At a ceremony hosted by the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Ali Rashed Assiri from Mahael was announced winner of the bank’s third “Dream Home” prize valued at SR1 million. Assiri is the third in a total of six winners to be electronically drawn in the nationwide ‘One Mega Promotion.’ NCB’s sales department manager, Ali Saleh Al-Ghamdi handed over the prize of SR 1 million to Assiri. Assiri expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to the bank’s representatives and to NCB Chairman and Managing Director Abdullah Bahamdan and others. “Winning this prize has fulfilled my wish to pursue my postgraduate degree in business administration,” said Assiri who had applied for a SR40,000 loan from the bank. When the loan was granted, he transferred it to an Al Ahli investment funds qualifying him for the national draw. The promotion is taking place over a period of 90 days and the bank will draw winners every 15 days. Three more dream homes can be won in one of three ways -- customers can apply for an Al Ahli credit card, which complies with the Shariah, Islamic finance based on personal Murabaha or subscribe to an Al Ahli Mutual Fund. Ali Rashed Assiri is an accountant with the Royal Commission in Jubail in the Eastern province.
Carrefour Hypermarkets
Riyadh’s shoppers were treated to an exciting promotion by Carrefour Hypermarkets recently in the “Win your Trolley” promotion. The CEO of Carrefour/ Saudi Hypermarkets Eric Poiret stated that the promotion was a huge success and they feel encouraged to offer even more exciting promotions to the loyal customers of Carrefour. During the promotion Carrefour welcomed over 400,000 visitors, many of whom were attracted by Carrefour’s low prices and the chance to win their trolley, truly a win-win situation. The simple rules and mechanics of the promotion were one of the reasons why this promotion was such a hit with the shoppers of Riyadh, all you had to do was simply do your shopping and you had a chance to get one of the 500 shopping trolleys for free.
Savola
The Savola Group Retail Division signed a SR6 million agreement with the San International Company in early June for renting various outdoor locations throughout the Kingdom, apart from Panda Supermarkets, from which to fly advertising balloons. The contract was signed by Eng. Ahmed Omar Mohnshi, the marketing general manager for the Savola Group Retail Division, and Abdul Based Ghabrah, marketing manager of San International. A number of officials from both companies attended the signing ceremony. The Savola Group team included Mowafik Jamal Mansour, financial general manager, Eng. Nawaf Mohamed Yamani, marketing and PR manager, while San International Company was represented by Mohamed Naeem Aldeen, operation and development general manager. San International, based in Dubai Media City, is one of the region’s leading companies specializing in advertising balloons and has recently opened an office in Jeddah to serve its Saudi clients. This agreement with the Savola Group is a new strategic alliance for the company in the media field.
Al-Babtain
Al-Babtain Power & Telecommunication Co., the leader in engineering & manufacturing sector, announced the testing of multi circuit tower for a prestigious project of Iran at its Testing Station in Riyadh. The test was successfully carried out for 230/63 KV — 4 circuit tower type “T4A30” with 49 load points. Testing of towers provides an added advantage in pre-qualification of the technical capabilities. “At present, Al-Babtain is under discussion with leading companies in the region for testing of multi-circuit towers for other projects”, its General Manager Abdul Aziz Alwohaibi said. Commissioned in 1991, Al-Babtain Tower Testing Station is a unique facility in the Middle East, to carry out the testing of overhead transmission structures.
Saudi Ceramics
Saudi Ceramics, a major ceramic manufacturer in the Middle East, launched its 2005 sanitary ware collection at the ISH exhibition held in Frankfurt recently. The collection includes two complete sets and several single pieces aimed at luxury and economic segments of the market. Among these, Kinaz, a complete bathroom set, stands prominent. It has been designed for the high-end segment of the market, it stands out not only for its attractive modern sleek shape but also for its advanced technical features. The company also introduced Lama, a complete bathroom set, Marmar 75, a single piece washbasin, and a series of vanity tops under the name Bodour. It has introduced new colors such as Nile blue, off white, matt white and pergamon. The company plans to widen its sanitary ware portfolio with many more new models. It recently modernized its sanitary ware plant, which has a production capacity of 1.8 million pieces per annum, adding several pressure casting machinery and computerized robot spraying machines.
Mexx
Mexx’s new collection for women features fabulously feminine print dresses, with shoestring straps that make for a cool summery look anytime. These can be teamed for day or night with a selection of simple accessories, heels or flats. For more of an evening look, fabrics are sheer and black with a hint of woven gloss for some night-time sparkle. Its collection for men this season is modern and stylish, whether it be cool sophistication in the streamlined silhouettes of city chic or breaking out in bright, zesty prints teamed with washed-out denim. Think Italian, clean and white suit, sharply tailored for a figure hugging look. Its collection for youth is composed of Baby Mexx, Mini Mexx, Mexx Kids and Mexx Junior for both boys and girls, offering stylish, versatile and hard-wearing clothes for children from birth to 12 years. The summer collection for girls is ‘girly’ as it gets, with ruby reds, perfect pinks and white, combined with putty beige, pistachio and black featuring polka dots and two-tone checks. The summer collection for boys also has three interchangeable looks.