Kentz Group News - August 2011

August2011
Kentz Move
to Premium
Listing on
London Stock
Exchange

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T
he past six months
have been as
challenging and
exciting as ever at
Kentz, with good progress in our
existing projects and new work
across the global operations.
Kentz first worked internationally
in 1977 – in Saudi Arabia –
and we were delighted by the
recent MEI award there of a
US$34 million procurement,
construction and commissioning
contract with Bariq Mining.
Kentz has a strong core
competency in the mining and
metals sector following many
years of delivery in Africa,
Australia and the Caribbean,
and it is great to be transporting
this capability into one of our
earliest areas of operation.
Kentz has seen significant
growth in Australia in the past
couple of years, particularly in
LNG projects. Last month, we
signed a contract with Chevron
Australia for the award of a
US$2.3 billion Construction
project on the Gorgon LNG
project on Barrow Island,
Western Australia, in an
integrated joint venture with
CB&I. This is a great win for
the team in Perth and promises
significant local employment
opportunities as we continue to
build our Australian operations
(pages 6 and 7).
At a corporate level, we have
supplemented the team as
well, with two significant
appointments during the
summer. Chris Brown has joined
Kentz as Group Chief Operating
Officer based in London and
Eddie Lewis takes up the role
of Group Development Officer
in the Houston office (page
25). They bring invaluable
industry experience that is very
complementary to our existing
strong management team.
July 2011 marked another
significant milestone for our
Company as we graduated
from the junior market to the
Main Board of the London Stock
Exchange (pages 4 and 5). In
practice, this move will have
little impact on our day-to-day
operations, but it reflects the
growth of Kentz since becoming
public in 2008 and ranks us
amongst our London-listed oil
services peer group.
And last, but certainly not
least, I would like to thank
those clients, industry partners
and executives who joined
us for the third annual Kentz
Safety Conference, held in
Dubai earlier this year. As
the industry moves into new
areas of operations, the health,
safety and environmental
challenges that we face require
a collaborative approach to
develop new initiatives. We were
delighted by the enthusiasm of
delegates to share experiences
and expertise, which has
allowed us to produce a set
of ‘best practices to deliver
safe projects in new areas of
operation’. Please see details on
page 10 and 11 if you would like
to order a copy.
Wishing you all a safe and
successful remainder of the year.
Dr. Hugh O’Donnell
Chief Executive Officer
Contents
The past six months have
been as challenging and
exciting as ever at Kentz with
good progress in our existing
projects and new work across
the global operations
Kentz would like to apologise unreservedly
for the publication of the article ‘Nearing
Completion on NCP’ in the last edition of
Group News. It did not have the appropriate
client permission to do so.
Message from
your CEO
+ Kentz + Kentz
Graduation Day
US$2.3bn Gorgon Award
US$33.6m Contract with
Bariq Mining
Serious about Safety
Sasol Success
Chayvo-Coffer Dam Project
Making Waves in the
Automotive Industry
4.5 Million LTI-free
Man-hours on Moatize
Oil Council Assembly
Why Relationships Matter Most
Independence Day
Service Provider of the Year
Hats off to Phemelo
Safety System Recognised
Safety Award for Technical
Support Services
Employee Profile – Richard Brown
Senior Executive Appointments
Supporting Special Needs
Long Ride Home
Safe to Work
People on the Move
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T
he Admission took
place at 8.00am
London time with an
introduction of Kentz’s
existing ordinary shares to a
Primary Listing, with no new
ordinary shares being issued.
The Kentz team was joined
by representatives from
Kentz’s advisors - Evolution
Securities, Morgan Stanley and
Powerscourt - at a ceremony at
the London Stock Exchange to
mark the occasion.
Kentz listed on the AIM Market
on 5th February 2008, with
a share price of 115 pence
per share and a market
capitalisation of £134m; in the
past three years, the market
capitalisation has grown to in
excess of £500m.
Hugh O’Donnell, Chief
Executive Officer of Kentz
Group, commented: “It has
been a successful three years
for Kentz on the AIM list and
we have benefited from a solid
base of shareholders that seem
to like our story. We very much
look forward to participation in
the Main Market and to the next
stage of development for Kentz.”
Graduation
Day
The 22nd July 2011
saw another milestone
in the history of Kentz,
when it made the
successful graduation
of its ordinary shares
from the Alternative
Investment Market
(AIM) to trading on
the London Stock
Exchange’s Main
Market as a Premium
Listed Company.
Main Listing Ceremony at the London
Stock Exchange, (L-R) Neil Elliot,
Evolution Securities; Tom Perry,
Morgan Stanley; Catríona Nugent,
Communications Manager, Kentz;
Andrew Foster, Morgan Stanley;
Elizabeth Rous, Group Head of
Communications, Kentz;
Christian Brown, Group Chief
Operating Officer, Kentz; Chris Sim,
Evolution Securities; Lauren Thiede-
Palmer, Communications Assistant,
Kentz; Mike Naughton, Group
Financial Manager, Kentz; Sarah
Ryan, Powerscourt.
+ Main Market Ceremony 22nd July
+ London + London

K
entz in Australia was
recently awarded
a contract, in joint
venture with CB&I,
for the mechanical, electrical
and instrumentation work on
the Gorgon Project on Barrow
Island, Western Australia.
The contract has been
awarded to the CB&I Kentz
JV by Chevron Australia
and has an estimated
value of US$2.3 billion. The
contract scope includes the
structural, mechanical, piping,
electrical, instrumentation and
commissioning support for
the construction of three LNG
trains, with a total capacity
15 million tonnes per annum,
including associated utilities and
a domestic gas processing and
compression plant. The work
will be performed by CBI Kentz
JV, an integrated joint venture
between CB&I (65 per cent) and
Kentz (35 per cent).
The contract will commence
immediately and is scheduled
to be completed in 2015. The
contract will provide more than
1,650 jobs for construction
personnel in Western Australia
and there is potential for this
number to grow.
Eoin Hurley, Chief Operating
Officer, Construction,
commented: “We are delighted
that Chevron has selected the
CB&I Kentz JV for this contract
on the Gorgon Project, where
Kentz already has two teams
onsite executing services for
this world-class facility. Kentz
has built a strong track record
in remote and challenging
locations and we look forward
to integrating with the CB&I
team to deliver another safe and
successful project.”
The Gorgon Project is operated
by an Australian subsidiary of
Chevron and is a joint venture
of the Australian subsidiaries of
Chevron (approximately 47 per
cent), ExxonMobil (25 per cent),
Shell (25 per cent), Osaka Gas
(1.25 per cent), Tokyo Gas (one
per cent) and Chubu Electric
Power (0.417 per cent).
The project will develop the
Greater Gorgon gas fields,
located between 130km and
200km off the north-west coast
of Western Australia. The
Greater Gorgon gas fields,
Australia’s largest-known gas
resource, contain about 40
trillion cubic feet of gas.
“We are delighted that Chevron
has selected the CB&I Kentz JV
for this contract on the Gorgon
Project, where Kentz already
has two teams onsite executing
services for this world-class
facility. Kentz has built a strong
track record in remote and
challenging locations and we
look forward to integrating with
the CB&I team to deliver another
safe and successful project.”
Eoin Hurley, Chief Operating Officer, Construction
+ Gorgon LNG Project, Western Australia
US$2.3bn
Gorgon
Award
+ Australia + Australia
Eoin Hurley
Chief Operating Officer, Construction

