Kanoo Travel celebrates International Day of Happiness with industry partners

Kanoo Travel, together with industry partners, recently hosted a Desert Safari and a Bowling event in Dubai to celebrate the International Day of Happiness which aims to underline the importance of promoting positive values and the spirit of optimism and happiness among its employees and clients.

Aubrey Heldt, General Manager, Kanoo Travel – UAE & Oman said, “With partners including Air France-KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) and Oman Air, we help ensure that everyone can achieve the common goal of sustainable happiness. Through our planned activities, we underscore human connection, positive outlook, purpose, and gratitude which are important factors towards Happiness."

Kanoo Travel in collaboration with Air France-KLM recently organised the Inter-Department Bowling Tournament to promote happiness amongst employees as well as customers by means of sports through teamwork and camaraderie.

The inaugural sports day welcomed 29 teams from Kanoo Travel and guests from Kanoo divisions, Air France-KLM, and their customers, which was held at the International Bowling Centre in Al Mamzar.

The playoff winners for individual categories were Rajesh Kutty (CRM Team) for Highest Score-Male and Christine Ondangan (Achill Management) for Highest Score-Female; Ryan Tugade (Achill Management) for Highest Strikes-Male and Emma Sison (BCG) Highest Strikes-Female.

The overall winners, by organisation, were awarded to Amex Centurion (Winner), Achilll Management (1^st Runner Up), and Kanoo Shipping (Marine) (2^nd Runner Up).

The Bowling Tournament concluded on a very happy note, with award medals and trophies as well as giveaway tokens presented to the winners and participants respectively.

Similarly, Kanoo Travel together with Oman Air also led a corporate Desert Safari event to celebrate the Happiness Day held at Al Masayaf Camp, which was attended by around 200 representatives from both companies.

The event was a chance for senior executives and employees alike to socialise and explore the exotic nature and beauty of the desert on a sunset while enjoying a wide choice of adventure activities such as dune bashing, camel riding, sandboarding, henna painting and quad biking.

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Apart from the thrilling rides, participants were fascinated with various entertainment such as dance performances – the tanoura, fire and belly dancing show, under the stars, while indulging in a BBQ dinner buffet. Others completed the adventure by having a precious memory of the tour through photographs taken wearing traditional Arabic clothing.

Towards the end of the event, two economy-class tickets were awarded to raffle draw winners Asmi Virgo (Landmark Group) and Dyn Cimon (Atlas Copco) – courtesy of Oman Air. All attendees likewise received giveaway tokens from the organisers.

The growing happiness and wellbeing movement in the country is being led by the UAE, with its commitment to becoming the happiest country in the world. With respect to this initiative, the recent UN report has ranked the UAE as the happiest country in the Arab region for the fifth year running.

See also: Kanoo Travel wins Runner-Up Trophy at Royal Brunei Airlines’ bowling tournament in Dubai

The Kanoo Group congratulates UAE and Equestrian Team headed by Mohamed Mubarak from Kanoo Machinery on their Special Olympics medal winning

Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Kanoo Group extended its heartfelt congratulations to the UAE for overall ranking fifth in the world, and first in the Arab world, in the recent 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from March 14–21, 2019.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces inaugurated the said event.

Members of The Kanoo Group also commended Mohamed Mubarak from Kanoo Machinery, who played an important role as a Trainer to a team of nine athletes that overall won first place in the Individual Equestrian Games category, with 18 medals (6 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 7 bronze).

The Special Olympics World Summer Games is a multi-sport event for people with determination in the tradition of the Special Olympics movement. The World Games was hosted for the first time in the Middle East & North Africa Region since its founding 50 years ago. Over 7,000 athletes from around the world (190 countries) headed in Abu Dhabi to proudly represent their nations and compete in a series of different sports.

The grand opening ceremony was graced by King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Macky Sall of Senegal, and Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta; their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates: Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of Ajman, Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi of Fujairah, Shaikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla of Umm Al Qaiwain, and Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah.

Mohamed Mubarak said, “I am proud to represent The Kanoo Group and to be a part of the Special Olympics team with such an incredible achievement. With this great success, we wish your continued support in our participation in the upcoming Olympics in Sweden, in 2021. Thank you.”

