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” OUR ENERGIES AT YOUR SERVICE ” T & A VOICE QUARTERLY Newsletter (Q1) 2023

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Celebrating BUTEC ENERGIES & SERVICES 1st Anniversary 01.04.2023 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 3

Head of Communications Quarterly Message: The month of March marked the end of our 1st quarter. Our business has been buzzing with celebrations, from the successful relocation of our offices, the 50th anniversary of one of our divisions, staff promotions and the graduation of our apprentices. This year has seen many changes in our organization, including the relocation of enterprises from Cape Town, Durban to Johannesburg Head Office. While we celebrate a successful relocation, we also recognize the teamwork displayed by the majority of our staff during the move. Reorganizing businesses, whether that is of resources or structural, has been at the forefront of our first quarter. The CEO workshop organized in Beirut on the 9th and 10th of January by our Group President, Mr. Ziad Younes, aimed to align and consolidate all BUTEC African enterprises. The BUTEC Energies & Services (BES) Consolidation Conference was conducted in Morocco in February for various African entities. The management of Thermaire and Ampair South Africa is embarking on a journey to reorganize its operations in order to maximize, centralize and consolidate all of its energies, efforts, and resources. We celebrated a new season, a month of love, and a commemoration of Human Rights month in the first quarter of 2023. As we continue to celebrate the success of our employees and our businesses, T&A has several categories in which they would like to celebrate: The following categories are at the top of our mind, our learners who have completed their Apprenticeship program, our employees who have been promoted to senior management roles, and business leaders who have been awarded contracts from various divisions, the 50th celebration of our Ductshop division. 4 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

WELCOME TO BUTEC ENERGIES & SERVICES “ ”SOUTH AFRICA MR. FADY ABOU JAOUDE The entire T&A management team and staff would like to formally welcome Mr. Fady Abou Jaoude to our beautiful South African entities. Mr. Fady joined us on 01 April 2022 as the Director of the Group of entities in South Africa, known as BUTEC Services & Energies South Africa (BESSA). His journey with the BUTEC Group began in 2002, where he completed several complex, diversified, and prestigious infrastructure projects throughout the MENA region. Mr. Fady, an Electro-Mechanical Engineer by profession, a General Manager for BUTEC Utility Services (BUS), a Director for BES -South Africa (BESSA) and a board member within the Group. His good leadership has been felt by many through the achievements that BESSA has experienced since he joined the South African entities. The introduction of the Facilities management business, the PMO office and the consolidation of the business processes and the introduction of the electrical maintenance of the business which is soon to take off. His ambition, drive, commitment, and sense of urgency has rubbed off to the South African team and the team is geared up for the challenge. We welcome you, Mr. Fady, and we look forward to a productive, long, beautiful stay with you. Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 5

ALL THREE REGIONS RELOCATED TO NEW PREMISES: The Kwa-Zulu-Natal branch relocated to Greystone Heliport, 135 Old North Court Road, Glen Ail, Durban. These premises house Ampair and IES. KwaZulu Natal The Western cape branch relocated to 33 Lakeshore Road, Capricorn Park, Muizenberg. These premises house Ampair, IES and Ductshop all under one roof. Western Cape The Johannesburg head office Johannesburg moved to our new home at 49 Maple Road, Pomona, Kempton Park, these premises house Ampair, IES and Ductshop all under one roof. 6 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

The Groups Achievement During Its First Year Under BUTEC Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 7

Meet the Facilities Management Team: On the business development front BUTEC is on a drive to expand our current HVAC services into other areas of expertise, such as facilities management, Electrical, Solar, and Plumbing. As part of our facilities management plan, Ampair is currently offering the soft and hard servicing at our Johannesburg head office facility. BES-SA Shares is the trust that has been formed to offer equity related awards to our employees. Some of the principal objectives of the trust are to assist BES-SA in the achievement of its transformational objectives, provide an incentive to Eligible employees, encourage and commit them to the future interests of BES-SA, retain key skills and as well as to recognize, and reward employees, whilst attracting exceptional talent to BES-SA. Left to right: Robbie Di Givampaolo-Trustee, Lebogang Leshaba, Mabu Mogano, Dimakatso Dhludhlu, Precious Matinketsa, Neo Shezi, Synthia Moeketse, Salminah Boshomane, Nelisiwe Dlamini, Ntombi Maphosa, Happy Maile, Anne Masenya- Trustee 8 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

