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How do you perceive the role of HR in

the growth plan of UBEL ?

Today, UBEL has been recognized as the

3rd Fastest Growing Construction

Company (small category less than

Rs. 600 crores) as per Construction World

Annual 2010 Study. The phenomenal

growth the Company has registered

during last few years amply reflects the

tough and increased role HR is playing in

coping with the demanding requirements

of manpower by the business. However,

we have “miles to go before we sleep.”

What are the new HR initiatives to

support the UBEL business plans?

We are adopting all kinds of sourcing

modes for recruiting the right person for

the right job. Also, we are aligning with

several top head hunters in the industry to

bring in passive job seekers. When the

company decided to step into EPC

business, within the shortest period of

time, we have built a very strong team of

30+ professionals from the respective

industry. We have not only built the team,

we have provided enough resources to

make it fully functional to effectively

handle any type of EPC Project.

Interview with

Mr. G. M. Bapat, Vice President – HR

Initiatives taken for people growth &

training activities

We, at HR, have a privilege of close

monitoring by Mr. JK Sardana, who in fact

suggests a lot of HR initiatives. We have

sponsored our staff for several off campus

workshops which are being conducted by

industry professionals. This has enabled

them to interact with people from other

parts of India and to understand the

current industry scenario. They have

brought back several innovative ideas /

strategies adopted by successful

companies which are being deliberated

during such workshops.

We are also conducting soft skill training

programs for our HO staff periodically.

Recently, we had organized an All Site

Accountants Meet from Head Office. We

had already started implementing SAP to

enhance our operations to global

standards. We have conducted SAP

training to our stores / accounts / MIS

personnel at sites.

The above programs would definitely

ensure our staff’s professional growth.

How do you see HR helping

upholding the spirit of UB (specially

as the employees are widely spread

out) ?

We have floated an in-house magazine by

name FACEBOOK which connects the

entire staff of UBEL across India.

Through this we regularly update on

company's business achievements, new

orders, technical milestones, new joinees

Information, JV / Diversification plans etc.

Now all UBEL employees are aware of the

company's growth and with improved

confidence they are putting their best

efforts to take things forward.

We are encouraging sports activity

among the staff and have provided

adequate facilities even outside the

campus. This constructive engagement

enables them to stay fit and at the same

time to enhance their competitive spirits.

Being a multi locational operator, we have

a perfect blend of multi cultural / multi

religious environment at sites as well as at

HO / Regional Office. We have been

organizing Annual family get together

through which employees get to know

about each other's families. This has

created a bonding and sense of

togetherness. During these events, we

recognize our employees for their efforts

at work, which motivates them to excel

further.

Any other message you would like to

give to the employees of UBEL.

HR Department is actually by way of

system in the Organization. However,

every task-holder or executive has to take

on the role of HR professional for personal

and organizational success. So, let us bind

the team with a passion for HR to achieve

common goals of the Company.

Article Page No

Foreword 2

GM Bapat

Project Focus 4

JSW Nandyal

GMR Angul

Bawana Sub-Station

Prestigious Orders 8

DHBVN, Hissar

GAIL, Delhi

BHEL, Chennai

Electrosteel, Bokaro

Essar, JSW, Reliance, Hazira

CORE, Allahabad

Welcome Aboard 9

People Focus 10

Special feature on

Netiquettes 12

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3 : Our own vehicle of

communication (8)

4 : The man at the helm (9)

6 : The first time for UBEL (8)

7 : A critical practice when executing

a project (6)

8 : You must follow netiquettes

when sending this (5)

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F A C E B O O K i s n o w a T O D D L E R !

(One year old)....

It gives me immense pleasure to share with all

of you that Facebook, the Internal Magazine of

UB Engineering, has completed one year of

journey. The idea to start an internal magazine

was to keep all the employees working at

faraway places informed about the company

activities/policies etc. The magazine could also

highlight the achievement of the family

members of the employees. Facebook has

become a platform for sharing your thoughts

and achievements of family members. We

appreciate the participation from the

employees in all the four issues published.

Congratulations to the editorial team and the

employees who have contributed to this

success! ….. “Well begun is half done!” -

FACEBOOK has done that. The Editor,

Ms. N. Supriya deserves special appreciation as

she maintained the high standard and kept

employees interested in participation. Keep up

the Good Work ! I expect more and more

participation from the employees!