He also said, “This global movement focuses on the empowerment of People of Determination through the power of sport. Let us all continue to inspire people with special needs to overcome the obstacles, to develop and to show their full potentials.”

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The UAE ranked fifth in the world with 128 medals (64 gold medals, 55 silver medals and 63 bronze), behind United States (Fourth place), India (Third place), Russia (Second place) and Canada (First place).

See also: Kanoo employee supports UAE team for 2015 Special Olympics World Games

Kanoo Machinery, Perkins hold Training Workshop to further enhance services in the Region

Dubai, UAE: Kanoo Machinery and Perkins held a 3-day ‘Parts Improvement Workshop’ in Dubai which was attended by Kanoo Machinery Divisional Parts and Workshop Managers from UAE, KSA, Bahrain and Oman, held from 18^th to 20^th March 2019. Perkins’ active participation in the workshop further demonstrated their commitment to Kanoo Machinery who is the appointed Perkins Distributor for the GCC region and Yemen.

Regional Power Manager Graeme De Villiers states, “This workshop aims to improve collaboration between Perkins and Kanoo Machinery and to optimise the level of after-sales and service support that we offer to our valued customers across the region.”

“Also, the main objective of the workshop was to bring senior personnel together from both Perkins and Kanoo Machinery to review how we do business today, identify opportunities and areas of improvement on both sides, and work as a team to draft a plan incorporating our findings and potential new initiatives, programs, processes to drive sales growth in your region”, he added.

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Perkin’s product leaders and presenters in attendance were Damien Ferguson (Commercial Manager), Rob Collard (EAME Regional Manager), Anton Zimmermann (Strategy & Governance Manager), Mark Blencowe (Business Manager), Penny Clark (Finance Business Manager), and Adrian Talbot (Product and Marketing Manager).

The workshop gave attendees a deep look into specific topics through hands-on interaction and experiential learning exercises, with the active participation of all involved which resulted in a very successful workshop and a clear plan of action going forward.  

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International Day of Happiness celebrated at The Kanoo Group’s Dubai headquarters

Dubai, UAE: Members of the management, senior executives, and employees of The Kanoo Group joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day of Happiness on March 20, 2019, with exciting treats and fun activities held at The Kanoo Group’s Dubai headquarters.

Ms. Maha Kanoo, Head of HR and Marketing said, “We are proud to celebrate this special occasion that promotes happiness at The Kanoo Group and across the world. It’s a call to action to inspire people to help make a happier place by intentionally engaging in small acts of kindness to share and spread happiness.”

“At The Kanoo Group, we underscore the importance of happiness and well-being of our employees which are key factors in the success of any business and towards a sustainable future for all.”

Mr. Fahad Kanoo, Acting CEO - The Kanoo Group (UAE & Oman) and Mr. Ahmed Fawzi Kanoo, YBA Kanoo Member of the Board of Directors, together with Mr. Jameel Al Sharaf, Head of Corporate Services and Ms. Marwah Al Saad, Group HR Manager, also joined the important gathering.

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The venue at The Kanoo Group’s HR Department was decorated with colourful balloons, with fun activities such as posting happiness thoughts on smiley stickers to be posted on the Smiley Board. Employees as well gathered around in small groups and enjoyed refreshments and finger food from a number of food stalls, dedicated to the occasion.

As the main organizer of the event, Ms. Maryam Al Busaidy, HR Manager - Employee Services & Emiratisation (UAE & Oman) said, “I would like to express my appreciation & gratitude to those who have supported us during the Happiness Day celebration.  It was indeed a successful event which showed our teamwork.”

She added, “As employees, we all can contribute towards a positive and healthy working environment among our teams. Spread happiness, it is contagious!”

The event ended with laughter and smiles on everyone’s faces, with some saying that the Happiness Day ignites an optimistic approach and a ‘happiness’ mission towards life that would bring an impact and change to the world.

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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, 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 
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The Kanoo Group hosts the 20th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive

Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group, as part of its CSR programmes for the year, hosted the 20^th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive held at its Bur Dubai office on 11^th March 2019. Employees, as well as staff from joint ventures were encouraged to donate blood at the event which was organised by the Marketing Department, in cooperation with the Blood Donation Center - Latifa Hospital.

