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JULY 2011 EDITION<br />
ABRASIVE MATTERS<br />
First-of-its-kind mobile application to calculate the<br />
true cost of your blasting project<br />
A first in the industry, the <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Abrasive Blasting Calculator is the perfect tool for project estimators and contractors<br />
to estimate their abrasive blasting budgets with just a few buttons and swipes on their mobile phones.<br />
The Group developed a new mobile application, a<br />
first-of-its-kind in the abrasive blasting industry for<br />
calculating the true cost of a blasting project using <strong>GMA</strong><br />
<strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives as well as other existing abrasives.<br />
Launched in June 2011, the <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Abrasive Blasting<br />
Calculator is available as a free mobile application and users can<br />
download the application from Apple iTunes and Android Market.<br />
A web version is also be available on the Group’s website.<br />
Visit: www.garnetsales.com/gmacalc<br />
“The calculator is the perfect tool for project estimators and<br />
contractors to calculate the true cost of blasting with <strong>GMA</strong><br />
<strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives,” says Chief Operating Officer Aaron Williams.<br />
Among the key features of the application are the flexibility to<br />
select between Metric and US measurement units and enabling<br />
the user to generate the total cost in either per square metre<br />
or per square foot of the surface area blasted as well as the<br />
total quantity of abrasives required and time taken to complete<br />
a given project. (Calculations in this application were built using<br />
U.S. military formula methods).<br />
Among the features available are the flexibility to switch between Metric and US measurement<br />
units, the quantity of abrasives required and time taken to complete a project.<br />
The true cost includes not only the abrasive, but also the cost of disposal, labour and<br />
equipment hire, and takes into account the superior blasting performance of <strong>GMA</strong><br />
<strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives compared to other abrasives.<br />
“The application also allows you to compare the true cost of blasting with <strong>GMA</strong><br />
<strong>Garnet</strong> against your existing abrasives, such as slag or staurolite,” Mr Williams added.<br />
By Stephanie Cheong, Perth<br />
Mobile Application Download Instructions<br />
Apple iTunes<br />
.Launch App Store from your iPhone<br />
.Search for <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
.Select <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Abrasive Blasting Calculator<br />
.Activate the ‘Free’ button to install<br />
Android Market<br />
.Launch Android Market from your mobile phone<br />
.Search for <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
.Select <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Abrasive Blasting Calculator<br />
.Activate the ‘Free’ button to install<br />
News highlights<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives for SATORP [03] | Reserve plant a ‘Beneficial Use’ Facility [04] | Breakthrough in waterblasting application [05] |
CORPORATE<br />
Customer Focus<br />
Message from the Chief Executive Officer<br />
Torsten Ketelsen<br />
On its own, this is perhaps the most widely (mis-)used<br />
business mantra that is found in most companies’<br />
“Vision Statement”.<br />
More often than not, Customer Focus is regarded<br />
as a generic virtue to which management should<br />
aspire, without the internal organisational and<br />
policy structures to clearly identify and understand<br />
the “customer”. At every level of the <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
Group (<strong>GMA</strong>), however, from mining and production,<br />
quality control, logistics and distribution to the final<br />
end user, we focus on understanding our customers’<br />
needs and circumstances as our strategic choice that<br />
involves each and every employee of <strong>GMA</strong> – around<br />
the world!<br />
We connect with our customers through realtime<br />
information, online interaction and, wherever<br />
possible, in person at the customer’s premises and<br />
work sites, to develop deep relationships based<br />
on trust, performance and providing value. We<br />
believe that the best investment is to prioritise<br />
the understanding of our customers’ needs and<br />
aspirations and to provide the best solution to meet<br />
those needs.<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> is recognised as the world’s largest producer<br />
of the highest quality industrial garnet abrasives but<br />
what our customers really require is not a tonne<br />
of abrasive but an area of blast cleaned steel or<br />
length of WaterJet cut marble. With this realisation,<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> has over the past 20 years developed a global<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> Distribution and Customer Service network<br />
