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Sawalef Editor:
Michaela Podkovcik
Sawalef Designer:
Gilda Castro Rios
Sawalef is brought to
you by the
Al Habtoor Group
Media &
Communications
Department
Michaela
A
NOTE
TO OUR
READERS
Ramadan Kareem!
Our spring issue is packed with
highlights of great achievements from
across our business as we continue to
celebrate its 45th anniversary year…
Starting off with the 7th annual Emirates
Airline Festival of Literature, where
the Chairman presented the second
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Lifetime
Achievement Award
to philanthropist
and prominent Emirati businessman
Abdul Ghaffar Hussain.
Al Habtoor Motors has been busy
opening up new premises and putting a
big smile on customer’s faces following
the launch of their much-anticipated
Customer Service Charter.
The annual Employee Excellence
Awards was a great success, we bring
our readers an exclusive interview with
the winners of the Departmental and
CSR Employee Excellence Awards.
Plus, groundbreaking has started for
the St. Regis Dubai, Al Habtoor Polo
Resort & Club - which made a debut
at the Dubai International Horse Fair
recently.
And, in an effort to push all things green,
we give you a look at the recently-
opened Metropolitan Laundry at DIP.
Make sure you utilize our all new
interactive features! Click on our videos
and links, and share our news with your
family and friends!
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COMPANY MESSAGE
By K. P. Rajan, Financial Advisor to the
Chairman
GROUP NEWS
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2015
Careers UAE 2015
Dubai Women's College 9th Employer's Day
Group Medical Seminar
Al Habtoor City website
White Points Programme
Baby news
A special welcome to our new ‘Habtoorians’
AL HABTOOR MOTORS
Miles of Smiles
Al Ain Mitsubishi 3S facility
Mastercraft
Sumo Tyres
Annual Staff Party
EMIRATES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
International Day
World Book Day
Inter-School Aquathon Race Series
Test4Good
Islamic Department Trip
Farewell to Ms. Carmel Platt
METROPOLITAN LAUNDRY
MEET THE DEPARTMENT
2015 EEA Departmental Awards winners
2015 EEA CSR Award winner
HABTOOR HOTELS
Dubai International Horse Fair
Autograph Collection Celebrates its Birthday
Etisalat Kid’s Run
Beat Diabetes Walkathon
Hussein Al-Mahdi receives accolade from
Dubai Police
DIAMONDLEASE
Rebranding announcement
WE’RE GROWING
Mapping out AHG Milestones
A family of 4,400 Habtoorians!
Behind-the-scenes at the 2015 EEA
COMPETITIONS
2 x SpeedFit gift vouchers for oil & filter
service
2 x SpeedFit gift vouchers for car wash
Winners of our winter competition