@KENTZ - May 2007

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Swinging Across the Southeast

Mick O’Keeffe, Pat Leahy, Richie Geoghegan, Bob Greaney

Every year during the summer months Kentz golf enthusiasts come together and participate in four golf outings around the sunny southeast of Ireland. Kentz Engineering Golf Society (KEGS) invites all employees to become members and employees are also open to invite one guest member to join the society.

The AGM of KEGS was held in December, 2006 in Clonmel, where a committee was elected for the coming year by those members present at the meeting.

President:	Pat O’Shea
Captain:	Ed Power
Treasurer:	Michael Naughton
Vice Captain:	Ray Murphy
Handicap Committee:	Bob Greaney Chairman; Pat O’Shea; Michael Naughton; John Conneally

This year KEGS are playing at the following locations:
DATE	COURSE
Thursday 5th April	New Ross Golf Club

Friday 18th May	Kilkenny Golf Club

Friday 8th June	Ballykisteen Golf Club

Friday 7th September	Waterford Castle Golf Club

With two of the four tournaments already played, well done to the winners to date, who are:

New Ross G.C. 5th April
1st Tom Fenlon (16)	36 pts
2nd Pat O’Shea (22)	34 pts

Kilkenny G.C. 18th May
1st Pat O’Shea (21)	34pts
2nd Pat Leahy (13)	32pts
3rd Mike Naughton (21)	31pts

Left to right: Donie O’Connell, John Conneally, Ray Murphy

The last tournament of the year is called the Kelly Cup. On this particular outing participants have the opportunity to win the Captain's Prize, which is sponsored by Noel Kelly. Only Kentz employee members are entitled to win the esteemed Kelly Cup. Good luck to all involved!

Kentz RSA Employ Junior Graduate Engineers

Eight Junior Graduate Engineers were recruited in December 2006 and commenced employment with Kentz South Africa on 15th January 2007. Mentors have been selected.

All eight are very young and have joined us straight from university, with no site experience. They are all up for a challenge and are very eager to climb the Corporate ladder.

Some details about the Engineers:

Rapule Rasebopye is a Junior Electrical Engineer. He has joined the Electrical Estimating Department to gain experience and will be completing his degree in 2007;

Nokuthula Ndwandwe is a Junior Electrical Engineer. She has been transferred straight to Secunda to work on the Acid Plant (E&I);

Mpho Soaisa is a Junior Electrical Engineering Technician and was also transferred directly to Secunda to work on Octene III project;

Ayanda More is a Junior Mechanical Engineering Technician. She has been seconded to Mechanical Estimating at Head Office.

Carl van Wyk, Arno Cilliers, Jonathan Espache and Steven Erasmus are Junior Mechanical Engineers. Carl has already been exposed to M&P estimating and has recently been seconded to Moma Sands to obtain site experience. On completion of Moma he has been earmarked to go to Madagascar. Arno and Jonathan have been sent directly to Moma Sands site for their first taste of initiation. It appears that they are enjoying the experience and the challenges presented! Steven spent time with the M&P estimating team before being sent to Secunda to work on the Acid Plant (M&P).

We wish them all the best in their careers with us, and we are sure that they will get the support they need from all the employees at Kentz South Africa.

Cruise on Vaal Dam Lifts Kentz Spirits

The Kentz Natref team in South Africa recently organised a team-build in preparation for their May Shutdown. The event was held on the SPIRIT OF JEN, a catamaran that cruises along the Vaal Dam.

The main purpose of the event was to integrate team members from the various sites across the country, build camaraderie and have a little fun. The new Junior Engineers and recruits were welcomed to the team and had the opportunity of meeting members of Senior Management.

The team build was a huge-success and a great time was had by all.


	www.ThiessKentz.com

Surfing Down Under

Thiess Kentz Pty Ltd unveiled their much anticipated website on 4th May 2007. The website is a strategic response to organisational objectives and aims to provide comprehensive information in the areas of Service Capabilities, Current Projects, Systems & Procedural framework, Media Releases and Career opportunities.

Thiess Kentz, as part of the Kentz Group, is a leading Electrical, Instrumentation, Control, Commissioning and Fire System services provider for the energy, petrochemical and resources sectors in both Australia and Indonesia.

Commenting on the new website, Harry Sonnenberg, General Manager, said, "Our aim with this new website is to offer both existing and potential clients, candidates and industry partners clear and understandable information on how we operate and the core values we contribute to our clients operations."

Located at www.ThiessKentz.com the site uses a clever design format which can be rapidly downloaded by all web browsers. Intuitively structured, the site provides easy and rapid access to the latest industry developments, career opportunities and service initiatives. News, brochures and newsletters are also available as downloadable pdf documents.

The site is expected to become an essential online resource as Thiess Kentz continues to grow.

Jacques - “Oceans of Talent”

Jacques running up Chapman's Peak

Jacques Oelofse, Senior M&P Proposals Engineer for Kentz South Africa Projects Division, ran the Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday 7th April 2007. The distance is 56km and he finished in a time of 5 hours 10 minutes. It was his fifth Two Oceans marathon. This race is often referred to as the world's most beautiful and picturesque marathon as the marathon is run through the mountains with views of False Bay on the one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.

This event attracts a large field of global competitors, with over 10,000 entrants who enjoy the spectacular scenery as they test themselves with a six-hour time limit. Jacques has been running marathons for seven years and is competing in his seventh Comrades Marathon on 17th June 2007. The distance of Comrades is 89km.

Good luck, Jacques!

Jade Thomson
Paula and Angus Thomson, welcomed Jade Erica Thomson into the world on Monday 7th May at 9 pm. Paula is Office Manager for Thiess Kentz in Perth and assistant to Harry Sonnenberg. Baby Thomson weighed in at a healthy 8lbs 1oz and 53cm in length. Congrats to the proud Mum and Dad.

Mace Poulose
Congratulations to Raju C. Poulose, Project Support Engineer for Thiess Kentz, and his wife Simi who welcome their new arrival. Simi gave birth to a baby boy, Mace, on 24th April at 7.30 pm. Mace weighed 3kg.

William Prest
Dianne Peat, Human Resources Administrator for Thiess Kentz and Todd Prest, the QA/QC Engineer for Thiess Kentz, became the proud parents of baby boy William Prest. William was born on 26th April at 1.06 pm, weighing 7lbs 2oz.

Max Faulds
Nicki Faulds, Administration and Accounts Officer for Thiess Kentz, and her husband John became proud parents of baby boy Max, born on 28th April. Max weighed 3.4kg and was 51cm in length.

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