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<strong>Inside</strong><br />

ALMOE<br />

VOLUME 5 ISSUE 2<br />

MAY – AUGUST <strong>2017</strong><br />

Contents<br />

Business in Focus<br />

In the Spotlight<br />

Announcements<br />

Time to Unwind<br />

03<br />

03<br />

06<br />

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From the CEO’s Desk<br />

Welcome to the autumn issue of <strong>Inside</strong> <strong>Almoe</strong>!<br />

<strong>Almoe</strong> kicked off the new financial year with a great start and we’ll<br />

now be seeing divisions getting ready for the busy season that lies<br />

ahead.<br />

With the start of the new academic session, several AV and IT<br />

projects on the horizon, commencing of exhibition season, and an<br />

upbeat outlook for our business, indeed we might be looking at the<br />

busiest time of the year for <strong>Almoe</strong>.<br />

While divisions across the board are refurbishing their brand portfolio and keeping<br />

up a steady momentum in the run up to Gitex Technology Week, we anticipate an<br />

array of business opportunities on the horizon.<br />

As a special mention, I would like to congratulate the <strong>Almoe</strong> Team for winning a<br />

prestigious tender from Ministry of Education. Keep it going!<br />

On that positive note, I’d leave you to a quick recap of the achievements made by<br />

teams across divisions during the last quarter.<br />

Discover more as you read through, and do share your thoughts. As always, I<br />

encourage all of you to enrich this platform with contributions to the future<br />

editions.<br />

Jamal Sabri<br />

Group CEO – <strong>Almoe</strong> Group of Companies<br />

Share suggestions and feedback at newsletters@almoe.com<br />

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Contents<br />

Business in Focus 03<br />

• New Partnerships<br />

• New Products<br />

• Breakthroughs<br />

In the Spotlight<br />

03<br />

• Exhibitions<br />

• Events<br />

• Product Launches<br />

• Partner Meets<br />

• New Project Installations<br />

Announcements<br />

06<br />

• Employee Life Events<br />

• Vacations & Excursions<br />

• Parties<br />

• Top achievers<br />

• Office events, and more<br />

Time to Unwind<br />

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Summer is past and so are the vacations.<br />

Try our Really Tough Travel Quiz!<br />

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Business in Focus<br />

Making a Splash:<br />

New Products<br />

Projection House has enriched its Optoma portfolio with the new 4k Ultra HD Home Theatre Projector,<br />

UHD60TV. With this, gaming and movie enthusiasts can now enjoy impressive 4K cinema quality<br />

images in their homes.<br />

Incorporating Ultra HD 4K resolution, it brings content to life with thrilling detail, color and contrast<br />

for a stunningly immersive experience.<br />

In The Spotlight<br />

Exhibitions<br />

Wooing Educators at Ed-Tech<br />

<strong>Almoe</strong> AV Solutions set its sights on<br />

Qatar’s growing Education sector for the<br />

first time at EdEx Qatar, the region’s<br />

premiere educational expo from 9-10 <strong>May</strong><br />

at The Westin, Doha. Great opportunity<br />

for the team to network, as they engaged<br />

buyers with Epson interactive projectors,<br />

BROTHER Scan ‘N’ Cut machine, AVer<br />

charging cart, SPECKTRON Interactive<br />

LEDs and lecture capturing solution by<br />

SWIVL.<br />

General Manager (<strong>Almoe</strong> AV Solutions) Mr. Krishnamurthy<br />

(L) with Managing Director (<strong>Almoe</strong> Group), Mr. John<br />

Simento at EdEx Qatar<br />

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Events, Product Launches<br />

& Partner Meets<br />

Networking Lunch<br />

ABCOM Solutions teamed up with<br />

BROTHER International (Gulf) to host key<br />

Dealers & Integrators at the Annual<br />

Dealer Meet at Crowne Plaza, Abu Dhabi<br />

on <strong>May</strong> 25. Over 50 Customers were<br />

walked through the latest product updates<br />

by the BROTHER Team, followed by live<br />

product demonstrations. The afternoon<br />

concluded with lunch and relaxed<br />

networking.<br />

General Manager (ABCOM Solutions) Mr. Harold<br />

Fernandes (R) with General Manager & Head of Sales<br />

(BROTHER International Gulf) Mr. Amit Ali at the event<br />

New Projects & Installations<br />

Collaborative energy<br />

Muhammed Jishar & Abhilash Vijayan<br />

from <strong>Almoe</strong> Abu Dhabi achieved<br />

breakthroughs with Daman Insurance &<br />

ADNOC respectively, where they supplied<br />

Microsoft Surface Hub collaboration<br />

device for various areas, bringing in AED<br />

0.5 million in project value.<br />

Keeping businesses oiled<br />

Raul Selda from <strong>Almoe</strong> Abu Dhabi mined new orders<br />

with The Petroleum Institute & GASCO. For the Institute,<br />

the Abu Dhabi team integrated 50 Epson Ultra Short<br />

Throw projectors worth AED 0.3 million for its classrooms<br />

and auditorium. For the gas processing giant,<br />

Edge Blending Projectors worth half a million Dirhams<br />

were installed.<br />

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Smart Tech for smart kids<br />