REACHING OUT Up-close and Personal with Mr. Mnyameni Sibusiso Mnyameni a young and energetic gentleman born and bred in Umlazi, a township in KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa, located South-West of Durban. A sibling to 3 sisters and the only son to his mom and dad who resides in KZN. Sibusiso is a father to 2 sons, aged 3 & 8, and they live with him in Gauteng. Attended primary and secondary school in Umlazi and swiftly moved to Johannesburg to further his studies and got his 1st job with one of the prominent competitions of T&A. To us, he is seen as a diligent young, new Project Manager who came in and found his feet with little guidance & time from his colleagues and seniors. For Mnyameni time does not stand still, he is ever busy getting his projects to the next phase. He is considered and seen by his colleagues as someone who is knowledgeable in his field and easy to get along with. Mnyameni is a hardworking and passionate individual, who uses all sorts of sports to declutter, unwind, and destress from long working hours. In January 2023 Mnyameni decided to join BES South Africa and he has been unstoppable since he put his foot into our premises. As a dedicated Project Manager, unwilling to compromise on the needs of his clients, Mnyameni is destined for greater heights, and he is one to watch in the future. Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 9

CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSSARY!!! The Ductshop was established in 1973 as a ducting manufacturing facility. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermaire Investment (Pty) Ltd which is in turn owned by Butec Energies and Services South Africa, located in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Ductshop manufacture custom made sheet metal ducts for HVAC systems; air ducts, spiral ducts, rectangular ducts, and welded steel ducts. Ductshop supplies other ductwork fabrications such as galvanized steel, mild steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. With more than five decades of experience, our quality is of the highest grade. With a recent investment in the state-of-the-art machinery, our turnaround time and absolute precision are quicker with little to no room for human error. Being part of Butec allows us to tap into international Research & Development expertise and together we offer expansive and turnkey ducting solutions to our clients. Our internal clients include Ampair and Improvair Environmental Solutions. Our loyal external customers include Frasco, B & D air conditioning, Fridgelec, Natural Air (Zim) and Water Tower to name a few. Ductshop estimate, design, manufacture and install all types of ducting at competitive prices! And is IOS accredited The Ductshop subsidiary is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. This is a significant symbolic milestone for the organization. Ductshop division has proven that it was a company that was built to last, especially in the aftermath of the Covid19 pandemic tragedy. We honour the legacy and sustainability of the Ductshop division. T&A is a long-lasting organization. We thank and honour those who have ensured that the entities continue to thrive even in the direst of circumstances. 10 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

As a long-time employee at Duct Shop, Victor Sithebe has watched it grow, evolve, and change since 1975. Initially, there were many departments like electrical and spring club piping, but the duct shop has remained a constant. Currently, Victor is working as a quality controller and dispatch supervisor after working as a casual after school. In his opinion, working onsite and doing installations has given him a lot of experience. As a result of Victor’s hard work and precision, onsite and workshop management fought to work with him. Respect is Victor’s motor; he believes everyone deserves respect, from general workers, co-workers to higher management. Brotherhood is one of the many elements of Ductshop that Victor appreciates. In 1987, Chris Molemohi worked at the Ductshop, initially as a store controller and then trained as an Artizan for four years before moving to the workshop to work with ducting, manufacturing, and piping. Later, he worked in the workshops and then on-site installation. At the moment, he is the production planner. Chris is versatile. Currently, Thomas Molemohi is a workshop supervisor. He was hired as a temporary employee in 1994, loading trucks and assembling ducting. He was permanently hired in 2005. He says that working at the duct shop has developed him as a person, allowing him to effectively handle different personalities and situations. Through changes such as relocations, new management, and different ways of working, Thomas has become a stronger person. The senior Sheetmetal operator Paulos Msibi joined the company as a casual worker in 2000, then became a permanent employee in 2006. In addition to being knowledgeable about the activities in the duct shop, Paulos has ambitions to learn and do more. His says experience could be improved if the company provided more. Despite this, one cannot help but be grateful for the closeness and skills shared by the Ductshop workers. Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 11