US$33.6m Contract
with Bariq Mining
K
entz in Saudi Arabia
recently announced
the award of a
procurement,
construction and commissioning
contract on the Jabal Sayid
Copper Mine Project. The
contract is worth in the order
of US$33.6 million and was
awarded to Kentz by Bariq
Mining Limited.
Kentz’s scope of work
encompasses the structural,
mechanical, piping, electrical
and instrumentation works
for Bariq Mining’s copper
processing plant at its new
copper mine at Jabal Sayid in
Western Saudi Arabia. The mine
will produce copper concentrate
with gold and silver credits.
It will be a fast track project,
expected to take 10 months to
achieve mechanical completion,
eight of which involve
construction. SNC Lavalin, for
which Kentz has worked in the
mining and metals sector for
many years, is the Engineering,
Procurement and Construction
Management Contractor for the
project. This will be the first time
that SNC-Lavalin has worked
with Kentz in Saudi Arabia.
Bariq Mining Limited is a
subsidiary of Equinox Minerals
Limited, based in Perth,
Australia and listed on the
Australian and Canadian
bourses. Bariq Mining’s
operating licence is the first one
to be issued to the private sector
by the Ministry of Petroleum
and Minerals in Saudi Arabia
and forms part of Saudi Arabia’s
ongoing expansion of its mining
and metals sector.
The project team will be headed
up by Eddie Cremin, Country
Construction Business Unit
Manager; Tony McCarthy,
Operations Manager; Warren
Van Breda, Safety Manager;
Paul Carroll, Construction
Manager; Allan Duffy,
Commercial Manager; Mark
Walsh, Procurement Manager;
and many other long-term
employees within the Kentz
organisation in Saudi Arabia.
Ross O’Muirthile, Country
Manager of Saudi Arabia,
commented: “Kentz is delighted
to be working in association
with Bariq Mining on the
development of the mining
and metals sector in Saudi
Arabia. We have a strong
core competency in the sector
following many years of
operation in Africa, Australia
and the Caribbean and look
forward to bringing this to bear
on this fast-track project in
Saudi Arabia.”
+ Saudi
+ Jabal Sayid Project Management Team
Back Row (L-R): Allan Duffy, Senior
Quantity Surveyor, Glenn Gerard, Junior
Electrical Supervisor
Third Row (L-R): Dave Elden, Senior
Superintendent, Tony McCarthy,
Project Manager, Edward Cremin,
Construction Business Unit Manager,
Warren Van Breda, HSE Manager,
Florencio Endaya, Rigger.
Second Row (L-R): Danish Khan,
Instrumentation Technician, Javed Sain,
Senior Document Controller, Abdul
Kalam, Mechanical Superintendent,
Marlon Montes, HSE Supervisor,
Hasheem Rasheed, Document
Controller, Arum Mohan, Senior
Document Controller, Jonathan
Rumbines, Draftsman.
Front Row (L-R): Richard Panganiban,
Senior Quantity Surveyor, Eleazar
Gaston, Electrical Supervisor,
Mahmood Vasim, Planning Engineer,
Imran Jilani Shaikh, Document
Controller, Henry Chiu, Senior Planning
Engineer, Reuben Almarez,
Quantity Surveyor
Kentz is delighted to be working
in association with Bariq Mining
on the development of the
mining and metals sector in
Saudi Arabia.
Ross O’Muirthile, Country Manager of Saudi Arabia
Ross O’Muirthile
Country Manager, Saudi Arabia

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Delivering Safety, Security,
Health and Environment
(SSH&E) programmes in
‘New Areas’ is not simply
a matter of ‘plugging and
playing’ known systems and
procedures; it requires a
deeper level of cultural and
community engagement, a
greater bandwidth of leadership
skills, and new boundaries of
tolerance for ambiguity.
To open the forum, Kentz was
honoured to welcome Jim Flood,
Vice President Arctic/Eastern
Canada, ExxonMobil, as the
guest speaker at the gala dinner.
Jim spoke passionately about
his personal SSH&E journey and
the lessons he has learned along
the way, which set the tone for
the following day’s session.
The conference kicked off
with an opening welcome
from Hugh O’Donnell, Chief
Executive Officer of Kentz,
who laid out the agenda for
the day: to establish a set of
best practices that could be
implemented to deliver the
best and safest projects in new
areas of operation.
James Cassin, Group QHSE
Manager, elaborated on this
theme: “Kentz has delivered
a consistently good safety
record over recent years, but
it is constantly searching for
new ways to further improve
its safety performance
and to achieve working
environments with zero
incidents and accidents. As
the industry moves into new
areas of operations, the HSE
challenges that face us
require collaboration to
develop new approaches
and new initiatives.”
The keynote speaker for
the day was Scott Young,
Gorgon Development Director,
Chevron. Scott spoke about
their journey towards Creating
a New Australian Safety Health
and Environment Culture on
Barrow Island. He described the
proactive approach Chevron
has taken to create an incident
and injury free (IIF) culture on
the Barrow Island project. This
IIF culture has led to a solid
HSE performance.
Other presenters included:
Tommy Drumm, Senior Project
Director, Kentz; Peter Bennett,
Vice-President Operations,
Europe Africa Middle East,
CB&I; Steven Durant, Project
Manager, Technical Support
Services, Kentz; Eoin Hurley,
Chief Operating Officer
Construction, Kentz and Einar
Gjestrum, Vice-President HSE,
Aker Solutions.
That afternoon a panellist
session featured speakers
from across the industry, each
of whom looked at a specific
area in the industry. Leon van
Schalkwyk, Senior Corporate
HSES Manager, Chiyoda
Corporation; Dr. Keith Morris,
Director of Research, Oil & Gas
Services Sectors, Evolution
Securities; Rob Munster, Vice-
President HSSE/SD, Qatar
Shell GTL; and Rob Sherwin,
Managing Director, Regester
Larkin Middle East, participated
in the lively discussion.
With much food for thought,
delegates then broke into
groups for the afternoon
session. Each break-out group
was asked for their thoughts
on best practices for SSH&E
Leadership in New Areas. A
booklet containing these best
practices will soon be available
across all offices.
Kentz would like to extend a
big thank you to all delegates
for their input and who, in
taking the time to attend the
conference, demonstrated
genuine commitment to
Health and Safety.
Sincere thanks also to the
organising team who worked
together including Regina
Byrne, Mairéad Roche and
Fiona Keating.
If you would like to receive a
copy of the ‘Best practices to
deliver safe projects in new
areas of operation’ please
contact Mairéad Roche
(mairead.roche@kentz.com).
“Kentz has delivered a
consistently good safety record
over recent years, but it is
constantly searching for new
ways to further improve its
safety performance”
James Cassin, Group QHSE Manager
SERIOUS
about
SafetyThe third Kentz annual safety
conference was held earlier
this year in Dubai and James
Cassin, Group QHSE Manager
for Kentz, was delighted to
welcome so many key
clients, business partners
and senior executives
from across the industry.
+ Jim Flood, Vice President Arctic/Eastern Canada ExxonMobil
+ Conference Attendees
James Cassin
Group QHSE Manager
T
his year’s conference
examined the
challenges faced when
moving into new areas
of operation and the lessons
learnt from past experience.

Sasol Success Chayvo-Coffer
Dam Project
K
entz in South
Africa is pleased to
announce the award
of the US$47 million
Gas-Heated Heat Exchange
Reformer (GHHER) contract by
Sasol at its Secunda facility in
South Africa.
Kentz’s scope of work includes
the structural steel, mechanical,
piping (SMEIP) installation
on the project. In addition,
Kentz will be responsible for
the management of the Fluor
warehouse, from where all
the free issue materials will
be dispensed.
The GHHER forms part of
Sasol’s overall expansion
plan to make improvements
and replacements in line with
environmental regulation and
requirements. The GHHER uses
waste heat from the reforming
process and reforms additional
natural gas used to make fuel.
Therefore, nothing goes to
waste and Sasol minimises
its carbon emissions. Kentz
is playing a valuable part in
various areas of the expansion,
including the building of Sasol’s
new HF (sulphuric acid)
Alkylation plant and the modular
fabrication for its US$1 billion
wax expansion plant.
Joseph Keogh, Business
Unit Manager, Construction,
Southern Africa commented:
“Congratulations to the team on
this award, which demonstrates
the ongoing confidence that
both Fluor and Sasol have
in Kentz. We are proud to
contribute towards energy-
efficient processes that have a
positive impact on the quality of
the world’s environment”
I
n early 2011, Kentz in Russia
officially signed a contract
with Van Oord Offshore BV,
a Dutch Offshore Industry
Company for the Chayvo-Coffer
Dam Project (CVO).
The Coffer Dam construction is
to facilitate the installation of two
pipelines for the new Arkutun
Dagi Drill Rig to be installed in
late 2012 to early 2013, located
approximately 25km offshore.
Kentz’s scope of work
includes facilities support to
Van Oord, excavation and
backfill operations for the
Coffer Dam construction and
pipe installation, as well as
assistance with the pipe pull
operations and shore protection
construction.
The Chayvo-Coffer Dam is
owned by Exxon Neftegas
Limited (ENL) and is located
directly south of the Onshore
Wellsite Facility at Chayvo,
which is part of Sakhalin-
1Project based on the North
of Sakhalin Island.
The Kentz team, headed
by Paul van der Waag, Site
Manager and Ted O’Farrell,
Construction Manager,
commenced work on the
project in February and the
planned completion date is
early October 2011.
Joseph Keogh, Business Unit Manager,
Construction, Southern Africa
L-R: Vladimir Konnov, Driver; Vladimir
So, Storekeeper; Alexander Belousov,
Rigger; Egor Danilov, Equipment
Logistics Supervisor; Ted O’Farrell,
Civil/Rigging Superintendent; Pavel
Mel’nikov, General Foreman; German
Druzhinin, Electrical Engineer; Paul
van der Waag, Construction Manager;
Sergey Berezhnoy, Driver; Natalia
Samar, Project Administrator; Maksim
Khveschuk, HSE Manager;
Yuriy Matveev, Welder; Sergey
Suzdal’tsev, Driver.
+ South Africa + Sakhalin
“Congratulations to the team
on this award, which
demonstrates the ongoing
confidence that both Fluor
and Sasol have in Kentz.”

