issue no. 26 may 2018 · • commenced development of a catalyst dense loading machine in singapore...

Issue No. May 2018

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CRAT Stops Leak at

CRAI - Catalyst &

CRAI Completes

CRAI Comprehensive

CRAT Uses Robot

CR Asia

CRAT Achieves 9 million

CRAS Family Day

Suvarnabhumi Airport

HPWJ Services Update

EO Catalyst Replacement

Maintenance Contract Update

for Unloading Catalyst at HMC

Innovation Day

Safe Man-Hours

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The Group PerspectiveThe CR Asia Group closed out 2017 with a strong financial performance. The Group permanent employee numbers grew to 2,335 over the year with total employee numbers frequently above 3,000. This is a significant increase requiring an increased level of vigilance and focus in the safety area. Several strategic initiatives were completed during the year including:

• Completion of the expanded CRAT yard, new workshop and facilities• Development and testing of a robotic catalyst vacuum system• Stabilisation of the Reliance Comprehensive Maintenance Contract in India, which now has 1,500 men on site daily• Completion of the new SIMS safety incident and reporting system• Finalisation of the design and contractor selection for the new Jamnagar yard, workshop and training centre• Finalisation of vendor selection for the new ERP system for the Group• Secured the initial catalyst loading of several reactors in the RAPID project in Malaysia• Hosted the inaugural CR Asia Innovation Day in Thailand with over 500 attendees• Finalisation of the 2020 business plan for the Group• Achieved 9 million safe man-hours worked in Thailand and 8 years Zero reportable incidents for ExxonMobil in Singapore

2018 will be a tougher year for the business with fewer major projects in the market. However, we remain confident the Group will have a good year overall. 2019 will be a significant year for the Group, with high levels of work secured already.

In 2018, the business has achieved several key objectives already including:

• Won a 5-year CDT contract for ExxonMobil in Singapore• Won a 5-year catalyst handling contract for ExxonMobil in Singapore• Won several tubular catalyst handling jobs for Reliance in India• Won a Parex change out for Pertamina in Indonesia• Won two chemical decontamination projects and a flare tip replacement in Malaysia• Commenced the earth works for the new Jamnagar yard• Completed the build of another CDT machine in India• Commenced development of a catalyst dense loading machine in Singapore• Commenced the new ERP system roll out in Thailand

On behalf of the CR Asia Board of Directors, I want to thank you all for your commitment to the company and stress that, as always, safety remains our highest priority and we expect all of our teams to make a personal commitment to our Zero Harm safety program.

Mark StansfieldGroup Managing DirectorCR Asia Group

In January, CRAT was engaged by the main utility supplier to Suvarnabhumi Airport...

CRAI has successfully completed numerous catalyst handling and high pressure water jetting...

CRAI completed an EO tubular reactor replacement job for Reliance (RIL) at Hazira...

There has been good progress on the Comprehensive Maintenance Contract...

In January, CRAT used their catalyst robot to unload adsorbent from a Chloride treater at...

In December, CR Asia held an Innovation Day and 20th Anniversary celebration at their Rayong...

Towards the end of 2017, CRAT was delighted to achieve 9 million safe man-hours worked...

In January, CRAS held a Family Day on Sentosa Island...

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CRAT - Pipe Wrapping at PTT Asahi Chemical CRAT Delivers Scaffolding Project at PTTEP

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Towards the end of last year, PTT Asahi contacted CRAT to help them prevent leakage from two large process lines; the largest of which was 80 inches in diameter.

Inspection of the lines had found the thickness of the pipe walls to be 80% less than their original condition and well under the recommended standard for safe operation. The client wanted CRAT to wrap the lines to enable them to reach their next planned shutdown without having to stop production.

CRAT, along with our technology partner, Ecoforce, rapidly deployed resources and materials to wrap the lines using our Diamond pipe wrapping solution to prevent any leaks and keep the plant online.

CRAT was proud that the job went well and without incident and the client was particularly pleased they could continue operating until the next planned shutdown, where they can arrange for the wrapped sections of pipe to be replaced.

