Growing prospects of development in Pakistan Engineering sector’s ex- zones all across the country plants in Pakistan. In addi- perts believe that with where companies are offered tion to that Aramco the the government’s sup- special tax relaxations. biggest company in the world port, Pakistan will become Gawadar when completed by revenue has announced to the new hub of eco- set up a huge nomic activity oil refinery at within the next five Gwadar Pak- years. Engineering istan. These de- sector of Pakistan is velopments are the biggest stake- testimony to holder in this devel- Pakistan’s opment. Planning in the right can prove to be the game emerging investment poten- direction can bring prosperity. changer. Just this year more tial. World’s biggest oil and To facilitate foreign invest- than 16 automobile compa- gas company ExxonMobil has ments Pakistan has estab- nies announced establish- also reinitiated its business lished Special Economic ment of manufacturing activities in Pakistan.
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Kuwaiti company Power Producer (IPP) project in 22 years to be energy production by 2030. developed in Balochistan. granted first-ever Enertech Holding is wholly owned by National solar power Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC) which is a fully owned subsidiary of Kuwait Invest- ment Authority (KIA) – the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Kuwait. KIA is one of the old- generation licence est and largest sovereign wealth funds in the world for Baluchistan Enertech Pakistan’s CEO Yasser Malik, while commenting on the achievement, said that En- ertech is committed to harnessing the renewable potential of Balochistan with the goal to develop Enertech Quetta Solar has been granted a it into the Renewable Energy Hub of Pakistan. generation license by the National Elec- These initiatives will increase local employment, tric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA improve the pace of economic growth and im- for a 50-MW solar power project to be built on a prove socioeconomic indicators of the province. Build, Own, Operate & Transfer (BOOT) basis These projects are in line with the Prime in Pishin, Balochistan. Minister’s vision of a Green Pakistan where re- This will be the first renewable Independent newable energy will have a 30% share of total 02
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Dawlance enhances production capacity, starts exports to Europe Dawlance Pakistan new produc- with opti- Dawlance is a fully has become the first tion line i.e mism for owned subsidiary of Arçe- Pakistani brand to one for manu- overcoming lik - the largest Turkish comply with the strict Eu- facturing au- the current enterprise, which is also ropean standards and has t o m a t i c e c o n o m i c the third-largest manufac- initiated exports of home washing ma- challenges. turer in Europe. Since the appliances to European chines and The inaugu- acquisition of Dawlance in countries. CEO of the other for ration cere- 2016, Arçelik has invested Dawlance Arcelik in Pak- water dis- mony was more than $60 million in istan Umar Ahsan Khan p e n s e r s . attended by Pakistan to upgrade its informed the media that These prod- Prime Min- production facilities and some 5000 dispensers have ucts are ister’s Ad- product quality, while also already been dispatched, being manu- viser on building a state-of-the-art while some quantity will be factured according to Euro- deArcelik said that this is Commerce, Textile, Indus- research and development exported very soon. pean standards and will an inspirational initiative tries and Production and capability in Pakistan to Dawlance Pakistan has also be available in the for other business enter- Investment, Abdul Razzak innovate newer technolo- recently inaugurated two local market. CEO Dawlan- prises in Pakistan, to work Dawood. gies. engineering Mart ENGINEERING POST www.enggpost.com 04
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IEEEP to help the Economy by supporting Made in Pakistan Engr. Irfan Ahmad, Chairman IEEEP Karachi Center Institute of Electrical and Electronics official job. IEEEP therefore can play an Mr Irfan while commenting on the eficial for the Country. We need to incul- Engineers of Pakistan (IEEEP) was active role in the required areas to help current situation said that the only so- cate leadership skills in our upcoming formed in 1979 for the purpose of in the right growth of the Industrial lution we have is to provide engineering generation at the academic level.” This dissemination of knowledge but now Sector” said Mr Irfan Ahmad. design solutions which maximize the country needs entrepreneurs with lead- with the rapidly changing scenarios it is The 10th edition of the IEEEP Fair use of locally made products like cables, ership skills. Objectives Based Educa- moving towards a paradigm change. will be held this year from 2-3 October switchgear and transformers etc. The tion (OBE) introduced by HEC and PEC The IEEEP wants to play an active role 2019. During the Fair, Ac- large projects should have at the University level will help a long in giving the right direction to the econ- ademic and Industrial at least 30% local value ad- way in getting the right engineers for omy by seeking local manufacture and Conferences will also be dition (Electrical Balance of our Industry. local value addition where ever possible. held to provide exposure to Plant should be local) In the next step we need to introduce These views were shared by Mr. Irfan the local manufacturing which should be increased transparency in our methods, the easi- Ahmad, Chairman IEEEP Karachi and local research. While to 70% within 3 years. Only est way for which is to digitalise various Centre while talking to Engineering commenting on this year’s those technologies should sectors. For example, the real time im- Post. IEEEP Fair he said that be opted which have the po- portant information about electrical IEEEP can assist the government due to the increased ten- tential of local manufac- utilities should be available on-line, and policy making institutions by pro- sions in the area, the inter- ture. such as the total MW generation and in- viding the latest and relevant knowl- national exhibitors are still Further Pakistan should dividual contributions from various edge. For example the industrial sector a bit indecisive about at- refrain from G2G Agree- power plants etc. This is being done by of Pakistan has been shrinking for a few tending the IEEEP Fair so ments based on import of many utilities of the World to give con- years now and as a result of which the we have replaced them with the local equipment which can be or is being fidence to the consumers and tax payers GDP has also started shrinking. Even parties. This year we have launched a manufactured locally. Such agreements that things are progressing in the right the Pakistanis themselves have been re- special campaign for improving the only increase the foreign trade deficit. direction. locating their industries to other coun- number of directly related professional Mr. Irfan Ahmad, in his message to Another very important step that tries like Bangladesh and Malaysia etc., visitors. Invitations have been extended the investors said that they should needs to be taken is the promotion of mainly due to unreliable and expensive specially to the senior faculty members change the mind-set of no risk, and local research and development. This electrical power. This information has of Universities and government depart- have entrepreneurial thinking. Yes the year’s Academic & Industrial Confer- come out of various studies carried out ments like NTDC, AEDB, Sindh En- projects can be risky but the risks can ences at the IEEEP Fair are doing ex- by the IEEEP Members as a part of the ergy Department etc.”, he revealed. be covered in a way which is more ben- actly that. 07
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Efficient Use of Natural Energy Resources Mr. Abdul Wahab, CEO – Green Build Concepts Mr. Abdul Wahab (CEO – Green b u i l d i n g . c e n t l y , daylight and fresh air. Our entire port- Build Concepts) believes in di- This will sig- G r e e n folio is supporting this approach. In rect utilization of natural en- n i f i c a n t l y Build Con- order to optimize the performance, we ergy resources, instead of conventional help the in- cepts has position and design these products in practices of converting it to various dustry to re- j o i n e d the overall project design, using sophis- forms of energy before the final use. duce overall hands with ticated software substantiating our Those conventional practices have a b u i l d i n g ’ s K i n g s p a n custom-made project design. The Pak- trade-off that involves sophisticated energy con- Light + Air istan climate with big ambient temper- and expensive equipment, which not s u m p t i o n to promote ature variances is perfectly suitable for only results in energy losses during hence result- energy sav- our designs with daylight control and conversion but also has a high cost of ing in mini- ing solu- natural ventilation. ownership. Mr Wahab’s vision is to use m i z i n g tions in In Pakistan we will be represented the natural resources at the first place Carbon foot- Pa k i s t a n by Green Build Concepts as our busi- by integration of Green building mate- print. market. ness partner. In this new partnership rials and equipment. Such solutions in- In retro- This is we will for sure be able to contribute telligently allows direct intake of spect, the foundation of Green Build how Export Director of Kingspan Light substantially to make Pakistan natural daylight in the building and Concepts took place in a belief of build- + Air shares his vision, ‘’As one of the Greener with our solutions, making use eliminates the need for electrical lights ing a Greener Pakistan. In addition to main global players in the market for of the benefits of nature to create a during the day time. Similarly, direct the supply of Green Building Materi- daylighting, natural ventilation and healthy internal building environment” utilization of wind energy for natural als, Green Build Concepts has skilled smoke safety solutions, we as Kingspan – (Mr. Roland Verhees) ventilation reduces overall building en- professional expertise to provide Day- Light + Air want to contribute in creat- More details can be found at: ergy consumption by eliminating elec- lighting design consultancy and Green ing a healthy internal building environ- www.greenbuildconcepts.com & trically powered exhaust fans in the Building Certification consultancy. Re- ment by means of the supply of quality www.kingspan.com Engr. Irfan Ahmad Engr. Parkash Lohana Engr. Munis Iqbal Siddiqui Engr. Ishtiaq ul Haq Dr. Shahnawaz Farhan Chairman (IEEEP) Hony. Joint Secretary Vice Chairman Hony. Secretary Hony. Finance Secretary 08