+Vehiclelifterunitthatwasre-locatedandrefurbishedforBMW
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T
he EPC Business
Unit of Kentz in
South Africa recently
completed the
engineering, installation and
re-location of vehicle training
units for BMW South Africa.
This full multi-discipline project,
comprising structural, electrical
and control system design, was
awarded to the EPC division,
based in Vanderbijlpark, in
October 2010.
The scope of work included
the design of a new structure
comprising cat-ladders and
walk-ways for the re-installation
of BMW’s vehicle tilter training
unit. The unit, weighing 10
tonnes, was engineered and
installed and the complete
control system had to be re-
engineered to the latest BMW
standards and specifications.
The second phase of the
project included the re-location
and refurbishment of two
vehicle lifter units. The units,
weighing 15 tonnes each, were
demolished in one section of
the plant and re-located to
the new training facility. A cat
ladder and walk-ways to allow
access to the control panels
were also designed, fabricated
and installed. The complete
lifter unit was re-wired to
ensure operation through local
control pendants.
The tilter unit will be used to
train new personnel who will be
involved in the manufacturing
of the new BMW 3-Series to be
launched in 2012. The BMW
Plant Rosslyn South Africa was
awarded the contract to build
painted BMW 3-Series bodies for
export to India in 2010. The plant
is now also able to build BMW
3-Series xDrive all-wheel drive
vehicles, increasing its potential
export volume to Canada and
the United States in the process.
The R1million project was
completed successfully,
within budget and on time in
April 2011. Project Manager,
Cobus Raubenheimer, says
the manpower of the project
peaked at 15 and took a total
of 4,000 man-hours. As always,
the health and safety of the
employees was a core
concern and Cobus was happy
to report no lost time incidents
on the project.
Cobus Raubenheimer
+ South Africa + South Africa
Making
waves
in the
automotive
industry

Oil Council
Assembly
K
entz recently
sponsored the
Oil Council World
Oilfield Services
and Engineering Assembly,
held on 29th and 30th of June
in London. The Assembly
delivered insight into how the
current financial, economic
and investment landscapes
are interacting with the oil and
gas industry. In addition, it gave
attendees a chance to discuss
business challenges and
opportunities that are present
in the industry today and are
expected in the future.
Participants included a group
of senior industry leaders
from oil and gas companies
and oilfield service providers,
as well as investment banks,
brokers and consultancies.
A strong speaker line-up
included executives from Aker
Solutions, Petrofac, Petrobras,
Slumberger, Wood Group,
as well as our own Chief
Executive Officer,
Hugh O’Donnell.
On the first day of the Assembly,
Hugh joined a panel discussion
entitled New Frontiers, New
Services, New Customers,
New Challenges and New
Ideas. He spoke about Kentz’s
strong partnering culture and its
strategy of delivering projects for
blue-chip clients in more remote
locations around the world. He
outlined Kentz’s global reach of
resources and experience with
core clients and the importance
of teaming up with local
companies in order to import
that into new areas of operation
to deliver the same quality, full-
service solution. Partnerships
help Kentz to share local
expertise and experience in
project delivery and it has a
number of agreements across
its regions of operations from
Russia, the Caribbean and the
Middle East to Australia.
Later that day, Kentz sponsored
a cocktail reception at which
Hugh welcomed guests with a
highly-entertaining talk on the
challenges, areas and partners
he has worked with during
his tenure at Kentz. It was a
great evening and provided
an excellent opportunity for
delegates to reflect on the
conference and to network with
the rest of the group.
L-R: Hugh O’Donnell, CEO; Adrian
Griffin, Group Commercial Contract
& Risk Officer; Neil Elliot, Evolution
Securities; Elizabeth Rous, Group Head
of Communications; Catríona Nugent,
Communications Manager; and Fergus
Marcroft, Liberum Capital.
Partnerships help Kentz to
share local expertise and
experience in project delivery
and it has a number of
agreements across its regions
of operations from Russia, the
Caribbean and the Middle East
to Australia
+ London
T
he Kentz Moatize
Project Support
Team in Mozambique
recently reached the
fantastic milestone of 4.5 million
Lost Time Injury-free (LTI)
man-hours.
This is a new record
achievement for Kentz in Africa,
with the previous record being
3.75 million LTI-free man-hours
achieved on Phase1 of the
Moma Minerals Sands project
in Mozambique.
Kentz commenced work on
the Moatize Coal Project in
Mozambique in January 2010.
Its scope of work includes
structural (steel), mechanical,
piping erection work for the
coal processing plant. The
project is being developed by
Vale, a global mining company
headquartered in Brazil. This
is Vale’s first greenfield project
in Africa and will be one of the
largest coal mining projects
anywhere in the world.
The team, spearheaded by
Bouke Kooiker, were pleased to
see the first coal being dropped
at the primary crusher on 21st
July and transported to Bin 3.
After the initial 80 tonnes, 1,600
tonnes were processed the
following day. The coal went
through a delicate process
at the coal preparation plant
Building B on 23rd July, finally
reaching Stacker 1 and landing
on a stockpile.
Joseph Keogh, Business
Unit Manager, Construction,
Southern Africa, commented,
“Thank you to each and every
company and their employees
who made this excellent safety
achievement possible and
thank you to our client Vale for
their ongoing ZERO tolerance
support. Well done to Bouke
Kooiker, Fabian Jordaan,
Dederick Hattingh and the team.
We must strive to maintain this
sterling effort and complete the
project without any harm to
our people”
+Firstloadofcoaldroppedintotheprimarycrusher
4.5 Million
LTI-free
Man-hours
on Moatize
+ Mozambique
+ Moatize Team, July 2011