Thanaphol DinprangSenior Leak Sealing SupervisorCR Asia Thailand

In March, CRAT was awarded a project by PTTEP to erect 21,000 cubic metres of scaffolding for a shutdown of one of their process facilities and provide access to a number of vessels, drums and columns.

CRAT mobilized an experienced team and successfully completed the project ahead of schedule and without incident.

CRAT expects this business will help secure future scaffolding projects, both onshore and offshore, especially as CRAT has made recent investments in additional scaffolding materials to support upcoming demand.

Pornchayaphol MeekaewMechanical Engineering Division ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAT Stops Leak at Suvarnabhumi AirportCRAT Completes Surface Milling Project for CUEL

In January, CRAT was engaged by the main utility supplier to Suvarnabhumi Airport (the main international airport in Bangkok) to stop leaks from a steam trap and bonnet valve in a 12 inch steam line. The steam pressure was 20 barg and temperature 250 degC.

CRAT successful performed the job safely and to the full satisfaction of the client.

In the near future, CRAT expects to be called upon to provide pipe wrapping services for the same client to protect a length of pipe against corrosion.

Sorasak DinprangSpecial Services DivisionCR Asia Thailand

CRAT was engaged by CUEL for an urgent job to perform surface milling of structural beams prior to the installation of several large and heavy compressors.

This was a very challenging job, as it was important for the compressors to be aligned correctly to meet the end user’s strict requirements and specifications.

CRAT quickly mobilized skilled resources and mobile milling equipment to CUEL’s yard to complete the milling, in 28 discrete locations, to ensure the compressors could be installed without delay.

The work was executed safely, efficiently and without incident and the client was very satisfied with CRAT’s performance and quick response.

Michael VeldersSpecial Services Division ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAS Extends ExxonMobil Term Contract

CRAS has recently been awarded an extended long-term contract with ExxonMobil for catalyst handling and associated mechanical services for the entire Jurong refinery and part of the Aromatics complex known as SAR 2 (acquired from Jurong Aromatics).

With this award, CRAS will continue to invest in additional local resources and equipment and develop an even stronger and deeper relationship with ExxonMobil.

Blake WheelerCatalyst Handling Division ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAS Wins New ExxonMobil Term Contract

CRAS has been awarded a long-term contract for mechanical cleaning services by ExxonMobil in Singapore.

The contract covers the cleaning of furnaces and fired heaters for removing coke and scale deposits that build up during normal operation as a precursor to checking the integrity of the tubes and represents the second long-term mechanical cleaning contract that CRAS has secured.

Elvin LowCDT Division ManagerCR Asia Singapore

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CRAM Awarded Flare Tip Replacement

CRAS Completes Ammonia Converter Loading

In January, CRAS successfully completed the initial loading of a horizontal ammonia synthesis converter in Indonesia.

With this reference, CRAS is confident of securing more horizontal ammonia converter loadings and change outs.


CRAM Wins Decontamination Projects

CRAM has been awarded a flare tip replacement project by Petronas Chemicals Ethylene (PCESB).

The job will be executed later in the year and builds on previous flare maintenance jobs won by CRAM in the past.

Mohd Sidek AtanBusiness Unit ManagerCR Asia Malaysia

CRAM has recently won two chemical decontamination projects in Malaysia at Hengyuan Refinery (HRC) and Petronas Chemicals Ethylene (PCESB).

The job at HRC involves the cleaning of a Texas Tower and the project at PCESB is the decontamination of key parts of the ethylene complex.

CRAM looks forward to completing both jobs successfully and using these successes to secure additional decontamination projects in the future.

Dennis BlomIndustrial Cleaning Division ManagerCR Asia Singapore

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CRAM has been awarded an initial loading contract at the new RAPID complex in Pengerang, Malaysia.

The job consists of loading over 2,100 m³ of catalyst, mostly by special dense loading technology, in various hydroprocessing reactors.

CRAM looks forward to using this award to win further initial loading jobs at RAPID and developing a long-lasting relationship with this client.

Steve LindsayProject ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAM Wins RAPID Pre-Commissioning Scope CRAI - Catalyst & HPWJ Services Update

CRAI has successfully completed numerous catalyst handling and high pressure water jetting (HPWJ) projects in the last few months.