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 A tribute to Late Mr. Abdul Mahomed Sheriff, CEO of Jubilee Corporation By Zeeshan Haider, Managing Editor, Engineering Post Avisionary leader and very suc- amazed me about Mr. Abdul Mahomed workers are always unhappy with poration has built its foundation on. cessful entrepreneur, Mr. Abdul was that even his competitors used to their management. But as far as Ju- He was passionate about bringing en- Mahomed Sheriff, CEO of Ju- deliver kind words while alluding him. bilee Corporation’s team is concerned, gineering advancements to the Coun- bilee Corporation, passed away peace- At times, almost every- try. Under his leadership, Jubilee fully on 10th September 2019. It is during my one has al- Corporation emerged as a leader in indeed a huge loss for the engineering d i s c u s s i o n ways praised switchgear, automation, instrumenta- community as a whole. with many of their worthy tion & control products and solutions. It is hard to find words to pay trib- his competi- management. He also served as the Chairman of ute to this truly charismatic and hum- tors, I openly I have even IEEE USA, Karachi section. ble personality. used to say noticed that While spearheading Jubilee Corpo- He was a mentor for many entrepre- that the best unlike other ration, the Company was founded by neurs including me. The most impor- man in elec- organizations, his father and elder brother, he led the tant part of Mr. Abdul Mohamed’s trical indus- the employees development and implementation of personality was his neverending moti- try business of Jubilee Cor- overall Company’s strategy, headed vation and positive attitude. “Zeeshan, is Mr. Abdul poration own market research and added new you are really gaining the grounds in Mahomed in their work. brands to the Company’s product port- your field. Keep this up and no one will P a k i s t a n ” They always folio, maintained healthy relationships be able to stop you from touching the and amaz- behave as if with customers, and business stake- sky”. Seriously, his words completely ingly, nobody the success of holders to mention a few. His commit- transformed my life. These words have ever dis- company is ment to the pursuit of excellence set always resonated in my mind and agreed. This their success. the culture of continuous learning, helped me to overcome the impact of is the level of This is the re- support and teamwork in the Com- dark days in my life. His calm and pas- adherence to sult of compas- pany. sionate way of working was always a ethical and sionate and Besides his outstanding professional role model for me. His ability of run- moral values c o o p e r a t i v e achievements, his commitment and ning a large business successfully has I aspire to way of dealing hard work for always impressed me, and holding on achieve. with employ- social/community service will be re- to the ropes of positive thinking even A n o t h e r Mr. Abdul Mahomad (Late) ees under the membered for generations to come. in the darkest of times. As it is said, strange expe- supervision & While we mourn the profound loss of “A successful man carries two things on rience of my life was management of Mr. a compassionate mentor, his accom- his face, silence and smile” and yes, the attitude of Jubilee Abdul Mahomed. plishments in life and his contributions there was always a profound silence Corporation Engineer- He was the paceset- to the business community in Pak- and beautiful smile on his face. ing team. As I am al- ter of his Company. He istan, will keep motivating industry The advantage of being in this pro- ways in contact with always emphasized on and Jubilee Corporation to new fession is to be in touch with many of hundreds of employees from different taking initiatives, delivering value, ful- heights. the leading electrical players of the in- companies, it has always been ob- filling commitments and supporting He will be fondly remembered by all dustry. Something which has always served that the sub-ordinates and customers, the core values Jubilee Cor- those whose lives he has touched. 09
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Pakistan HVACR Society wants to initiate joint ventures with Turkish HVACR Manufacturers Mr. Azim Ashraf, President Pakistan HVACR Society talks to Engineering Post Mr. Azim Ashraf has for which the premium tablished for the staff and mem- served the industry for will be paid by the bers including Welfare fund, gra- more than 4 decades Society. Provision of tuity fund, provident fund, now. He is currently serving as 1 bonus in one year Research and development the President of Pakistan has been made fund, Education and aware- HVACR Society. Under his lead- compulsory by the ness fund and depreciation ership, things have taken a turn fund. for the better as he has intro- Mr Azim Ashraf while talk- duced and implemented some ing to Engineering Post, has revolutionary ideas for stream- said that “To make things lining the processes at the more systematic” we HVACR Society. Memberships have created an Admin have been categorized and crite- policy and Standard also been developed for all the ria have been set for the poten- Operating Procedures members of the Society to delin- tial officers and office bearers. (SOPs) for every eate a positive path for all the All office bearers will also be pro- process, be it employ- members. “We have also stan- vided a centralised email address ment, benefits, fi- dardised the logo for the HVACR by the Society for correspon- nances or any other Expo” he added dence. activity. The al- Some important MoUs were Under his leadership, the Ex- most 100 also inked with international ecutive Council of HVACR Soci- HVACR Associations including ety has approved the ASHRAE (USA), IOR (UK), establishment of a Testing Labo- ISKID (Turkey), TTMD (Turkey) ratory and Training institute and Ministry of Climate Change, which will be established in La- Pakistan. hore. This was basically the Commenting on the Business brainchild of Mr. Azim Ashraf for potential of the Turkish industry which has had been struggling he said “It is my observation that for quite some time. they are more inclined towards The staff of HVACR Society assembling than manufacturing. has also been facilitated very This results in escalated costs for well under the leadership of Mr. us. If they start local manufac- Azim Ashraf. For starters, every- Society. The income tax of the page book has been approved and turing, they can provide compat- one has been provided with an staff will also be paid by the So- is being implemented.” In addi- ible rates to us.” This basically insurance policy of Rs. 3 million ciety. New funds have been es- tion to this, a Code of Ethics has means that technology transfer 10
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 with Turkey is also not feasible counterparts Mr. Azim potential of business will also look for guidance from at this stage because the only Ashraf said that we promotions & op- the Turkish associations in the technology they have to share is want to ink portunities of establishment of Testing Labora- the assembling technology. The MoUs and ini- joint venture tory and Training institute in basic components will still have tiate Joint with our Pakistan so that we can follow to be imported. “If they follow the v e n t u r e s T u r k i s h their example and set up a facil- model of Arcelick (Dawlance) and with the c o u n t e r - ity with international standards” start joint ventures in Pakistan, m a n u f a c - parts and it he said. only then they will be able to pro- t u r e r s is antici- In his concluding comments vide competitive rates to the Pak- t h r o u g h pated that Mr. Azim Ashraf said that ISK- istani market” he observed. If A s s o c i a - in next 5 ~ Sodex will be the perfect platform Turkey starts the provision of tions, cur- 10 years, for the promotion of the upcom- small and delicate components rently active Pakistan & ing Lahore expo. Previously the related to HVACR sector, it can in Turkey be- Turkey will Turkish exhibitors have had a be potentially beneficial for both sides ISKID & have very very good experience in Karachi the countries. TTMD with good relations and Lahore so in ISK- Sodex, we While commenting on increas- whom we have & business in will extend invitations to them to ing cooperation of HVACR Soci- signed MOUs. We HVACR field. “Pak- come and participate in the La- ety with their Turkish feel that there is lot of istan HVACR Society hore HVACR Expo 2020. 11
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Mr. Mian Ahsan Ali from Power Zone providing some valuable insights about generators and other Power backup solutions Mr. Mian ness. “Power backup the process of export mented. its production facility est quality which will Ahsan Ali is an essential re- easy and transparent. Power Zone Engi- to easily compete in be used to manufac- from Power quirement for every “China has incen- neering is the exclu- the international ture a superior qual- Zone providing some business so as soon as tivised the process of sive dealer of market. Mr Ahsan re- ity product”. These valuable insights thing take a turn for generator export by Cummins diesel gen- vealed that “within improvements will en- about generators and the better, the busi- providing 70% rebate erators. Earlier the one year our product sure the manufactur- other Power backup ness will be revived,” to the company products were im- will be totally manu- ing of a product solutions At this critical junc- within 7 days. Our ported and assembled factured in Pakistan”. compliant to the inter- Power Zone Engi- ture, the government country needs to work in Pakistan but now We are importing a national standards. neering & Services is needs to support the by taking similar the company has laser cutting CNC Quoting the exam- a company dedicated businesses by making steps”, he com- drastically improved machine of the high- ple of Lebanon he to providing innova- said that “Currently tive Engineering solu- Lebanon is doing the tions for its most work in the customers. For this generator industry. purpose we keep on, They are the stock- enriching our techni- ists of more than 50 cal knowledge each thousand engines year with the latest and alternators technology applicable which they are as- in the field. For the sembling in Lebanon last decade, Power and catering for the Zone Engineering and African and Middle Services has been in- East market,” This volved not only in pro- is because they have viding Power backup 0% duty on the ex- solutions, but we have port of CKD items also well-equipped re- which has helped search lab with opti- them to capture the mum solutions for its whole Africana and prestigious cus- middle east market. tomers. Many Korean manu- Mr Mian Ahsan Ali, facturers are based Managing Director out of Lebanon only Power Zone while due to this reason. If talking with Engi- similar policies are neering Post said that introduced in Pak- by being a dynamic istan by the legisla- and growing business, tive authorities, it Power Zone engineer- could provide a boost ing has created a vi- to the export sector of brant environment for Pakistan. its people and associ- Mr Ahsan said ates. “By meeting cus- that previously we tomer’s needs and were given the facil- challenging our peo- ity that we used to ple, our vision becom- pay 5% duties on the ing preferred and the import of CKD units. most influential This was removed by power partners in the previous govern- Pakistan.” Overall the ment and since then generator and power no relief has been backup market is provided by anyone. worth $23 billion glob- “This year we pre- ally. This shows the pared a proper requi- huge potential of this sition and sent it to business. the association of all While discussing the OEMs that as we the future of the com- are adding value in pany, Mr. Ahsan re- Pakistan we have vealed that Power hundreds of people on Zone engineering is our payroll. Instead now also involved in of importing CKD alternate energy solu- unit we are ensuring tions including solar that manufacturing and biomass that is, and fabrication is generation of electric- done locally. At least ity by utilising or- we should be pro- ganic waste. vided with some re- Pakistan is cur- lief by the rently going through government”. This re- an economic squeeze quires serious and and every business in timely consideration the country is feeling by the administrative its impact including and legislative au- the generator busi- thorities. 12