that integrates our products and services with<br />
the operations of our key customers, based on an<br />
intimate understanding of our clients’ problems<br />
and objectives. <strong>GMA</strong>’s global presence in all of<br />
our established markets enforces and ensures<br />
the uniformly high levels of customer and technical<br />
service that our customers rightfully expect from<br />
the world’s leading garnet brand.<br />
This proximity to our customers provides direct and<br />
timely insight into our customers’ shifting perceptions,<br />
requirements or objectives and we have in place<br />
efficient feedback cycles that allow us to adopt<br />
internal changes to meet that new situation on<br />
the ground. Over the years, <strong>GMA</strong> has developed<br />
specific products in response to specific customer<br />
needs and introduced new product formulations for<br />
special job applications that help our customers to<br />
complete their workload faster, with less environmental<br />
impact and at lower overall job cost.<br />
Over the past 20 years, <strong>GMA</strong> has developed a<br />
Recycling Strategy to effectively and efficiently<br />
reprocess used <strong>Garnet</strong> from field operations for<br />
re-use, directly responding to the challenge of our<br />
customers’ needs for environmentally safe disposal<br />
of used <strong>Garnet</strong> and the maximum utilisation of a<br />
non-renewable resource. <strong>GMA</strong> now operates major<br />
industrial Recycling Facilities in the Middle East,<br />
Europe and the USA.<br />
For all of us at <strong>GMA</strong>, Customer Focus is much<br />
more than a trivial mention in a Vision Statement<br />
– it is about truly understanding our customer and<br />
working towards solutions with win-win outcomes.<br />
In Memoriam<br />
On 17th February 2011, Jebsen & Jessen Group of Companies South East Asia (JJSEA) company<br />
founder and former chairman Mr Arwed Peter Jessen passed away at the age of 86 in his<br />
hometown of Aabenraa, Denmark.<br />
After a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease, AP Jessen departed peacefully surrounded by his<br />
family. AP Jessen is the Father of Mr Heinrich Jessen, a co-owner of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Group.<br />
AP Jessen started his career in the family enterprise Jebsen & Co in Shanghai. He was made<br />
family partner in 1952 and moved to Hong Kong in 1954 where he lived until 1964. During his<br />
time in Hong Kong, AP Jessen was chairman of the Hong Kong Philharmonics, founding member<br />
of the Hong Kong Country Club and board member of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf &<br />
Godown Company.<br />
In 1963, AP Jessen incorporated what is today the Jebsen & Jessen Group of Companies South<br />
East Asia in Singapore and Malaysia. As chairman and principal family shareholder, AP Jessen<br />
oversaw his company’s affairs across the region. Four decades after the establishment of the<br />
Jebsen & Jessen Group of Companies South East Asia, AP Jessen stepped down as chairman and<br />
moved back to Aabenraa.<br />
AP Jessen was an outstanding musician, passionate sportsman, great businessman and dedicated<br />
father of seven. Mr Jessen will be deeply missed by his family, friends and colleagues.<br />
Mr Arwed Peter Jessen<br />
By Laja Mensdorff-Pouilly, JJSEA, Singapore<br />
02
CORPOrATE / middle east<br />
Abrasive Cost or Abrasive Value<br />
What really matters<br />
In your abrasive blasting project, what really matters is the cost per<br />
square metre of blasted surface - not the cost per tonne of abrasive!<br />
Higher Cost<br />
per m2<br />
True Cost<br />
of Abrasive Blast Cleaning<br />
Higher Disposal<br />
DISPOSAL COST<br />
Lower Cost<br />
per m2<br />
Lower Disposal<br />
Great savings can be achieved by selecting a high performance abrasive,<br />
that uses less abrasive and does the job faster - covering more square<br />
metres in less time!<br />
High performance garnet - <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> cleans the surface at twice<br />
the speed of slag and uses less than half the quantity of abrasive. At the<br />
same time, you get superior surface finish while operating in a health and<br />
environmentally safe condition. By Torsten Ketelsen, Perth<br />
Higher Equipment<br />
Running Cost<br />
EQUIPMENT COST<br />
LABOUR COST<br />
Lower Equipment<br />
Running Cost<br />
Lower<br />
Labour Cost<br />
Higher<br />
Labour Cost<br />
Lower Abrasive<br />
Cost per Tonne<br />
A<br />
SLAG<br />
ABRASIVE COST<br />
B<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> GARNET<br />
Higher Abrasive<br />
Cost per Tonne<br />
Call our office near you or write to sales@garnetsales.com today<br />
to find out how much you can save with <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> TM including<br />
recycling options to help you save even more!<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives for SATORP<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives are being utilised for the construction of SATORP – one of the largest and most<br />