Muhammed Jishar from <strong>Almoe</strong> Abu Dhabi<br />

pulled off a feat that involved delivery of<br />

complete ICT solutions for the auditoriums<br />

at British School, Abu Dhabi. The prestigious<br />

order helped the division net another 0.3<br />

million AED in project value.<br />

Sustained Education footprint<br />

Cambridge School (Taleb Group) proved a<br />

biggie for <strong>Almoe</strong> AV Solutions this year,<br />

where they supplied 250 units of Epson<br />

EB-685Wi UST interactive projectors. This<br />

was a very tough account and the team had<br />

to face competition from Hitachi, BenQ and<br />

Sony but with the support of local partners<br />

and involvement from Epson they managed<br />

to secure the order, the biggest ever in Doha<br />

for the last 3 years.<br />

That’s not all. Weil Cornell Medical College<br />

Qatar entrusted <strong>Almoe</strong> AV Solutions to equip<br />

their prestigious lecture halls with the latest<br />

laser projectors from Epson, model<br />

EB-L1505U.<br />

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For your viewing pleasure<br />

<strong>Almoe</strong> AV Solutions had another<br />

breakthrough in VOX Cinemas which has<br />

opened their first Qatar branch within Doha<br />

Festival City. The team supplied the new HP<br />

Elite Pad Mobile POS Machines to the client.<br />

Announcements<br />

United we stand<br />

The team at <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions (AV)<br />

came together in <strong>August</strong> to mark twin<br />

Independence Days of Pakistan & India on<br />

14th and 15th respectively. A thoughtful<br />

and creative gesture that sent out a<br />

message of peace and brotherhood<br />

across the team!<br />

Thirumalai Kumar from <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions does the<br />

honors!<br />

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Annual Staff Gala<br />

Projection House brought the house<br />

down in style at its Annual Staff Party<br />

on 6th July at Park Regis Kris Kin, Dubai.<br />

The informal gala was a riot from the<br />

start with the emcee bringing out the<br />

lighter side of employees with games<br />

and entertainment.<br />

Sandesh Divagar (L) and Maqsood Kadri (R) engage in a bit<br />

of guessing game as Emcee looks on<br />

Divisional Head Pradeep Kumar took the<br />

dais to acknowledge the stellar work of<br />

the entire team while felicitating them<br />

with mementos. The heady evening<br />

concluded in dinner and drinks with<br />

many taking to the dance floor and<br />

microphones!<br />

Team Projection House at the event<br />

Double whammy<br />

<strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions (IT) was honored<br />

by BROTHER International (GULF) in <strong>May</strong><br />

for Best P-Touch Sales in the region for<br />

the year 2016 and Best Sales Achievement<br />

of the Year 2016! Congrats to the entire<br />

team!<br />

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Tiny footprints<br />

Aneesh Azeez from Abcom Solutions<br />

has been blessed with a baby boy! On<br />

behalf of the entire <strong>Almoe</strong> family we<br />

wish all couples a rollercoaster journey<br />

of parenthood!<br />

Meet the Rainmakers<br />

Projection House raises a toast to Kris<br />

Ann Guerrero from Business Development<br />

team for achieving 100% of target sales.<br />

Congratulations!<br />

Let’s all hail Aneesh Azzeez from Abcom<br />

Solutions, who has been declared the<br />

top performer this quarter. Great going!<br />

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Saying ‘Yes’ in Singapore!<br />

Kris-Ann Guerrero from Projection<br />

House experienced movie magic in real<br />

life while holidaying in Singapore, when<br />

beau Jenson popped the question! Of<br />

course, she said yes! Kris’s been a part<br />

of the team for over 3 years and it gives<br />

us joy to congratulate her on the new<br />

journey!<br />

Hidden Talent!<br />

It’s always the Sales and Service staff who walk away with<br />

the limelight thanks to exemplary field performance in<br />

our business. Seldom do we acknowledge the support we<br />

receive from our back office employees.<br />

Let’s take a moment to recognize and thank our back<br />

office “Unsung Heroes” (a heroine this time!), who keep<br />

the <strong>Almoe</strong> engine running through the year.<br />

And it’s none other than our front office staff Nhelia Dela<br />

Cruz I am referring to!<br />

Four Strikes in a row<br />

In November 2014 when I interviewed her, she came<br />

across as sincere and honest. Though one cannot gauge<br />

the full range of a personality in an interview, I gave her a<br />

chance as she stood out among other candidates. She<br />

joined within a week from the interview and took<br />

complete charge.<br />

Back then <strong>Almoe</strong> IT had a small office in the old Splash building and we received notice to vacate as<br />

the Landlord wanted to pave the way for a 5-star hotel. I placed Nhelia in charge of the move to our<br />

current address in Al Khaleej Building and she did a wonderful job. Although she resides in Abu<br />