The main catalyst jobs performed were the EO tubular reactors at Reliance and a number of other jobs for various clients including ONGC-MPRL, HPCL, IOCL, BPCL and Essar.

Most of the HPWJ activities involved the use of Rotomol cleaning equipment at Reliance in Jamnagar.

In addition, CRAI has been busy working on several other projects including the overhaul of heat exchangers at MRPL and HPCL Vizag.

During this time, CRAI has recruited an additional 46 personnel covering a variety of positions including BA technicians, Fitters, Fabrication Engineers and Site Administrators.

Jagajjeevan ShettyOperations ManagerCR Asia India

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CRAI successfully completed the overhaul and repair of high pressure heat exchangers at HPCL Vizag.

The job involved critical machining and re-installation of the diaphragm and required precise cutting, surface preparation and extreme care when re-fitting the diaphragm.

Specialized diaphragm cutting equipment was deployed for this job.

The project was a huge success and executed well within the planned duration.

Naveen NayakProject EngineerCR Asia India

CRAI – Exchanger Overhaul at HPCL

Members of the CRAI torqueing team supporting the Comprehensive Maintenance Contract for Reliance at Jamnagar excelled during a recent breakdown of a hydraulic pump, saving significant time and costs compared to using the OEM.

On hearing unhealthy noises coming from the pump during operation, the torqueing team requested the OEM to check the machine, who advised the pump needed to be replaced.

This prompted the CRAI Planner and torqueing Lead Supervisor to approach the problem in a different way.

The torqueing team stripped the pump down, identified the problem and the components that needed replacing and asked CMC procurement to source the parts locally.

The team reassembled the pump with the new items in place and started it up. The pump fired up immediately and is still running strong some 3 months later.

Well done to all who supported and carried out this job and for the initiative shown in getting the pump back online quickly and efficiently.

Steve MossOperations Manager CR Asia India

CRAI - Comprehensive Maintenance Contract Torqueing Team

CRAI completed an EO tubular reactor replacement job for Reliance (RIL) at Hazira.

The job involved the tubular reactors at the MEG 1 and 2 plants, which comprised around 8,000 and 4,500 tubes respectively and was successfully completed well ahead of schedule.

Early and thorough planning combined with a skilled team, collaborative client and deployment of innovative techniques including suction manifold, mini-cyclone hopper for outage correction and screening machine with de-dusting facility led to a very successful outcome.

The project was ably supported by TubeMaster who supervised the pressure drop measurements and swab blowing.

On the basis of this and previous successes, RIL, being India’s largest refinery and petrochemical producer, seems keen to use CRAI for their next tubular reactor job.

Kiran ShettyProject ManagerCR Asia India

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CRAI Completes EO Catalyst Replacement

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CRAI Performs Dense Loading at CPCL

CRAI successfully completed the dense loading of two hydroprocessing reactors at CPCL.

CRAI loaded the reactors with Axens’ Catapac dense loading technology under license from Petroval.

Although the overall project was delayed due to various reasons outside of CRAI’s control, CRAI completed the project significantly ahead of schedule to the full satisfaction of the client.

Karthik UpadhyayProject EngineerCR Asia India

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September has a major event on Aromatics planned, where several units will be down and we expect to be involved in regular Maintenance & Inspection works as well as a Parex reload.

The recent National Safety Day saw the whole site involved in raising safety awareness within the workforce. Our teams competed in various competitions and presentations and were successful in 6 of the 7 categories entered, so well done to all of those involved.

The rest of the year is already looking very busy, as we further integrate into the site activities and it is a credit to the dedicated management, engineering and supervision teams that we continue to grow and achieve even more success as we pass the 18 month point of the contract.

Keep up the good work!!

Steve MossOperations Manager CR Asia India

CRAI - Comprehensive Maintenance Contract Update

There has been good progress on the Comprehensive Maintenance Contract (CMC) at Reliance in Jamnagar since the last Newsletter went to press.

All 15 plants plus workshop have been taken over and a far greater level of stability is now evident.

Two of the plants are away from the main site at the Jetty and Marine Tank Farm respectively and means we are supporting the ship offloading and loading activities that keep the refinery ticking over.