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Hameed Automation holds SEMINAR on SCHNEIDER & HIOKI Products Hameed Au- a tomation con- ducted seminar in Lahore to introduce the products of their principals i.e. SCHNEIDER ELEC- TRIC and HIOKI. The seminar was a galaxy of senior professionals from various walks of industry. The well at- tended event was a uring Instruments fol- SCHNEIDER ELEC- sion. Hameed Automa- distributor of Schnei- platform spreading lowed by a keen ques- TRIC’s Energy Man- The seminar turned tion is the official Dis- der Electric in Pak- knowledge on the new tion answer session for agement, VFD’s and out to be a good net- tributor of HIOKI in istan. techniques and prod- the participants. Schneider Soft Starters in Pak- working activity as the Pakistan. Electric Electric is leading the ucts in the automation Mr. Moavivz Suhail istan. Participant’s guests got a great Measuring Instru- Digital Transforma- industry. Products of and Mr. Nabil Khilji keen interest was evi- chance to directly min- ments lie at the core of tion of Energy Man- both the companies delivered detailed pre- dent from the long gle with the speakers HIOKI business which agement were also displayed to sentations and better understand the on question answer ses- and each other. play a vital role in the Automation in Homes, quality and functions R & D (Research & De- Buildings, Data Cen- for the participants. velopment) in Science ters, Infrastructure Mr. Iftikhar Hussain & Technology & indus- and Industries. With (CEO) and Mr. Arif try. By providing such global presence in over Iftikhar (Director) of instruments, HIOKI 100 countries, Schnei- Hameed Automation helps to enrich the so- der is the undisputable welcomed the guests. ciety for the future and leader in Power Man- Mr. Eiji Sakai and build communities agement, Medium Mr. Musadiq from that are more techno- Voltage, Low Voltage, HIOKI Japan came all logically advanced. and Secure Power in the way for this semi- The core objectives of Automation Systems. nar. Mr. Musadiq de- HIOKI’s Philosophy They Provide inte- livered a very are \"Respect for Hu- grated efficiency solu- informative presenta- manity\" and \"Contri- tions, combining tion on HIOKI’s world bution to Society\". energy & world class class Electrical Meas- Hameed Automa- automation through tion is also the official advanced software. 13
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Ercon Group growing constantly Mr. Irfan Sarwar, CEO, Ercon Group talks to Engineering Post ERCON GROUP, estab- promise on quality.” pany we have internationally lies in is lack of implementation. lished in 2002, is today While commenting on some of compliant SOPs which have to “It has been our experience one of the leading manu- the Landmark projects or be followed at all costs until the while working in international facturer in switchgear industry. ERCON group he said “Our product is delivered and/or com- market that the whole process is It is a global company with pres- scope of work is divided into two missioned.” inspected again and again. Even ence in United Arab Emirates, fields Solar and Electrical. The This is a serious issue as it in- the electricity department con- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and most recent project of Ercon curs additional cost and effort ducts its own inspection of the Pakistan. While talking to Engi- group was the solarisation of which is not required by the cos- whole process before providing neering Post, CEO Ercon group Shaukat Khanum Hospital Pe- tumer. But the pace at which the the connection. This kind of im- Mr Irfan Sarwar explained that shawer where we installed times are changing show that plementation in required they have been operational in 400KWp solar PV system.” this scenario will change very in our country” he said Pakistan for quite long now but But in addition to the solar soon. Many people in the On a concluding note have recently started the pro- projects their electrical side is market now understand and Mr Irfan Sarwar CEO duction line formally in Pak- also very strong. Ercon group appreciate Quality work Ercon group said that istan. In a short span of 3 years has won the project of Kartarpur even if they have to pay ERCON group will they have progressed exponen- Corridor where we will be pro- extra for it. keep providing the tially. “Wherever there is under- viding all the Low voltage Comparing the policies best quality of prod- standing of high standard of switchgear along with all the being implemented in Pak- ucts and services for quality, Ercon group provides a cable trays. They are also doing istan as compared to the in- its customers. Allah is healthy competition” Said Mr. all the mechanical work for sur- ternational ones he the Best provider Irfan Sarwar. veillance equipment like CCTV suggested that it is the of “Rizq” and Commenting on their early cameras. The tentative time of responsibility of the everyone struggles he said that in the completion of this project is Oc- government to de- gets early days their company in- tober 2019 and the work is mov- vise and imple- their vested a lot of of its time on get- ing at very fast pace under the ment the due ting approvals. And now Ercon supervision of FWO. standards in share. group has more than 90% of the While describing the chal- the industry. approvals. “After approvals it all lenges generally faced in the There are depends on the efficiency of your Pakistani Market he said that, many differ- marketing team.” he said adding “We, as a company, focus on ent insti- that “In bidding the issue lies in quality but there is seldom any tutes which the price bar because a lot of our concern from the consumer for work on competitors compromise on stan- the quality assurance in the quality as- dards to quote a low price but we Supply chain. This lack of s u r a n c e do not. Our company has won awareness at times tends to get but the bids in places which do not com- tricky for us because in our com- p r o b l e m 14
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Sh. Wilayat Ahmed and Sons Serving the industry for four decades Mr. Zubair Farooqui, Chief Executive, talks to Engineering Post The foundation stone of mised on the Quality of its quality by four folds. LS are is now manufacturing basic service, our products have al- Sheikh Wilayat Ahmad products even if we have to now manufacturing products line-up of switchgear prod- ways been of top quality and and Sons was laid by provide expensive products in on OEM for bigger brands ucts for more than 15 years we try to provide the Late Mr Sadiq Hussain the market. We have a huge like Terasaki and Siemens now. Our country needs sup- customers/consultants with Farooqui in 1968.” I joined the repeat customer base because which shows the high quality port from the government best solutions. We just kept firm by the end of 1976, after all companies/suppliers are of their products internation- and a long term plan as we working with contentment completing my graduation in assured of the best standards ally. have the talent in our country and dedication and the rest Electrical Engineering from and practices from our com- Mr. Zubair Farooqui has and nothing is impossible. “In was managed by Allah N.E.D University, Karachi” pany” said Mr. Zubair. these times our com- SWT”. said Mr. Zubair Farooqui While commenting pany has spent its Mr. Zubair Farooqui sug- CEO of Sh. Wilayat Ahmed on the different brands time in raising gested that the young engi- and sons while talking to En- available in the mar- awareness to its cus- neers and entrepreneurs gineering Post. ket, Mr Farooqui said tomers about the should concentrate on consis- “At that time our company that “Japanese compa- originality of its tent approach towards life. was the authorised distribu- nies do not believe in products and dis- There is no short cut to suc- tor for electric motors of independent interna- courage the use of cess. The young Generation Siemens only. Then in the tional certifications black market and can bring economic change in late eighties when and they conduct test- counterfeit prod- Pakistan if they adopt hon- Switchgear products were in- ing in their own labs in ucts”. esty with consistency. Mr Fa- troduced in the market we Japan. In contrast The story of Sh. rooqui sees a positive entered into business firstly brands like Schneider Wilayat Ahmad and potential change in the up- with Fuji electric from Japan and LS get their prod- Sons is a success coming days. On the basis of and then added Schneider ucts certified by most story in which Mr. his experience in the engi- Electric (France) and LS(Pre- foreign testing and cer- Zubair Farooqui neering and technical sector viously known as LG-Elec- tification bodies of high along with his he said that “Currently the tronics, Korea) into our reputation like CESI of Italy, more than four decades of ex- brothers Mr. Rashid Fa- government is not paying product portfolio. Currently KEMA of Netherlands, UL of perience in the electrical in- rooqui and Mr. Asif Farooqui proper attention to the engi- S.W.A.S represents more than America, etc. dustry and has seen the has established their brand neering sector. The moment 15 top brands from all over When we entered this field industry getting mature and and proven the quality of the administration starts the world in the Low-Voltage it was dominated by Japan- new players entering and their business in the market. working on it the future will Switchgear sector. ese or European players but leaving the market. While While commenting on his change for the better. We can ‘’ By the Grace of Almighty now Korean companies like talking to Engineering Post, four decade long journey he drastically reduce our Import Allah what separates Sh. Samsung in consumer elec- he explained that currently said that “The only thing we bill if we come up with a long Wilayat Ahmed and Sons tronics and LS in industrial Pakistan is not manufactur- had in mind while starting term strategy and encourage from most of the companies is products is taking the lead ing switchgear products al- the business was never to Made in Pakistan products, that it has never compro- and have increased their though our neighbours India compromise on quality and this can’t be done overnight 16