Dhabi, she always checks in on time and greets everyone with a cheerful “Good morning.”<br />

<strong>Almoe</strong> IT Office is not complete without Nhelia. She takes care of cleanliness and ensures that pantry<br />

and office desks are kept clean. She also handles the phone desk and reception. Her contribution in<br />

outstanding follow ups and safekeeping of valuable stocks/demo items in Karama office is highly<br />

valued.<br />

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On a personal note, Nhelia is a large-hearted human being! She is fantastic with her culinary skills.<br />

She bakes wonderful cakes for employees’ birthday celebrations and staff parties.<br />

She is thoughtful and kind, and ALMOE is fortunate to have her. She is a shining star who has<br />

contributed a lot to charitable causes.<br />

With all honesty, <strong>Almoe</strong> IT team appreciates her goodness and would like to thank Nhelia for the<br />

wonderful team spirit that she has shown in making our office a happy place. We wish her the very<br />

best in every aspect of her career and her life.<br />

Contributed by:<br />

Manoj Ganapathy<br />

Sales Manager – <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions (IT)<br />

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Easy Egg Roast in minutes!<br />

Pradeep Kumar, Divisional Head for<br />

Projection House lets us into his kitchen<br />

\so we could all pick up on some easy<br />

recipes!<br />

Click the link below for a step-by-step<br />

recipe for Egg Roast, presented by spouse<br />

Anjali Pradeep!<br />

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-2Rcu7RgRY<br />

Welcome to <strong>Almoe</strong> / New Joiness<br />

Name: George Pereira<br />

Designation: Logistics In-charge<br />

Division: ABCOM Solutions<br />

Date of joining: 12/04/<strong>2017</strong><br />

Name: Ragvendra Singh<br />

Designation: Sr. Account Manager<br />

Division: <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions<br />

Date of joining: 24/04/<strong>2017</strong><br />

Name: Sunny Mala<br />

Designation: Sales Coordinator<br />

Division: <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions - IT<br />

Date of joining: 02/05/<strong>2017</strong><br />

Name: Manzar Hussain<br />

Designation: Sales Coordinator<br />

Division: <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions - IT<br />

Date of joining: 21/05/<strong>2017</strong><br />

Name: Bharat Phatil<br />

Designation: Sales Account Manager<br />

Division: <strong>Almoe</strong> Digital Solutions - IT<br />

Date of joining: 16/07/<strong>2017</strong><br />

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Time to Unwind<br />

We all love travel, agreed?! With the summer receding, sure many of us can look back to<br />

happy vacation memories!<br />

Travel is also a way to learn about the people, culture, history and the beautiful scenery<br />

around the world. Let’s test your knowledge of the world around us!<br />

1. A trip to Australia could include which of the following places?<br />

A. Uluru<br />

B. Great Barrier Reef<br />

C. The Outback<br />

D. All of the above<br />

2. On an African Safari, which is an animal that you won’t see in Africa?<br />

A. Lion<br />

B. Giraffe<br />

C. Tiger<br />

D. Cheetah<br />

3. Have you visited the world’s longest river? Do you know where it is?<br />

A. The Amazon<br />

B. The Mississippi<br />

C. The Nile<br />

D. The Yangtze<br />

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4. Where in the world is the most visited amusement park?<br />

A. Orlando, Florida<br />

B. Tokyo, Japan<br />

C. Paris, France<br />

D. Anaheim, California<br />

5. If you wanted to see beautiful fjords which country would you fly to?<br />

A. Norway<br />

B. New Zealand<br />

C. Chile<br />

D. France<br />

6. Ibn Battuta, widely recognized as one of the greatest travelers of all time, was born in<br />

which modern-day country?<br />

A. Saudi Arabia<br />

B. Turkey<br />

C. Morocco<br />

D. Iraq<br />

7. Which country has the most time zones?<br />

A. France<br />

B. Canada<br />

C. Russia<br />

D. United States<br />

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8. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?<br />

A. Australia<br />

B. Russia<br />

C. Canada<br />

D. Indonesia<br />

9. What hot room invented in Finland is now used as a term for almost anywhere with intense<br />

heat?<br />

A. Bath<br />

B. Jacuzzi<br />

C. Sauna<br />

D. Steam room<br />

10. In which month does the Munich Oktoberfest take place?<br />

A. December<br />

B. October<br />

C. January<br />

D. September<br />

11. In which South American country would you find Machu Pichu?<br />

A. Brazil<br />

B. Peru<br />

C. Chile<br />

D. Colombia<br />

12. What would a Japanese tourist mean if you bumped into him at the races and he said: "Fuku"?<br />

A. Excuse Me<br />

B. Hello<br />

C. Sorry!<br />

D. Good luck!<br />

Send in your answers to newsletters@almoe.com with subject line “Time to Unwind.”<br />

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