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“Are You Prepared?” was the title of Nesma’s 2018 IT Forum held at Nesma Training Center in Jeddah. The forum this year shed light on information security and aimed to raise awareness about potential risks and threats of today’s rapidly evolving forms of information.

Nesma Telecom & Technology is now a “Silver” certified company by “Mowaamah” for having a convenient work environment for people with disabilities.

Nesma Trading’s Building Division was awarded Binzagr’s National Distribution Center project at King Abdullah Economic City. Nesma Trading’s scope of work in the project includes site and construction works of a low bay warehouse with 60,000 square meters and a high bay warehouse with 22,000 square meters.

Additionally, Nesma Trading’s Technical Systems Division was awarded the Integrated Security System and Access Control Project at MARAFIQ facilities in Jubail and Yanbu. Nesma Trading will work on the supply, installation, testing, integration and the commission of integrated security system and access control system for the Marafiq Jubail Sea Water Cooling Facility (SWCF) and canals project.

Nesma Holding participated in the opening ceremony of Ertkaa exhibition in Al Lith, a city in Tihamah region, south-west of Makkah.

Ertkaa is a campaign sponsored by Nesma Holding and conducted by the Community Partnership Unit in the Department of Girls’ Education in Al Lith

Chowking celebrated the opening of its newest branch on the 3rd floor of Villagio Mall in Riyadh. Chowking Villagio Mall is the 2nd in Saudi Arabia and located in Al Batha district, downtown the Saudi capital.

In 2015, Nesma & Partners, Nesma Trading and Masic Investment Company joined together to develop a permanent residence camp for the Fadhili Gas Plant Facility in Jubail, under a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) project arrangement.

In December 2017, the consortium signed the project contract and Nesma & Partners had completed the project design and begun breaking ground for infrastructure development.

The camp will be a complete and comprehensive standalone town to serve and house about 2600 staff and includes the development and construction of residential buildings, life support and recreational facilities, full central utility plants and networks over an area of nearly 800,000 square meters.

Nesma Airlines added a new channel to its entertainment content on board by the famous Saudi Car Expert, Hasan Kutbi. The new channel will include latest car driving experiences in addition to important tips for travelers wishing to drive in other countries.

Nesma & Partners participated in a career fair for people with disabilities in Riyadh. The event is part of an employment program initiated by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd’s Foundation for Humanitarian Development and aims to provide people with disabilities with employment opportunities.

Nesma Training Center in Jeddah signed an agreement with Al Mawaddah Society for Family Development to host workshops presented by Al Hayat Academy for Women Empowerment.

Al Hayat will be using NTC’s facilities to offer morning workshops for ladies in various fields including the Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop program.

Nesma’s 2018 HR and Administration Forum, “Toward Clear Steps”, took place at Nesma Training Center, Jeddah. Nesma’s HR and Administration Forum is an annual event that brings together HR and Administration colleagues from various Nesma Group companies to share updated HR and Administration information and provides a place for networking.

Defaf United for Logistics signed an agreement with the Brazilian food producer “Sadia”. The agreement includes storing Sadia’s products in Defaf’s reefer containers located in Defaf’s Thuwal yard. Reefer containers are used to transport temperature-controlled cargo such as fruits, meat, fish, seafood and vegetables. Sadia is a leading exporter in frozen and cold items and it is among the world’s leading producers of frozen food.

Nesma & Partners participated in a career fair for people with disabilities in Riyadh. The event is part of an employment program initiated by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd’s Foundation for Humanitarian Development and aims to provide people with disabilities with employment opportunities.

Nesma Training Center (NTC) hosted “The Little Trader” project by Intellectual Elite Enterprise. “The Little Trader” is a children’s business fair that aims to train and educate youngsters in developing entrepreneurship and marketing skills in the areas of business principles, merchant ethics and presentation skills.

Additionally, NTC signed an agreement with Hanan Nature Foundation, which is the Director of the Brain Gym Academy, an affiliate of the Saudi Chess Training Federation.

Other agreements were signed with Omnyate Foundation for special needs childcare and Kanyama program for kids’ education.

As part of a national project plan by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Nesma Airlines launched its first flights from Hail International Airport to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a total of three flights per week.

Nesma Airlines’ Spokesperson and Public Relations Manager, Raghdah Al-Sulimani, commented, “Currently, Nesma Airlines has 12 destinations operating from Hail Central Airport and has completed a year in its operations in the Northern Airports with more than 8,000 flights, carrying 200,000 passengers.”

Nesma Orbit’s Riyadh team finished working on BAYAT Hotel by Crystal in Khamis Mushayt, south-west Saudi Arabia.

Nesma started working on BAYAT project in November 2015 with
a project scope including the
hotel’s gym, a spa area with a
pool, bathrooms and a countertop, restaurants, coffee shops and a hardscape with marble and porcelain.

Jollibee celebrated the opening of its newest branch at Villagio Mall in Riyadh. Jollibee Villagio Mall is the KSA’s 14th store and the 2nd in Al Batha district, downtown the Saudi capital. The opening ceremony was attended by Jollibee’s General Manager, Faisal Bamhrez; Jollibee’s Operations Head, Ronel Nape; Turki Basabrain, HR and Admin Manager and Saleh Ali Alharthi, the Executive Director of Villagio Mall.

Nesma Telecom & Technology (NT&T) signed a strategic partnership with Comsof to establish its presence in the Saudi Arabian field of communication infrastructure.

Comsof is a telecommunications and computer networking company with a broad experience in software development. NT&T’s cooperation with Comsof’s will support Nesma in making a new contribution in developing the kingdom’s communication infrastructure.

Al-Naseem Mawaddah Hotel received Booking’s 2017 Guest Review Award for scoring 8.7 out of 10, based on positive guest reviews on the travel site. Mawaddah management wishes to thank Al-Naseem’s Hotel Manager, Mr. Nasir Uddin, and the entire hotel staff for their hard work and dedication, which contributed to this achievement.

Nesma Orbit has established its latest factory with a 50,000 square meter expansion area in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Nesma Orbit’s new factory consists of a marble warehouse, a showroom for luxury items and a technical showroom with a display of the company’s entire collection, including its decorative expression line.

The company’s customization services started with its first 2,000 square meter factory, which later expanded to 8,500 square meters, before the establishment of the new factory.

Nesma Holding signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco and Albir Society to support fishermen in Baish, Jizan region. The MoU aims to enable low-income fishermen to acquire the skills and tools needed to achieve sustainable financial income by providing them with new fishing boats, modern engines and advanced safety equipment.

The agreement was signed by Nesma Holding’s President, Sh. Saleh Al-Turki, Saudi Aramco’s Vice President, Nasser Al Nafisi, and the General Manager of Albir Society in Baish, Mohammed Fakih.

Additionally, Nesma Holding signed a MoU with Saudi Aramco, Alalia Foundation for Local Infrastructure Development and the Charitable Society in Hail, to build a sewing and embroidery factory in Hail.

The MoU was signed under the patronage of Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad, Governor of Hail Region, with the aim to create 100 employment opportunities for women with low-income and special needs.