Nesma & Partners Receives IKTVA Award

Nesma & Partners was among the privileged companies who were awarded by Saudi Aramco for their distinguished contribution in assisting the Aramco to set up IKTVA, the In-Kingdom Total Value Add Program, to promote and enhance Saudi content in companies.

Nesma & Partners was also a Platinum sponsor of the 4th annual IKTVA Forum and Exhibition 2018 at the Dhahran Expo Center in Dammam, Saudi Aramco’s annual principal engagement with its valued energy sector suppliers.

Recent Events at NTC

Organized by Al-Rawdah District Center, Nesma Training Center (NTC) hosted three workshops titled “Hope”, “Let them Live” and “Tasks of Volunteers in Hajj”.

“Hope” gathered inspiring speakers to tell their success stories and memorable lessons in life. While “Let them Live” was an entertaining and educational English program for orphaned children. The third workshop, “Tasks of Volunteers in Hajj” focused on spreading the culture of volunteerism to serve Makkah pilgrims during the annual season of Hajj.

NT&T Awarded Digital Infrastructure Project

Nesma Telecom & Technology (NT&T) has been awarded a build, own and transfer (BOT) project that supports the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) to accelerate digital infrastructure throughout the Kingdom.

The National Broadband (NBB) project is part of the Saudi national transformation program 2020, which aims to deliver fiber optic home services to more than two million households in Saudi Arabia.

NT&T will be responsible for the establishment of an office for supporting the civil works for the digital infrastructure. The office will be the official NBB communication and resolution center for Saudi telephone companies, municipalities and government agencies.

Mawaddah to Implement Kaizen Philosophy

Mawaddah is in the process of performing workshops with “Four Principles”, a company that helps implement the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen. Kaizen is an industrial mindset that was first pioneered by Toyota with a concentrated focus on a “lean management system” and continuous improvement of operation by removing waste in processes, communication, logistics, finance, purchasing, even time taken to process a task from start to finish.

Karim Al-Sharif, CEO of Mawaddah International Group, said: “We work to deliver reliable valuable service to our guests during their stay at the holy sites. This project represents an important step toward our vision to offer pilgrims of the holy sites a memorable religious experience through exceptional hospitality.”

Nesma Security Awarded a Project by the Royal Commission

Nesma Security was awarded a project by the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu to provide security services at Jazan city.

The project duration is three years, valued at SAR 63 million and requires the hiring of more than 200 Saudi employees.

Recent Events at NTC

Organized by Al-Rawdah District Center, Nesma Training Center (NTC) hosted three workshops titled “Hope”, “Let them Live” and “Tasks of Volunteers in Hajj”.

“Hope” gathered inspiring speakers to tell their success stories and memorable lessons in life. While “Let them Live” was an entertaining and educational English program for orphaned children. The third workshop, “Tasks of Volunteers in Hajj” focused on spreading the culture of volunteerism to serve Makkah pilgrims during the annual season of Hajj.

Nesma & Partners Presents First HR Forum

Nesma & Partners HR team gathered at Nesma Village Compound to attend the company’s first HR Forum, titled “Insightful HR”.

The Forum was presented by Nesma & Partners’ HR Consultant, Mohammed Kadri, and the event agenda covered topics regarding compliance, career development, digitization and E-learning. The event closed with panel discussions regarding implementation of HR processes at site locations

NTC Signs Agreement with ISHRAQ Association

Nesma Training Center signed a cooperation agreement with The Saudi Association for Hyperactivity and Attention Disorder (ISHRAQ). NTC will host events related to the disorder, targeting physicians, health care professionals, affected parents, public intellectuals and specialists. In addition to support and focus through health education services.

Shomoul Holding Awards Nesma & Partners Riyadh Project

Nesma & Partners was awarded The Avenues - Riyadh project, valued at SAR 6.15 billion, by Shomoul Trade Complex, one of Shomoul Holding’s subsidiaries.

Nesma & Partners’ scope of work includes the design and construction of a mega mall, parking spaces, gardens and internal roads.