We have added insulation services to our scope now and have carried out our first jobs successfully.

Total manpower has increased due to a number of one-time-project jobs and is just under 1,500. We have completed several shutdowns including the Diesel Hydrotreater, Sulphur Plant and 3 Hydrogen Plants. Coming up are another Diesel Hydrotreater, VGO Plant and a 2nd Sulphur Plant, where we will be removing several condensers for a full re-tube by our bundle re-tubing team.

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In January, CRAT used their catalyst robot to unload adsorbent from a Chloride treater at HMC in Thailand.

The first test project for the catalyst robot was at PTT Gas Separation Plant in December to unload activated carbon form a small reactor and with this learning CRAT has now advanced to full commercialization of this new technology.

The new robot has outperformed our expectations and both jobs were completed successfully and without incident.

The robot unloading is equivalent to having a BA Technician enter the reactor (confined space) and unload the reactor’s contents under inert conditions.

Obviously, using the robot is much safer as it practically eliminates man-entry and, in addition, reduces downtime as work can start earlier if the reactor is hotter than a person can tolerate.

The HMC project progressed ahead of schedule, which was greatly appreciated by the client and CRAT was complimented for the additional safety precautions taken by not putting their people at risk inside the reactor.

Once again, CR Asia is leading the way at introducing automated technology to improve work place safety and efficiency and be best-in-class.

Nimit Supin / Chatchai PhaksukhiProject Manager / Catalyst Handling Division ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAS has recently taken delivery of their newly purchased hydraulic drum tipper, which can automatically empty the contents of up to 4 drums into a receiving hopper.

The main benefits of the drum tipper are that it eliminates manual handling of drums and speeds up the drum unloading process by 20-30% over conventional manual handling.

With this new innovation, CRAS is excited to deliver a safer and more efficient service to their clients and, at the same time, lead the way forward with the latest and safest technology.


CRAS Takes Delivery of Automatic Drum Tipper

CRAT Uses Robot for Unloading Catalyst at HMC

CRAI – Mounting of Heavy Tensioning Tools

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CRAI has developed a special fitting for mounting the extremely heavy tensioning tools required for working on ammonia converters.

The device consists of a four arm fixture fabricated to the exact size of the converter top cover, which can lift all of the four tensioning tools simultaneously and significantly reduces the time and effort compared to conventional methods.

Previously, winches or cranes were used to lift one tool at a time.


CRAI has implemented automated knife gate valves for their cyclone hoppers during catalyst replacement in tubular reactors, which has proven to be extremely successful.

The automated knife gate valves are much safer and require significantly less manpower compared to conventional methods, which are far more manually intensive for unloading catalyst from cyclone hoppers.


CRAI – Automated Knife Gate Valves

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CRAT - Dow Chemical Knowledge Sharing

CRAT organized a knowledge sharing session for SCG Dow Chemical on high pressure water jet (HPWJ) cleaning at a hotel in Rayong.

The session covered all aspects of high pressure water jetting and included the following topics:

• Case studies • Hazards of HPWJ • Special tools • PPE requirements

Approximately 30 staff attended from the Operations and Maintenance departments of SCG Dow Chemical and after the course SCG Dow asked CRAT to establish this knowledge sharing session on an annual basis.

Sirichai JariyavechwattanaSales ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT Attends PTTGC Supplier Conference

In November, CRAT participated in a Supplier Conference organized by PTT Global Chemical Company (PTTGC) and held under the concept “Smart Together”.

The conference was arranged by PTTGC to communicate their business direction to a number of key suppliers and touched on topics relating to digital transformation of procurement systems, sustainable business practices underpinned by environmental, social and community care and business transparency including business ethics and anti-corruption.

This conference helped to strengthen the bond and promote good understanding between PTTGC and its trading partners, which will result in efficient collaboration and sustainable mutual growth.

Napaphat TangwanittichakornSales RepresentativeCR Asia Thailand

CRAT Exhibits at Oil & Gas Thailand

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In October, CRAT was an exhibitor at the 7th Oil & Gas Thailand event, which was held in Bangkok at the International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC).

