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Bringing our Nesma community closer through shared communications • Issue No. 50: Febuary 2018
GROUP EVENTSGROUP NEWSIN THE SPOTLIGHT SUN SAFETYFROM THE COMMUNITYGROUP NEWS
Nesma Training Center: A Destination of Intelligence and Education
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FEATURED ARTICLE
Nesma Training Center: A Destination of Intelligence and Education
Nesma Training Center (NTC) hosted “The Little Trader” project by Intellectual Elite Enterprise. “The
Little Trader” is a children’s business fair that aims to train and educate youngsters in developing entrepreneurship and marketing skills in the areas of business principles, merchant ethics and presentation skills.
Additionally, NTC signed an agreement with Hanan Nature Foundation, which is the Director of the Brain Gym Academy, an affiliate of the Saudi Chess Training Federation. NTC will be hosting ladies, youth and kids’ chess training activities for one year.
Other agreements were signed with Omnyate Foundation for special needs childcare and Kanyama program for kids education. NTC will be providing Omnyate and Kanyama with the space for children’s activities and programs.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Mawaddah International Group for Hotels and Umrah Services is one of the leading Hajj, Umrah
and hotels companies in the Holy Lands, with offices in Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah.
Since 1996, Mawaddah has offered Hajj and Umrah pilgrims with a memorable religious experience through managing a chain of hotels of various classes that are furnished to cater to various categories of visitors.
Mawaddah works through a network of travel agents and tour operators across the world. When pilgrims arrive at the airport, they are assisted and provided with transportation and get accommodation at the Mawaddah hotel of their choosing. On completion of their visit, pilgrims are transported back to the airport for their return journey to their countries.
MAWADDAH INTERNATIONAL GROUP
مجموعة مودة العالمية لخدمات الفنادق والعمرة
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About the General Manager
Mohammed Al-Ansari joined Nesma Holding in 2001 as the Director of the President’s office. He then became the Manager of the Western Region at Nesma & Partners. Finally, in 2015, he secured his position as Mawaddah’s General Manager.
Al-Ansari’s current objective for Mawaddah is to standardize the quality of its services by acquiring the 9001:2015 ISO certification. In the long term, Mohammed Al-Ansari aims to make Mawaddah the best company in the Hajj and Umrah services in Makkah and Madinah.
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Mawaddah International Group is licensed by the Ministry of Hajj (License No. 154) to issue visas for packages to its clients within a mere 24 hour period, allowing Mawaddah to offer its clients a ‘one stop solution’ for all their Umrah-related needs. The company has recently started working on unifying all the company’s hotels in both Makkah and Madinah and it’s also working on receiving its certification from the International Organization for Standardization (IOS).
Mawaddah is currently expanding in newer markets including: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, the Maldives, the UK, France, the United States and nations in Africa. Ahmed Bakran, Group Sales & Marketing Manager, says, “We have been successfully expanding our global network and continuously building and strengthening our market share around the world.”
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GROUP NEWS
Al-Turki Appointed as Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Shooting Federation
Nesma Holding’s Executive Manager, Group Support Services, Noura Al-Turki, has been appointed Vice President of the Saudi Shooting Federation.
In addition to Al-Turki, the Board of Directors of the Saudi Shooting Federation includes Fares Saadi, President, Mazen Al-Jubeir, Musab Al-Muhaideb and Rakan Al-Fadl.
Nesma Airlines Hail Operations Reach 200,000 Passengers
As part of a national project plan by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Nesma Airlines launched its first flights from Hail International Airport to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a total of three flights per week.
Nesma Airlines’ Spokesperson and Public Relations Manager, Raghdah Al-Sulimani, commented, “Currently, Nesma Airlines has 12 destinations operating from Hail Central Airport and has completed a year in its operations in the Northern Airports with more than 8,000 flights, carrying 200,000 passengers.”
New Jollibee Opens in Riyadh
Jollibee celebrated the opening of its newest branch at Villagio Mall in Riyadh.Jollibee Villagio Mall is the KSA’s 14th store and the 2nd in Al Batha district, downtown the Saudi capital. The opening ceremony was attended by Jollibee’s General Manager, Faisal Bamhrez; Jollibee’s Operations Head, Ronel Nape; Turki Basabrain, HR and Admin Manager and Saleh Ali Alharthi, the Executive Director of Villagio Mall.
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GROUP NEWS: Training & Awareness
Nesma Trading Receives the “2017 Best and Top Performance Contractor Award” from Schlumberger
Nesma Trading’s Facilities Management Division received the “2017 Best and Top Performance Contractor Award” among all contractors working with Schlumberger. The award was given during the contractors’ SQ and HSE performance meeting in Schlumberger’s Udhailiyah, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Additionally, Nesma Trading’s Schlumberger project team achieved one million safe man hours without lost time incidents.