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 NB Industries: One Stop Solution for multiple services N.B Industries has been mag- people but if you go back to first that we set for ourselves, he added. Afghanistan, Afghanistan National nificently serving the Local principle, quality can be defined as Replying to a question about safety Border Police Unit Facility and international market ‘Fitness for purpose’. To elaborate, and protection Mr. Farooq said that Durbaba Afghanistan, Afghanistan for more than four decades now. it is basically around the depend- at NBI, safety & protection of our National Border Unit Facility N.B. Industries (Pvt) Ltd. has effi- ability of a product or a service ful- personnel & environment is our Mazar Sharif Afghanistan, Bar- ciently made its name as the leader filling what it is intended to do. For foremost priority. Operational racks for U.S Army Kabul in the manufacture of Low voltage the purpose of providing quality, safety & health policy is in place, Afghanistan, Afghan National Hos- Switch gears. The main element for safety and efficient services, at which ensures that every process & pital, Torkham, Aquinas Project this achievement has been the in- N.B.I we have a detailed considera- personnel is working under a safe Afghanistan culcation of Quality & Innovation tion of the parameters that can help & healthy work environment. B. Power Sector including; M/S throughout the process. Mr. Mo- businesses attain highest level of N.B.I is producing a wide range Japan Power Station, Raiwind hammad Javaid, CEO, while quality guarantee throughout of products; Low Voltage Road, Lahore, M/S Bhikki Power talking to Engineering Post the supply chain. All the Switchgear 2. Distribution Station Sheikhupura, Pakistan said that over the years, we processes starting from fab- Boards 3. Motor Control Cen- Atomic Energy Commission have increased our product rication to Powder paint & ter 4. P.F.I Panels 5. Synchro- iv) M/S Monnow Energy, M/S range from a Distribution wiring are completed nizing Panels 6.L.V A.E.S Lalpir, M/S Uch Power Board to complete solution for under one roof and no work Substations 7. Desk Type Plant Dera Murad Jamali. L.T switchgear system to is outsourced in order to Work Stations 8 Data Cabi- Many other sectors have meet the specific ensure the quality nets 9. AMF/ATS pan- benefitted from the requirements of of the product at els 10. Tubular Poles services of NBI in- our any stage of pro- 11. Cable Trays/Lad- cluding; Textile Industrial/Com- duction. An- ders & Accessories Sector, Pharma- mercial & Do- other feather in 12. Lightning Pro- ceutical Sector, mestic clients. our cap has tection/ Earthling Building Proj- Increasing been the ISO products 13. ects, Commer- customer satis- 9001 Authori- Switch Boxes 14. cial Plazas, faction and con- Mr. Muhammad Javaid, CEO zation which clamps/Saddles Mr. M. Farooq Javed, Director Housing Sector, stant confidence has only been 15. R o o f Telecommuni- in the services of NB industries is a possible due to our strict adherence Hooks And various other electrical cation Sector, Petroleum Sector, reflection of our strict adherence to of quality standards. products 16. Meter Panels 17. Paper & Board Mills, Educational high quality standards and a zero N. B Industries have rightly HVAC Control Panels 18. Earthing Sector, Hospitals & Medical Cen- margin for error policy. The core merged cutting-edge technology Products 19. Miscellaneous Items ter, CNG Sector, Departmental component of our work is Total with precise engineering to produce A brief list of the various sectors Stores, Local & International Food Quality Management. For N.B.I the best product at modest price. It where NBI products are being Chains, Recreational Projects, Quality is not just an additional is due to continual effort of the used; Paint Factories, Banking Sector, goal, it is the basic strategy for sur- Management, staff and constant A. International Projects includ- Sugar Mills, Rice & Oil Mills, Ce- vival and future growth. Quality support from our clients that we ing; Afghanistan National Police ment Sector and Control Sheds means different things to different have been able to achieve the goals District HQ Compound 2Jaji &Hatcheries. 18
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Enpower’s Success lies in providing customized solutions and best after sales service in Power industry Mr. Shahzad Hassan Qadri, Managing Director, Enpower Engineering shares his thoughts Enpower Engineering Company thorized manufacturer of Diesel Gener- share in the market within short span sults as Hyundai has started picking up (ECC) is known for providing ator using Genuine Perkins and Bau- of time. It has its presence in all the a respectable market share in the early world class products and best douin engines. It’s official OEM major cities through a network of offices years. after sales service to its customers. Mr. Packager, reseller & warrantor of and dealers. Enpower Engineering is of- Mr. Shahzad clearly mentioned that Shahzad Hassan Qadri, Managing Di- Hyundai, Baudouin & Perkins Genera- fering products to the market through assembling in Pakistan can save around rector, Enpower Engineering Company tor in Pakistan. different sales 30% to the national exchequer with informed this during a detailed discus- Enpower En- channels in- more and more employment generation sion with Engineering Post on the cur- gineering Com- cluding dealers, for the local work force. rent economic situations and business pany provides modern trade, Replying to a question he informed potential. innovative and online sales and that China is far ahead in generators as- Mr. Qadri joined CMC group in 1995 cost effective al- tenders. sembling but the wages are very high and successfully expanded company op- ternate power so- EEC is the there. We can take the benefit of the low erations. The group started humbly as lutions in A u t h o r i z e d wages in Pakistan and can enjoy a re- small retail business in Lahore mainly Pakistan by sup- manufacturer of markable share for assembling genera- dealing in agriculture purpose diesel en- plying Original Diesel Genera- tors here. And if we focus on the quality, gines. They pursued the generators Hyundai, Bau- tor using Gen- we can easily export generators from business in 1998 and gradually became douin and uine Perkins Pakistan. He informed that Enpower is the market leaders for machinery and Perkins Powered e n g i n e s , already working on these lines and try- power products. Enpower Engineering Diesel Genera- Hyundai en- ing to get approvals from Hyundai to ex- Company, established in 2006, was pio- tors. Replying to gines, Baudouin port worldwide. “We have already got a neers when they started assembling a question Mr. engines. All our lead from Saudi Arabia for the export of generators in Pakistan in 2009. At the Shahzad said products are diesel generators”. moment the company is also manufac- that our philoso- available in Mr. Shahzad is popular for his ever turing steel based components used in phy is not only to major cities of improving approach. Answering a ques- the generators. provide Genera- Pakistan e.g. tion that where he wants to see his com- Mr. Shahzad is a patriotic Pakistani tors but a com- L a h o r e , pany in the next 5 years he replied “ We and wishes to locally manufacture most plete solution Karachi, Islam- are trying to create more jobs and a of the parts and components for his with customized abad, Peshawar, greater assembly line for maximum pro- products to boost the “Made in Pak- services & war- Quetta. duction and more consumer products for istan” concept. He expressed his wish to ranty. He affirmed that EEC strongly In 2018, Enpower established a new the local industry. We aim to promote provide employment to maximum num- believe that expertise and experience company with the name of CMC Digital Made in Pakistan products for our coun- ber of people. are a key factor for success. This fact has (Pvt) Ltd and entered into home appli- try”. Enpower is the first company which helped evolve “Enpower” where solu- ances market. Once again the world He urged the young entrepreneurs to was appointed to be the OEM for tions are not just designed but engi- renowned “Hyundai” was the brand come up with ideas strengthening Made Perkins in Pakistan. Now a days, En- neered with passion. By the grace of they picked. And once again, this proved in Pakistan concept as we are in Textile power Engineering Company is the Au- ALLAH, EEC has gained a respectable to be a best decision when it comes to re- and sports goods industry. 20
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Techsol Solutions, Converging Global Technologies Techsol Solutions group has problem-solve for our customers. Fluke, Amprobe, Hioki, TPI, IUL, tomers. been serving the people of We serve a diverse range of Baisense, Calmet, Aitelong, Coan- Extend support in integrating Pakistan for more than 5 clients ranging from Educational tec, Vision, etc. solutions from established manu- decades now. Starting from the establishments, Hospitals, Smart Our services include: facturers to help achieve system Textile industry the company Buildings/Home automation proj- Providing tai- level objectives. moved on to innovative technolo- ects, Design & Development or- lored solutions Providing efficient After Sales / gies to serve as platform for ganizations, to industries like to help achieve Life Cycle Support for all the broadening the national techno- Automobiles, Aviation, Power & user goals, im- products we deliver, while main- logical horizon. Techsol Solutions Energy sector, Oil & Gas, Textiles, prove compet- taining close coordination with offers innovative products and re- Cement & Steel industries, food & i t i v e n e s s , OEMs and also getting our team lated equipment to a diverse beverages, Ports, Pharma, Fertil- and better members trained to extend simi- range of growing industries in the izers, OEM as well as the Telecom serve our lar in-country services. region. and IT sectors. We are authorized c u s - Identifying the scope of project Mr. Noman Qamar GM (Sales & partner of world-renowned and understand the requirements Marketing) of Techsol Solutions in brands includ- of customers, to achieve the best an interview with Engineering i n g way forward. We then design a post informed that we are geared solution using a wide range of up to become the market leader in competencies designed to suit providing hi-tech & reliable equip- the requirements budget. ment and solutions, as a prime Expertise to find and source source of pioneering technologies. alternate products in case of Techsol Solutions has been estab- technological obsolescence. lished with a strong team of tech- Taking indigenous prod- nology experts and business ucts to international cus- professionals, carrying decades of tomers to help boost experience, to meet the require- exports. ments of future growth and capa- Product Range & Divi- bility enhancement of sions of Techsol Solu- industries/users in diverse techno- tions are: logical realms. Our mission at Test & Measurement Techsol Solutions is to provide hi- IOT- Homes/ Build- tech organizations and industries ings Automation with related products, services, Alternative Energy & and knowledge that fulfills their Backup power needs and wants in right time and Electro-medical & at the right price. Our friendly, ex- Biomedical perienced and professional team Aviation & Aerospace will help inspire, educate and Automotive & Railways 22
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Mecatech offers World Class HVAC solutions by UNTES, Turkey Mecatech Private Limited & maintaining and increasing the UNTES Turkey joined portfolio of large number of satisfied hands in 2018 for Pakistan customers throughout Pakistan. market, and since then have been Untes Turkey is one of the best very successful in establishing manufacturers of HVAC Equip- UNTES as a major player in the ment. Established in 1968, cele- market. brated Remarkable 50 years in Mecatech Private Limited is one 2018, UNTES is today a leading in- of the leading companies in the field ternational manufacturer of cus- of HVAC in Pakistan. With the ex- tomized air conditioning and perience of almost 30 Years Mecat- ventilation systems with Extensive ech has always been committed to Operation 2 Facilities Located in providing the best quality HVAC Turkey with more than 29,000 m2 equipment. production area. UNTES wide Mecatech is the First ISO 9001 range of products satisfies high Certified HVAC Company of Pak- quality Chillers and Air Handling istan with Head Office situated in Products for all applications from Lahore with three fully equipped re- basic comfort to health care and in- gional offices operating in Karachi, dustrial processes. Islamabad and Peshawar. Mecatech In terms of quality and perform- with the help of these zonal offices ance, UNTES owns the most reli- has been providing the solutions re- able Eurovent Certification, ISO tions for Industries including Power Restaurant & Kitchen, Marine & lated to HVAC and have the privi- 9001-14001 Certified. VDI 6022, Plants, Comfort, Medical (Clean Offshore and so on. lege to execute some of the mega DIN 1946-4, EN 13053 Standards Rooms & Operation Theaters in- For the last 50 years, UNTES projects in all sectors and areas of Compliant Products approved by cluded), Green Building, Indoor shipped more than 100,000 units all the country. TUV Süddeutschland. Swimming Pools, Data Centers, over the world from 1,000 to Mecatech has been successfully UNTES offers customized solu- Food & Beverages (Hygienic), 100,000 m3/hr. 25