L
ike many industries, ours is one where the strongest
relationships are based on trust and mutual respect.
Confidence in delivering the job comes first and foremost,
but we also chose to work with companies we like.
The development of key relationships with clients, suppliers and joint
venture partners is not something that has been widely researched
for our industry and yet it is growing ever more important as we are
examined closely by the outside world.
In 2009, Kentz underwent a transformation from regional hubs
of operation into three Global Business Units reflecting our
three business lines; specialist Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) solutions, Construction and Technical Support
Services (TSS) solutions.
This organisational structure
reflected the way clients
were sourcing our services
and facilitated the sharing of
Business Unit expertise and
resources across the world. It
also made the sharing of skills
and experience across the
Group much more efficient, both
in terms of engineering, labour
and equipment.
Essential to the success of
this re-organisation has been
the Country and Regional
Management. They form a key
point of contact in business
development and relationship
building with our clients, as well
as managing the relationships
with partners and suppliers in
their area of operation.
Kentz takes a pragmatic
approach to business
development. It is impossible to
underestimate the importance
of relationships and, as such,
our senior management are
travelling more than ever
to meet the demands of a
globalised business. However,
we also see the importance of
having the very best business
development people on the
ground, both from technical
and business backgrounds.
The role encompasses all
three of our Business Units
across all business sectors and
requires constant engagement
throughout the project life cycle.
Kentz’s strategy historically
has been to follow key clients
globally in order to minimise risk
and maximise the opportunities
to work with companies which
know and trust Kentz.
Once a project enters the
execution phase it is crucial to
maintain the relationship with
a client and other contractors
right through the whole life
cycle of the project. Close and
constant co-operation with
the operations teams from
within the Business Units is
valuable throughout the project
to ensure knowledge and
information on how the project
is proceeding is shared.
Communication is essential both
externally and internally and
arguably it is becoming more so
due to the globalisation of the
industry as a whole.
There has been much written
in the area of relationship
marketing and most of the
available research examines
the relationship between the
brand and service offering
of a company. Much of the
theory surrounding relationship
marketing in the professional
services industry is equally true
of the oil services industry in
which Kentz operates. Issues
such as building trust and
gaining commitment from a
client as a result of that trust
are key areas to examine and
transcend industries through
their importance.
Where strong relationships are
in place, the speed at which
a service can be engaged
and executed is significantly
improved. This certainly holds
true for Kentz where we deliver
early facilities and scopes at
the front-end of both mega and
smaller resource projects.
Once the critical project phase
is reached, things may move
quite rapidly.
Kentz believes its relationships
are supported by consistent
project performance and
also from its very strong retention
of people; senior management
have on average 18 years of
service with the Company.
The requirement of having
trained and educated sales
and business development
professionals has become
ever more important to support
the process.
We also have strong corporate
values of Safety, Teamwork
and Reputation. These have
been in place for a number
of years and are inherent to
everything we do, as well as
aligning with many of our clients’
and partners’ core values.
Kentz’s focus is on retaining
relationships with core clients
and winning repeat business
with companies we know and
like to work with.
The ultimate goal of relationship
building and management
is partnerships involving
successful project delivery,
mutual trust, commitment
and respect, leading to more
business between Kentz
and its clients, growth in line
with targets and goals and a
continuation of Kentz’s strong
performance year-on-year.
By Philip Larkin, Business
Development Executive
Philip Larkin is a Business
Development Executive for
Kentz, based in Houston, USA.
He is currently completing a
Masters in Management and
Leadership with Nottingham
Trent University.
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
• Onshore Modular Production Facilities
• Non-process Infrastructure
• Turnkey Utilities and Offsite Facilities
• Turnkey Port Facilities
• Small Capital Project Solutions
• Controls and Automation (TSI**)
• Telecommunications Systems
• Power Projects and Services
Site wide Construction Solutions
• Structural, Mechanical and Piping
• Electrical and Instrumentation
Capex Phase
• Pre-EPC award (FEED)
• Integrated Project Management
• Arctic Construction Services
• Completions and Commissioning
Opex Phase
• Brownfield Engineering Services
• Maintenance and Turnaround
• Operations Support
+ Kentz + Kentz
Why
Relationships
Matter
Most
Communication is essential
both externally and internally
and arguably it is becoming
more so due to the globalisation
of the industry as a whole.
Philip Larkin, Business
Development Executive, USA

Service Provider
of the Year
Independence Day
K
entz received the
“Service Provider
of the Year 2010”
award for outstanding
support and service to the Tar,
Phenosolven and Sulphur
(TPS) Business Unit within
Sasol Secunda.
The team, led by Mark Cordiglia,
was recognised by the client at
a gala function for its constant
tenacity and drive to deliver a
quality service to the end users.
Well done to Mark and the team
on a great achievement.
+ MarkCordiglia,SectionLeader,receivestheawardfrom
LoekiePretorius,DepartmentalManager,TPSBusinessUnit
O
n 12th June 2011,
Consul Limuel
Dadulo and his wife
hosted a party at
the Philippines Consulate in
Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, to commemorate
the Philippines’ 113 years of
Independence.
An invitation was extended to
employees of Kentz as a large
percentage of the workforce
consists of Filipinos. A group
of thirty-three employees were
randomly selected from the staff
of 400 currently working at the
Pueblo Viejo Barrick Gold Mine
in the Dominican Republic.
Consul Limuel addressed all
attendees about the significance
of the Philippines’ Independence
Day. All guests were thereafter
invited to partake in the
abundant food and drinks
that were provided. The party
continued into the evening with
parlour games and a Karaoke
session. Everyone in attendance
thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
The management and staff of
Kentz in the Dominican Republic
would like to sincerely thank the
Consul Limuel Dadulo and his
wife for their hospitality.
+ L-R: Ruben Tumambing, Senior
HSE Officer; Raymond Barry, Project
Manager; Consul Limuel Dadulo;
Michael Morrissey, HR/IR Manager
and Pepito Dayag, Senior Planner.
+ Dominican Republic + South Africa

Hats off to Phemelo
P
hemelo Kajane, Crane
Driver for Kentz on
the Jwaneng Cut
8 Diamond Mine
Project in Botswana, recently
won the quarterly Gold Hat
Safety Award. Phemelo was
originally employed by Kentz as
a Boilermaker on site and went
on to do on-site training and
learned to drive a Kentz 30-ton
Mobile Crane on site.
His overall contribution towards
Safety is exemplary; Phemelo
was not only rewarded for
operating the crane safely
but also for participating in
housekeeping, barricading,
contributing to Daily Safety Task
Analyses, tool box talks and
reporting any unsafe behaviour
or conditions that may occur on
site. Part of the criteria for Gold
Hat Champion is also based on
attendance record.
In addition, the Jwaneng Cut
8 Diamond Mine site has won
Safety Contractor of the Month
Award on two occasions. The
award was presented by Fluor
and is a great achievement for
the team.
+ L-R:CorneRautenbach,SeniorSafetyOfficerandConor
O’FlahertySiteManager,JwanengCut8DiamondMine
+ L-R: Anthony Duggan, Project HSE
Manager, Phemelo Kajane,
Gold Hat Award Winner and Eoin
Hurley, COO Construction
Safety System Recognised
O
n 29th July 2011,
Kentz in Canada
completed its audit
process successfully
and received its Certificate of
Recognition (COR) from the
Alberta Construction Safety
Association (ACSA), the
accumulation of many months
of hard work by the Kentz
staff in Canada.
In order to achieve the
certificate, a company employee
must complete a series of
courses run by the ACSA. Grant
Wilson, Project HSE Manager
completed the courses on
behalf of Kentz, and assumed
the responsibility of ensuring
a workable ACSA-recognised
HSE programme was installed
within the company. ACSA
requires a HSE working system
to run efficiently on a project site
for at least 12 months and this
was successfully achieved on
the Kearl Initial Development
(KID) E&I utilities project.
To conclude the process, the
Kentz office in Calgary and the
project site office were audited
by an external certified auditor.
ACSA members include most
major oil and gas operators
and companies in Alberta. The
certificate will have a positive
influence on how Kentz is
perceived by potential clients, as
all pre-qualification documents
submitted require a company’s
COR status.
Continuous improvement will be
measured by ACSA throughout
the years through internal audits
and external audits by ACSA.
Congratulations to all the
employees of Kentz in
Canada for obtaining this
important certificate.
+ L-R:StephenOCallaghan,ProjectManager,KearlUtilitiesProject,
JoanneTally,ExternalPeerAuditorandGrantWilson,HSEManager
+ Botswana + Canada

