HONEYWELL’S MK ELECTRIC CELEBRATES A CENTURY OF SUCCESS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 28, 2019 - Global technology leader Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is marking the centenary year of MK Electric, a leading manufacturer of electrical wiring devices. Since its establishment in the United Kingdom in 1919, the brand has become synonymous with high quality, safe and reliable electrical products for domestic, commercial and industrial uses.

Yashdeep Sule, marketing director, Honeywell Electrical Products, Europe, Middle East & Africa, commented: “For MK Electric, 2019 is a landmark year as we celebrate one hundred years of innovation and achievement. We are firmly committed to providing the region with a comprehensive range of premium products. We are market leaders in the electrical wiring devices business and will continue to work tirelessly to further strengthen our position, while leading the industry to a smarter and more sustainable future.”

MK Electric was established as the Heavy Current Electric Accessories Company by Charles Arnold with just one product: the Multy Kontact socket, which would later become its namesake. Along the way there have been many pioneering inventions including anti-flash, the first shuttered socket to feature concealed live and neutral terminals; the first ‘monobloc’ light switch product with two components – a mounting box and the integral switch and frontplate; and Logic PlusTM, with its revolutionary 3-pin, child resistant, design.

Recently, MK Electric introduced USB charging capabilities to its iconic product portfolio, to enhance guest experiences in the region’s hospitality sector. The new MK Electric’s 1 Gang USB integrated sockets, equipped with dual USB charging ports, now meet both British and International standards, keeping in step with evolving technologies and needs.



“We sincerely thank all our customers in the region for their continued support and look forward to working with them to advance the industry to new heights. We owe our success to our customers and valued employees, past and present, and are grateful for their hard work and dedication. We are very excited for what the next hundred years will bring,” said Luc Escoute, regional leader for Honeywell Electrical Products in the Middle East.

Guidepoint Expands Presence To Middle East And Opens Office In Dubai

NEW YORK, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/Knowledge Bylanes -- Guidepoint, a leading New York-based expert network, expanded its international footprint to a brand-new market in the Middle East by establishing a presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A full-service office has opened to enhance the firm's ability to cater to a rapidly-growing client base throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Guidepoint's new office is located at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in the heart of Dubai's financial district, and will house senior project managers, experienced researchers and business development professionals.

Guidepoint CEO, Albert Sebag, commented "Dubai was the logical next step for us in our continued global expansion. Over the last few years, we have had successful international growth by opening new offices in Seoul, Dusseldorf, and Tokyo; and moving to larger premises in San Francisco and Boston to accommodate our rapidly expanding teams."

Bilal Sabouni, Director, Head of Middle East, said "Our new office allows us to further solidify our 24/7 service model, particularly for clients in the Middle East with a Sunday-Thursday work week. With local support teams, we will enhance our response time and provide quality high-touch service."

About Guidepoint

Guidepoint, a leading expert network firm, connects clients with vetted subject matter experts—Advisors—from their global professional network. Guidepoint clients leverage the insights and perspectives shared by Advisors to stay informed and make better business decisions. Its slate of services, including phone consultations, surveys, events and proprietary data insights products, help professionals gain comprehensive understanding of a topic before making strategic or investment decisions. Guidepoint's multinational client list includes 9 of the top 10 consulting firms and some of the largest hedge funds, private equity firms and Fortune-ranked public companies. Guidepoint's industry-leading compliance platform—overseen by Guidepoint's General Counsel, a former SEC enforcement attorney—supports appropriate client-to-Advisor interactions through the application of Guidepoint's own policies and procedures as well as custom, client-specific controls the company implements at clients' requests. Guidepoint is not a registered investment adviser and cannot transact business as an investment adviser or give investment advice

Concorde El Salam Hotel Cairo launches its new classic contemporary ballroom, designed for corporate events and weddings

Adam Ballroom features the main grand hall, board room, business centre and two private guest suites, reception area, complete with butler service




Leading five-star hotel, Concorde El Salam Hotel Cairo which recently participated at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, added a new, classic ballroom to its portfolio in May 2019 for corporate events, weddings and social soirées. The ballroom features the main grand hall, Daleela board room, business centre with high speed internet and two Royal suites, Lina and Eden complete with butler service & reception area.




The new Adam Ballroom - which combines traditional Georgian architectural styles with a modern elegance designed by International designer Tony Dalton, will feature an 11-metre dome complete with an impressive crystal chandelier.




Opened this month, the ballroom includes a 620 sqm main function room, Daleela board room for executive meetings, a business centre and two landscaped designed outside terraces perfect to unwind and enjoy the lavish coffee breaks on offer. Additionally, Adam Ballroom complex has two luxurious private guest suites and reception area on the first floor.




Moteia Ismail, Chairman of Concorde Hotels and Resorts in Egypt, said: “With the capacity to accommodate up to 620 people in a theatre-style layout and 520 people for banquets and receptions, the Adam Ballroom is the perfect venue for everything from executive board meetings to lavish conventions and luxurious weddings.”




