees that join the
Kentz family.
We have also seen that
clients’ maintenance strategies
vary quite considerably, thus
requiring us to be flexible in
our approach. This, in certain
cases, requires us to work with
specialist service providers
and/or local partners. Each
case is unique and challenging,
both from a developmental and
operational perspective.
A. As you know, the world
has become a small place
+ Kentz Group News
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Successful Completion
on RALF
K
entz in Qatar achieved
a major milestone
when it handed over
of the Receiving and
Loading Facility (RALF) Project
to the Laffan Refinery Company
last year.
Kentz was the EPC Contractor
on the project and Mr. Salman
Ashkanani, Venture Manager for
Laffan Refinery congratulated
Kentz on its successful and
timely completion of the project.
The project was also completed
without a single Lost Time
Incident (LTI), consolidating
Qatargas’s reputation for world
class safety performance.
Extending his congratulations to
both the project team and Kentz
on this key milestone for the
State of Qatar, Mr. Ashkanani
stated: “This achievement was
the result of solid commitment,
professionalism and the
dedicated teamwork between
the Project Management
Team and Kentz as the EPC
Contractor.” James Moore, Chief
Operating Officer, Specialist
EPC Business Unit, thanked
Mr. Ashkanani and the Project
Management Team for its
support throughout the entire
project and recognised the
effective teamwork that had
made the job a success.
New Talent and People
Development officer
In June 2011, Laffan Refinery
Company officially handed over
the Receiving and Loading
Facility to the operators, Qatar
Fuel (WOQOD). Mr. Ashkanani
stated that “The project had
been delivered on schedule
within the approved budget”
and that “the successful start-up
and handover of this project
marks an important milestone
in the State of Qatar’s strategic
vision as well as a resounding
success for the Laffan Refinery
Company”. WOQOD will
operate the facility to supply
the domestic market, affording
Qatar greater hydrocarbon
self-sufficiency and reducing its
reliance on imports.
James Moore,
Chief Operating
Officer,
Specialist
EPC Business
Unit, thanked
Mr. Ashkanani
and the Project
Management
Team for
its support
throughout the
entire project.
+ Receiving and Loading Facility Prohect, Qatar
Standing (L-R): Bernard
D’Souza, Project Manager
and Neil Bonner, RALF
Project Manager
K
entz is delighted
to announce the
appointment of Sharon
Paul to the newlycreated role of Group Talent and
People Development Officer.
Sharon Paul
Group Talent and People
Development Officer
Sharon joined Kentz in January
2012 and has responsibility
for Kentz’s global Human
Resources function and
talent management, including
employee recruitment, retention,
performance management,
training and development. She
will be based in Houston, Texas,
reporting directly to the Chief
Executive, Christian Brown.
Sharon also sees an opportunity
to leverage Kentz’s brand as a
top employer in our industry to
attract high quality talent in our
global markets and match our
business growth expectations.
Another area of focus will be
to strengthen our process EPC
capabilities and the matrix
functions to continue delivery of
best-in-class services.
Sharon has over 25 years of
Human Resources’ experience
in the oil and gas and
environmental industries. Prior
to joining Kentz, she spent nine
years at Mustang Engineering,
a Wood Group Company, where
she held the position of VicePresident of Organisational
Development and Global
Human Resources. She holds
a Master of Science degree in
Organisational Science from
Villanova University and a
Bachelors of Science degree in
Business Administration from
Messiah College.
Christian Brown, Chief
Executive, commented: “Sharon
has an impressive track record
and deep passion for talent
management, which makes her
ideally suited to this newlycreated role in Kentz. The
Company has undergone a
period of significant growth and
the recruitment and retention
of the strongest people in the
industry is more critical than
ever to the success of our
business. I am delighted to
welcome Sharon on board
and believe she will be an
invaluable addition to the senior
management team and to the
future of the organisation.”
Sharon’s initial focus within her
new role will be to expand and
enhance Kentz’s training and
development programmes,
with an aim to be the best in
the industry. This will involve
implementing robust talent
management tools and systems
to facilitate Kentz’s effectiveness
in managing and developing its
people to their fullest potential.