Safety Award for Technical
Support Services
Employee Profile
Richard Brown
K
entz recently received
an award for the
excellent safety record
achieved within the
Gas Circuit environment at
Sasol for the 2010 period.
The team, led by Andre Delport,
achieved 12 months without a
recordable injury, working nearly
150 days in shutdown mode
with an average of around
300 people on site under
tough conditions.
Jason English, Technical
Support Services (TSS) Site
Manager, Secunda, commented:
“This is the first time we have
achieved such a milestone on
this unit, and the effort and
contribution of all involved has
been recognised at the highest
level by our client. Well done
to Andre and the team on a
remarkable achievement”
Brief Career History
Working for the EPC Business
Unit, experiencing all the
major engineering disciplines
in the Doha office. Involved
in the Gorgon Construction
Village Project, living and
working in Bangkok and
then Perth. Challenge of
leading a different working
culture and communicating
in a new language, as factory
supervisor for five months
during the construction of
2,436 transportable building
modules bound for Australia.
I assisted with the document
delivery progress to the client,
spending three months in the
project’s head office in Perth.
Now back in Qatar completing
the Graduate Development
Engineering Programme and is
due to finish in August 2011.
Position
Graduate Project Engineer
Education
Bachelors Degree in
Mechanical Building Services
Engineering, The University
of Nottingham, England
Location
Doha, Qatar
Training
Joined the Kentz Graduate
Development Programme in
2010
Mentor
Martin Walsh, Country Director,
Kentz, Qatar
Most positive experience
Successfully directing a number
of subcontractor teams to
work seamlessly together
after introducing a new QA/
QC system which cleared
up a major bottleneck in the
production stream of a Bangkok
factory. Enjoyed the freedom to
be creative when solving real
problems happening on the
ground and practising different
strategies for effectively leading
all the subcontractor teams.
Best aspects of
Mentorship Programme
Freedom to explore and gain
experience within different fields
while contributing to a good
understanding of how the overall
business operates.
Good access and attention
given by management staff for
coaching, networking and the
opportunity to progress career in
line with potential.
Career aspirations
I am motivated to get into
key project roles where I can
directly seek improvements
to the way Kentz operates
and strengthen its values to
achieve tangible progress in its
project deliveries. The learning
process that comes with
travelling to different cultural
environments and tackling new
challenges each day promises
to be very rewarding.
Greatest Influences
My family and now my
colleagues are a growing source
of inspiration.
+ Jason English, TSS Site Manager, Secunda, congratulates
Andre Delport, Section Leader TSS, Secunda
Senior Executive
Appointments
Chris joined Kentz in August
2011 and has responsibility for
Kentz’s global operations and
functional services, as well
as joining the Management
Executive Committee. Chris,
who will initially be based in the
London office before transferring
to Houston in June 2012, has
over 20 years’ experience in
the LNG, oil and gas, refining,
and petrochemicals industries.
He had a 17-year career with
Kellogg Brown and Root,
working across the Americas,
Europe, Africa and the Middle
East before joining Foster
Wheeler in 2009.
Eddie took up the position of
Group Development Officer
for Kentz effective from 1st
August 2011. He is based in
our Houston office and has
responsibility for Kentz’s global
Business Development and
M&A, as well as sitting on
the Management Executive
Committee. Eddie had a 30-year
career with Fluor, latterly as
President of Global Sales and
Account Management. In 2001,
he joined Bechtel and until
recently was Principal Vice-
President of Bechtel’s Oil, Gas
and Chemicals Global Business
Unit responsible for business
development for Europe,
Kazakhstan, Africa and the
Middle East.
Chris Brown, Group Chief
Operating Officer
Eddie Lewis, Group
Development Officer
+ Kentz + Kentz
Hugh O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of Kentz, commented:
“Kentz has undergone a period of significant growth and I am
delighted to welcome Chris and Eddie on board to supplement
the existing strong management team. They each bring a wealth of
experience in the industry and will be invaluable additions to
the Group and instrumental in sustaining our growth, delivering
larger and more complex projects for our clients and in the
continuing success of Kentz.”
Kentz is delighted to announce the
appointment of Christian Brown as Group
Chief Operating Officer and Eddie Lewis
as Group Development Officer.

Supporting
Special
Needs
I
n conjunction with Sasol,
Kentz recently donated
a vehicle to the Marietjie
School for children with
special needs in Secunda,
South Africa. The vehicle will
assist in transporting the
children to and from their
homes, as few of the pupils
can afford a contribution and
depend on the school for
transport.
Pat Cass, Regional Marketing
and Public Relations Executive,
and Jason English, Technical
Support Services (TSS) Site
Manager, Secunda, attended
a handover ceremony in April
2011. The donation was a
result of the support initiative to
the school that began in 2010,
when the school approached
local companies for assistance
in the upkeep of their teaching
facilities. Sasol, together with
many local companies, came
to their aid, with Kentz offering
to provide critical electrical
maintenance to the buildings.
The vehicle required much
attention and Sasol offered
to assist through a voluntary
employee programme; they
repaired and re-sprayed the
vehicle prior to the handover.
The school provides
opportunities to students
between the ages of three and
21 and currently has 247 pupils.
Life skills, perceptual motor
and communication skills, as
well as literacy and numeracy,
take priority. Middle and
senior pupils are also taught
crafts including needlework,
woodwork, welding, computer
skills, cookery, car washing and
gardening activities.
The gardening is very important
to the pupils as it empowers
them to grow their own
vegetables, teaching them to
be self-sufficient by providing
food for themselves and their
families. This activity also
provides additional income for
the school feeding scheme
by selling the vegetables and
seedlings. Conservation is a
high priority at the school and
for the second consecutive year,
the school has received the
highest national award for an
Eco-school project.
“Kentz is delighted to be a
part of this worthwhile initiative;
it is a very sad but real situation
the teachers of this school are
dealing with. It is heart-breaking
to see the many difficulties so
many children have to live
with. Spending one day at this
school will make one realise
how lucky we are, and it is great
to be able to be a part of this”
said Jason English, TSS Site
Manager, Secunda.
+ Some the pupils at Marietjie School
+ L-R: Jason English, Kentz,
Mariane Ueckermann, Marietjie
School Principal and Maureen
Mboshane, Sasol
+ South Africa + South Africa

Kevin McHugh, a Navan
man, and Larry Mulligan from
Mullingar, embarked on the
challenge on 19th August 2010
and cycled a total of 28,000 km
since leaving Dublin.
Eoin grew up in Ardee,
Co.Louth, Ireland, and has been
living in Perth for the past three
years. He decided to join two of
his Irish friends on the last three
legs of their round-the-world
trip on wheels in aid of the Irish
Cancer Society (ICS).
Kevin McHugh, a Navan
man, and Larry Mulligan from
Mullingar, embarked on the
challenge on 19th August 2010
and cycled a total of 28,000 km
since leaving Dublin.
After Eoin joined the team at
the end of February, the three
friends cycled from Melbourne
to Cairns, Santiago in Chile to
Buenos Aires, Argentina and
then north to Rio de Janeiro
in Brazil, and finally from
Casablanca in Morocco to
Dublin, Ireland via Spain and
France. The group arrived on
Grafton Street in Dublin on 1st
July to a welcoming party after
a number of testing months on
the road.
It was a difficult challenge both
physically and mentally, but
overall it was a very positive
experience for the guys, who
saw many exotic places and
met excellent people along the
way. North Leinster radio station
LMFM and The Irish Sun and
other local media covered the
final leg of the gruelling trip.
The Kentz office in Perth
made a generous donation
to this worthy cause and also
provided the team with their
cycling gear. In addition to
this, funds were also raised for
the charity through a casual
five-a-side soccer tournament
and a morning tea party where
a further AUD 11,548.00 was
collected in Perth. The overall
goal was to raise €50,000 for
the charity which is close to
the hearts of all the lads, with
each of them having family
experience of cancer.
The final amount raised came to
in excess of €32,000, however
there is still money coming in
and you can still donate at the
following web address:http://
www.mycharity.ie/event/eoin_
mccartneys_event/
E
oin McCartney, Estimator for Kentz based in the Perth
Office, Western Australia, recently took four months off
work to take part in a charity cycle that saw him travel
over 12,000 km from Melbourne to Dublin.
+ L-R: Kevin McHugh, Eoin
McCartney and Larry Mulligan
+ Brian Kelly, Country Manager, gives Eoin
McCartney a donation from the Perth office.
+ Eoin McCartney at 4,000m
above sea level in the Andes
+ Australia + Australia