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 A to Zee declared Stockiest of lighting busway by Schneider Ato Zee what made A to Zee the has earned the distinc- Switchgear, a 25 only reliable choice for tion of being the most years old com- most of the clients. Cop- sophisticated quality pany is now declared as per is an expensive item switchgear and panel the stockiest of lighting and huge stock mainte- board manufacturing busway by Schneider nance of copper is al- company in the entire Electric. This is for the though tough but country. The company first time that Schnei- always achieved by A to being run by profession- der Electric has an- Zee, he added. als has a fully auto- nounced any company A to Zee Engineering mated plant with the in Pakistan to be the Services was estab- latest equipment backed gives a lot of room to re- client.“Through the best and the most cost stockiest of lighting lished in 1994 in by Computer Aided De- spond to instantaneous years of our experience effective ways to pro- busway. This has now Karachi, Pakistan and sign machines which changes by the we have discovered the duce our products keep- reduced the waiting ing in view the time of 4 months for the maintenance as well as projects and would be protecting operators readily available with A from electrical hazards to Zee. Schneider Elec- and bad ergonomic de- tric recently selected A sign” commented Mr. to Zee Switchgear as Zaman. The combina- their system integrated tion of over a decade of partners for the assem- world wide experience bling of type tested in manufacturing low switchgear under li- voltage distribution cense of Schneider. A to equipment, modern Zee is enjoying mar- techniques in estimat- velous response for type ing, drawing, manufac- tested panels from in- turing and quality dustry so far. control has enabled us In quest of the contin- to offer unrivaled serv- uous improvement and ice and reliability that to provide the best serv- one would expect from ices, A to Zee has re- the market leader. cently revamped their Designing and pricing factory and added new a complete electrical and state of the art ma- equipment solution chinery. from a single diagram Mr. Jawed Zaman, can be very demanding, CEO, A to Zee time consuming and at Switchgear while talk- times an inaccurate ing to Engineering Post task. To aid in this a highlighted that 25 complete CAD package years of continuous is available to our de- struggle is now bringing signers which provides fruit to A to Zee. Mr. professional drawings, Zaman started this material cost, labor business 25 years back time, weight and compo- with little capital. The nent listing for all elec- high business ethics and trical panels. This helps professionalism is what to ensure that panels made A to Zee Engineer- are constructed in a ing the most trusted type tested design which panel builders in a short reduces chances of error. span of time. A to Zee is The drawings & compo- the only panel builder in nent listing are used by Karachi working as sys- the test department and tem integrated partners delivered with each of Schneider Electric. project. Each Project is DEIF has already completely tested before picked A to Zee as their delivery. All low voltage channel partners which switchgear and control goes to show the level of gear assemblies are sys- confidence international tematically checked by firms have in this com- trained personnel in a pany. Replying to a special testing area in question, Mr. Zaman each Licensed Manufac- told that A to Zee al- turing Unit These tests ways supports the client include: -Visual control by providing them tech- -Mechanical control - nical strength, quick Conformity to electrical service and meeting the diagram and technical deadlines through quick data -Functional testsA decision making. A to to Zee has invested in Zee, in order to provide the latest technology to timely deliveries ensure that when you arrange heavy stock buy our product your de- maintenance and self- livery requirements are investments, and this satisfied. 26
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller Haier, The Pioneers of the latest HVACR technologies in Pakistan A Candid conversation with Mr. Salman Saleem, Senior National Manager, CAC, Haier group The Haier group was set Bearing Centrifugal Chiller pipeline” told Mr. Salman the reduction in buying power pany so that people of the up in 1984 in Qingdao, technology in Pakistan. This is Commenting on the current of the people. With the increas- country can be facilitated. So China. In just over two the latest innovation in the economic condition of the ing inflation and massive de- now the company is sacrificing decades as per Euromonitor HVAC sector and Haier is the Country he said, “There has valuation of rupee against its own profit margins so that Statistics of 2003, Haier was one introducing it to the Paksi- been an overall reduction in dollar the buying power of the the people can be facilitated” ranked as the 2nd largest tani market. “We have already the air conditioned market by people has reduced substan- he revealed. Home Appliances brand in the installed 1 unit in Faisalabad 10 to 12%. One of the reasons tially. Consequently the air Haier Pakistan strongly be- world. With the concept of which is run- conditioning lieves in the concept of seeing “customers as the foundation ning success- market has is believing. One can only be- of growth”, Haier provides a fully for the b e e n lieve in the highest standards one-stop star service to its cus- past 4 s q u e e z e d of quality maintained by Haier tomers. Production, manufac- months and this year”, after seeing the manufactur- turing, to pre-sale, under sales installation he ex- ing area. So in last year, Haier and after sales service. Since of another plained. Pakistan gathered renowned 2002, Haier has successfully unit is in the To com- consultants from all over Pak- established a network of over pipelines” he pensate for istan and arranged a tour to 5,000 domestic professional said. this eco- the manufacturing facility lo- service suppliers to deliver In the n o m i c cated in Qingdao China so timely customized service. Commercial c r u n c h , they can see and experience Haier is the leader in the home air condition- Haier Pak- from their own eyes the inter- appliances sector in Pakistan ing sector istan de- national standards of manu- with an overall market share Haier occupies more than 30% for this has been the austerity vised the strategy to introduce facturing complied by Haier. of 40%. Haier leads in most of the market share consisting drive by the government. The economic and low cost models Some major projects of major home appliance cate- mostly of Light commercial last government had decided in the market to facilitate the Haier this year have been gories including air condition- cabinet / floor standing air con- to install cabinets and floor people. These new models are • HVAC installation in ers and washing machines and ditioners. In the year 2019 standing AC in all the THQ cost effective as well as reli- Faisalabad The Manzil Hotel refrigerators and deep freez- Haier Pakistan installed the and DHQ hospitals but this able. “Moreover In view of the (Tayyab group) ers. most Variable refrigerant flow year round, government has deteriorating economic situa- • HVAC installation in Mr. Salman Saleem while (VRF) units in the country. decided to reduce development tion, the board of Haier Pak- Heritage Hotel, Gulberg La- talking to Engineering Post re- “We have already installed 3 4 budget which resulted in de- istan convened and hore vealed that Haier is also the thousand tonnes this year and creased government tenders. unanimously decided to reduce • 300 ton Project of The pioneer of Oil free Magnetic have around 2000 tons in the Another major factor has been the profit margins of the com- City Mall, Bahawalpur 28
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Royal Vopak to invest more than $1.5 Bn in LNG sector in Pakistan Ahigh level delegation of the Dutch company Royal Vopak N.V called on Razak Dawood, Ad- visor to PM on Commerce, Textile, Industries & Production, and Investment to discuss various in- vestment opportunities in Pakistan. The company is interested in projects related to terminal and storage facilities of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in Pakistan. The head of the delegation informed the Advisor that Royal Vopak is going to invest 1.5 billion USD in the land-based LNG terminal facility. The terminal will provide cost-effective facility to the LNG con- sumers in the country by introducing state-of-the-art modern technology. The facility will create new job employment opportunities besides, technological know-how in the engineering sector of Pakistan. Moreover, they will also invest 150 million USD in the countries. He also stressed to explore mutual areas of chemical sector. Further he appraised the delegation construction of Prolepryplene Plant and 800 million interest for the investment in chemical industry re- that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) provide incen- USD in PARCO Coastal Refinery which will provide lated projects. tives to investors by allowing duty free import of ma- storage facility. The advisor appreciated their interest in investing chinery besides tax holiday for ten years and urged The head of the delegation of Royal Vopak urged in Pakistan and informed the delegation regarding the representative of Royal Vopak to make invest- to have more investment in Pakistan in order to es- enormous investment opportunities in technology up- ment in these zones to get better returns on their in- tablish long term economic ties between both the gradation in various sectors of economy including vestments. 30
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Techsol holds seminar on Safe and reliable measurements with HIOKI instruments Hioki is Japanese company aging Director of Hioki Mr. Eiji since 1935 and specialized Sakai and their Marketing Man- manufacturer of Electrical ager Mr. Muhammad Musadiq vis- measuring Instruments with supe- ited Pakistan for the Seminar. rior measurement accuracy. Techsol Engineers from all the leading Solutions is authorized partner of industrial sectors actively partici- Hioki in Pakistan. Techsol solutions pated in seminar with full enthusi- conducted a Seminar “Safe and re- asm and positive spirit. Hioki liable Measurement with Hioki In- products are very reliable, rugged struments” on 27th August 2019 in and robust. Hioki provide products PC Hotel Karachi with product dis- in Pakistan with Three years war- play and live demonstration. Man- ranty. 31