A total of 62 successful donors out of over 80 volunteers from the group contributed remarkably in favour of the success of the campaign to save lives and to encourage more employees to get involved in the community.

The campaign is also designed to raise awareness about the need for safe blood donations. In line with this drive, the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA’s) Blood Donation Centre launched the ‘Dami’ blood donation app which allows blood donors to answer donation eligibility questionnaire and read pre-donation educational material through their mobile phones before they give blood.

Ms. Maha Kanoo, Head of HR and Marketing, said, “Coming together and uniting for a common cause can really make a huge impact. Helping people in need especially saving lives is the greatest form of kindness one can offer to a fellow human being.”

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In response to the success of the initiative, Mr. Ali Islim, Marketing Manager (UAE & Oman) remarked, “We are delighted by the good turnout of employees who supported the noble cause which has increased from last year’s number. I hope this would serve as a source of inspiration for others in the future.”

He added, “We thank all blood donors for their commitment and how they have touched lives in immeasurable ways. Remember that one donation can save up to three lives!”

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The blood donors each received a token of appreciation from The Kanoo Group for their active participation in the recent blood campaign.

                                                                          

Listed below are the names of blood donors in the 20^th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive, in alphabetical order:

1. Abdul Khader Abdul Subhan

2. Abdulkadir Abdulhusen Bandukwala

3. Ahmar Farooqui

4. Ajith Kumar Puthusserikunnel * Nair

5. Anjleen Neelima Thomas Kachhap

6. Arun Kumar Bellan Manigandan

7. Bangari Rajanna

8. Bharat Ishwar Jashnani Ishwar Khanchand

9. Charlie Versoza Rollon

10. Christiano John Dmello

11. Clement Dsouza

12. Elton Pereira

13. Faisal Ali Zahid Ali

14. Gamuchirai Matenda

15. Iftikhar Uddin Zahigum Ud Din

16. Ismail Kather Maideen

17. Jaber Abdallah Mohamad Zanda

18. Jennalene Baysic Batol

19. Joy Sayson De Los Santos

20. Kalpesh Babubhai Rathod

21. Kaushal Bharatbhai Pandya

22. Khalender Mahmood Khan

23. Lijo Gilbert

24. Madhav Ravi

25. Malien Asanka Halangoda

26. Mohamed Rasool Bakhsh Khuda Bakhsh Al Bulushi

27. Mohammad Khaled Mohammad Alsholi

28. Mohammed Ismail Saleh Alahwal

29. Mohd Murshid Mohd Abdel Hafez

30. Mudassir Adeel Mohammad

31. Muhammad Faraz Alam Khan Muhammad Ayaz

32. Nabin Shrestha Babu Lal Shrestha

33. Nandika Roshan Ranchagodage

34. Natarajan Venkataraman Mahalingam

35. Nyasha Hikira Makunere

36. Omran Mehaboob Khan Pathan

37. Prasanth Pozhath Manghat

38. Pratik Mahendra Dawda

39. Qusai Habib

40. Ragini Amar Shah

41. Ram Chandra Bhattarai

42. Ramesh Varakkoth Kalliatan

43. Regyath Thaiparambil Abdul Hameed

44. Ronald Bontipula Morales

45. Rony Rodrigues

46. Sanath Puspa Kumara Hewa Dahanage

47. Sandra Magdalene Thuring

48. Sreeraman Ganapathy Kumaranchettiar

49. Sunil Kumar Nediyirippil Asokan

50. Supreeya Doran

51. Telge Chatura Piyamantha Peiris

52. Tennangara Patabadige Virosh Rehan Perera

53. Tito Thomas Younan

54. Valentino Victorino Reyes

55. Venkatesan Kayathur Krishnaswamy

56. Vipin Ravindranath

57. Viraj Nandika Jayalath Jayalath Arachchige

58. Vivek Pottekkat Balakrishnan

59. W Mudiyanselage Mahasara Yasminda Bandara Iddawela

60. Wasantha Kumara Langappuli

61. Yasir Majeed Khan

62. Zahir Abbas Bhati