People on the Move
South Africa
Jaco de Vries
Jaco recently joined Kentz in the
role of Regional Procurement
Manager. Jaco was the EPCM
Procurement Manager for
over two years on the R24bn
New Multi Product Pipeline
project. He has been involved
with Mega Projects for the
past six years and has general
supply chain, procurement
and logistics experience in
various management roles,
spanning more than 11 years.
He is currently studying for a law
degree through the University of
South Africa.
Nicolene Middel
Nicolene joined Kentz in June
2009 as a Document Controller
at Kentz Integrated Solutions
and now holds the position of
Procurement Systems Co-
ordinator at the Midrand office.
Nicolene previously worked
for EOH Consulting, which
was contracted out to Sastech
Financial. Nicolene holds
a Bachelors of Commerce
Degree in Management.
Hennie Truter
Hennie recently joined Kentz
and took up the position of
PAMMS Implementation
Manager and is based in
the Midrand office. Prior to
his career in the Information
Technology Industry, Hennie first
worked for the South African Air
Force and then as an Engineer
in the mining industry. Hennie
previously held the position of
Process Improvement Lead for
Africa at Rio Tinto Procurement
and holds a Mechanical
Engineering qualification.
Robert Vieira
Robert recently joined Kentz
as Financial Manager of
Mozambique Operations. Prior
to this, he worked in Bermuda
with HSBC Bank on insurance
captives. Robert is a qualified
Chartered Accountant of
South Africa. He studied at the
University of Pretoria, where
he achieved his Bachelor of
Commerce (Honours) Degree in
Accounting and completed his
articles at the auditing firm of
Grant Thornton Pretoria.
Michelle de Klerk
Michelle joined Kentz in
November 2010 and took up the
position of Administrative Co-
ordinator for Kentz Integrated
Solutions and is based in
Secunda. Prior to joining
Kentz, Michelle was Head of
Department at PC Training and
Business College. She holds
a National Diploma in Nature
Conservation as well as a
Diploma in Travel and Tourism.
Charmain Thornton
Charmain joined Kentz
in September 2010 as a
Temporary Assistant for the
Construction Business Unit in
Midrand. She then moved into
a more permanent position
as the Human Resources
Officer at our Chamdor Piping
Fabrication facility. Charmain
previously worked for Pratley
Manufacturing and Engineering
for 15 years as a Payroll
Supervisor and holds a Diploma
in Human Resources.
Desmond (Des) McAuliffe
Des recently re-joined Kentz in
the position of Senior Contracts
Manager, Oil & Gas Division.
He was previously employed by
Kentz on various projects within
the Petro-Chemical Industry in
South Africa and left in 1999
to work on major international
projects. He was most recently
employed as the Commercial
Manager on the Gautrain Project
Electrical Contract for Murray &
Roberts. Des holds a Bachelor
of Science Degree (Honours) in
Quantity Surveying.
Wesley Campbell
Wesley joined Kentz earlier
this year as PaMMS Co-
ordinator and is responsible
for the accumulation of various
projects in Midrand as well as
Durban. This is his first position
in full-time employment and he
holds a Bachelor of Commerce
degree in Marketing and
International Trade.
Paddy Ahearne
Paddy re-joined Kentz as the
Facilities Manager at our Pipe
Fabrication facility in Chamdor.
He joined Kentz for the first
time in 1990 and worked as a
Mechanical Foreman on the
Mosgas project. In 1991 Paddy
left Kentz to work for other
companies including Babcock,
Murray & Roberts, Alstom
and Fluor. He completed his
apprenticeships in Piping and
Quality Control and has over
20 years’ experience in the
construction industry.
Joe O’Driscoll
Joe joined Kentz in early May
2011 as Project Director on
the Medupi Project. He holds a
Civil Engineering degree from
the University College of Cork,
as well as Diplomas in Project
Management, Construction Law
and Contract Administration
from Trinity College Dublin. In
addition, Joe has a Certified
Diploma in Accountancy and
Finance (administered by
ACCA). He has over 30 years’
construction experience at all
levels of contracting and 22
years’ experience of operating in
Africa (Nigeria and Zambia).
Michael O’Shea
Michael is a structural engineer
with extensive management
experience in the Structural
Steel Industry in Ireland and
Australia. He has a degree in
Structural Engineering from the
Dublin Institute of Technology
and has been working as
Construction Manager on the
Medupi Project since May 2011.
O
n 1st June 2011,
Kentz-OJ’s E&I
Services Joint
Venture (JV)
achieved its Safe TO Work
in Trinidad & Tobago (STOW-
TT) Certification for High Risk
Level work.
STOW-TT is a new initiative
in Trinidad & Tobago aimed
at encouraging service
contractors to develop and
promote the widespread use
of internationally acceptable
industry-wide HSE standards
and performance, with particular
reference to small and medium
enterprises. The intent of the
proactive HSE Management
System is to improve the
general HSE performance
across the industry.
The Trinidad and Tobago
Energy Chamber implemented
STOW-TT in collaboration with
the South Trinidad Chamber
of Industry and Commerce
(STCIC), the Association of
Upstream Operators of Trinidad
& Tobago (AUOTT) and the
Point Lisas Energy Association
(PLEA). The Government of
Trinidad and Tobago, through
the Ministry of Labour, the
Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH) Authority and the
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau
of Standards, continuously
supports STOW-TT.
The ultimate expectation is
that local service contractors
will have a greater probability
of winning contracts with the
major oil and gas companies in
Trinidad & Tobago. Contractors
who achieve this certification will
gain preference above non-
certified companies at Contract
Reviews and Awards.
Congratulations to the
Kentz-OJ’s Management and
HSE Team on this achievement.
+ (L-R)Dr.Thackwray(Dax)Driver,ChairmanoftheSTOWImplementationBoard,
presentsMrs.AvigailBiswah-Ramdass,ProjectControlsManager,Kentz-OJswith
theSafeTOWork(STOW)CertificateofConformance.
Safe to Work
+ Trinidad