Sitting (L-R): James Moore,
Chief Operating Officer,
Specialist EPC Business Unit
and Salman Ashkanani,
Laffan Refinery Venture
Manager signing the Provisional
Acceptance Certificate
accepting completion of the
RALF Project from Kentz
Tina Smith recently joined
Kentz as the Executive
Assistant to Sharon and will
be based in the Houston
office. Tina brings over 25
years’ experience in the oil and
gas industry in administrative
roles supporting marketing,
business development,
office management, project
administration and executive
assistance.
Tina Smith
Executive Assistant
To make contact with
Sharon Paul’s office,
please email Tina Smith on
tina.smith@kentz.com
“The Company has undergone
a period of significant growth
and the recruitment and
retention of the strongest
people in the industry is
more critical than ever to the
success of our business”
Christian Brown, Chief Executive
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+ Qatar
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+ USA
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KTS Strikes Again
K
entz Training
Solutions (KTS),
in Vanderbijlpark,
South Africa,
recently received the Best
Training Partner Award at
the 2011 Annual Siemens
Industry Automation Partner
Award ceremony held in
Johannesburg. The award was
presented by Des Burrows,
General Manager, Service
Delivery, Siemens and received
on behalf of Kentz Training
Solutions by Jaco Nortje,
Training Specialist, Specialist
EPC Business Unit.
Siemens initiated “The Best
Training Partner” award in
2008. This is the second year
in a row that Kentz Training
Solutions has earned this major
Ethics
Column
achievement. There are various
criteria considered for a Training
Partner to qualify and receive
this award. They include being
an ambassador for Siemens,
the amount of income generated
from royalties, innovation and
the number of different courses
offered by the partner. Motivated
and loyal trainers willing to
present SIemensTRAINing,
(SITRAIN) are eligible
candidates for the award.
Kentz
congratulates
the team,
Jaco Nortje
and Kallie
Bodenstein,
Training
Specialists of
Kentz Training
Solutions
Kentz Integrated Solutions
Management and staff
congratulate the professional
team, Jaco Nortje and
Kallie Bodenstein, Training
Specialists, on their
achievement and wish them
every success for the future.
Back row (L-R): Des Burrows,
(Siemens), Hennie Engela,
Regional EPC Business Unit
Manager.
Front row (L-R): Kallie
Bodenstein, KTS Training
Specialist, Jaco Nortje, KTS
Training Specialist
What
constitutes
Bribery?
As outlined in the Code of
Business Conduct, a bribe
is any gift, loan, payment or
other benefit offered, given or
received with the intention of
gaining a business advantage
or inducing improper conduct
by the person receiving it.
Specifically, this includes clients
or government officials who
have the potential to make
decisions favourable to Kentz
or one of its Group companies.
It may include excessive or
inappropriate hospitality. The
giving or receiving of such gifts,
Brief Career History
Joined Kentz in 1989 as a
qualified Electrician and has
worked on various projects
throughout the years. Promoted
to a Foreman in 1995 and
took up a Supervisor position
in 1998. Enrolled with UNISA
for a Management Diploma
in 2000-2002. In 2007, was
promoted to a Site Manager.
In 2009, enrolled with Revans
University for Executive Diploma
in Leadership and Management
Location
Secunda, South Africa
+ South Africa
+ Kentz Group News
Each situation will differ.
However, in essence, a gift
should not be of a value that
would or appear to influence an
individual’s decision. For both
gifts and hospitality, employees
should exercise good judgment
in deciding whether to accept or
offer them, and seek advice from
their managers if doubts arise.
In relation to the procurement
of materials, should employees
be offered inappropriate gifts
or hospitality from bidders or
vendors, then it should be
reported to their managers who
will decide if an existing contract
should be cancelled and/or to
remove the vendor from Kentz’s
list of qualified bidders.
Consistent with the rationale
behind non-acceptance of gifts,
accepting lavish hospitality
may create a conflict of interest
or appear to compromise the
integrity of an employee’s
decision in the selection of
bidder for the supply of goods
or related services. While
such courtesies may promote
successful working relationships
and goodwill, the frequency and
scale of hospitality received
by an employee (or immediate
family members) must not reach
a level whereby the employee
might reasonably be seen as
being influenced in a business
transaction.
