THE NEXANS NIGERIA e-newsletter

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1 Nexans Kabelmetal Exports 180 Kilometres of Cable to South Korea Nexans Kabelmetal achieved a milestone in its local content obligation to the Oil and Gas industry with the production and exportation of over 180kilometres of shipboard Lighting /Accommodation Cables to the shipbuilding yards of Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea respectively. These low voltage cables are to be used in the construction of six (6) carrier vessels for Nigeria LNG s operations. This feat was specially acknowledged by NLNG during their just concluded Vendor s Forum in Port-Harcourt. In executing this project, Nexans created a custom designed shipboard cable to meet the design/specifications for this world class project. As requirement for its production, Nexans Kabelmetal s production process was audited by Bureau Veritas and Lloyds Register (two of the best Class Certification agents in the world) respectively. It was only after the approval of these agencies were obtained that approval was given for the production of the cables. Nexans Kabelmetal therefore looks forward to a continuation of this partnership with the Oil & Gas industry, as well as the Building and Infrastructure industries and the Power Utilities. Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc Receives Best Kept Industrial Premises Award Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria PLC came first within the Electrical and Electronics Sector Group at the Year 2014 Manufacturers of Nigeria, Ikeja Branch annual Best Kept Industrial Premises Competition The purpose of the competition is to encourage members adherence to Environmental regulations / standards and improve their environmental friendliness. The company HSE Manager, Michael Fadipe received the certificate and the Shield on behalf of the company on June 27, 2014 at the MAN Center, Ikeja, Lagos 1

2 NEXANS KABELMETAL NIGERIA Participated In The NEXANS GROUP SAFETY DAY Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc joined other members of the Nexans Group worldwide, to celebrate the Group Safety Day. The event was held on the 17th of June,2014 in the Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc premises. The Group Safety Day, with the theme THINK SAFE, ACT SAFE, BE SAFE was attended by all the staff of the company. It afforded every employee the opportunity of being reminded of the importance of safety in the workplace, at home and in any place they may find themselves. The event started with an AWARENESS SPEECH which was given by Mr. Robert Kretschmer, the Managing Director of Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc. He informed all about the goal of the Safety Day, which includes creation of safety awareness through the Nexans plant all over the world and offering of a conducive environment for staff, customers and neighbors that is free of accident. A Safety Talk titled SAFETY AND SECURITY: AN OVERVIEW was delivered by the Quality Assurance / HSE Manager, Mr. Michael Fadipe. He started by stating the objectives of the lecture which includes identifying different types of security / safety breach and taking appropriate measures to counter or prevent occurrence, detecting and preventing security / safety breach to the barest minimum, carrying out security / safety measures to protect self during attacks and maintaining good human relations and security / safety ethics while on duty. He ended by stating the Nexans10 Safety Rules for Offices. Professionals from various fields were present to deliver papers on various health and safety matters. Dr. Oguntade Babajide Emmanuel, the Principal Medical Officer of Crystal Specialist Hospital, Akowonjo, Lagos led a team of experts to the event and presented a paper on OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. He stressed the importance of adhering to all health and safety rules in order to remain whole throughout the working hours in the company. During the various talks, nurses were present taking the Blood Pressure of all the staff and people were advised accordingly. The Chief Officer of MAN Fire Services, Alhaji S. A. Ayinde took all the members of staff of the company on a fire drill after he had educated all on the types of fire and fire extinguishers that should be used to extinguish the different types of fire. In fighting fire with a fire extinguisher, the word PASS was used as an acronym to represent P Pull out the pin at the top of the fire extinguisher, A Aim at the fire against the direction of the wind, S Strike or squeeze the handle of the fire extinguisher and S Sweep the fire from its base. The Nexans Group Safety Day was well attended. It is hoped that the objectives of the event will be achieved as all members of staff take the issue of safety as a personal priority. 2