complex petrochemical refineries in the world.<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives are being utilised by a majority of<br />
the contractors working on the construction of Saudi Aramco<br />
TOTAL Refinery and Petrochemical Company (SATORP).<br />
SATORP, which is targeted to be completed in 2013 will be one of the<br />
largest and most complex petrochemical refineries in the world.<br />
For this project, <strong>Garnet</strong> Arabia Company provided an environmentally<br />
friendly package programme that was well received by customers and<br />
supported by the management at SATORP. The package comprised of<br />
the supply of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> natural abrasives and the collection of<br />
used garnet from the site.<br />
SATORP, also known as Jubail Export Refinery Project (JERP) is a joint<br />
venture between Saudi Aramco and TOTAL of France. It is one of the<br />
world’s largest refinery & petrochemical projects under construction in<br />
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Upon completion, the refinery will be the<br />
seventh most complex refiner in the world.<br />
The refinery located in Jubail Industrial City on the eastern province of<br />
the Kingdom is expected to be fully operational by 2013 with a projected<br />
output of 400,000 barrels per day. It will produce a high proportion of<br />
white products such as diesel, gasoline, LPG, petrochemicals and jet<br />
fuels from Arabian heavy crude oil. By Soni John, Jubail<br />
<strong>Garnet</strong> Arabia Company provides an environmentally friendly package programme<br />
comprised of the supply of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives and the collection of used garnet.<br />
03
UNITED STATES / MIDDLE EAST<br />
State government approves Reserve recycling<br />
plant as ‘Beneficial Use’ Facility<br />
The recognition by the Louisiana Department of Environment Quality provides a healthy boost to the plant’s<br />
ongoing GMR recycling programme.<br />
The State of Louisiana Department of Environment Quality<br />
(LDEQ) has approved the Group’s recycling plant in Reserve as<br />
a ‘Beneficial Use’ facility for returned garnet on 4th May 2011.<br />
The Beneficial Use Plan is a green initiative by the state government to<br />
turn waste material into reusable resources.<br />
According to <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> USA Vice President Matt Cain, the application<br />
to be part of this initiative commenced in November last year.<br />
“The certification goes hand in hand with our ongoing GMR Recycling<br />
programme where we encourage our customers to send their used garnet<br />
to our facility to be processed for reuse and therefore, saving precious<br />
resources from going to landfills. The recognition by LDEQ provides the<br />
added legitimacy for us as a certified facility and a healthy boost to our<br />
recycling programme efforts,” Mr Cain said.<br />
Customers participating in this programme will be awarded with a<br />
“Certificate of Recycling” every year as an acknowledgment to their<br />
ongoing support. The certificate, which is certified by the State will reflect<br />
the tonnage of used garnet that has been processed and saved from landfills.<br />
The certification goes hand in hand with the Group’s ongoing GMR<br />
Recycling programme where customers are encouraged to send in their<br />
used garnet to be processed for reuse.<br />
Currently, there are around 20 participants in this programme although<br />
the participants are expected to rise, especially from major garnet users in<br />
the sandblasting and waterjet industries. By Aaron Williams, Houston<br />
Roots Group to expand garnet distribution to the<br />
abrasive blasting sector in Saudi Arabia<br />
Over 70 professionals representing Saudi Aramco and major contracting<br />
companies attended the event held in Al Khobar.<br />
From left: RGA Managing Director Asia Pacific Fouad M. Ghandour, RGA General<br />
Manager Marwan Ghalayini, <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Group CEO Torsten Ketelsen, RGA CEO<br />
Ousama Fansa and <strong>Garnet</strong> Arabia Company General Manager Soni John.<br />
Roots Group, the <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Group’s<br />
(<strong>GMA</strong>) distributor for waterjet cutting<br />
abrasives in Saudi Arabia will be expanding<br />
its garnet distribution to some users in the<br />
abrasive blasting sector in Jeddah and Riyadh.<br />
The Roots Group Arabia Company Limited<br />
(RGA) formerly known as Arabian Roots Stone<br />
Industry Supplies Division is a long standing and<br />
dedicated distributor of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> waterjet<br />
abrasives for over 15 years.<br />
Sales of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> 80 Mesh waterjet abrasives<br />
have steadily increased over the years. RGA holds<br />
and impressive market share for <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> in<br />
the Saudi waterjet abrasives market.<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> ships containerised cargo to RGA warehouses<br />