Climbing to the top is tough and to sustain

there is very difficult….Congratulation to the

editorial team for the good work that you have

done so far. I wish Facebook to go miles and

become no 1 magazine in the UB group.

JK Sardana

Dear Supriya,

It pleases me no end to know that our

FACEBOOK is completing One year of it's

publication. Especially, with the back-drop of

few abortive attempts for such a Newsletter, it

is quite heartening to see FACEBOOK become

such a meaningful, and yet entertaining tool to

reach out to all sections of UBEL both at Sites

and HO. A glance through editions from the

beginning till now clearly shows that the

FACEBOOK is becoming rich in contents and

handsome in it's looks. I am a witness to single

handed efforts put in by you. I compliment you

and wish that many such FACEBOOK editions

will follow and its popularity will grow by leaps

and bounds. I wish you all the best in your

Mission.

GM Bapat

FACEBOOK is now a TODDLER!

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Imagine a world where you can exchange ideas with

employees and peers without meeting face to face.

Imagine creating a new world within your company walls,

a world with windows of opportunity and progress with

every turn. Welcome once again to the world of

FACEBOOK.

While collecting and collating the information / matter for

FACE BOOK, we were amazed at the true achievement of

our company / employees / family members…...like the

vastness of our business ventures... the plethora of areas in which we have excelled,

our prestigious orders, marketing initiatives, diversifications into new businesses,

the execution of projects and challenges faced while executing them, Innovative

and creative ideas of our employees, the unusual experiences of the employees at

sites, personal as well as family members’ achievements, our clients' appreciation of

our work, our teams' relentless effort to meet customer expectations, our

management's vision and mission for the company, and so on.

FACEBOOK is now stepping into the SECOND YEAR. Working on the past four

issues has been an enriching experience for me and the editorial team. Bringing up

each issue is just like giving birth to a child, there were a lot of challenges.. pains …

yet I have enjoyed the every moment. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to

the management for the continued support and to my colleagues for their excellent

co-operation in bringing every issue of FACEBOOK successfully. The feedbacks and

contributions which we have received on FACEBOOK from across the UBEL family,

has encouraged us to plan for newer features in the magazine in the coming issues.

Let's take pride and joy in being part of the UBEL success story and pledge to

contribute in steering our organization towards greater success!

N Supriya, Editor

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1 : The team that went to

Mahabaleshwar (8)

2 : Largest cement order for us (7)

5 : Project successfully completed (6)

Crossword Challenge : Below is a crossword puzzle for our readers. There are 8 words you need to decipher from the clues given below. Once you crack it, send your entry to Editor - Facebook before August 15, 2011. This puzzle will not be difficult, if you read this issue cover to cover !


Project: Green field Cement plant of 6600 TPD capacity

at Bilakalagudru, Nandyal, Kurnool Distt, Andhra

Pradesh.

Special features :

�Single largest Mechanical order of any cement plant

executed by us in India.

�Total Mechanical jobs : approximately 23000 MT of

erection, 5000 MT of fabrication and more than

1 Lac Inch meter of Piping work.

�Expertise obtained in executing the above job can be

utilized for getting similar upcoming Cement

Projects in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and

Karnataka.

�Most important feature of this plant is, it will

manufacture two types of cement (OPC and PSC),

thus we will get both the experiences.

�This plant has incorporated latest technologies

which achieve lower emission outlet than the

present government standards.

Execution of the project:

�142.264 mtr height pre-heater critical work has been

successfully completed.

�Client, consultant and manufacturers have

appreciated the quality of fabrication and erection.

�Suppliers KHD, Humbolt and Clint have appreciated

the power saving alignment for 5 mtrs Dia and 70

mtrs length of kiln erected by us.

�The plant is located in remote area about 28 Kms

from Nandyal city and the peak temperature at site is

46 deg C.

SB Behara, DGM - Projects

Executing our largest Cement PlantJSW Cement LTD

View of Pre-clinkerization area

Erection of Ball mill in cement mill section

Duct from Raw mill to Raw mill bag house

Erection completed of TA Duct, Kiln and hot air duct Ducting work of Down corner duct,Raw mill and Coal mill

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The Drum lifting took place on 1st April 2011 at GMR Angul site. Senior

officials from GMR including Vice President, Director - Factories & Boilers,

Orissa, Deputy Director - Factories & Boilers, Orissa & Assistant Director -

Factories & Boilers, Orissa were present for the event.