3 Below are some pictures taken at the event. THINK SAFE ACT SAFE BE SAFE 3

4 ELECTRICAL SAFETY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2014: HOSTED BY SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. THEME: Reinforcing the Electrical Safety Culture. Date: 17th June 2014 OBJECTIVES: To spread the message of safety as a culture to the wider workforce, partners and power industry. Internal Participants: ---ALL SPDC personnel, Engineering & Onshore/Shallow Offshore Major Project. --- Support Functions e.g. HR, NCD, HSE, Infrastructure, etc. External Partners/Contractors: --NLNG,SNEPCO,SHELL GABON,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER,RIVERS STATE MINISTRY OF POWER, NIGERIA SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, SIEMENS LTD NIG,GIL AUTOMATION, NENDAMARK, NEXANS KABELMETAL, CUTIX, FUTURE CONCERNS NIG. LTD,ABB NIGERIA, RADIAL CIRCLE TELECOMMUNICA- TION etc. Nexans Kabelmetal participated in the exhibition and used the opportunity to display its technical brochures especially the HYPRON SOLUTION BROCHURE and also showcased her services and product offerings using posters, brochures, physical samples etc. Nexans Kabelmetal s booth was visited by virtually all participants who took time to have a look at the sample of cables and the Technical Brochure of the HYPRON SOLUTION CABLE. It was an interesting and innovative solution that was accepted by the Shell Engineers and Onshore/Shallow Offshore Major Project Teams. The ELECTRICAL SAFETY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION was worth attending. It impressed on SHELL Engineers what Nexans is doing to reduce risk of damages to electrical cables due to the presence of hydrocarbons, acids or alkaline compounds. They were made to understand that the traditional cables with lead sheath is a pollutant which no longer meets the criteria drawn up for sustainable development in the Oil and Gas industry. The Nexans new developed cables (HYPRON CABLES) which withstand unleaded aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons will soon receive great attention in the Oil and Gas industry through RFQ which SHELL promised to send in the near future. 4

5 Nexans NOCACO Limited Kaduna NIGERIA NEXANS NOCACO BUSINESS SO FAR The second quarter of the year began with good marketing and reasonable achievements, resulting from the supply to our various major distributors, contractors and individuals that patronizing our products ranging from conduit wiring cables, surface wiring, flexiable core, armoured cables etc. NEXANS NOCACO TO DELIVER CABLES TO BEAM SYSTEM Nexans NOCACO Limited will soon deliver both conduit wiring and power network cables to Beam System Limited, a building and engineering construction firm in Kano. The cables are for electrification project within Kano metropolis. NEXANS NOCACO TO SUPPLY CABLES TO DANGOTE GROUP One of Nigeria s leading manufacturing companies, Dangote Group has awarded a contract to Nexans NOCACO to supply various sizes of machinery and underground cables worth millions of Naira for the electrification project of a new plant in Kano. NEXANS NOCACO TO SUPPLY TO TELEVARAS GROUP An Abuja based Company, Televaras group of companies has awarded a contract to Nexans NOCACO for the supply of power network cables for an electrification project in Delta State. NEXANS NOCACO BIGGEST CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR 2013 Tonex International Resources Ltd., a Kaduna based distributor has placed an order on Nexans NOCACO for the supply of both Conduit, Surface and Power Network cables. This is to broaden its chance of becoming one of the ten leading customers of Nexans NOCACO for the year NEXANS PORTFOLIO & E-SERVICE For more information, visit our website where you are invited to register in our complimentary e-service site that enable you access to data sheets, other technical information as well as regular updates etc Nexans Kabelmetal Nig. Plc: info.nkn@nexans.com Nexans NOCACO Nig. Ltd: info.nocaco@nexans.com Nexans Power Network Nig. Ltd: info.npnn@nexans.com 5

6 Nexans NOCACO SAFETY DAY Nexans NOCACO safety day was held on the 17th of June 2014 at the company s premises. Below are pictures taken during the event. 6