in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam as well as directly<br />
to their customers in Saudi Arabia. <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
80 Mesh is also available from Unimar Trading in<br />
Egypt, a distribution arm of Roots Group.<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> CEO Torsten Ketelsen and <strong>Garnet</strong> Arabia<br />
Company General Manager Soni John visited Roots<br />
Group headquarters in Jeddah on 30th May 2011<br />
for discussions with Roots Group CEO Ousama<br />
Fansa and General Manager Marwan Ghalayini,<br />
aimed at strengthening and expanding the excellent<br />
business relations between the two companies.<br />
By Soni John, Jubail & Mary Fay, Perth<br />
04
UNITED STATES<br />
Breakthrough in waterblasting application using<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
An exclusive case reference on a wet abrasive blasting project where the combination of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
abrasives and GEOBLASTER equipment had successfully performed on par with dry blasting techniques<br />
by John McIntyre Sr., President and owner of GEOBLASTER company.<br />
Pipeline transportation and energy storage company - Kinder<br />
Morgan has over 6,000 linear feet (1,828m) of “sheet piling” at its<br />
South East Terminal on the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia.<br />
Installed in 1922, these interlocking style pilings are old and stand 10 to<br />
12 feet (3 to 3.7m) above the waterline. The company was looking into<br />
cleaning these sheet pilings 6 feet (1.82m) under the mean tide mark.<br />
The surface preparation method to be selected was based on the<br />
capability to clean with little or no dust, effectively remove 40 mils<br />
of existing coating and to create a 2.5 mil to 3.5 mil profile to allow a<br />
heavy specialty coating that is 100% solids to be applied under water.<br />
Precon, an experienced surface preparation contractor recommended<br />
wet abrasive blasting as a viable solution in view of the unique situation<br />
where the cleaning was performed on water in an environmentally<br />
sensitive area of the river.<br />
GEOBLASTER was contacted to perform a blast trial. The GEOBLASTER<br />
systems use air pressure and abrasive media combined with water that<br />
are then pressurised to 120-130psi. This new technology has been<br />
proven effective in cleaning and surface preparation without dust.<br />
The initial blast trial was performed using medium-grain recycled<br />
crushed glass and results from the trial were not promising. The<br />
removal was far too slow to be considered effective and the profile<br />
was less than desirable. The GEOBLASTER equipment is originally set<br />
up to run with softer abrasives such as recycled glass, plastic beads and<br />
corn cobs. It is also a common industry perception that waterblasting<br />
technology is best suited for cleaning surfaces and not for profile and<br />
deep anchor patterns for technical coatings.<br />
I began to search for a more aggressive and clean media and through<br />
a business associate, I was told <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> natural abrasives work<br />
very well with GEOBLASTER units. I contacted <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> USA for<br />
some <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> 30/60 mesh and put it to the test.<br />
During the testing, I knew from the first blast that this was going to<br />
meet the needs of the project.<br />
Using <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> 30/60 mesh, we doubled our production speed<br />
and met the necessary 3.5 mil profile requirement. <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
abrasives has successfully placed GEOBLASTER toe-to-toe with dry<br />
blasting techniques without the dust!<br />
The GEOBLASTER, GB 400 unit was able to achieve 150 ft 2 (14 m 2 ) per<br />
hour at consumption rates of a very reasonable 1 litre of water per minute<br />
and 0.8 kilogrammes of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives per minute.<br />
Since the first successful demonstration with <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong>, we have<br />
placed <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> as the recommended abrasive media and each<br />
new GEOBLASTER unit delivered comes with a few buckets of <strong>GMA</strong><br />
<strong>Garnet</strong> 30/60 mesh.<br />
By John McIntyre Sr., GEOBLASTER, Ontario and Carl Borgh, <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong><br />
Group, New York<br />
05
EUROPE<br />
New Sales Manager (designate) for United Kingdom<br />
Cliff Hall<br />
Mr Cliff Hall joined the Group as the new Sales<br />
Manager (designate) for <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> United<br />
Kingdom on 1st April 2011.<br />
Cliff will head the implementation of Group strategies<br />
for United Kingdom and to further develop and expand<br />
the sales of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> abrasives within the<br />