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 EUROGEN International offering world class products EUROGEN Interna- EuroGen International Technical services include tional epitomizes en- trepreneur's vision for represents world leading, Design Engineering, Test- a progressive power engi- neering company established high quality, LV/HV control, ing, Configuration, Applica- in 2005 by Mr. Yonus Hafeez, CEO, cater the need of im- protection, automation and tion Analysis and proving the efficiency and re- liability of power generation, communication equipment commissioning of the com- distribution, control, and au- tomation and communica- for the local industry, gener- plete range of generator, con- tions systems in Pakistan. ators, power networks, trol, load share & power & control systems in- synchronization systems cluding measuring and pro- covering multiple Mains & tection instruments, backed Multiple generators i.e. up by full technical support and to 32 generators and Mains warranty services. in a single power network. 34
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Era Engineering offering innovative solutions to Industrial problems CEO MESSAGE MD MESSAGE Hamoud Falah Al Motair, Adeel Ahmed Siddiqui CEO Era Engineering, MD Era Engineering, Saudi Arabia Pakistan. Era Engineering is the name of entity which Alhamdolillah Era Engineering is providing is based on quality, commitment and value efficient services in the Engineering Services added services in the Engineering Services Sector of Pakistan since last two years. In a Sector of Saudi Arabia since last 6 years. Era short period of two years Era Engineering has Engineering has significant number of na- achieved significant name in the services sec- tional and multinational clients like Siemens, tor. In these two years we have worked with ABB, Oratel, Al Gihaz, SelaPass etc. different national and multinational clients. We complied all legal Era engineering always come up with innovative solutions of industry requirements which are needed to work in Pakistan. We are expand- problems. ing our business by not compromising on quality and commitment. We have also started to provide services in Pakistan two years ago. We are also supporting the every activity and steps taken by anyone ABOUT ERA Engineering Era Engineering is always trying to for the betterment of the industry and nation. For this cause we were the proud partner of ACEP Conference 2019 on “Procurement of ERA ENGINEERING is a Saudi- provide innovative solution to their Services, Works and Goods” on 24th July this year at Karachi. We will support any activity which can be better for the development of based Establishment in Riyadh, Saudi clients. Now we are authorized distrib- industry and country. Arabia having Branch support office in utor of FoxEye by SAM Controls which Pakistan. It provides Civil & Electrical is providing different security and busi- Installation, Commissioning, Execu- ness management solutions like Park- installation of earthing system to light- Packages”. We have done all electrifica- tion & Drafting Services, CCTV & Se- ing & Vehicle Management system, ning protection system, CCTV System tion of complete factory having all three curity System, Fire Alarm System, Security management etc. of CaTV System, Fire Alarm systems to floors, Ground floor, Mezzanine floor Public Address Systems and Material In a very short time of two years we Public Address system etc. and first floor respectively. In this com- Supplier. have provided our quality services to Since 2013 Era engineering is work- pany we have installed and terminated ERA ENGINEERING provides su- different national and multinational ing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with all LV Panels including Main Panels. perior quality services in diverse sec- clients like Shell, Dawalance, Zahra In- different national and multinational We have installed complete earthing tors. Our goal is to exceed the dustries, SiddiqSons, Unico Paints, clients like Siemens, ABB, Al Fanar, Al system for LV and ELV Systems over expectations of every client by offering Aiza Packages, IMH Hospital, BASF Gihaz, October Construction Ltd, SAS there. outstanding customer service, in- Pakistan etc. In these two years Era System Engineering, Marco Riyadh etc. Era Engineering is looking forward creased flexibility, and added values for Engineering have provided different We are providing different kind of serv- to expand their businesses in other customer satisfaction, thus optimizing kind of services starting from building ices in the industry of Saudi Arabia. cities of Pakistan also. Era engineering system functionality and improving op- electrification to Complete Electrical Alhamdulillah in 2019 we won the is not providing services in the industry erational efficiency with never chang- Allied works, cable trays installation to open tender having worth of more 12 it is also contributing its part by sup- ing attitude towards our customers, we laying of main cables like 240 Sq.mm, Million and executed it successfully. It porting any efforts which are needed will expand our wings more than ever erection of electrical panels to installa- was complete electrical solution of a for the development of the industry and in the transforming business world. tion and termination of main panels, new relocated factory named as “Aiza the country. 35
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Pakistan, Present Economic Crisis and Longtime Measures to address looming issues: Are we faltering in Right Policy Making? Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Arain, Chairman MIA Group of Companies nomic opportunities for thinks the taxation in tentions are to widen the sion. Mr. Ashraf suggests this is to offer local substi- the poor. Integrating the Pakistan was already tax collection, but the that government shall en- tutes first by establishing informal economy into the high over and above and steps being taken may de- courage businessmen to local industry first and formal sector is an impor- indiscriminate. The gov- preciate its efforts, Mr. enter into manufacturing gradually reducing im- tant policy challenge, and ernment didn’t have dis- Ashraf feared. by reducing the number of ports. HVAC industry has he sees government action crete taxation plan for all The tax evasion is a direct and indirect taxa- lot of growth potential, we as too brisk at pace and income groups. If we look trait which has not been tion on finished products need to move toward man- not well thought out. The back the successive gov- curtailed even in devel- and undue high regula- ufacturing, every compo- missing thing he finds in ernment preferred to in- oped countries. Pakistan tory duty. The government nent used in an Engineering Post: It present documentation crease the tax ratio is a heaven from tax eva- will be benefitted in two air-conditioner is in itself is a popular belief process is “First thing instead of widening the sion point of view and the ways – reducing unem- an industry. We can have that Pakistan econ- first” rule. tax-net. This has been reason is dishonesty at all ployment and increasing a dozen of separate indus- omy has never been man- The historically people very damaging and espe- levels of society. He is also tax net. Imports should be tries in making air-condi- aged in accordance with in all societies adjust their cially the most of the rev- of the opinion that govern- reduced, but without tioner. needs of the country and activity within economic enue is coming from ment shall encourage damaging the industry Mr. Ashraf Arrain has general economic princi- systems in attempt to manufacturing sector. The public to manage their tax and stifling economic been in the industry for ples. Had it been, we evade regulations. He present government in- liability instead of eva- growth. The best way for decades and his wisdom would have not been in and business acumen is the quagmire, we are in respected even by his today, deep into, where on competitors. He is a times our survival be- diehard patriot who comes a question mark. prefers the prosperity of The successive govern- the country over his own. ment incompetency, polit- Discussing the progress ical instability and insight and future of HVACR in- of rulers are definitely dustry, he was highly op- possible reasons for the timistic of its growth in poor performance, but the the coming years. He fore- onus of failure lies as sees that if government much on bureaucracy and looks into the matter a bit associated government in- more sensibly and seri- stitutions as much on our ously, the imports, manu- political leadership. Why facturing and exports of it happened, who is re- Pakistan can turn the sponsible and what is the wheel of Pakistan econ- antidote? We asked this omy very positively in the question to Mr. Moham- coming years. mad Ashraf Arain, Chair- The product of Mr. man MIA Group of Ashraf Arain’s passion Companies, who is in the and endeavors as an en- business for almost three trepreneur, we see today decades. Let’s listen to is “MIA Group of Compa- him, how he is seeing the nies”; from a humble be- whole situation and what ginning of Compressors he has to suggest in over- selling turned into one of coming the present leading HVAC solution dilemma confronting Pak- provider. The group inter- istan. ests have diversified into MR. Ashraf Arain: The project management, present Government has O&M services, energy, embarked upon an ambi- textile and fast food tious journey “documenta- chains. MIA believes in tion of economy”; there is innovative products with no doubt in it being a good a competitive edge. Their step and in the right direc- building blocks are re- tion, but it is too much of sponsibility, quality, prod- a quantum to be digested uct ownership, customer by the business commu- satisfaction, employee’s nity unable to fathom the career development, their magnitude of chaos, our health & safety and over economy has been in there and above all a culture of for such a long time.. Mr. conscience, dedication Ashraf shared his views and honesty is fostered at with ‘Engineering Post’ re- every work place. cently in his Islamabad of- Commenting on the fice. company policy, he said According to him un- that we accept challenges, documented or informal maintain well-being in the or grey economy in devel- workplace and promote oping countries soars up “not being tense” for qual- to 70% and around 60% of ity output. We try to seek world workforce popula- best human resource for tion is living in informal or satisfied clients and out- grey economy. According standing products. Reply- to him undocumented ing to a question asking economy is not all the bad advice for today’s entre- thing as it is often stigma- preneurs, he said “Re- tized. It is of course, trou- member: Foresight, blesome and strategy and prepared- unmanageable, but it is ness gives success”. Our providing critical eco- customers ask us to do great things and we do. 36