When it comes to weddings, the ballroom offers an added purpose-built bridal suite “Lina” and a luxurious honeymoon suite “Eden” as well as a reception area with private butler service located on the first floor, with a grand staircase coming down to the main ballroom, perfect for the bride and groom to enter as newly-weds. While for corporate events, the venue boasts professional meeting facilities supported by the latest array of state-of-the-art technology.




Moteia Ismail added: “The tourism industry in Cairo recorded a strong performance during the first half of 2019 with guests visiting hotels for corporate purposes, meetings, incentives, conferences and events. Looking ahead, this trend is expected to continue as a series of new attractions and investments are taking place across the country.”




Boasting 325 guest rooms including suites with free WIFI Internet in all rooms and outlets, the hotel features an ‘Executive Floor’ with executive rooms and a private executive lounge which has been specially designed to meet the demands of business travellers, while leisure guests can take advantage of the hotel’s cabana pool side rooms.

Food and beverage options include the signature La Veranda outdoor arena, offering a variety of Italian, Oriental, sushi, seafood dishes as well as a BBQ with live entertainment from May to November, Abou Auof Cafe serving traditional Egyptian cuisine, Italiano Italian restaurant, Le Marquis Lounge & Lobby Bar, Testa Rossa Café serving an Italian coffee blend as well as L’Auberge, Lounge Bar, offering live entertainment & serving International cuisine.

The hotel offers guests a well-equipped fitness centre offering massage with Thai masseuse, an outdoor heated swimming pool, glass squash court, an equestrian training school, a beauty salon and a soon-to-open international casino.

Ismail added: “With Royal suites, executive suites, corner suites and cabana pool side rooms providing total luxury and relaxation, excellent event, wedding and meeting facilities and a wide-range of food and beverage outlets, the hotel is fully-equipped with everything the modern traveller requires for either a business or leisure trip to Cairo.”

For enquiries and any other information about the ballroom, please call the hotel at +20 (0) 2 22931183 or email: adam.ballroom@concorde-eg.com

For further information, visit Concorde El Salam Hotel Cairo’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/443299063102729/posts/454307272001908/ or log on to royal-tulip-concorde-cairo.goldentulip.com/en-us

A Strong Q1 2019 Start for Renault Middle East

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With a growing market share, sales volume and presence through industry recognition at the Middle East Car of the Year Awards 2019, Renault Middle East has a positive outlook for the coming year



On May 26, 2019, Renault Middle East announced its first-quarter 2019 commercial results, which were strengthened by higher-quality revenue and benefits from its digital strategy and award-winning vehicles.

The first quarter results showcased Renault Middle East achieving 3.54% market share in the Middle East, a growth of +0.53 points in comparison to the same period in 2018. This in accordance saw Renault, the No 1 European brand in the Middle East, achieve a sales volume increase of 23% when compared to Q1 2018, in an overall car market slightly growing by 4%.

The main contributor to this growth in GCC is the all-new Duster, which saw a 100% increase in sales volumes compared to the previous model over the same period last year.

Marwan Haidamous, Managing Director, Renault Middle East, said: “The Q1 2019 marked a good start to the year, as we executed a differentiated strategy of focusing on innovation to generate a solid performance across our business. Our digital initiatives are enhancing revenue quality and creating network competencies that will help us take advantage of growth opportunities and enhance our future performance.”

‘Easy Life’ Digital Experience

With a strong focus on the digital customer experience, Renault Middle East is taking steps to further its customers’ experience easier and more convenient – both in terms of retail and aftersales customer service.

Renault Middle East has set new standards in terms of lead response times – it responded to all online enquiries within one hour from February onwards. As a result, sales generated from online leads increased by 50% compared to the same period last year. In addition, a new home test-drive program, ‘Renault Anywhere’, was launched in Saudi Arabia, then Dubai, offering a digitized and simplified 3-step customer journey – customers can now log on to the website www.Renaultanywhere.com and choose a model, pin their location and select a date. Customers can order a Renault test drive to their home or office location, or anywhere else they wish.

Delivering the Best in Aftersales Services

With growing new vehicle sales in the region, Renault Middle East is also focusing on delivering the most convenient and cost-effective aftersales solutions to its customers driven by a vast network of distributors and market proximity. This enables it to offer a range of competitive maintenance packages available in all showrooms and fixed menu pricing to ensure greater convenience in all service centers and on its My Renault App.

Renault Middle East hosted its annual Aftersales Seminar in Morocco in February this year, gathering participants from its network of distributors from across the region to outline a new strategic aftersales roadmap, to address customer needs in times of fast changes within the industry and the markets.

Reinforcing our EV Leadership

Renault Middle East’s ambition to remain the region’s number one provider of mass market electric vehicles is still very much on track, leading to Renault Zoe winning the highly-coveted 2019 Middle East Car of the Year Award in the electric vehicles category.

