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| Helping Make Dreams Come True |
| Over the past couple of months, the Thiess Kentz team working on the Rapid Growth Project (RGP) 5, based in Yandi, Australia, have donated profits from the sales of soft drinks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Management purchased the drinks and sold them on to staff with a profit of $1 per can. The generous amount of almost AUS $2,000 has been raised through this initiative for this very worthwhile cause. |
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The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a charity dedicated to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Since its inception in Australia in 1985, it has granted thousands of wishes. These wishes range from such simple dreams like owning a puppy or meeting a sporting hero to making unforgettable memories while on a trip to Disneyland. |
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Congratulations and well done to all the Thiess Kentz employees’ team-work on the RGP 5 and keep up the good work!
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| RGP 5 Crew: Back row (L-R): Darrin Hanna, Gary Delaney, Andrew Veitch, Nick Carpenter, Tom Walmsley, Shane Evans, Nathan Solis. Front row (L-R): Alex Wintulich, Frank Bradica, Boutros Abou Antoun, Christopher Kean, Bryan O’Neil |
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| From Russia with Love |
| The management and staff of Kentz in Russia recently held a special evening to congratulate Kentz’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Hugh O’Donnell, on winning the Ernst & Young International Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2009. |
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The event was held at the famous Italian bar “Chipolini” in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island. To commemorate Hugh's achievement, Alun Rees, Technical Support Services Business Unit Manager (Russia), presented Hugh with a plaque and a book about Sakhalin Island on behalf of Kentz Russia employees.
The employees were delighted to be able to share this momentous occasion with Hugh and to wish him every success in the future.
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| Alun Rees, Technical Support Services Business Unit Manager (Russia), presents Hugh O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer with a plaque |
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| 1980s Flashback |
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On Saturday 21st November employees from the Kentz office in Clonmel gathered together with Brenda Leavy, Corporate Services Co-ordinator, and her family and friends to celebrate a milestone birthday (ladies never disclose their age!).
The 1980s-themed party was held in a local venue and everyone did their best to look the part. They were transported back to the 1980s with big hair, bright make-up, luminous colours - even a few famous rockers made special appearances. All the greatest hits from that decade were played by the excellent DJ who entertained guests until the wee hours of the morning. Brenda was treated to a Rubik’s-Cube-shaped cake and a beautiful speech by her father. |
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All attendees had a great night and Brenda would like to thank everyone from the Clonmel office for the fantastic effort they put in. From all in Kentz, we wish Brenda a very Happy Birthday! |
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| Back row (L-R): Eimear Kelly, Accountant; Melissa O’Connor, Training and Development Co-ordinator; Takis Karallis, Group Human Resources Director; Avril Prout, Recruitment Administrator; Elaine Kinane, Finance/Payroll Officer; Catriona Nugent, Public/Investor Relations Officer; Regina Byrne, Corporate Services and Communications Manager; Tom Dee, Group Management Accountant; and Pauline Carroll, Corporate Business Development Assistant. Front row (L-R): Anna Brett, Group Business Development Executive and Birthday Girl; Brenda Leavy, Corporate Services Co-ordinator; Kelly O’Shea, Corporate Services Administrator; and Ronan O’Brien, Business Development Manager, Ireland. |
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Highlighting Water Safety
In 2008 Elissa Hockings, an Administrator for Thiess Kentz in Brisbane, tragically lost her 16-month-old son Harper James in a pool drowning accident. In his memory, the Harper James Hockings
Swim/Walk-a-thon fundraiser was established, in order to help raise funds to highlight pool safety awareness.
This year the event was held on 10th October to coincide with National Drowning Awareness Month. As well as raising funds for safety awareness, there was a donation made to the Ipswich Hospice Care which provides palliative care and bereavement services to people affected by drowning deaths.
Thiess Kentz donated AUS $1,000 and a further AUS $1,600 was received from employees in Perth and Brisbane.
