The Kanoo Group organises 17th Blood Donation Campaign

Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group, in cooperation with the Blood Donation Center - Latifa Hospital, organised its 17^th Annual Blood Donation drive on 17^th December 2015 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, held at The Kanoo Group HAK Training Hall in Bur Dubai.

The campaign drew a record number of over 110 employees from the group, of which are 78 employees who were eligible to give blood after the necessary screening. The successful blood drive is a result of the continuous efforts of The Kanoo Group in promoting awareness program that encourages each member of the society to donate blood to save and improve lives.

Year after year, The Kanoo Group, through the initiative of the Marketing Department, has been organising the annual campaign to help such organisations in ensuring adequate blood supply for patients in times of tragedy and need. 

Mr. Ali Islim on behalf of Marketing Department, said, “We are very thankful to each and everyone in the group for their time and effort to join us and be a part of this priceless moment. You are the very reason for the success of today’s event. One blood donor can save up to three lives. Your initiative makes a huge difference in the lives of people around us, and our community.”

“We also would like to thank the Property Department for their constant help throughout the event and to the members of the Management for joining us in the campaign.  A member of the Kanoo family likewise donated blood to support this health initiative and we sincerely extend our deep appreciation for the humble effort”, he added.

The 17^th Blood Donation Drive mostly received positive responses from individual participants. They said that it was a smooth process, well organised, and that the mementos are excellent as well.

Below is the list of donors in the 2015 Blood Donation Campaign:

Admin	Cecinio C. Apostol Jr
Commercial Accounts	Ragni Amar
Commercial Accounts	Regyath T.A
Commercial Accounts	Santhosh Edamana
Engineering	Vijayendra Katti
Engineering	Umashankar Subramani
HR	Pieter Vorster
Internal Audit	Kevin Lobo
IT	Raghu Menon
IT	Roshan R. Menon
KANRENT	Hussain Bava
KRT	Kingsly Panchatsaram
KRT	Mohammad Sameer
KRT	Tito Thomas
Legal	Vivek Joseph K
Legal	Mohamed Rasool Al Bulushi
Legal	Hamed Hussain Al Taj
Logistics	Adeel Saghir Khan
Machinery	Mark Bennett
Machinery	Harsha Pradeep
Machinery	Mohamad Yazeer
Machinery	Randy Pantalean
Machinery	Rasika Namal
Machinery	Rolly One
Machiney	Mohammed Sabith
Management	Anas  Bin Rafat
Management	Geraldine Mendoza
Management	Rowena Capin
Management	Mahmood Mian
Management	Maha Hamad Kanoo
Management	Mohammed Muazzam
Marketing	Sundar Liwang
Marketing	Ramesh V.
Multiglobe	Jeannette Bella
Property	Abdul Khader
Property	Girisha Siddappa
Property	Ismail Kather Maideen
Property	Pinaki Raj Regmi
Property	Chand Mohammed
Property	Viswanathan Durgam
Property	Umesh Kumar
Property	Souraph Nagpal
PSGulf	Krishna Warrier
Shipping	Shaikh Muhammad Azeem
Shipping	Sheetal Thapa
Shipping	Lovie C. Cagano
Shipping	Malien Asanka
Shipping	Vinod Palluveetil
Shipping	Afra Juma
Shipping	Sabarish Kalpathy
Transport	Erico Adorino
Travel	Mohammed Amer
Travel	Virosh Perera
Travel	Saleem Vayappurath
Travel	Abdul Khader
Travel	Hemant Baheti
Travel	Muhammad Faraz Alam
Travel	Nadeem Baig
Travel	Lijo Gilbert
Travel	Philip John
Travel	Mohammed Haseeb
Travel	Geoffrey Dias
Travel	Salman Bhari
Travel	Ernesto Pereira
Travel	Jemini Jose Elavunkal
Travel	Aslam
Travel	Sreekumar
Travel	Sandra Thuring
Travel	Jeofson Fernandes
Travel	Sreeraman Ganapathy
Travel	Sujesh Krishna
Travel	Fazmin Hussain
Travel	Jomin George
Travel	Jasheeb
Travel	Badria Ali
Travel	Umair Butt
Travel	Waqar Ahmed
Travel	Syed Amjad Ali