Waterjet and Blast Cleaning industries.<br />
In addition, Cliff will be responsible for the daily<br />
operations of the office including full after sales<br />
customer support as well as the performance of the<br />
business in the country.<br />
Trained in computer aided engineering design and<br />
engineering drawing, Cliff has spent a number of years<br />
in the machine tool industry handling customer support<br />
and direct sales. Prior to this appointment, Cliff was a<br />
Product Manager for a multi-national waterjet cutting<br />
company for five years.<br />
The Group welcomes Cliff on board and wishes him a<br />
great start to his new role.<br />
By Andreas Höfner, Hamburg<br />
New warehouse in Casablanca to enhance market<br />
presence in Morocco and North African Region<br />
In cooperation with Quimialmel Maroc S.A.R.L., the Group established a new warehouse in Casablanca to enhance its market presence<br />
in Morocco as well as in the North African Region.<br />
The new warehouse, which is also the Group’s first facility in the North African Region began its operation on 1st April 2011 and will cater for customers<br />
in the whole of Morocco and beyond to Algeria and Tunisia. A range of <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> waterjet cutting (80, 120 and 200 Mesh) and blast cleaning abrasives<br />
are available in 25kg bags on one metric tonne pallets. By Tiziano Cher, Frankfurt<br />
Warehouse Address<br />
Quimialmel Maroc S.A.R.L.<br />
c/o <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> ( Europe ) GmbH<br />
Parc d’Activités Oukacha 1<br />
16 Allée des Lauriers, Hangar N° 56<br />
Ain Sebaà - Casablanca, Morocco<br />
Attn: Mr. Yassine Lemsagued<br />
Tel: +212 522342587 / 88<br />
Fax: +212 522342590<br />
t <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Europe Sales Manager Tiziano<br />
Cher (right) with Quimialmel Morocco General<br />
Manager Yassine Lemsagued (left).<br />
06
staff news<br />
25th year milestone for Wayne<br />
Mr Wayne Dawson has accomplished<br />
many milestones in his career<br />
journey with the Group.<br />
Starting as a plant hand, Wayne<br />
has progressed and developed his<br />
career to his current management<br />
position as HSE (Health, Safety and<br />
Environment) and Quality Manager.<br />
In March this year, Wayne attained a significant milestone -<br />
25 years of service with the Group.<br />
Through the years, Wayne has been involved in most aspects of<br />
the Group’s dry plant operations in Geraldton and has shown<br />
particular aptitude, largely self-motivated, in setting up and<br />
administering health, safety and environmental systems for all of<br />
the Group’s Mid-West operations.<br />
Wayne has been instrumental in obtaining and maintaining the<br />
plant’s accreditations for Quality (ISO 9001), Health and Safety<br />
(AS/NZS 4801) and Environment (ISO 14001) standards.<br />
On top of career growth, Wayne cites that the flexible work<br />
hours enabled him to enjoy a balanced life of work and play.<br />
“I get to do plenty of surfing and windsurfing and spend time with my<br />
family,” Wayne added.<br />
Wayne (3rd from right) being congratulated for his 25 years of service by CEO Torsten<br />
Ketelsen (4th from right) and German Parliamentary Delegates on a site visit to the plant.<br />
Wayne is also well-known for his community work. Together with his wife Sandra, they are<br />
closely involved with Variety Club charity fund raising events. Wayne also dabbles in oil<br />
paintings which sell well at Variety Club auctions.<br />
By Martin Taylor & Dean Schwarz, Geraldton<br />
Getting to know the people, place and product<br />
Logistics Representative Thomas Heinrich travelled across continents from Europe to Australia for a short work and holiday visit during<br />
the end of summer in March this year. Here is the account of his first Down Under experience.<br />
My first impressions of Australia are…beautiful, huge and hot.<br />
It is very different from Europe. Even the plants<br />
and animals are different.<br />
Perth is a beautiful and calm city and the people are<br />
very kind and relaxed. Our Group’s head office is<br />
located in a beautiful building in the city, very near<br />
the Swan River. The colleagues in the office are kind<br />
and helpful and welcomed me like a member of the<br />
family. I can see that all are very happy to work with<br />
the Group.<br />
At the office, it was interesting to observe the daily<br />
operations and ongoing activities and I found in<br />
particular, the weekly meetings to be very helpful in<br />
keeping everyone updated on current matters and<br />
to discuss new issues as well.<br />
I also had the opportunity to visit the garnet mine site<br />
at Geraldton in the Mid-West of Western Australia. It<br />
was an eye-opener to see the entire production cycle<br />
starting from the mine site to garnet processing and<br />
packaging at the plant.<br />
Prior to this trip, my understanding of garnet begins<br />
at the point where we receive the garnet at our<br />
office in Hamburg and now, I have a good grasp of<br />