The Code cannot outline
rules for every situation but
requires all employees to err
on the side of caution. If an
employee is in any doubt about
a given situation, he/she should
consult his/her line manager
who may, in turn, refer it to the
Group Compliance Officer. The
Group wants to prevent even
the appearance of bribery or
corruption in relation to Kentz,
as acts or allegations of bribery
can damage the Group’s
reputation.
Please submit your questions
about ethics and the Code
of Business Conduct to:
communications@kentz.com
Employee Profile
Reform Mathe
Position
Site Manager
+ Page 24
loans, payments or benefits,
both in relation to government
officials and private individuals,
is specifically prohibited, unless
they are only of a small token
nature, for example, a modest
promotional item.
Group Service
22 years
Date Of Birth
5th April 1967
Favourite Sport
Soccer, tennis, rugby
and swimming
Favourite Music
Gospel, R & B, rock and
zulu maskandi music
Nationality
South African
Family
Married to Linda, and has
two daughters, Patience and
Nomhle and one son, whose
name is S’Celo which means
‘gift’ in Zulu
Education
Diploma in Electrical
Engineering
+ Kentz Group News
Favourite Food
Not fussy, so guess anything
edible will do!
Favourite Drink
Hansa Pilsner
Greatest Influences
My father, work colleagues,
particularly Nick McCarthy,
Wonder Tshwane, Dave Parrott,
Mike Parrott and Joseph Keogh,
to name but a few. My family
+ South Africa
have been my greatest drive
to achieve my goals, but the
diversity and culture in my work
environment has been an even
greater motivation to expand my
perspective on people and life
and to appreciate what I have
today. I would like to express my
gratitude to my friends in Kentz
who have always been there
for me.
On Life & Career
I value my family, I like travelling
and love what I am doing.
Dislikes
I hate snakes and frogs.
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Medupi
Gives
Back
Exhibiting to
the World
the crèche, it comprised a single
building, fenced with five strands
of barbed wire fixed to wooden
posts. The fencing was not in
good order and the grounds
were bare, apart from two trees.
The crèche was connected to
the electricity supply, but there
was no running water or indoor
toilet or shower facilities. The
only toilet was outside in a
galvanised hut. There was a
mains water pipe on the road
that runs along the property
boundary but this was not
connected to the crèche.
The crèche had absolutely no
facilities to stimulate the children
or create play situations. Basic
necessities in terms of proper
hygiene and catering for young
children did not exist. The team
was also advised that delivery of
food by the Social Services and
Health Department was erratic,
often late and sometimes there
was no food.
The team was touched by
the conditions these children
were living in and decided to
The work
commenced
with the main
crèche building
receiving a
new roof, an
additional
office for the
headmaster
and three
indoor toilets
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D
uring 2011, the Kentz
Medupi Project team
in South Africa,
together with its client
GEA and main labour broker
Isizwe, participated in the
refurbishment of a crèche in
Ra-Seleka. Ra-Seleka is one
of the villages where most of
Kentz’s local employees reside,
so it was a great opportunity
for the Company to give back
to the local community. Seleka
comprises a total of 25 villages,
each with a population of
approximately 2,000.
town councillors and the local
Ladies’ Committee.
The grounds include a drop-in
centre and a separate crèche
facility catering for local children,
some of whom have been
affected by the HIV pandemic.
employ a local contractor from
the community to perform the
refurbishment work. The three
companies shared the cost
of the refurbishment and in
addition, Kentz purchased a
“jungle gym” for the children
to have some fun. The project
was initiated in late 2010 and
the first phase was completed
during 2011.
The refurbishment commenced
with the main crèche building
receiving a new roof, an
additional office for the
headmaster and three indoor
toilets. It was also completely repainted and new secure fencing
was put in place.The next step
will be to connect running water
to the building and fit out sinks,
a kitchen and storage units.
The members of Seleka
Traditional Council expressed
their thanks to Kentz on
behalf of the entire Seleka
village community and the
children are already enjoying
their new facilities.
K
entz recently exhibited
at the 20th World
Petroleum Congress
(WPC) which took
place in the Qatar National
Convention Centre in Doha,
Qatar from 4th to 8th December
2011 and was attended by over
8,000 senior executives from the
global oil and gas industry.