The event specializes in show casing the latest innovations and technology solutions for plant maintenance services in the oil & gas and petrochemical industries.

Highlights of the event were as follows:

• Over 4,500sqm of specialized exhibition space • Exhibitors were assisted in meeting target clients • Technology seminars were run throughout

The event had over 80 exhibiting companies and CRAT hopes to benefit from attending.

Napaphat TangwanittichakornSales RepresentativeCR Asia Thailand

In December, CR Asia held an Innovation Day and 20th Anniversary celebration at their Rayong facility.

The event attracted over 500 visitors and allowed them to see, hear, touch and feel “CR Asia in Action” and the chance to meet many of our technology partners who co-sponsored the occasion.

Various technical displays, which were repeated throughout the day, show cased some of the most advanced and innovative maintenance solutions being applied in the world today.

Some of the innovations on show included specialized lifting equipment for performing flare tip changes offshore, automatic water jet solutions for cleaning heat exchangers and vessels, robots for catalyst unloading and tank cleaning, drones for performing chimney and other high rise structure inspections, pneumatic conveying of adsorbents, online leak sealing and the latest emergency rescue techniques.

There were Lucky Prize Draws at various stages during the day and some of fabulous prizes donated by CRAT and our sponsors included an iPad, drone, camera, golf equipment, computer monitor, air fryer and 1 night for 2 persons at the Hard Rock hotel in Pattaya. There was a great deal of local media interest and the event was covered by the likes of Channel 11 Thailand, Daily News Thailand, Matichon and Rayong News.

CR Asia would like to thank everyone who contributed and participated in making this Innovation Day a great success.

David YoungGroup Business Development ManagerCR Asia Group

CR Asia Innovation Day

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CR Asia Renews ISO Certifications

CR Asia is proud to announce our ISO standard certification renewal from ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 to the newly revised standards, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.

In addition, the Re-Surveillance Audit cycle for ISO 18001:2007 is successfully completed with no major NCR.

The upgrade was successfully conducted for all locations of the CR Asia Group including Singapore, Thailand, India and Malaysia.

ISO 9001 is the world’s most widely recognized quality management standard and helps organizations to meet the expectations and needs of their clients. As part of the ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 certification process, BVQI engaged in a rigorous audit of our business processes as well as our service quality environments.

By achieving this level of certification we continue to demonstrate our ability and desire to effectively and efficiently provide an integrated management system that encompasses responsible Safety, Quality and Environmental leadership, whilst continuously improving our services and internal processes.

Dinesh DeogireGroup Quality & Performance ManagerCR Asia Group

Message from CR Asia Group Safety Manager

As the CR Asia Group continues to expand and staff levels continue to increase, the responsibility for ensuring that safe working practices are maintained, increases. We all have a responsibility to look out for our work mates and to make sure that we are all following CR Asia safety procedures & systems. We must also take the time to ensure that all our staff are trained for the tasks that they are allocated and that they have an in-depth knowledge of any risks that may be prevalent. Conducting a job specific Hazard Analysis, Risk Assessment & Control (HIRAC) study is mandatory prior to any job starting.

In India, CRAI recently completed a maintenance shutdown of a Hydrogen plant. The shutdown was completed on schedule and was incident & injury free. A short appreciation event was held (see photo), with many of the client’s maintenance staff also in attendance. Well done to the entire management and mechanical services teams in India for this accomplishment.

So far for 2018, across the whole CR Asia Group, we have ZERO injury incidents recorded. Whilst this is highly commendable on everyone’s part, we must stay in a high state of safety awareness always. CR Asia strives to operate as a ZERO Harm company and we need a consolidated effort from all of our staff in all locations, in maintaining this result.

Work hard, play hard and stay safe.

Pete CheshireGroup Safety ManagerCR Asia Group

CRAS Featured in SHINE Newsletter for BizSAFE

CRAS Internal ISO Training

CRAS Recognised in Safety Forum by ExxonMobil

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CRAS is registered as a BizSAFE Partner in Singapore, which supports the Workplace Safety and Health program by providing business advantages to motivate SME’s to join bizSAFE and improve workplace safety and health standards.