how it is being processed, stored and transported.<br />
I can now identify myself with the product more,<br />
knowing what it is and where it comes from.<br />
As with the friendly and relaxed environment in<br />
Perth, the business culture is very much different<br />
from what I expected. Meetings with the customers<br />
are conducted in a manner more like visiting a friend<br />
than a business partner. By Thomas Heinrich, Hamburg<br />
Thomas has been with the Group for almost four years. He joined sister Group Jebsen & Jessen<br />
Hamburg for two years before coming on board to <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Group in 2009.<br />
07
staff news<br />
Appointments<br />
United States<br />
Ms Ernestine McDaniel, also known as Ernie joined the Group as Abrasive Blasting Sales in Houston, Texas late<br />
last year.<br />
A former board member of NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Houston section, Ernie has<br />
been working in the mineral industry for over 35 years with experience in various abrasives such as garnet, sand,<br />
slags and bicarbonate soda. With her sound knowledge of the abrasive blasting market, Ernie will be instrumental<br />
in promoting the benefits of using <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> natural abrasives in the industrial sector.<br />
Middle East<br />
Ernie McDaniel<br />
Mr Saneesh Joy joined the Group on 4th<br />
April 2011 as Sales/Accounts Coordinator<br />
for <strong>Garnet</strong> Arabia Company in Jubail,<br />
Saudi Arabia.<br />
Saneesh holds a Master’s Degree in<br />
Commerce from India and has previously<br />
worked as a Financial Analyst for a Global<br />
Outsourcing Company based in the<br />
southern Indian city of Trivandrum for<br />
three and a half years.<br />
Within the same month, Mr Abdullah<br />
Al Zain joined the Group as the new<br />
Receptionist for <strong>Garnet</strong> Arabia Company<br />
on 21st April 2011.<br />
Prior to this appointment, Abdullah was<br />
employed in a similar position with a<br />
local company for one year.<br />
Saneesh Joy<br />
Abdullah Al Zain<br />
Europe<br />
Mr Fabien Reneaux joined the Group as Sales & Marketing Assistant for France and North Africa on 17th January this year.<br />
Reporting to the Sales Manager for <strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> in Europe, Fabien is responsible for the administration and sales activities<br />
of the Group’s branch office in Griesheim, Frankfurt.<br />
Fabien holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Foreign Languages and prior to joining the Group, he has a brief working<br />
engagement with Rolls Royce Deutschland in Project Risk Management.<br />
The Group welcomes Ernie, Fabien, Saneesh and Abdullah on board and wishes them a great start to their careers.<br />
Fabien Reneaux<br />
By Pete Mitchell, Houston, Tiziano Cher, Frankfurt and Soni John, Jubail<br />
Anniversary<br />
Donald Rex Hook<br />
Leading Hand Donald Rex Hook celebrated 10 years of<br />
service with the Group in April this year.<br />
Donald, also known as Rex joined the Group on 2nd April<br />
2001 as a Plant Operator and in June 2008, he was promoted<br />
to Leading Hand at the mine site in Port Gregory, Australia.<br />
Prior to joining, Rex was working away from home and<br />
could only travel home every three months. Working with<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> enabled him to enjoy a better family life and being able<br />
to come home every night.<br />
“<strong>GMA</strong> is a reasonably good company to work for”, Rex added.<br />
Happy Anniversary to employees who have achieved 5 years<br />
of service from January to June 2011.<br />
Geraldton<br />
Amanda Gundry & Jeffrey Allan Brockwell<br />
Dubai<br />
Ajay Thanki<br />
The Group values your contribution and looks forward to your<br />
personal and career growth with the Group for many years to<br />
come. By Aaron Williams, Perth & Dean Schwarz , Geraldton<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> GARNET GROUP<br />
when your abrasive matters!<br />
Level 18, Exchange Plaza, The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia 6000<br />
Tel: +61 8 9287 3200 Fax: +61 8 9287 3201 Email sales@garnetsales.com<br />
Website: www.garnetsales.com<br />
<strong>GMA</strong> <strong>Garnet</strong> Group is the leading producer of industrial garnet for blast cleaning and waterjet cutting with advanced mining and processing operations established within Western Australia and<br />
strategically located warehouses worldwide. The Group has pioneered the operation of large-scale garnet recycling facilities in Italy, Saudi Arabia, UAE and USA offering an environmentally friendly solution<br />
to the disposal of used garnet. Headquartered in Perth with <strong>GMA</strong> Group of Companies in Europe, Middle East and America, the Group is supported by a dedicated and professional global distribution<br />
network offering professional solutions and extensive technical support to the industry for over 20 years.<br />
• Australia • Denmark • Germany • Italy • Saudi Arabia • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • United States