BUSINESS UNITY INTEGRITY OF PURPOSE WE N URTURE RESPECT, HONESTY AND T RTUST THROUGH WE ENDORSE D IVERSITY AND W E VALUE THE P ASSION RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORS. BEHIND EACH PERSON’S CONTRIBUTION. WE OPERATE WITHIN A FRAMEWORK O F HIGH ETHICAL WE BELIEVE T HAT OUR S UCCESS RELIES SOLELY O N OUR STANDARDS. PEOPLE W ORKING A S ONE TEAM T OWARDS R EACHING COMMON GOALS. CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIP OUR VALUES WE OPERATE IN P ARTNERSHIP WITH OUR I NTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, AND ABIDE BY OUR CONTRACTUAL DUTIES. WE S YNERGIZE W ITH OUR C USTOMERS T O DEVELOP WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS. 12 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

TIME EFFICIENCY COMMITMENT FOCUS WE HONOR OUR OBLIGATIONS AND COMMIT TO DELIVER ON WE C ONTINUOUSLY DEVELOP OUR PEOPLE C APABILITIES TIME. AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO DELIVER OPTIMIZED RESULTS. WE OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND C ONSIDER E XCUSES A S FAILURES. WE STRIVE TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES. OUR MISSION TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE COMPLEX MULTI-TRADE PROJECTS THROUGH SAFE, INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. OUR VISION TO BECOME THE FIRST IN CLASS REGIONAL DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTOR Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 13

INHOUSE TRAI The Ampair Training Centre in Johannesburg has recently added OCTO accreditation to their status as they continue their drive to ensure quality services. This latest approval with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) enhances their list of recognition at other institutes- namely: MerSETA, SARACCA and SAIRAC. This positions the training centre to offer short courses to industry such as the new national safe handling of refrigerants released earlier this year. The step builds onto their existing. scope of programs, apprenticeships and learnerships. Historically, as primarily a service business in the HVAC sector, the training centre as part of 14 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

INING CENTRE the specialist design and supply business, was established in 2013 and initially only used for in house purposes. It was quickly realised, however, of the need to extend training outward as there continued to be skills shortage in the industry, but further to that, another major factor was an opportunity to uplift the local community. Today, the training centre is able to service not only in house teams, but other contracting company’s teams, facility management providers, and even private clients. “The focus of our training centre is not merely to provide training, but to ensure a safe environment for every individual. Our skills development Centre- had 40 YES program students as well as 10 apprentices that graduated during this period. We have been fortunate enough to register an additional 42 YES program students in 2023. Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 15

CHANGES ON Thermaire/Ampair is proud to introduce the formation of a Testing/Commissioning, Controls and BMS team. This team is a stand-alone division available to serve both T&A’s Testing/Commissioning, Controls and BMS needs. This scope has historically been outsourced, but due to the scarcity in the industry, the formation of this division has been identified as a need to further strengthen the company’s offerings. They are currently assisting on the Teraco JB4, JB3 and soon the CT2 projects. Heater Fabrication is also underway for Teraco by members of this team. They are also assisting Ampair with BMS and Controls on some of their projects. If the services of this team is required by and division, they can contact Duane Braund. We look forward to the growth and integration of this division within our business. 16 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

N THE BLOCK Meet the Commissioning & Testing Team: Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 17