The week-long assembly
featured numerous industry
discussion sessions and topical
presentations. It provided a
fantastic opportunity for Kentz
senior management, and the
teams from throughout the
Middle East, to meet with so
many international and national
resource clients in one place.
Eddie Lewis, Group
Development Officer for
Kentz, commented: “We had
an extremely busy and
productive week at the WPC.
It was great to see so many
of our clients and friends from
the industry at our networking
reception and dropping by
the Kentz stand. I would
like to thank all the Kentz
management and staff for
their commitment to making
it such a success.”
There are approximately 60
children at the crèche, their ages
ranging from infants through
to six years old. At the time
of the visit, the facilities were
rudimentary and provided for the
very basic needs of the young
children. When the team visited
+ Seleka crèche under renovation
The project commenced with a
team comprising Chris Dumas,
Contract Manager, Nicol Kriek,
Industrial Relations Officer, and
Tom Leacy, Site Manager, going
to view the facilities at the Alice
crèche. While there, the team
met with the local chief, the
+ South Africa
Eddie Lewis
Group Development Officer
Mr. Okada, Chiyoda Middle East Representative based in Al-Khobar,
Saudi Arabia (left) and Mr. Mori, Chiyoda Overseas BD Representative based
in Yokohama (middle), Japan learning about Kentz from Jason McNamara, BD
Executive, Saudi Arabia (back) and Robbie Gaule, BD Executive, Qatar (right)
+ Kentz Group News
+ Kentz Group News
+ Qatar
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+ Maria Mphatsoe, Trainee Welder
I
n the last number of years,
Kentz has committed
time and resource to
implementing training
and development schemes
across its global operations.
The Company actively seeks
opportunities to improve its
performance and is committed
to contributing positively to
the communities in which it
operates. These programmes
also serve to address certain
skill shortages needed for the
successful development of
global resource projects.
Kentz Training Solutions, based
at its Chamdor fabrication
facility in the West Rand of
Johannesburg, was established
in March 2010. It offers less-
skilled workers from the local
area the opportunity to achieve
a certificate of accreditation
in a number of disciplines,
awarded by the Government’s
Manufacturing, Engineering
and Related Services SETA
or Sector Education and
Training Authority. Currently,
the facility enlists over 80
trainees in disciplines ranging
from pipe-fitters, boilermakers,
semi-automatic welders and
electricians, all of whom have
the possibility to progress to
certified status.
In January 2012, Kentz Training
Solutions obtained an ISO 3834
accreditation, an internationallyrecognised standard and
accreditation body that sets
out mandated protocols for
manufacturers to meet in order
to comply with best practice
in their welding operations.
The Chamdor Fabrication and
Training Facility is one of only a
handful of African suppliers who
have managed to obtain this
world class accreditation.
Hayley Barker, Regional
Human Resources Manager for
Africa,has been instrumental
in the delivery of the training
centre at the Chamdor facility.
Hayley, who has worked for
Kentz for over 20 years, is
passionate about training and
development. She commented:
“The Chamdor facility is not just
about upskilling a few people
from the local area, it is about
building a long-term sustainable
benefit to our industry; to
meet project requirements
throughout South Africa and
neighbouring countries, and to
ensure a higher competency
level of workmanship on all
projects. There are many
associated benefits to this,
including a more socially and
geographically-mobile workforce
and more importantly for Kentz,
a significant improvement in
standards of safety, as well as
the overall quality of work.”
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+ South Africa
Below (L-R): Shadrack Dlamini,
Welder; Justice Notshitomboni,
Boilermaker; David Modise, Pipe Fitter;
Jacob Ncibisane, Welder and Aubrey
Mokwena, Welder, Chamdor Fabrication
Facility
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“The Chamdor
facility is not
just about
upskilling a few
people from the
local area, it is
about building
a long-term
sustainable
benefit to our
industry”
Hayley Barker, Regional Human
Resources Manager for Africa
The Chamdor facility boasts a
23,735m² complex including
a training bay, two fabrication
shops and a lay-down area.
It has been the backbone of
the supply chain for piping
and spools for a number of
important projects in the region
including Vale (Moatize Coal
Mine, Mozambique), Rio Tinto
(Tails Treatment Plant, Richards
Bay), Foster Wheeler SA (Fisher
Tropsch Wax Expansion Project,
Sasolburg), GEA (Medupi Power
Station, Lephlale) and Sastech
and Fluor (GHERRs project,
Secunda).