This year, CRAS was invited to be part of the BizSafe Convention 2018, which was held in the Singapore Expo. The convention highlighted four strategies that are shared by various industries in Singapore.

CRAS was featured in the SHINE (Safety and Health Involves Everyone) newsletter - the Workplace Safety and Health Council’s quarterly newsletter - and had the opportunity to be a co-sponsor of the event.

Harridas SupramaniamHSEQ ManagerCR Asia SingaporeIn January, CRAS received internal ISO training from the

Group Quality & Performance Manager.

This training brought valuable insights to the internal auditors. Along with the internal auditors, several staff attended the training out of sheer interest in understanding how an ISO Certified Company behaves and works.

The workshop was held over 2 days in the Singapore office. At the end of the workshop, participants had to take an open book examination in order to graduate as an ISO Certified Internal Auditor.

Harridas SupramaniamHSEQ ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAS has been recognised by ExxonMobil in Singapore for their continued excellent safety performance and received an award for achieving 8 years zero reportable injuries in the 20,000-100,000 man-hours category.

Blake WheelerCatalyst Division ManagerCR Asia Singapore

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CRAT - Safety Award Achievement

In October, CRAT received the National Occupational Safety and Health award (Diamond level) from the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour for Thailand.

CRAT has won this award for 8 consecutive years now, which is a sign of CRAT’s commitment to put safety first and continuously improve.

Khanuengnut ThumpharakHSEQ Assistant ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT Participates at the Safety and Health Exhibition

In November, CRAT supported the 2017 Eastern Safety and Occupational Health day at Rajamangala University of Technology.

CRAT demonstrated the safe practices associated with high pressure water cleaning, confined space rescue and promoted their safety training centre.


CRAT Achieves 9 million Safe Man-Hours

Towards the end of 2017, CRAT was delighted to achieve 9 million safe man-hours worked, which was a significant milestone.

CRAT would like to congratulate all staff for their contribution to achieving this objective and to encourage them to continue working safely.

At the end of 2017, CRAT had exceeded 9.2 million safe worked hours and are working hard to achieve the next milestone of 10 million safe man-hours.


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CRAT – Bringing Safety to the Temple

In February, CRAT supported their local community by providing Fire Prevention and Basic Firefighting training at Wat Krachet temple.

CRAT has campaigned to the local government about the importance of raising safety awareness in the local community and this knowledge sharing session will not only increase the temple’s awareness of firefighting and electrical safety, but will hopefully prevent damage to the monastery, since it is a valuable treasure of the nation.

Saenpithak DechpanyaratSenior HSEQ ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAI Receives Safety Commendation

CR Asia was recognized as the Safety Conscious Contractor by ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd for the December 2017 shutdown for displaying positive behaviours and a proactive attitude towards safe working practices.


CRAI’s 47th National Safety Day

CRAI celebrated their 47th National Safety Day at the Mangalore yard.

Safety badges were distributed and a safety pledge was taken by all employees.

A competition was conducted for the best Safety Slogan, Safety Poster and Safety Skit and prizes were awarded to the winners.

Rajesh KumarMangalore Yard ManagerCR Asia India

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CR Asia Training & Development Update

CR Asia’s Training and Development Department (TDD) has been busy training CR Asia personnel and several clients on numerous training courses.

The training provided has either been to enhance the skills of our workers or make our clients aware of the standards CR Asia needs to achieve to provide a quality service.

Some of the clients that TDD have trained include SPEX and PTTEP. TDD has also brought in specialist trainers from third parties for dense loading and advanced inert panel repairs and maintenance training.

Training helps to increase competencies and skill levels to ensure that all work is carried out correctly and safely.

More recently, TDD has conducted inert entry training in Mangalore, India and HPWJ training in Songkhla, Thailand. The next few months will also be busy for TDD, as CRAT has turnaround projects planned for both Bangchak and Vinythai. These projects will have around a thousand workers in total who all need to be trained up to CR Asia’s high safety standards.

Peter SmithTraining ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT – Fire Drill

CRAT performs a full firefighting and evacuation drill at least once a year in accordance with the Ministerial Regulation for Occupational Health & Safety in relation to Fire Prevention and Control.

