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Freehold sales of Al Bareh in Diyar Al Muharraq meet high demand

Bahrain - Lightfoot defence joins ASRY's project jupiter

Diyar Al Muharraq sales office has reported a huge turnout of people interested in purchasing plots in the second phase of Al Bareh.
The launch took place on Saturday, and it comes on the heels of the success enjoyed by phase one of Al Bareh, back in December last year.
Al Bareh is a seafront development that wholly embraces the elements of nature in a seamless blend and is manifested in the west division of Diyar Al Muharraq.
Al Bareh is composed of three main products . The first includes sea front residential plots having high-end villas that are easily accessible both by sea and by road. The second has residential plots within walking distance to waterfront parks and third one has residential investment plots overlooking the main road.
VIVA launches partners' redemption for VIVA rewards customers
In a major initiative to further enhance Bahrain's first telecom loyalty rewards programme, VIVA Bahrain is now offering greater flexibility and increased benefits to its customers with an opportunity to redeem their earned points in VIVA rewards in exchange for products and services from a wide range of outlets. The announcement was made with VIVA unveiling its exclusive tie-up with Alshaya group offering customers the exciting opportunity to use their earned points at more than 30 of the world's most recognised retail brands offered by the international franchise group in Bahrain.
Moreover, VIVA rewards which is a free loyalty programme that assigns prepaid and postpaid customers points for using their mobile or data services, also offers redemption of telecom benefits including free VIVA to VIVA calls, SMS, international minutes, as well as additional data.
Lightfoot defence joins ASRY's project jupiter
ASRY, the leading ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has signed a specialised services agreement with Lightfoot Defence, a UK-based refrigeration and HVAC contractor, to become one of the yards onsite specialist contractors. Lightfoot will provide upgrade, modification and repair services to standard and non-magnetic air-conditioning plants and associated equipment of naval vessels calling at the yard.
During a ceremony held at ASRY's headquarters, the service agreement was signed under the umbrella of the ongoing Project Jupiter - an initiative to make ASRY the leading hub of onsite specialist contractors in the Arabian Gulf. The agreement provides a permanent presence for Lightfoot in ASRY, and also confirms that Lightfoot will construct a new service workshop inside ASRY, with a timeline to be confirmed within three months.
The agreement covers the provision of military engineers familiar with UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) standards, technical advice, equipment and spares, transportation solutions, liaison routing to the UK MOD, and more.
Bapco recognises IMS Internal Auditors
The Bahrain Petroleum Company's (Bapco's) Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Internal Auditors and the best action owners for 2015 with no overdue actions were hosted and recognised by Bapco's Deputy Chief Executive (Refining & Marketing) Ebrahim Talib early this month.
The recognition is in line with the attendees' valuable contributions and worthy efforts in conducting effective Integrated Management System audits in 2015, and for ensuring Bapco's ongoing improvements in quality audits in the Quality Management System, Operational Excellence, Environmental Management System, Occupational Health & Safety and PSM (SHEQ).
The four action owners were recognised for their efforts in ensuring that no actions reached the overdue stage throughout 2015. At the recognition lunch, Talib emphasised the importance of the quality of internal audits being delivered and their timely completion of action without being overdue or needing extension in Bapco's governance processes, particularly as a leading indicator.