The Avenues - Riyadh will house more than 1,300 stores and consist of five multi-purpose towers with hotels, conference halls, residential apartments, offices and medical facilities.

NT&T Presents at GITEX

The Information Services Division of Nesma Telecom & Technology presented how modern business applications are built rapidly with minimum coding, quick setup and deployment using a Low-Code platform to increase overall business agility.

The NT&T team demonstrated a cloud solution based on K2 platform WorkPlus that provides an integrated self-service workplace and a real-time connection between employees, departments, and managers to creatively encourage and align workforce initiatives with business initiatives.

Nesma Holding Launches Takafu’u Initiative

Nesma Holding launched Takafu’u initiative in cooperation with Al-Nahda Society and King Khaled Foundation for charity work.

Takafu’u studies “equality of opportunity” in the workforce and aims to examine factors affecting men and women’s participation, career development and benefits in the workplace.

NT&T Awarded First ESCO Project in KSA

Nesma Telecom & Technology (NT&T) and the Italian company, QuantumEsco, were awarded first Energy Service Contract (ESCO) by the National Energy Services Company,“Tarshid”.

The project aims to increase energy efficiency at the Saudi Post Head Office located in Riyadh and NT&T’s scope of work will include installing, maintaining and monitoring energy-saving equipment and measures.

Nesma Sponsors Alzawaj Group Marriage

Nesma Holding sponsored a group marriage organized by the Society for Marriage and Family Guidance of Jeddah, “Alzawaj’.

A total of 1400 brides and their grooms participated in the ceremony, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness, Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud, Governor of Makkah Province.

Nesma Trading Awarded Contracts for Aramco Fire Protection Systems

Nesma Trading was awarded two contracts from Saudi Aramco to operate and maintain fire protection systems in Aramco’s facilities in Dhahran.

The five-years contracts, valued at SAR 98 million, include working on the fire alarm and fire fighting systems in a light industrial park, core area and a corporate data center.

Saleh Al-Turki Appointed Mayor of Jeddah

On the evening of Friday July 27th, Sh. Saleh Al-Turki was appointed the new mayor of Jeddah, under the leadership of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

On the occasion of his new government appointment, Sh. Saleh expressed confidence that Nesma is in good hands. He said, “The 3 main elements of a successful company include: having a clear vision and direction; proper systems and processes; and the right people.

Nesma’s Finance Forum 2018: “We 2gether”

Nesma’s 12th Finance Forum, "We 2gether”, took place at Nesma Training Center in Jeddah.

During the event, several presentations were delivered on IFRS conversion updates, budget and planning using Oracle Hyperion Cloud, latest VAT updates and Zakat/Income tax and withholding tax updates.

NT&T Recognized by MEIM for Outstanding Work

Nesma Telecom & Technology received recognition from the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Minerals (MEIM) for the outstanding work performed on the production report/ dashboard for the implementation of the joint Declaration of Cooperation between OPEC and participating Non-OPEC countries

Nesma Holding Among Top 50 Companies in the Middle East for 2018

Nesma Holding was ranked by Forbes Middle East as the 29th biggest private company in the Arab world among 50 other companies.Other notable Saudi companies on the list were Abdul Latif Jameel, Olayan Group, Zamil Group Holding and Alzahid Group

Nesma Real Estate Introduces Supervision Services

Nesma Real Estate introduced “Nesma Real Estate Supervision”, a part of the company that provides supervision services in construction in addition to office and residential units design.

Nesma Airlines Updates and News

The company in Egypt became ISO 22000:2005 certified for its Airlines catering and renewed its IOSA 2018- 2020 certification, presented by IATA Operational Safety Audit Program.

In Saudi Arabia, the company signed an agreement with the National Home Health Organization “Nar’aak” as a part of Nesma’s social responsibility.

Additionally, Nesma Airlines opened a new route linking two Egyptian cities, Sohag and Asyut, with Jeddah to transport passengers on three weekly flights.