BAYAT Hotel by Nesma Orbit
Nesma Orbit’s Riyadh team finished working on BAYAT Hotel by Crystal in Khamis Mushayt, south-west Saudi Arabia.
Nesma started working on BAYAT project in November 2015 with a project scope including the hotel’s gym, a spa area with a pool, bathrooms and a countertop, restaurants, coffee shops and a hardscape with marble and porcelain.
Nesma Holding Sponsors Ertkaa Campaign
Nesma Holding sponsored Ertkaa campaign in Al Lith, a city in Tihamah region, south-west of Makkah. The campaign, conducted by the Community Partnership Unit in the Department of Girls’ Education in Al Lith, aims to educate families about ways to communicate with their children’s schools in order to spread the culture of partnership among schools, families and the society.
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GROUP NEWS:
N&P Toastmasters Club Participates in the 11th Annual Speech ContestThe 11th Annual Speech Contest of Nesma & Partners’ Toastmasters Club was conducted on January 27.
The winner in the international and humorous speeches was Saif Rahman, Training and Development Unit Head and the winner in table topics and evaluation speech was Mohammed Kadari, HR Consultant. Congratulations!
N&P Supports Students and People with Disabilities Nesma & Partners has been certified as “Bronze” by Mowaamah for having a work environment that is suitable for people with disabilities.
Mowaamah is a project owned by the Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development and it adopts the best practices in creating work environments suitable for people with disabilities.
Further, Nesma & Partners’ QA/QC Department Manager, Ahmed Bakhour, met with sponsored students at ITQAN Institute.
Nesma & Partners is sponsoring a 2-year training program for 19 Saudis at ITQAN Institute in the field of quality control.
The Inspection Technology and Quality Assurance National Institute (ITQAN) provides a 2-year vocational diploma in the field of quality control in five main areas including Mechanical Inspector, Welding Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Civil Inspector and Non–Destructive Testing Inspector.
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GROUP NEWS:
Mohamed Alboji is Nesma Holding’s Technical Support Supervisor in the IT Department.
His job tasks include following up with all the IT requests made by Nesma Holding’s
employees in addition to requests from Nesma Group companies. He also transfers requests to the authorized employees in the IT department in order to solve different technical problems.
FACES OF NESMA
Growing with Nesma:Mohamed Alboji
In 2001, Alboji joined Nesma Holding as a Data Entry Officer. Then he was promoted to join the Customer Services Department in 2004 before he was promoted to Customer Services Supervisor in 2008. Finally, in 2013, Alboji joined the Information Technology Department as a Technical Support Supervisor.
Speaking about what he learned from his experience at Nesma, Mohamed Alboji says, “I learned about the meaning of transparency and commitment, in addition to the importance of respect and humility among the staff. Here at Nesma, we are one family.”
Nesma Holding Celebrates 2017 Achievements
A general assembly meeting was held at Nesma Holding including the attendance of Nesma Holding’s President, Sh. Saleh Al-Turki.
The assembly shared the company’s 2017 successes along with a number of employee achievements.
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Students from the French School attended a two-day career program at Nesma & Partners to get familiarized with the different jobs in the company.
Safety awareness activities at KAAR Project, Nesma & Partners.
An induction training session for new joiners at Nesma Training Center in Khobar.
Around & About Nesma
GROUP NEWS:
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Newborns
A new baby girl for Roldan Hiangan, Senior Personnel Specialist, Nesma & Partners
A new baby boy for Kholoud Suhail, Chef, Nesma Catering
New twin boys for Mohammed Suleiman Dawood, Site Manager, Nesma & Partners
Employees of the Month
Ayub Hariri, Assistant Cook, Nesma Catering
Moustafa Youssef, Senior Project Engineer, Nesma & Partners, passed the Project Management Professional Examination.
Marriages
Marriage of the son of D. Dhanaraj, Multimedia Officer, Nesma & Partners
Welcome to Nesma
Welcome to Khaled Ewais, Finance Manager, Mawaddah International Group. Ewais has a Bachelor
degree in commerce and a Diploma in Investment and Funding from Ain Shams University in Egypt. He also has 12 years experience with Nesmal Egypt
Congratulations!
From the Community
CertificationMohammed A. Alsadah, Senior Accountant, Nesma Havatek, received a certificate of VAT Law and
Practice By Certified Management Accountants, Australia.
Ahmed Hassan Azzam, Project Engineer, Nesma & Partners, passed the National Fire Protection Association
exam to become a certified Fire Inspector.
Mahmmoud Mohamed Hanafy, Project Engineer, Nesma & Partners, passed the
Project Management Professional Examination.
Munerah Ajab Alnaimi, Personnel Specialist, Nesma & Partners, attended a “Work Contracts” workshop at the Sky Global Training Institute.
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