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Multitek Engineering and Services is highly regarded for quality products Mr. Ayaz Butt, Country Sales Manager/Director Multitek sharing his experiences with Engineering Post Mr Ayaz has been in the indus- ing installation testing and commis- ucts. “We at MES believe that instead right. We need to start try for more than 3 decades sioning. MES also offers complete of manufacturing low quality products taking new initia- now and has experience in a turnkey power projects for all rating of it is better to make no products at all. tives if we want to plethora of fields. He has worked generator sets and power plants. Multitek is very highly regarded in survive in this cut- with component manufactures as Mr Ayaz revealed that after a the circles of quality conscious people throat environ- well as switchgear man- recent Joint venture MES has because of our reliable products” he ment” he explained. ufacturers. He is cur- also started the work of Genera- said. Similarly all the rently working as tor coupling. As part the com- MES keeps record of the type tested pan- Country Sales Man- pany’s mission to diversify its quality of the product start- els need to ager/Director at Multi- horizon MES is will also ven- ing from the raw material be im- tek Engineering ture into civil works very being used. Only authorised ported Services (MES) (Pvt) soon. dealers are engaged and into the Ltd. Mr Ayaz Butt Mr. Ayaz offered a very guarantee certificates are coun- talked to Engineering interesting observation provided for everything. try as Post and provided regarding the That is one of the main rea- they valuable insights current eco- sons that MES has a growing list of are not being manufactured locally. regarding the mar- nomic condi- satisfied customers. “One of the most This needs to change fast. ket condi- tions and the distinguishing features of MES is its In his concluding remarks he men- tions and prevailing mar- immaculate fabrication. We are im- tioned that under the leadership of Mr. the busi- ket situation. porting laser cutting machines for fab- Shoaib Sohail many processes have ness ven- He said that rication which will increase the been streamlined in the company tures of “ A l t h o u g h cosmetic beauty of our product in ad- which has led to a substantial increase MES. there is a no- dition to substantially increasing its in efficiency. After the separation of Multitek ticeable de- quality,” he added. electrical department we have inten- Engineering and Services (MES), was crease in business due to the present While commenting on improving sified our efforts in R&D. Currently established in 2005. The primary busi- circumstances, still many companies the indigenous manufacturing capac- we are working on modifications and ness is power generation and HVAC are growing and expanding. So the de- ity of our industry he said that there up gradations of panels. The laser cut- projects and supply of allied equip- velopment is not just negative and is nothing that we cannot achieve if we ting machine is just one part of that ment. But with the passage of time the gradually the businesses are stabiliz- put our mind to it. This is the right improvement process. “We are also es- company has evolved. Now their scope ing.” time to start our own manufacturing tablishing a plant for manufacturing of work involves manufacturing facil- The main issue that he pointed out when import is getting harder. “It is Cable tray/ cable ladder which will fur- ity for sound attenuated enclosures, was that due to the recent price hike unfathomable to me that we as a Nu- ther diversify our product line” he said fuel tanks, Power and control panels, people have become extremely price clear power cannot manufacture cir- “I believe that in the next four to generator set mobile trolleys conscious. Consequently there is a cuit breakers in our country and we five years MES will be one of the top Switchgears and Piping work includ- marked decline in the quality of prod- need to import them. It is just not companies in the country” he added. 38
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Era of Solar Energy By Engr. Asif Siddiqui, CEO, Sigma Ventures (Pvt) Ltd Earth was born around 4.5 Bil- We suddenly re- types of Solar Panels but other types this panel are developed from broken lion years ago after which alized that huge, mother nature got busy making free God given do exist and new once are getting de- pieces of Crystals. These are tempera- veloped every day. Basic Types are as ture sensitive and have lower Effi- it nice, habitable, comfortable and energy was avail- under. ciency (15%) but lower cost. green for us. It started with first cool- able for the tak- Mono Crystalline: The other panels already developed ing it down, then providing cloud cover ing. In addition, The Cells in this panel are devel- are Film Type, Flexible, Bio etc. but fit and the protective Ozone layer. It took not by big Electric oped from a Single Crys- for special uses only due to either low almost 4 Billion years to achieve the Supply companies tal. These cells have efficiency or high cost. conditions so that the first animal but by individu- more Tolerance to- There are basically, 3 types of Solar could appear on earth. Finally, The als. It is so wards High tem- Systems. Man appeared on earth only 200,000 e a s y . peratures and a Off Grid System: years ago. IN ADDITION, this MAN Every- c o n s i d e r a b l y A system which neither has a Grid destroyed it all in just last 200 years, b o d y Higher Effi- (Utility Company) connected nor after the start of Industrial Era in the c a n c i e n c y Needs it. Solar Panels collect the Solar year 1800. We achieved a DENT IN now be- ( 2 0 % ) . Radiation, convert it in to Electrical THE PROTECTIVE OZONE LAYER, come a They are Direct Current Energy, and store it in which took nature to build in billions p o w e r also more Batteries through a Charge Controller. of years. Is not that great! pro- e x p e n - An Inverter then converts DC Electri- We only woke up and realized our ducer. It sive. cal Power stored in the batteries, as folly when the Ice, our cooling & water is pre- P o l y and when required, in to Alternating reserves started melting. However, by d i c t e d C r y s - Current Energy with the required Fre- then the damage was already done. So t h a t talline: quency & Voltage to use for the house- now we needed to repair it and the w i t h i n T h e hold. campaign was launched to avoid fossil next 5 Cells in Grid Tied System and Net Meter- fuel & using the Nature’s direct en- y e a r s ing: ergy, generally called Alternate En- every roof This system needs to be connected ergy. i n to the Grid. Now instead of saving the By 1975, when I was doing my Mas- K a r a c h i Generated Electrical Energy in the ters, researches were being conducted would be batteries, you save it with the Grid. at that time to somehow increase the c o v e r e d The Grid or the Electric Supply Com- efficiency of Solar Cells. Until then it by Solar pany records the Energy supplied by was a mere 3,5%. It was a general feel- Panels. the special meters, which record both ing that its use would be limited to T h e r e the energy supplied to you as well as NASA and special projects where are basi- the energy supplied by you. Therefore, there were no other options available. c a l l y now when the utility company pre- However, now we have achieved an ef- two pares the monthly Electricity Bill, you ficiency of 20% and a storm seems to Continued on page 46 have been released. 40
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Turkish and Pakistani HVACR Industry can grow together Mr. Sajjad Haider, Chairman HVACR Society, Lahore Chapter talks to Engineering Post Mr. Sajjad Haider is the CEO Their effects mechanism of charging we had added another hall to the their products in Pakistan. Recently of Khurshid group of Com- and the side effects were clearly ex- expo. And all three were booked in a company called System air ap- panies and also working as plained to the people there. Then one hour Alhamdullilah” said Mr. proached us. They were looking for the Chairman of HVACR Society the second very common issue is the Sajjad. a distributor for their company and Lahore chapter. HVACR Lahore rapidly changing technology HVACR society is also they asked us to nominate someone Chapter has flourished under the which is now shifting towards working to ensure inter- and we arranged meetings for them. leadership of Mr Sajjad because of inverters which was also ex- national participation in We facilitated them completely.” his resolute commitment and untir- plained through technical the expo. For this they Commenting on how Pakistani ing efforts. While talking to Engi- presentations will be visiting the inter- Govt, can support the HVACR soci- neering Post, he explained how they Just recently the whole national expos like ety of Pakistan he gave the example have worked for the HVACR society. HVACR expo was booked on- RHVACR in Thailand (25- of Turkish government which is “After I took over as chairman we line in one hour. This 28 Sept), ISK-SODEX sponsoring 30 people, from Pakistan started with motivating people to p h e n o m e n a l Turkey (2-5 Oct) to participate in the ISK-SODEX. get membership of the society and achievement has and the Big 5 He suggested that “Government of successfully got more than 200 new months of hard expo, Dubai. Pakistan should also take similar enrolments. Another important ad- work in its back- The leaflets steps not on such a large scale but dition was the initiation of technical ground. Mr. Saj- and invita- at least on a smaller scale.” presentations which were conducted jad revealed tions will be In his concluding comments he by PhD scholars of different univer- that he per- distributed extended an open invitation to peo- sities. These scholars prepared tech- sonally trav- in these ple of engineering sector. He said “A nical presentations on the latest elled to expos to cre- lot of people in Pakistan want to technologies and innovations being Karachi and ate aware- start their businesses with Turkey used in the market met ex- ness and whether it is in the domain of tech- Another important step was the hibitors there He men- nology transfer, manufacturing or activation of Sub office in Faisal- tioned how anything else. There are a lot of peo- abad to accommodate the people liv- ple ready to start their businesses ing in the peripheries and away with Turkey but do not have plat- from main cities. Due to this initia- form where they can put their point tive we will able to reach out to across the table. For those people I Jaranwala, Chinyot, Toba Tek want to extend an open invitation to Singh, Chichawatni, Multan and join the panel of Pakistan HVACR others. This sub office worked very society. We can organise your meet- diligently to accommodate people to to convince them to participate in the HVACR society has inked an ings with potential manufacturers their level for example, a very basic the Lahore expo. Moreover he MoU with the Turkish agency ISIB and buyers. If you are interested we issue we were facing was the change launched an awareness campaign for cooperation. “We have assured can also arrange B2B meetings with in refrigeration gases being used. on Whatsapp and e-mail. ”This time them of our support for launching prospective buyers”. 42