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

Fahad Kanoo visits the Dubai Municipality Transportation Department

Mr. Fahad Kanoo, Executive Director-UAE, The Kanoo Group, visited the Dubai Municipality Transportation Department on 15^th December 2015. He was received and met by Mr. Humaid Saeed Almarri, Director of Dubai Municipality Transportation Department. Also present during the meeting were other senior management staff of the Dubai Municipality.  

Left to right: Mr. Yousef Abdulla Al Sharhan, Mr. Hesham Nass, Mr. Humaid Saeed Almarri, Mr. Fahad Kanoo, Mr. Mohammad Al Hashimi and Mr. Raman Marwaha

Mr. Humaid, along with the team, gave an introduction about the Transportation Department activities and various business related matters. Opportunities for The Kanoo Group and future plans were also addressed during the meeting. 

Mr. Fahad took a tour to the complete Transportation Department facility including a visit to its Innovative Recycling Centre. 

The Dubai Municipality also awarded Mr. Fahad with a memento and a Certificate of Appreciation for his personal visit to the facility. 

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

Kanoo Machinery participates in the ‘Clean Up The World’ campaign

Dubai, UAE: The Government Business Department of Kanoo Machinery participated in the annual ‘Clean Up The World’, a community-based, environmental campaign that inspires and empowers communities around the globe to clean up, fix up and conserve their environment. The voluntary initiative was recently held at Al Mamzar Beach, in association with the Dubai Municipality. 

The Dubai Municipality's patronage of the annual campaign signifies its strong commitment in creating awareness within the community at protecting the environment, by supporting, encouraging and recognizing all participants, with a clear Vision: “We strive to mobilize the largest voluntary drive in the emirate to make Dubai the most beautiful and cleanest city.” 

This initiative brings together businesses, community groups, schools, governments and individuals in a range of activities and programs that positively improve local environments.

The event was graced by H.E. Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality. Members of The Kanoo Group Management, Mr. Bob Curtis (CEO – UAE & Oman) and Mr. Fahad Kanoo (Executive Director-UAE), also attended the volunteer work to support the green campaign.

Mr. Mohammad Al Hashimi, Mr. Abdul Tausif, and Mr. Khalid Abdul Hussain Ali from the Government Business Department, under the leadership of Mr. Kannan Chandrasekaran (Divisional Manager, Sales – UAE) organized Kanoo Machinery’s active participation in the environmental action that promotes safety of the environment and community. 

Participants from Kanoo Machinery presented their range of environmentally controlled green machines from leading brand, Tennant. The machines which meet the requirements for environmental protection, were displayed at the Kanoo Machinery stand during the event. H.E. Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah also visited the displays which were later used during the clean-up drive.

About Kanoo Machinery

Kanoo Machinery is a member of The Kanoo Group, one of the largest family-owned conglomerates in the Middle East established in 1890. Since mid-1960s, Kanoo Machinery represents a wide range of leading international equipment brands/manufacturers within such areas as maintenance and construction, earth-moving machinery, cranes and material handling, power generation, marine power, airport equipment, welding supplies, safety and testing services, specialised equipment and services, agricultural equipment, industrial and automotive diesel engines and parts and workshop support services.

Kanoo Machinery has gained a considerable reputation as an expert solutions provider through its personalised service and dependability in delivering first-class machinery and equipment along with its associated support services to both Government and Private sector customers. The world-class products offered by Kanoo Machinery are backed by a strong and efficient after sales network of workshops, replacement parts and mobile service facilities throughout the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. Part of Kanoo Machinery, KANRENT has also been providing different equipment for short and long-term hire including lease.

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

To comment on the article, send an email to:
Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group