Chamdor provides quality
assured fabrication of the
highest standards and with
all auxiliary components and
available resources, it is able
to deliver between 20,000
and 35,000 welding diameter
inches per month. Recent
upgrades include two large
and two small column-and-boom welding machines, new
welding manipulators and
rotating equipment, all of which
are utilised in the fabrication
of cylindrical ducting and
structures of large diameters.
Kentz continues to invest in the
facility and is fully committed to
growing its potential further, to
ensure that it plays a pivotal role
in delivery requirements of the
African region in the future.
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+ Rebios Ntshangase, Spool Locator
+ South Africa
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During 2011,
Kentz formed a
partnership with
the global charity
WaterAid, whose
vision is a world
where everyone
has access to
safe water and
sanitation.
communities and reducing the
number of people with access
to clean water and improved
sanitation. During 2011,
WaterAid worked with eight
local partners in five regions
of Madagascar to dramatically
improve health and quality of
life of more than 40,000
individuals through improved
access to safe water and
hygienic sanitation facilities.
L
ike Kentz, WaterAid
operates in over 27
countries including India,
Madagascar, Papua
New Guinea and Mozambique.
Working in some of the world’s
poorest communities, WaterAid
transforms lives by improving
access to safe water, hygiene
and sanitation. WaterAid works
with partner organisations to
provide practical technology and
sustainable solutions which are
cost-effective and fit-for-purpose.
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can play a vital role
in keeping children in
education and disseminating
hygiene messages to the
wider community, thus reducing
incidences of diarrhoea
caused by dirty water and poor
sanitation
WaterAid and its partners work
with local communities to build
water points and latrines and
give simple engineering training
and promote good hygiene
practices. Working in schools
After meeting with the WaterAid
team and hearing about the
fantastic work they do across
the globe, Kentz decided to
support WaterAid projects in
Madagascar and India. Kentz
is currently working on the
Ambatovy Nickel and Cobalt
Mining Project in Madagascar
and hires a large proportion
of its workforce from different
regions of India.
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Read more below about
how Kentz’s funding helped
WaterAid make a difference in
these countries during 2011.
Madagascar
Madagascar is one of the
poorest countries in the world.
Water supply coverage is
41 per cent and only 11 per
cent of the country is covered
with sanitation. As a result,
69 per cent of the population
lives below the poverty line,
economic activity is reduced and
education levels are low.
Madagascar is highly
susceptible to cyclones, often
adversely affecting its poorest
WaterAid works with local
partner organisations who
understand local issues, to
ensure the sustainability of
its projects. In Madagascar,
WaterAid has worked with
communities to explore ways
of building facilities resilient
to extreme weather events,
including cyclones and flooding.
In 2011, 45 community workers,
41 teachers and 88 new
community water and sanitation
engineers have been trained to
maintain the facilities.
In Analamanga, WaterAid
hosted a Scout Camp, where
Scouts from all regions of
Madagascar came together
to learn about the effects of
access to clean water, sanitation
and hygiene practices on
the livelihoods within their
communities. WaterAid provided
communications materials
and ran educational activities
during the camp.
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India
India’s economy is the fourth
largest in the world, yet vast
inequalities and poverty
continue to exist. WaterAid’s
work in India aims to support
service delivery of water and
sanitation facilities to the
poorest communities and to
support State programmes
and key stakeholders in the
water and sanitation sector to
deliver sustainable health and
hygiene benefits. WaterAid
also works to influence policies
so that poor and socially
excluded communities are able
to demand their rights to water
and sanitation, ensuring that its
work has a sustainable, longterm impact.
During 2011, the Orissa
State organised a hygiene
campaign in 63,000 primary and
secondary schools, reaching
over 400,000 people with clean
water and improved sanitation.
Models of community-led solid
water management system;
menstrual hygiene and water
quality projects have been
established and replicated by
the Government in Jharkhand,
Utar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh.
affected by the Tsunami of
2003. Initially, WaterAid focused
on creating clean water and
sanitation to address the
immediate needs. In later years,
emphasis moved on to hygiene
promotion and facilitating
community management
systems. A community-led solid
waste management system
was implemented and now the
community pays 20 rupees
(approx. 30p) per month, per
household for solid waste
management, which covers the
salaries of the workers involved.