The fire drill is conducted by CRAT’s Training & Development Department, which is an Authorized Training Centre in Thailand certified by the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare.

Over 330 people in total including visitors to the CRAT site participated in this year’s fire drill, which was extremely well organized and went ahead without incident.

The successful execution of this drill demonstrated, once again, incredible teamwork and the management of CRAT would like to express their appreciation and thanks to all staff and visitors who took part in the fire drill and fully complied with the evacuation procedures.


New Joiners

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Hemant Duble

Hemant Duble has joined CR Asia Group as HSEQ Engineer with effect from 19th Feb 2018. Hemant is based in our Mumbai office and reports to the Group Quality & Performance Manager.Hemant’s main areas of responsibility will

be to maintain Group System documents and all Data related to Safety reporting, conduct Internal Audits for compliance with our HSEQ Management Systems and provide administrate support for PADS, SITS and SIMS. Hemant has more than 10 years of experience of Quality Management Systems and Product & Process Quality Assurance. Prior to joining CR Asia, Hemant worked with Corromandel International Ltd, Asian Paints Ltd and Praxair India Pvt. Ltd.

Goh Chor Meng Melinda

Goh Chor Meng Melinda has recently joined CRAS as the new HR Executive, reporting to Elsie Low, HR Manager.Prior to joining CR Asia, Melinda worked as an Admin Assistant and HR Executive across several industries.

Low Bee Lay

Low Bee Lay has recently joined CRAS as an Admin Assistant, reporting to Sue Fern, Finance Manager. Bee Lay is taking over from Faith Neo, who is going on 4 months’ maternity leave.

Puganeswaran Ravie

Puganeswaran Ravie has joined CRAS as Operations Assistant, reporting to Jefri. Previously, Ravie was a Storekeeper and has worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 5 years.

Wong Yoke Pheng Amelia

Wong Yoke Pheng Amelia has joined CRAS as an Accountant, reporting to Sue Fern, Finance Manager. Amelia has over 10 years of relevant work experience in the Construction, Global Transport & Logistics and Semiconductor industries.

Halim Idris

CRAM welcomes Halim Idris to CR Asia. Halim joined CRAM in February to take up the position of Project Manager, Chemical Cleaning Division. Halim has over 22 years’ experience in Oil & Gas and holds an Executive Master in Operations and Project Management. Halim

started his career with Shell Refining Company, Port Dickson and thereafter joined several companies specializing in process design, mercury decontamination, waste treatment, chemical cleaning and condensate tank cleaning. Halim is a Certified Train the Trainer by NIOSH and Certified Environmental Professional in Scheduled Waste Management by the Environment Institute of Malaysia (EiMAS).

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Firdaus Zaid

CRAM welcomes Firdaus Zaid as a new Mechanical Engineer to CR Asia. Firdaus has several years Oil & Gas experience in providing mechanical maintenance services. Firdaus holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and will report to Operations.

Syafiq Ruslan

CRAM welcomes Syafiq Ruslan as a new Mechanical Engineer to CR Asia. Syafiq has several years Oil & Gas experience in providing mechanical maintenance services. Syafiq holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and will report to Operations.

Luqman Hakim Subri

CRAM welcomes Luqman Hakim Subri as a new Chemical Engineer to CR Asia. Luqman has several years Oil & Gas experience in providing industrial cleaning, chemical cleaning, mercury decontamination and wastewater treatment services. Luqman holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and will report to Operations.

CRAT Sports Day & New Year Party

In December, CRAT organized a Sports Day and New Year Party for employees and families to join.

The main purpose of the event was to encourage employees and their families to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle under the slogan “Run Run Run Fit & Fun”.

Following the fun run, all staff including management came together to make merit in a monk ceremony and welcome the New Year 2018. Buddhist’s believe that making merit together every year will promote the company’s business prosperity and the morale of all employees.

In the evening, employees and their families dressed up in colourful fancy dress to enjoy the New Year’s Eve Party.

Teepavich PhuengmueangSales EngineerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAT Golf Challenge

In December, CRAT held the annual “CR Asia Thailand Golf Challenge” at the Emerald Golf Course in Rayong, Thailand. The objective is to raise donations for scholarships and several clients and suppliers joined the event.