Francois Smalberger
Francois recently joined Kentz
Integrated Solutions as a
Mechanical Engineer after
completing his Bachelor of
Science (BSc) Mechanical
Engineering Degree at the
University of Johannesburg. He
is based in the Vanderbijlpark
office and is currently
completing his Masters in
Mechanical Engineering.
Frikkie Jansen van Rensburg
Frikkie has joined Kentz
Integrated Solutions in the
Proposals Department as
a Proposals Engineer. He
previously worked for
Harrison White for ten years
as an Estimator.
Ian Stratford
Ian joined Kentz Integrated
Solutions as Senior Instrument
Designer and is based in the
Secunda Office. Ian previously
worked for Parlow Platinum as
Instrument Designer and prior
to that worked at Resemati
Engineers.
Jaco Kriel
Jaco started at Kentz in
October 2010. He has taken
up the position of Welding QA/
QC Inspector and is based
in Secunda. Jaco previously
worked at Harrison & White as
a pipe-fitter and as a Level 1
Welding Inspector in both South
Africa and Zambia. Jaco started
his Level 2 Welding Inspector
qualification in July 2011.
Richard Walsh
Richard recently joined Kentz
on the Fischer Tropsch Wax
Expansion project as Graduate
Project Manager. During his
studies in Ireland, he worked
for Clancy Construction
as a Student Construction
Manager. Prior to joining
Kentz, Richard completed a
Bachelor of Science (Hons)
in Construction Management
and Engineering and thereafter
studied Sustainable Design &
Construction part-time.
Naziem Gangat
Naziem joined Kentz in March
as Wages Controller and is
based in Midrand. He previously
held the position of Payroll
Administrator at Norman
Bisset & Associates Group.
Naziem has vast experience
in the industry and has a
Diploma in Bookkeeping and
Practical Accounting as well
as a certificate in VIP Payroll
Administration.
Patrick (Paddy) Cuffe
Patrick joined Kentz in March
as QA/QC Manager at the
Chamdor Fabrication Facility
after several years working
in the Middle East. He has
a Mechanical Engineering
background and moved into
the Welding and Fabrication
Inspection field in 1991.
Throughout this time, he gained
extensive experience in the
Power, Petro-chemical, Paper
and Pulp, Aluminium and Mining
fields. He has worked at Project
Management level since 2000.
Clem Simpson
Clem joined Kentz during
April and has been appointed
as the HSE Manager on the
Reformer project in Secunda
where he will be implementing
and managing the HSE
functions as part of the team.
Paul Spiring
Paul has joined Kentz as a
qualified QA/QC Manager
and will be working on the
Reformer Project. Paul will
initially be tasked with problem
solving and fine-tuning our
Fabrication workshop into a
world-class facility.
Mike van der Walt
Mike recently took on the
position of Regional Fabrication
Manager in May 2011. He
has 30 years’ experience in
the Manufacturing/Production
environment, and has held
positions such as Maintenance
Technician, Quality Engineer,
Head of Quality Control, Group
Quality Manager, Production
Manager, Works Manager and,
most recently, General Manager.
Devoron Solai
Devoron recently joined Kentz
in the position of ACCPAC
Administrator and is based
in Midrand. He has 10
years’ experience in the IT
environment and has worked
for companies such as PwC,
Afrox and Imperial. Devoron
is certified in ACCPAC, CRM
and Service Manager and is
currently completing a
Microsoft Database
Administrator Certification.
Vernon Barnes
Vernon recently joined Kentz in
the position of Project Manager
for the Moma Sands Phase 2
E, C & I Upgrade. Vernon has
some 30 years’ experience in
the automation, instrumentation
and process control and the
electrical reticulation fields.
He has worked on projects
in the Middle East, Nigeria,
Kazakhstan, Peru, Zambia,
Australia and Mozambique for a
number of companies including
KBR, CB&I and Fluor.
Colin Herbst
Colin recently joined Kentz
Integrated Solutions as an
Instrument Technician on the
Secunda Projects. For the
past twelve years, Colin has
worked on and managed his
own farm, however prior to that
he was employed at Natref
as Instrument Mechanical for
approximately ten years and
then at Mosgas for over four
years as Quality Controller.
Colin has a N4 qualification
in Instrumentation.
+ Kentz + Kentz
Paul Spencer
Paul recently joined Kentz
Integrated Solutions as Planner
for the Secunda Projects. In
the past, he has worked as Site
Project Planner for Murray &
Roberts Engineering Solutions,
as well as F L Smith. Paul holds
an Engineering Diploma in
Audio Engineering.
Earnest Nkoane
Earnest recently joined
Kentz Integrated Solutions
as Millwright on the Gautrain
Project. He previously worked
as Millwright for both Aspen
Nutrition and PFG Building
Glass. Earnest holds a N5
qualification in Electrical
Engineering.
Roy van Heerden
Roy recently joined Kentz
Integrated Solutions as
Instrument Designer on the
Alakiri Project in Nigeria. Roy
was previously employed
at Hatch as Instrument
Designer and is a qualified
Instrumentation Artisan.
Rian du Preez
Rian recently joined Kentz
Integrated Solutions as
Millwright on the Gautrain
Maintenance Project. Rian was
previously employed at Concord
Foundary in Vereeniging as
Dayshift Millwright and prior
to that at Arcelor Mittal as a
Dayshift Electrician.
Buti Mphuti
Buti recently started as Senior
Design Engineer on the
Instrument Upgrade Unit 13 &
213 in Secunda. Buti previously
worked for Proconics as a
Designer. He holds a Diploma in
Electrical Engineering and
will be completing his Bachelor
of Technology (BTech) in the
near future.
Ryan Glyn-Jones
Ryan joined Kentz Technical
Support Services Business
Unit based in Durban as a
Scheduler/Planning Assistant
in 2010 during his final year of
studies, where he was involved
with the 2010 Sasol shutdown.
He currently holds the position
of Junior Accountant, where his
responsibilities include the roll-
out and training of PaMMS. He
holds a Bachelor of Commerce
Degree from Rhodes University,
with a Post Graduate Diploma in
Entrepreneurial Management.
Harold Cole
Harold joined Kentz Technical
Support Services in Durban
and is based at the Engen
Refinery as QA/QC Manager.
He has four years’ managerial
experience in Petrochemicals
and is a Qualified Level 2
Welding Inspector. He is also on
the Lloyds Register as a Quality
Assurance Internal Auditor.
Harold was previously employed
as QA/QC Manager in Nigeria
for Grinaker LTA.
Brian Monaghan
Having recently re-joined
Kentz as Senior Construction
Manager, Brian is currently
the Site Project Manager on
the 17th Reformer Site. Brian
first started working for Kentz
in 1990. Since then, he has
worked on a number of projects
for Kentz including being Site
Manager on Mozal Phase 1
in 1998. Following this, he
worked for different companies
in Kazakhstan and Russia on
various oil fields for 8 years. He
finally returned to South Africa
as Construction Manager on the
10th SAS Reactor Sasol.
Anton Van Leeuwen
Anton joined Kentz as Turnover
Manager in Secunda on the
Cold Separation Project. He
has 12 years of management
experience and has worked
in the Oil and Gas, Power
Generation and Manufacturing
industries. For the past 19 years,
he has worked as a Time of
Flight Diffraction Technique/
Technician (ToFD) and Corrosion
Mapping Specialist in the High
End/Technology Market.
Seth Brits
Seth has joined Kentz in
Sasolburg at the Natref
Project as Subcontractor Co-
ordinator. He has seven years’
Petrochemical experience
and has worked in Abu Dhabi
as Operations Manager for
Specialised Piping Techniques.
Seth holds a National Diploma
in Mechanical Engineering.
Willem Kaltwasser
Willem has joined Kentz in
Secunda on the Cold Separation
Project as a Senior Planner.
Willem has had 11 years’
planning experience and was
previously employed in Dubai,
based at the Dubai International
Airport as the Project Planning
Manager. He holds a Project
Management Diploma as well
as a Primavera 6 Certificate.
Deon Gouws
Deon has been employed by
Kentz as QA/QC Co-ordinator
in Sasolburg at Natref. He co-
ordinates inspection activities
on the project and monitors the
project’s quality objectives. He
is a qualified Senior Welding
Inspector Level 3 and has had
about four years’ experience as
a QA/QC Co-ordinator.
Lindelani Dlada
Lindelani joined Kentz as a
Junior Engineer in Secunda
at Sasol Refining. He was
previously employed by Fibre
Wound SA for three years
as an Assistant Department
Supervisor where he maintained
quality in accordance with
ISO9001 Standards. He was
also an In-Service Trainer.
Lindelani has a completed
National Diploma in
Mechanical Engineering.
We extend a warm welcome
to the following additional
new recruits who have joined
the Kentz team in South Africa
Midrand Office – Andrew
Kendrick, Plant and Equipment
Manager; Jacob Motepe,
Desktop Support; Thuthukani
Lusaba, Desktop Support;
Mariska Pretorius, Wages Clerk;