Kentz is proud to be aligned
with WaterAid and its aspirations
to make a sustainable
difference to the thousands
of people’s lives every year
by giving them access to
basic services through simple
engineering solutions. We look
forward to developing
our involvement further in
the coming year.
For more information go to:
www.wateraid.org.
Photos: WaterAid/Dieter Telemans
The village of Chinnavilai,
Kanyakumari District, Tamil
Nadu in India and the
surrounding villages were
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New Year,
New Place
I
n late 2011, Kentz in Russia
initiated a Christmas appeal
to provide funding to support
a local orphanage. Peter
Ross, Country Manager, Russia,
appealed to all employees
located at both the office and
all project sites to dig deep for
the benefit of the local children.
In return, Kentz committed to
match the collective donation
made by all employees.
Svetlana Egorova, Regional
Branding Co-ordinator found
an orphanage located in the
small village of Gornozavodsk,
south-west of Yuzhnoover, two
hours’ drive from the Kentz
Yuzhno office.
beneficial as all physical
education and sporting activities
had stopped due to lack of
equipment. In addition to indoor
equipment, Kentz also donated
winter equipment such as ice
skates, skis and sledges.
Working in conjunction with the
management of the orphanage,
Svetlana assessed the most
pressing requirements and
it was decided that sports
equipment would be most
With all donations gratefully
received, the Kentz team
also decided to organise
individual Christmas presents
for the 100 children resident
in the orphanage, along with
a traditional Christmas tree
complete with its customary
lights and decorations.
On Monday 19thDecember,
Kentz’s Senior Management
travelled to the Orphanage
to present the gifts directly to
the children. In attendance
were Mike Murphy, Chief
Operating Officer, Technical
Support Services; Eoghan
O’Sullivan, Financial Manager
of Kentz Russia; Tom Leacy,
+ (L-R): Peter Ross, Kentz Country Manager, Vova, 9-year old boy
and Eoghan O’Sullivan, Finance Manager of Kentz Russia.
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+ Russia
+ Kentz Group News
Project Director of Kentz COE
project; and Peter Ross, who
were all treated to an amazing
performance of songs and
dance by the children and staff
of the orphanage before all toys
and gifts were distributed.
Mike Murphy and Peter Ross
both spoke on behalf of Kentz
and expressed their happiness
at being able to contribute
to the children’s Christmas
celebrations. Mike Murphy also
presented a digital camera
to Irina Sin, Director of the
Orphanage, as a token of
appreciation of her hard work
and dedication to the lives of
the children there. It was all
fun and games then as each
child was presented with their
individual presents.
+ Tom Leacy, Project Director, assisting
children to assemble their toys
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I
n late December 2011, the
Kentz USA office moved to
a new building in Houston,
Texas. The new office,
located at 1800 West Loop
South, Suite 1800, Houston, is
a larger space to accommodate
the growing US-based team.
This office move was just in time
for the New Year and welcomes
new employees, Sharon Paul
and Tina Smith.
Kentz has been operating in the
United States since 1995 and
the Technical Support Services
team continues to work on a
number of projects there for
ExxonMobil. Michael Costello,
Regional Development Director
for the Americas hopes to host
an official office opening in
the coming months for valued
clients and friends of Kentz we’ll keep you posted!
Back row (L -R): James Clarke, Group Vice-President, Strategic Development,
Dwayne Weenk, TSS Business Unit Manager Americas, Michael Costello, Regional
Development Director, Americas, Darrell Breaux,TSS Business Executive.
Front row (L-R): Eddie Lewis,Group Development Officer, Tina Smith, Executive
Assistant, and Philip Larkin, Business Development Executive.
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Meetourteam
W
elcome to the
new Meet our
Team feature;
in each edition,
you will be introduced to a new
selection of employees based
on one of Kentz’s projects
around the world.