The winner of the competition was the Blue Team and the best individual prize was awarded to Khun Sittipong Hempraphak.

Thanks to all who supported with donations and played in the competition.

Sirichai JariyavechwattanaSales ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT – Miss Beauty ASEAN Contest

In January, CRAT joined forces with the Rayong Tourism Campaign to arrange a Miss Beauty Contest in Rayong ASEAN Original Culture at Star Plaza, Rayong.

Nurhuda SengyeeQuality System Assistant ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAS Family Day

In January, CRAS held a Family Day on Sentosa Island.Being a Family Day, our staff and their families came together to participate in games and a treasure hunt competition on Sentosa Island. All were very excited and adopted a “friendly competitive spirit” to compete with each other. There was so much camaraderie!

CRAS also celebrated Jefri Yasin’s 25th anniversary with CR Asia. A plaque and cheque were presented to him by the Group Managing Director.

The final event was the lucky draw. Gowtham, our top lucky winner, received the Oppo brand mobile phone.

Elsie LowHR ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAT Supports Children’s Day

CRAT supported Children’s Day on 12th January 2018 at Wat Pathumawas School.

CRAT donated various toys and traditional games for the children to play, which were well received.

Nurhuda SengyeeQuality System Assistant ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAS - Chinese New Year Celebrations

In February, CRAS held their annual Chinese New Year celebrations with Lo-Hei.

All staff came together for the buffet lunch. Mandarin oranges were distributed to employees, clients and suppliers during the festive period.

Mandarin oranges, in Chinese means “gold” and therefore it symbolises good fortune and wealth to all who receive them. In addition, Ang Pow or “good luck money” was distributed to staff.

Elsie LowHR ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAM Receives Token of Appreciation

Skuad 69, a Welfare Association of Malaysian ex-Policemen visited CRAM recently to present a token of appreciation of its members to CR Asia for contributing to its activities throughout the years.

CRAM has contributed wheelchairs to the Association on an annual basis for the last 5 years.

The Association is dedicated to the 3,054 ex-Policemen who graduated from the Police Field Force Training School in Ulu Kinta, Perak, and the Police Training Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 29 September 1969.

Mohd Sidek AtanBusiness Unit ManagerCR Asia Malaysia

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CRAI – Long Service Awards

Mr Gunavel Rathinam congratulated all of the long service award winners for their continued service and commitment and is looking forward to them supporting CRAI for many years to come.

Jaydeep ShindeHR ManagerCR Asia India

CRAI recently completed 18 years of successful operation and service excellence in India since its inception in 1999.

During this time, employee strength has grown rapidly and, in December, over 70 employees were recognized with long service awards for their loyal and dedicated service to the organization. Several of the awards were to celebrate over 10 years’ service, like those pictured and many more were to commemorate at least 5 years with CR Asia.

Mr Gunavel Rathinam (CRAI General Manager) along with other Department Heads attended the ceremonies in Mangalore and Mumbai and presented the awards to the employees.

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CRAI Arranges Cricket Tournament

CRAI held a cricket tournament for their employees, which was hosted by CRAI Mangalore at the UFCA ground, Urwa.

10 teams participated with the winners of each game progressing to the next round in a knock-out format. The CR THUNDER team were the eventual winners and first champions of the CRAI Cricket Cup. Mr Sandesh Devadiga of CR Thunder was awarded the Best Batsmen Award and Mr Sachin Kotian of CR Viper was awarded the Best Bowler award.

Mr Gunavel Rathinam (General Manager), Mr Jagajjeevan Shetty (Operations Manager) and Mr Jaydeep Shinde (HR Manager) from CRAI were the chief guests. Prior to the start, Mr Gunavel Rathinam congratulated all employees for their dedication, hard work and valuable contributions to the success of the organization. He also wished all employees well for the next year and promised to organize similar events for CRAI in the future.

During the occasion tributes were given to several senior employees and Mr William D Almeida and Mr Bhavanishankar, both retired employees, were honoured and wished well by the honourable guests.

Rajesh KumarMangalore Yard ManagerCR Asia India

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