Well done to all who took part in the swim/walk-a-thon. This is an extremely worthwhile cause and hopefully it will continue to be supported with such enthusiasm going forward. |
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Swim/Walk-a-thon Poster |
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| Marathon Mania |
| On 30th November Kentz in Bahrain entered a team of 16 runners into a relay marathon run across the island. The race was organised by the Round Table to raise money for various charities in the Kingdom. The Kentz team consisted of seven of Kentz’s “fittest” employees, Rory O’Donnell, Joe Cassin, Kevin Bonner, Takis Karallis, Tony Lenard, Hugh O’Donnell and Jun Alicante. Rory O’Donnell’s family and Tony Lenard’s son also joined in the fun, as well as three Sipchem employees, including Blake Budge, Bharat Yadav and Javier Barros. The final two members of the team were Steve Allen and Elliot Ellenthorpe, friends of Kentz. |
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| Back row (L-R): Rory O’Donnell, Joe Cassin, Blake Budge, Bharat Yadav, Kevin Bonner, Takis Karallis, Steve Allen.
Front row (L-R): Josh Lenard, Tony Lenard, Bridget O’Donnell, Aoife O’Donnell, Elliot Ellenthorpe, Cian O’Donnell, Hugh O’Donnell. Missing frm photo are Javier Barros, and Jun Alicante |
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Beginning in the Bahrain International Circuit the 49.4km marathon brought runners out into the desert and back into the circuit where the finish line awaited them. There were 2,640 runners in total and Kentz came 114th out of 165 teams.
Following the race, everyone headed to the rugby club to watch some Gaelic games. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the race and hopefully we will see you all back next year to compete again! A special congratulations goes to Angel (Jun) Alicante who ran the race without having trained, as Raman Kolazhy couldn’t make the event. |
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| Gauteng’s Greatest Race |
Kentz employees from the Midrand office in South Africa recently participated in the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge. There was great excitement as the 17 Kentz cyclists lined up to pedal off.
The race was initiated by Midrand Country Cyclists in 1997 and featured then a field of 4,500 cyclists. It has become increasingly popular and is now the biggest cycling race in the province of Gauteng. It attracts the cream of the cycling crop and had approximately 28,000 participants this year!
The organisers of the race is 94.7 Highveld radio station, as well as various community and service clubs who provide manpower and support throughout the race’s 94.7km. The riders donated monies raised through personal sponsorship to charities of their choice. |
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| Back row (L-R): Rubens Quintas, Commercial Manager; Prenesen Rangasamy, Electrical Engineer; Gerry Gleeson, Regional Procurement Manager; and Johan De Villiers, Engineering Manager. Front row (L-R): Nicolene Scheepers,Document Controller; and Jacques de Villiers, Project Engineer |
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Kentz had a number of riders finishing in good time. Keith Litten, Proposals Manager Structural, Mechanical and Piping, crossed the finish line with an excellent time of two hours and 32 minutes. He was closely followed by Jacques De Villiers, Project Engineer, who had a time of three hours and 25 minutes, and Nicolene Scheepers who finished in three hours and 39 minutes.
Kentz had a hospitality site located at the end of the race where most of the cyclists recovered, relaxed and enjoyed refreshments. It was a great day out and hopefully we will see you all racing again next year. |
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Natasha and Howard
Natasha Potgieter and Howard McQueen were married on 24th September 2009 at the Westview Methodist Church in Centurion, South Africa. Natasha is IMS Assistant to Les Harper, Regional Quality Assurance Manager, South Africa. Congratulations to the newlyweds from all in Kentz and we wish them a long and happy life together. |
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Sevasti and Michael
Everyone at Kentz would like to congratulate Sevasti Hagidimitriou, Thiess Kentz’s Site Administrator on the HNA Project in South Australia, and Michael Hatzivalsamis on their recent engagement. Michael, who is originally from Darwin, and Sevasti, from Adelaide, met in Perth when Sevasti first moved there to join Thiess Kentz in January 2008. Preparations are now underway and “The Big Greek Wedding” is planned for November 2010. Wishing the happy couple well on the big day and a blissful life together! |
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