For this first edition, we
are meeting some of the
team from the Barrick Gold
Pueblo Viejo Project in the
Dominican Republic, located
in Sanchez Ramirez Province,
approximately 100 km northnorthwest of Santo Domingo,
the capital city. This project
falls under the Construction
Business Unit and Kentz is
presently working on two
separate contracts on the
K570 North Side and K574
South Side. The portfolio
mainly consists of construction
activities for the electrical and
instrumentation installation on
the facility. The client is Pueblo
Viejo Dominicana Corporation
(PVDC), of which Barrick holds
a 60 per cent interest and is the
operator, with Goldcorp owning
the remaining interest.
As of February 2012, the project
team achieved 1.7 million manhours without a Lost Time Injury
(LTI).The project commenced in
October 2010 and is scheduled
to be completed by April 2012,
with the goal of maintaining
zero LTIs.
Alvaro Mendez
My name is Alvaro and I am a
QAQC Manager. I am originally
from Colombia, in South
America. I have two boys,
aged four and nine years old,
with my lovely wife Clara. If
someone asked me to define
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this experience in one word, I
would say unforgettable. I have
already participated in several
projects for Kentz in the Middle
East and I can say I really enjoy
the challenges. I enjoy working
with a team of capable and
competent people, who I try
to learn from and also teach
whenever I can. Furthermore,
this country offers a variety of
places to visit, very similar to
the northern coast of my own
country. Despite being a two
and a half hour flight from home,
I try to make up all the time that
I can to my family. They make
videos and take photographs for
me to look at in my spare time.
What I miss most is Clara’s
cooking. In my spare time, I
study languages, read, make
model airplanes and I am also
interested in astronomy.
Alan Curtin
My name is Alan, and I am a
Construction Manager from
Ireland. I have one son named
Jamie. I have been working
away from home for the past
18 months and it has been a
challenge adapting and dealing
with varied cultures, but a
positive experience. The things
I miss the most about home
are my family, friends and good
food! I am enjoying working on
this challenging project due to
the engineering, material and
schedule qualities. It is also
a benefit to meet people that
one can learn valuable lessons
from. In my spare time, I skype
Ireland, plan my rotations (rest
and relaxation) and enjoy the
Dominican country and all it
has to offer. There is never a
dull moment here as we have
been evacuated from the site
due to hurricanes, storm threats
and possible dam leaks! I miss
rallying in Escort Mk 2s, and I
have started to learn Spanish.
Gail Montilva
My name is Gail; I am a
Trinidadian national and a HSE
Manager, currently based in
the Dominican Republic. I am
married and have two boys,
aged one and three years old.
Working away from home has
its challenges. I miss my dear
family and friends a lot and, of
course, there is no food like
true “Trini” food (local Trinidad
cuisine). On the other hand, I do
enjoy the Dominican Republic;
it is a quite beautiful country
and the tourist attractions are
amazing. I use my spare time to
have fun with my children and
relax and sneak in some good
shopping!
Brendan Dowd
My name is Brendan and I
am a Construction Manager.
I come from Ireland and have
been working with Kentz for the
last seven years, in Trinidad &
Tobago, Sakhalin, Russia and
now the Dominican Republic. I
like to travel and enjoy seeing
new cultures and the way other
people live. Every job is a new
challenge, where you have to
push yourself to overcome the
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obstacles, meeting new people
along the way and gaining
experience. I miss the long
evenings during the summer
time at home in Ireland and the
general craic and atmosphere.
The things I like the most about
working in the Dominican
Republic is the hot climate and
the beaches when I get the
chance! With the hours we are
working on this project at the
moment, we don’t have a lot of
time, so it is mostly work, home,
food, and bed!
Niels Canals
My name is Niels and I am
a Payroll Officer. I am from
Dominican Republic and am
married to Luis Caba and we
have two children, Tommy (9
years old) and Jordan (6 years
old). I travel to site every day
from home and it is a good
experience. What I like the most
about working at Kentz is all the
interesting people that I have
met, from different nationalities,
cultures and knowledge. I am
so happy to be part of my team
because they are good and
hardworking people. In my
spare time I like to watch TV,
sleep, and go shopping. I also
enjoy some handcrafting and
have a good time with my family.
The Barrick Gold PVDC Project
is a challenging one and we are
focused on taking it over the line
with success for all. There is
not a lot of spare time but a little
golf, some sightseeing and a
cold one fits the bill.
Pepito Dayag
My name is Pepito Dayag but
my colleagues call me Louie; I
am Filipino and am working as
a Senior Planning Engineer.