In Jordan, Renault Zoe, has been in service with the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan for years, and gained the highest recognition in the market amongst competitors. Following the King’s direction in regards to the use of clean energy, in the end of 2018 the Greater Amman Municipality announced a tender to replace their current fleet of cars with electric vehicles. Renault won the tender, and the fleet of 100 Renault Zoe will be delivered to the Greater Amman Municipality in the coming days, marking a new milestone in the Zoe success story in Jordan.

As part of the commercialization process of electric vehicles into new markets, it is imperative to ensure the infrastructure and quality of electricity is of the required standard. Between April 8-11, 2019, Renault Middle East has made a full evaluation of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure throughout Palestine. As a result, we are now very proud to count our partner, Signature Motors, in the growing electric vehicle family in the region.

Top Honors at Middle East Car of the Year (MECOTY) Awards 2019

On March 25, 2019, as the world’s leading car brands took centre stage at the sixth edition of the Middle East Car of the Year awards held at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, Renault Middle East made swift wins across multiple award categories. The highlight of the night was the all-new Renault Duster that won the prestigious MECOTY Public Award, claiming over 20% of the 80,000+ votes received from around the world, further cementing its market position of a brand that resonates with regional consumer expectations.

The new Renault Megane R.S. proved it is leading and redefining the C-segment sport market by securing top honors, recognized by the Jury Award in the Performance Hatchback category. Driving automotive innovation into the future, the Zoe Z.E. 40 capped off a stunning night for Renault by charging to first place to secure the Jury Award in the Electric Vehicles class.

For daily updates from Renault: www.media.renault.com

التوسع في انتاج أسطول كاسحات الجليد بالطاقة النووية يعزز شبل الشحن عبر طريق البحر الشمالي

إطلاق سفينة روساتوم LK-60Ya من الدرجة الثالثة في حوض بحر البلطيق




تم اطلاق كاسحة جليد جديدة في القطب الشمالي تعمل بالطاقة النووية تحت اسم "أورال" وبذلك تكون شركة روساتوم عملاق للطاقة النووية في روسيا قد أكملت خطوة جديدة نحو ضمان سهولة التنقل على مدار السنة عبر طريق بحر الشمال (NSR).

تم تجهيز "أورال" والتي يبلغ طولها 173 مترًا بمفاعلين نوويين RITM-200 عالي الكفاءة وصغير الحجم، وقادران على توليد ما يصل إلى 350 ميجا وات، مما يسمح للسفينة باختراق الجليد بسماكة 3 أمتار. ظهر المفاعل المتطور من نوع RITM-200 لاول مرة في العالم على "أورال" وكذلك على السفن "اركتيك" و "سيبير" ، قبل أن تنشره روساتوم في محطات الطاقة النووية العائمة وغير الساحلية.



وتتميز كاسحة الجليد "أورال" بقدرتها علي تغيير غاطس السفينة اعتمادًا على ما إذا كانت السفينة تحتاج إلى التنقل في البحر القطبي أو مصبات الأنهار الضحلة. من خلال هذا الحل التصميمي الذكي ، تحصل روساتوم بشكل أساسي على نوعين من كاسحات الجليد مقابل سعر واحد ، مما يمثل توفيرًا كبيرا في التكلفة لمئات الملايين من الدولارات.




وفي معرض تعليقه على اطلاق كاسحة الجليد الجديدة، يقول أليكسي ليكاتشيف، مدير عام شركة روساتوم: "تعد "أورال" مع مثيلاتها من كاسحات الجليد عنصرًا رئيسيًا في مشروعنا الاستراتيجي المتمثل في فتح طريق بحر الشمال أمام النشاط الملاحي طوال العام. هدفنا لعام 2024 هو مرور أكثر من 80 مليون طن من الشحنات عبر هذا المنفذ البحري. نعتزم أيضًا إضافة سفينتين أخريين إلى أسطولنا من كاسحات الجليد النووية بحلول عام 2027. ومن المتوقع أن يتم توقيع عقد إنشاء كاسحات الجليد هذه بحلول نهاية أغسطس الجاري."




وتشمل المنتجات المراد نقلها عبر منفذ بحر الشمال الغاز الطبيعي (47 مليون طن) والفحم (23 مليون طن) والنفط (5 ملايين طن) والسلع الصناعية الثقيلة مثل الآلات (5 ملايين طن) ومليون طن من المعادن .




يذكر أن الحكومة الروسية قد منحت شركة روساتوم الريادة في تطوير البنية التحتية لمنفذ بحر الشمال البحري في مشروع تصل قيمته الي 734.9 مليار روبل لمدة ست سنوات. وسيتم توفير ما يصل إلى ثلث ذلك ، 274 مليار روبل ، من ميزانية الحكومة أما الباقي، أكثر من 460 مليار روبل، فسيتم توفيره من قبل المستثمرين، بما في ذلك شركة روساتوم، وكل من شركة روسنفط و شركة نوفاتك وغيرهم من الشركات التي ترغب في نقل البضائع على طول الطريق البحري في القطب الشمالي.