THINK SAFE ACT SAFE The term “environmental awareness” 1. Why Is an Environmental Awareness Campaign Important? The increase in greenhouse gas emissions has led to the greenhouse effect, which has led to global warming. These gases also cause water, air, and land pollution. Hence, we must improve our environment and ensure that our behaviour contributes to its sustainability. It ensures that citizens are knowledgeable and sound, and ready to make critical decisions to ensure that the world has sufficient natural resources that depend on our economy and enhanced living. A high level of environmental knowledge is associated with environmental friendliness and conservation behaviour. TOWSHAAVTE CTHAENPILDAONE?T 1. Unplug the appliances: when not in use. 2. Promote organic food: for healthy and chemical-free food. 3. Ban plastic – prefer paper bags that can be recycled. 4. Promote renewable energy uses and their applications. 5. Educating people – Ultimately benefits the environment. 6. Promote animal’s protection and care – They have equal rights like us to use earth’s resources. 7. Afforestation and reforestation: Planting trees is the key to resolve every earth’s problem. 8. Proper waste disposal campaign: It will reduce major kinds of pollution, i.e., air, water, land. 9. Stop wasting water – Use bucket wherever possible. 10. Participate and collaborate with other NGOs – Spread awareness as much as possible. 18 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

Did You Know? Air Pollution One of the biggest environmental problems today is outdoor air pollution. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that an estimated 4.2 to 7 million people die from air pollution worldwide every year and that nine out of 10 people breathe air that contains high levels of pollutants. FOLLOW THE 3-R RULES! Reduce, Reuse, recycle is sometimes Reduce-Save paper consumption by referred to as the ‘Three Rs’ of recycling. printing on both sides, minimise the use of These three terms all refer to ways that we loose paper use a notebook instead, work can minimise the amount of materials that with electronic documents and resources, we use, the amount of the Earth’s resources that we use, the energy that we use and the Re-use- get refillable stationery, reuse amount of waste which we produce in our boxes/packaging as storage, shred everyday life. unwanted paper and use them as packaging material, etc. Recycle-set up recycling bins, use eco- friendly product e.g., the woodfree paper which contains at least 50% of recycled fibre. Look for ways that you can Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 19

TECH BYTES NETWORK FAILOVER We are still in a process of implementing a failover microwave link. In a failover situation involving a network device such as a firewall and fibre line, data is transferred to the same type of redundant component to ensure there is limited interruption in data flow and operation. If a primary component becomes unavailable because of either failure or scheduled downtime, the secondary component serves as a backup and takes over for its failed counterpart. IT HELPDESK This is just a reminder for all employees to log IT related issues on our dashboard. This system does help to manage work when troubleshooting and still be able to track issues and provide feedback after implementing effective solutions. Calls can be logged by sending an email to [email protected] EMAIL QUARANTINE Sometimes junk mail goes into a Quarantine state because the message is spam-is h or potentially malicious. Like Junk mail, you can choose to move Quarantined messages to your inbox or delete it. Be careful when releasing quarantined emails. 20 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

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FINANCE CONGRATULATIONS TO THULI NDLOVU We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Thuli for taking on new responsibilities within the Stores Department. Thuli will be responsible for overseeing administration of warehouse stock and will work hand in hand with Aletta Nyokong our Stores Supervisor. Thuli has been an employee at the company for 17 years and will achieve 18 years with the company in October this year. We are excited to announce this, and we trust that Thuli will make a success of the new responsibilities. These new responsibilities are a good match for her experience and skills developed over many years. Thuli is also studying for her BCom in supply chain management which will be completed this year, we are looking forward in celebrating her Graduation. We trust that all peoples involve will support Thuli in her new role. Congratulations 22 Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1

CONGRATULATIONS TO LETTICIA NEMADZADZA Letticia congratulated with a Bachelors in Accounting Science in Financial Accounting. Letticia, congratulations on your graduation! Your hard work, determination, and perseverance have paid off. Congratulations on your well-deserved success. Remember this achievement any time you face doubts in the future. You make us proud! Well Done! NEW MEMBER IN FINANCE TEAM MMABATHO TLOWANA We are welcoming Mmabatho Tlowana, to our Finance team. Mmabatho is part of the YES program and has a diploma in Accountancy. Mmabatho will be responsible for Goods Receiving processing and will be reporting to Thuli Ndlovu. Welcome Mmabatho, we are excited to have you as part of our team and looking forward in working with you. Well Done! The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. Quartely Newsletter - Issue 1 23

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