I have been away from home
since I accepted an overseas
job and joined Kentz in Saudi
Arabia in August 1992. Working
away from home takes a lot of
courage and sacrifice, especially
as you will be meeting and
interacting with different
nationalities and cultures. What
I miss about home is that when
I wake up in the morning, my
food is not ready on the table
and my family is not with me.
What I like most about working
on this project is that I gained
additional experience aside from
the petrochemical projects that
I am used to in Saudi Arabia,
as this is a mining and mineral
extraction plant. On top of that,
the location is the Caribbean
where everybody wants to go
for a vacation. During my spare
time, I am usually in front of my
laptop or I go for a dip with my
colleagues at one of the famous
beaches or sometimes explore
various places of the country.
Michael Morrissey
I am Michael and I am from
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford in
Ireland. I am Human Resource
and Industrial Relations
Manager. I have been working
away from home with Kentz
since 1989 in Europe, Middle
East, Africa, China, America and
the Caribbean. I am married
to Maeve and she has been
with me to some of the more
salubrious postings. I miss my
family, good food, wine, the
seaside and my golf and sports.
Shaji Menhal
My name is Shaji and I am the
Country Project Accountant
for the Dominican Republic. I
am from India; I am still single
and stay with my parents, three
brothers and two sisters when
I visit home. At the beginning,
I found working away from
home very difficult and I felt
very lonely but my manager
always supported me in all the
issues, so now I am feeling
very comfortable and enjoy the
homely atmosphere in Kentz.
The Dominican Republic is
blessed with nice beaches and
I like to visit them and listen to
music in my spare time. I miss
my Mom’s cooked food the
most, yummy!
Sherwyn A. Greene
My name is Sherwyn and I am
the MIS Manager and I am
Guyanese. I am married to
Abigail and we have two sons,
Jeremiah and Jeremy. I have
been working away from home
in a foreign culture for the past
18 months and it has been most
challenging for me but all in
all, a good experience. I miss
my wife and kids and hunting
iguanas. When I have some
spare time, I love to visit the
beaches, cook and talk with my
family via Skype.
Willem Spies
I am Willem, and I am an
Electrical Engineer. I am from
South Africa and I am married to
Sandra and we have two sons
Armand, aged 14 and Wian,
aged five. I have been working
away from home for the last
two years and it is never easy,
especially for the kids. It is my
first time working with Kentz
and I enjoy it tremendously. It
would have been nice if I could
have been here from the start
of the project. The Dominican
Republic is a beautiful place and
not close to what I expected it to
be. My previous location was in
Madagascar and there is a huge
difference economically between
the two islands. In my spare
time when at home, I enjoy golf
and a cold one afterwards.
Najelly Sosa
My name is Najelly Sosa, I am
a HR/IR Officer and I am from
Santo Domingo, the capital
city of Dominican Republic. My
family includes my mom, my
four sisters and my precious
baby and me. I am working
away from home and it feels
very sad sometimes because
I feel alone, but luckily I’m only
some kilometers away from
them so I can see my family
every weekend. I miss seeing
my baby boy and my mother
and sisters every day. The best
thing about working in this part
of the country is the weather and
the quietness. There is no traffic
or noise. When I have spare
time I like to watch some movies
and chat on my cellphone.
Back row (L-R): Arvin Bayron, HSE Officer, Jericho Cristobal, HSE Officer, Marlon
Pataan, HSE Officer, Alex Villarosa, HSE Officer, Orlando Tabor, HSE Officer,
Eduardo Reyes, Senior HSE Officer, Oliver Barraga, HSE Officer, Ana Medina, HSE
Assistant K574, Karrol De Castro, HSE Assistant K570, Gail Montilva, HSE Manager
K574/Caribbean, Rodrigo Cohitmingao, HSE Officer, Peter Delcano, HSE Officer,
James Madrigal, HSE Officer, Fernand Jumawan, HSE Officer, Ramil Yazon, HSE
Officer
Front row (L-R): Florimar Maglasang, HSE Engineer, Elmer Tiquiz, HSE Officer,
Ian De Torres, HSE Officer, Ruben Tumambing, HSE Officer, Ricky Del Monte,
HSE Officer
Missing from the photo: Edgar Fernandez
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