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Jenni-Ann Wood, Finance
Secretary; Victoria Nkomo,
Proposals Assistant; Lee - Ann
Visser, Creditors Supervisor;
Devon Sukhbir, QC/Planner.
– Hanno Greeff, Engineer
(Jwaneng); Pieter Greef,
Superintendent (Jwaneng);
Anton Rossouw, Quantity
Surveyor (Jwaneng); Gary
Bedford, HSE Officer (Tete);
Zakk Moosa, Commercial
Manager (GHHER Secunda);
Adrian Keane, Project
Planner; Shahied Taliep, Site
Manager; Mohamed Sikkender,
Project Accountant; Peter
Jackson, Specialist Welder/
Workshop Systems Manager;
Noel Naughton, Project
Administration Manager; David
O’Sullivan, QA/QC Completions
Co-ordinator; Adrian Keane,
Project Engineer Mechanical;
Migel Nel, HR Manager
(Medupi); Steven Ackerman,
Completions Manager (Medupi);
Ansofie Strydom, Payroll
Administrator (Madagascar);
Conrad van der Heever, Project
HR/IR Manager on Wax Plant
(Sasolburg); Jaco Seegers,
QA/QC Manager (Chamdor
Fabrication Workshop);
Willie Fourie, HSE Officer
(Chamdor); Paul Vorster,
Construction Manager.
EPC Business Unit – Hendrik
Cloete, Millwright on Gautrain
Project; Colin Herbst, Instrument
Technician on Secunda Projects;
Jacques Potgieter, Maintenance
Engineer for the Gautrain
Maintenance Project; Leon
Landman, Electrician Foreman
on the Gautrain Project; Martin
Engelbrecht, Millwright on the
Gautrain Maintenance Project;
Jaco Coetzee, Mechanical
Technician; Herman Vermeulen,
Mechanical Draughtsman;
Nadia de Bruyn, Document
Controller; Paul de Villiers,
Project Engineer; Alicia
Denner, Receptionist in the
Vanderbijlpark Office.
TSS Business Unit - Hanno
Snyman, Junior Mechanical
Engineer; Jaco Janse Van
Rensburg, Junior Mechanical
Engineer (Secunda); Yeshan
Haripersad, Junior Quantity
Surveyor (Sasolburg, Natref
site); Ayanda Mbatha,
Receptionist (Durban).
Australia
Megan Swan
Megan joined Kentz in February
2011 as a Document Controller
on the Pluto LNG Project in
Karratha, Western Australia.
Megan has since moved to the
Henderson Office taking on the
role of Administration Assistant,
incorporating document control
and general administration
responsibilities, and will be
working closely with the E&C
Superintendent and Supervisor.
Previously, Megan was the
Pallet Controller at the largest
warehousing and distribution
site in Western Australia.
Frank Peters
Frank joined Kentz in May
2011 as a Technical Officer
working on the Gorgon
Telecoms Project in Henderson,
Western Australia. He holds
a Diploma in Engineering
and has acquired several
industry-related certifications
whilst working in the oil, gas
and telecommunications
fields over the last 10 years.
Working closely with the E&C
Superintendent and Supervisor,
he is keen to draw upon his
previous experience and
contribute towards the future
success of Kentz.
David Chalmers
David started working with
Kentz in January 2011 as a
Voice Communication Engineer
in the Henderson Offices in
Western Australia. He has been
in the IT / IS industry for over
20 years, working for various
organisations in such sectors as
agriculture, forestry, mining and
telecommunications.
Carole Chisholm
Carole joined Kentz in January
2011 as a Draftsperson on
the Gorgon Project Barrow
Island LNG Plant, Western
Australia. Carole is situated at
the Henderson office and works
closely with the Engineers and
Document Controller.She has
previously worked on a large
number of projects including the
Perth to Mandurah Rail Project,
the UMM Shaif Gas Project
and Alumina and the Lumwana
Copper Project. She brings a
wealth of experience and variety
of skills to the team.
Roberta Steedman
Roberta joined Kentz in March
2011 as a Draftsperson on the
Gorgon Telecom Project in
Henderson, Western Australia.
She has previously worked on
major projects with Woodside,
Chevron and Rio Tinto.
Roberta completed a drafting
apprenticeship in Northern
Ireland and then moved to
London to work on North Sea
Oil Projects. She has a W.A.
Engineering Drafting Diploma.
Regy Puratheal
Regy joined Kentz LAN/
WAN in April 2011 as System
Design Engineer based at the
Henderson office in Western
Australia. He has spent the
majority of the past twelve
years working for major oil and
gas companies in the Middle
East and CIS countries. In
these regions, he filled various
IT infrastructure design and
implementation roles. Regy
also has a Bachelor’s Degree in
management as well as many
major IT certifications.
Jackie Strain
Jackie joined the Kentz office
in Perth, Australia during June
2011as Proposals Assistant
and Personal Assistant to
Bryan Jones. She relocated
from New Zealand with her
family in 2008 and comes
with a wealth of experience
gained from her previous role
as Proposals Administrator for
McConnell Dowell.
Helena Dempsey
Helena re-joined the Kentz office
in Perth in mid-April as Senior
Human Resources Advisor. Her
career with the company began
in 1999, when she was Human
Resources Manager on the
construction of BHP’s Aluminium
Smelter Project. Helena was
previously HR/IR Co-ordinator
with the engineering contractor
SLMR JV. She has worked on
a number of projects for Kentz
in South Africa. Helena holds
a B-Tech Degree in Human
Resources Management. Her
current role with Kentz involves
the recruitment of staff for the
Victoria Desalination Project
as well as managing and
implementing training
and development for the
Australian subsidiary.
Fee Midwinter
Fee recently transferred to the
Kentz office in Perth, Australia
as a Finance Officer. Fee joined
the Brisbane office in April
2007 after having worked for a
couple of years in the accounts
department for Thiess.
Sheldon Jacka
Sheldon joined the Kentz Perth
office in May as the Country
Human Resources Manager.
He recently returned to Australia
from the United Kingdom, after
four years away traveling and
working. Sheldon has worked
with BP for the last three years,
based in Aberdeen and London.
He has a degree in Economics
and Management from Adelaide
University and worked in HR for
Xstrata and Gold Fields prior to
moving to the UK.
Ann Divilly
Ann joined Kentz in Perth
in March 2011 as Finance
Manager. She qualified as a
Chartered Accountant in 2008
and also holds a Bachelor’s
Degree from NUI Galway. Prior
to joining Kentz, Ann previously
worked with a major architect
firm and has spent time working
and travelling in New Zealand.
Nikki Stiles
Nikki joined the Kentz office
in Perth in June 2011 as a
Human Resources Advisor.
She previously worked at
Chevron on the Wheatstone
Project and within the Human
Resources team at Engenium
Mining and Resources.
Nikki’s background includes
administration, human resources
and hospitality. She graduated
from Murdoch University in
March 2011 with a Bachelor of
Commerce, double majoring
in Management and Human
Resources Management.
Nikki’s current projects include
recruiting for Pluto SWI and the
Worsley Project.
Eimear Kelly
Eimear joined the Finance
Team in Perth in July 2010
as Regional Financial
Accountant. Prior to this, Eimear
worked with the corporate
finance team in Ireland. She
qualified as a Chartered
Accountant in 2009 and also
holds a Bachelor’s Degree from
University College Cork. Eimear
completed her professional
training with BDO Simpson
Xavier in Dublin, Ireland.
Donna De Bortoli
Donna joined the Kentz office
in Brisbane in July 2011 as
an Executive Assistant for the
Technical Support Services
Business Unit reporting to David
Lannon. She has extensive
experience in human resources,
office management and
logistics, in both industrial and
commercial sectors. Donna will
be an invaluable asset in the
continued growth of the TSS
Business Unit in South East
Asia, Australia and PNG.
Middle East
Uday Rao
Uday was recently promoted
to the position of HR Manager
based in Abu Dhabi. He is
responsible for a combined
HR Department covering the
UAE, Kuwait and the Caspian
countries of Kazakhstan and
Azerbaijan. Uday began his
career with the Indian Air Force
in 1977 and worked for various
organisations and industries,
both within and outside of India.
He joined Kentz in 1999 as
Senior Personnel Officer based
in Kuwait and was involved in
various projects. Uday left Kentz
in 2007 but re-joined in August
2010 as Senior HR Co-ordinator
based in Abu Dhabi.
Paul Anthony O
A graduate of the University
of the Philippines, Paul joined
Kentz in 2006 as an HR
Executive in Saudi Arabia. An
IRCA-certified Lead Auditor
and former candidate of Kentz
EDipLM programme, Paul has
since been involved in HR/IR
activities across and outside
the Middle East Region. In
recognition of his excellent work
in successfully managing day-
to-day issues in the Philippines
for various subsidiaries, Paul
will now assume the role of
Operations Co-ordinator for
SouthEast Asia. Paul will
continue to be based in our
office in Manila.
London
Lauren Thiede-Palmer
Lauren joined Kentz at the
end of June 2011 as Personal
Assistant to Christian Brown.
Based in the London office, she
will also be working closely with
the Group Communications
Team. Since graduating from the
University of Bristol in 2010, she
has completed work experience
at a number of London PR
agencies and worked in the
Planning Team at William
Grant & Sons. Before joining
Kentz, Lauren was a New
Business Consultant at Inside
Consultants.
Ireland
Brid Aylward
Brid Aylward recently joined
Kentz as Corporate Financial
Accountant based in the Irish
office. In her role she will be
working with the Corporate
Finance Team and reporting to
Teresa O’Brien, Group Financial
Controller. She graduated from
UCC in 2005 with a Bachelor of
Commerce Degree. Following
her studies Brid completed
professional accounting exams
with KPMG Cork and worked
in the KPMG Dublin office
after qualifying.

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