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Enercon arranged Technical Workshop for Students & Fresh Graduates Enercon has recently conducted a technical work- sessions? shop on the topic of MV Switchgears. The par- Imran Zafar: Basically, we have two types of train- ticipants included final year students, fresh graduates as well as engineers working in different or- ing sessions, ganization. The training covered knowledge on MV Two (2) hour training session, in which we plan to switchgear design & construction, relevant IEC specs , industrial applications, type and categories of MV invite professionals from the industry who have switchgear with respect to Electrical specs, with re- earned their name with remarkable achievements, spect to technology and Electrical application, it was they will share their experience & knowledge with the highly interactive session where participants were also participants, on topics like MV Switchgear, LV informed about employment opportunities in the mar- Switchgears, Electrical Protections, Transformers, ket and the relevant skills required to capitalize on the Power Generations, Generator Controls, 360 Degree opportunities. Industry review for Engineers Job & skills, Session on Job searching and interviews etc. Engineering Post later talk to the trainer of the ses- sion & Enercon’s Country Manager Imran Zafar: Sixteen (16) hour course, this is a detailed course on industrial Automation where we will give practical Engineering Post: Briefly tell about Enercon main hands on training PLCs & Industrial HMIs. business & idea about this workshop. Engineering Post: Tell us more about benefits for Imran Zafar: Enercon is globally renowned name the participants in Generator Controls, headquarter in USA, All brand new Caterpillar engines in Pakistan are supplied with Imran Zafar: For Students, there are multiple ben- Enercon Control panels. Being in Generator controls, efits, they can select their final year project based on our team comprises of electrical, electronics & indus- the topics they learn, and they can decide the specific trial automation engineers. Once we hire newly grad- area to pursue in their career according to their inter- uated engineers, they are really short of practical field est and strength. For fresh graduates & early career knowledge and we need to design different set of train- engineers can grab new opportunities and they can ings for them. We got this idea from our internal train- excel in their companies by acquiring additional ings to invite external participants in order to achieve knowledge in short span of time. following objectives minimum. Engineering Post: There may be other institutions 1- We train & groom our own staff with these providing similar trainings, how do you differentiate trainings. your courses from them? 2- Fresh graduates & yearly professionals get Imran Zafar: As you know, we are corporate organ- the opportunity to learn the much needed industrial ization and that’s why we are different from traditional knowledge which will help him in their career goals. training institute, our courses covered only practical aspects and the applicable knowledge in the industry 3- Enercon as well as other industry employers and only the people working in field can deliver this will get better candidates from their specialized vacan- kind of knowledge. We want to create a platform cies. where both industry & academia will get the benefit, this way, we will be able to contribute to society with Engineering Post: What are the different topics you plan to cover and who will provide training for these Continued on page 46 44
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Enercon arranged Technical Workshop for Students & Fresh Graduates Continued from page 44 internship to students in your company? Imran Zafar: Yes, we have yearly in- our limited capacity. ternship program as well as we offer Engineering Post: How do you mar- final year projects to students. ket your trainings and from where one Engineering Post: The participants can find the details? included students from NED and other Imran Zafar: It is era of social net- institutions, and they have given very works, so in addition to our website positive feedback about your trainings, www.enerconsys.com , we have our com- how do you plan to maintain & improve? pany Facebook & linked-in pages where Imran Zafar: Alhamdulillah, we got we continuously update the details very good feedback and our intention is about the courses , In addition, we are in to share the knowledge & benefit of the contact with various universities and in- community, we are taking note on the vite their students for free workshops at feedback provided by the participants, our office. Insha Allah we will expand and addi- Engineering Post: Do you also offer tional topics as we move further. Era of Solar Energy Continued from page 40 System in case of Power Failure. It Needs the are billed only for the “No Payment Required”. Battery System. of up to 15 years but the Energy supplied To You The System Does not From the above table price is highly prohibi- in excess of Energy sup- Need Any Battery. it is apparent that the tive. Since the batteries plied By You. In case you Hybrid System: Battery System divided are required every- produced, more energy This system works over its life span is the where, whether it is a than you did Consumed like the Grid Tied Sys- most expensive compo- UPS, A Solar System or 3 major components of a Solar System. an Electric Car, hectic researches are going # Item Life Span Maintenance on all over the world 1 Solar Panels A huge 25 Years Periodic washing only increasing its life span 2 Inverter 5 to 10 years Only Cleaning and reducing its cost. 3 Battery System 1 to 3 years Proper maintenance Soon, we shall have af- fordable energy stor- in any month the Net tem but also has provi- nent right now. So elim- age systems Balance is kept by the sion of saving the inating it as in case of commercially available, Utility Company to be Generated Energy by Grid Tied system helps but until then it is bet- adjusted in the next bill your Solar Panels to be a lot. There are Batter- ter to avoid them if we and you get a bill saying saved to your Battery ies even with a life span can. 46
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ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Prince Automation Pakistani start up shortlisted for Shell The Pioneers of Automation in LiveWIRE Top Ten the Pakistani Market Innovators Awards As we all know it is a fast as greater efficiency. These to make it efficient. Partnering The Pakistani startup Greenovation has been changing world, where problems and many others like with Well-Known Brands from shortlisted as a finalist for the Shell LiveWIRE innovations and effi- it can be resolved by the intro- around the world, with variety Top Ten Innovators Awards, a global competi- tion which highlights and rewards businesses ciency are the only way to sur- duction of automation in the of quality products, we offer a that demonstrate excellence in innovation as well as giving entrepreneurs a chance to shine vive and stay competitive. For systems and procedures. solution which is efficient and on a global platform. 98 competitors from 19 dif- ferent countries were participating in the com- greater sustainability and effi- Keeping in mind current re- user friendly for the industry petition. ciency, the industry is and has quirements of the Pakistan in Pakistan. With the support Winners and two runners up will be named in the categories of Food and Agriculture, En- been facing many challenges, market, Prince Automation of our partners we are finding ergy and Mobility, and Sustainable Future, with the winners receiving $20,000 and runners up which have resulted in tremen- has been and introducing ways to con- receiving $10,000. In addition, Shell LiveWIRE will name an Outstanding Achievement Award dous innovations in the field of introduc- serve energy and be efficient. winner who will receive $10,000. All Top Ten In- novators will win direct mentoring from Shell automation. i n g Prince Automation have a staff and the opportunity to integrate and ben- efit from vast linkages within Shell’s global net- Projects like CPEC, Hydro w a y s very competent team of Engi- work. Power Projects, Offshore Oil to au- neers, who have complete “We’re inspired to see these 21 finalists from around the world whose businesses work to- Drilling, Mining in Balochistan tomate knowledge and expertise of wards providing circular solutions that help to achieve zero waste,” said Huibert Vigeveno, Ex- & other mega projects have the ex- the on-going developments ecutive Vice President of Shell Global Commer- cial. “Transitioning to a circular economy can brought about the industrial i s t i n g around the world. Prince Au- help protect the environment and deliver posi- tive change to society. Working with innovators revolution in Pakistan. To suc- systems tomation also provides a plat- like these esteemed finalists, will allow busi- nesses, communities and society to move faster cessfully execute these a n d form for its customers to be towards achieving these goals.” projects Pakistan part of this growth by offering needs to various training programs progress tech- which cover latest automa- nologically tion techniques. Our relent- and be well less efforts to support and equipped to share knowledge with face the the engineering com- challenges munity, particularly such as En- the new ergy Man- generation/new engi- agement, neers coming into this Greater industry, can bring Sustainabil- about the change Pak- ity as well istan requires. 48
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 Small scale dams to be built at Fort Munro and DG khan The Punjab Chief Minister best tourist-spot having online book- Usman Buzdar chaired a ing facility. meeting regarding the devel- During the meeting another im- opment projects in portant project was Punjab. During the discussed which is meeting it was de- the lining of cided that small scale Maneka Canal. He dams will be built in directed that it the areas of Fort should be done on Munro and DG Khan. priority basis These water reser- along-with planta- voirs will provide clean drinking tion of trees on the adjacent land as water to the local community. well as a separate sewerage facility. The chief minister directed that 18 Secretaries of irrigation, housing, rest houses of Fort Munro should be sports and tourism and local bodies properly renovated adding that this departments and others attended the famous hill resort will be made the meeting. 49
ENGINEERING POST October-2019 PHVACR commemorate World Ozone day address. He thanked Mr Mahmood ul the participants of the Haq President event for joining him ASHRAE Pakistan in the war against cli- chapter also ad- mate change and dressed the gathering. briefly discussed how He highlighted the in- refrigeration technol- ternational practices ogy has been improved being undertaken for to be more Ozone the prevention of with his presentation and was followed by friendly. Ozone layer. The keynote ad- After a wonderful Dr Waqar Ahmed and dress was delivered by address by the Chief Dr. Atif Mustafa and Pakistan HVACR and Healing”. Dr. Ozone layer under the Mr. Zia Ul Islam guest Dr. Sarosh others. Society and Sarosh Lodhi Vice Montreal protocol. NPM-NOU Ministry Lodhi, presentations After the concluding Ministry of Cli- chancellor NED Uni- The Event started of climate change. In were arranged by address by Mr. Sohail mate Change organ- versity Karachi graced with the recitation of his address he out- world renowned ex- bashir chairman IEP ized a very colourful the event as chief Holy Quran after lined the work under- perts on Ozone layer Karachi, the conclud- event in Karachi to guest. The idea was to which Mr Azim Ashraf taken by ministry of and factors affecting ing remarks were commemorate the discuss the steps President Pakistan climate change for the it. Mr Mosuf Ali the given by Mr. Farooq “World Ozone Day” by taken by Pakistan for HVACR society con- prevention of pollu- National expert on Mehboob Vice-Presi- Ozone layer started dent ASHRAE. the theme of “32 years the prevention of ducted his welcome tion. 50
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