All the staff members of GMR, SEPCO-2 and UBEL (GMR SITE), UBEL (IJT

BHUSHAN SITE) were also present.

The Drum weighing 178 tons, with a length of 22 mtrs, was lifted to an

elevation of 68 mtrs. It took over 12 hrs to complete the drum lifting.

Sumit - GMR Angul


Drum lifting successfully completed

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Animals succeed where human beings fail !!Photo by Mr. Sunil Nayyar, COO

A way to future or away from future ... !!Photo by Vaibhav Chafle son of

Mr. Vijay Chafle, BD HO

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During his visit to Bihar, Mr Sudhakar Prasad, VP-Projects met with

Bihar Chief Minister Mr. Nitish Kumar & other officials for business

purpose. He assured UBEL his support and asked us to come up with

business proposal.

CM meets UBEL

MD ‘s visit to Rourkela

Mr. Sardana, MD and Mr. Sunil Nayyar, COO visited the Rourkela

project on June 20, 2011. He reviewed the progress of IPPL package

and had discussions with the team and the client. His visit

encouraged the team to complete the project in the scheduled

time. The RSP Project is valued at Rs. 153 cr.

Our workmen on the Adani, Tirora site

Siddhique, Ramashankar Yadav and Ajay

Chaudhary, were awarded with “Safety Award” on th30 May 2011.

The awardees were given cash prizes.

, Anwar

Anwar Siddhique Ramashankar Yadav

Above is a Letter of Appreciation from MP Poorv

Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co. Ltd, appreciating

Mr. RK Verma, Dy.Manager - A/c and his team

for the progress made on the project and the

team spirit with which the team worked to

ensure fast work. Congratulations team !!!

Safety Award



Successful completion of Projects

In spite of several hurdles, the construction of additional 400 kV & 220 kV Bays at 400/220 kV Bawana Sub-Station on turnkey basis

was successfully completed on 29th June, 2011. Congratulations to Mr. NC Pandey, Sr. Vice President and his team.

Scene 1(Pune - Mumbai)7 engineers take only 1 ticket and 7 doctors buy all 7 tickets..Doctors are desperately waiting for TC to come....

When TC arrives,All 7 Engineers get in one toilet so when TC knocks,one hand come out with the ticket and the TC goes Away.....

NOW on return Journey

All of them don’t get a direct Train to PUNE>

So they all decide to take a Passenger till Lonavala,from there they can easily get a local to PUNE.

SCENE 2(MUMBAI - LONAVALA)Doctors decided, “this time we will prove that we too

are equal...All 7 Doctors take 1 ticket, Engineers don’t buy any ticket al all!!!!

TC arrives....ALL DOCTORS IN ONE TOILET. ALL ENGINEERS IN THE OPPOSITE ONE..One engineer gets out and knocks the door of Doctors toilet,One hand comes with the tickets, he takes the ticket and comes in Engg. Bathroom....

TC DRIVES out ALL the doctors from the toilet and they are heavily fined.

SCENE 3(LONAVALA) SO now both the group r on LONAVALA station.Doctors planning their move for last change, they board the local to PUNE.

This time doctors decide that they will play the same (1 ticket) trick.

ALL Doctors take 1 ticket..Engineers buy all 7 tickets this time..

SO TC comes..All Engineers showed their tickets....Doctors are still searching for toilet in the LOCAL train.....

CONCLUSION : Technically intelligent people are geniuses, don’t mess with ENGINEERS.....

Contributed by Nitin Jalotra, Manager - Business Development & Marketing (EPC)

Doctors Vs Engineers

“No, you weren’t downloaded. You were born.”



National Highways Authority of India,

New Delhi

Project: Four-laning of Meeru Bulandshahar

section of NH-235 from km 7.469 to km

73.156 in the state of Uttar Pradesh under

NHDP Phase IVB on DBFOT (Toll) basis.

Length: 66.043 Km

Order value: Rs. 508.37 crores

PWD Rajasthan

Project: Two-laning plus of the section from

km 30/400 to km 148/000 of Rowatsar Nohar

Bhadra road (upto Haryana Border) of MDR-18

in the state of Rajasthan through PPP on

DBFOT basis.

Length: 117.6 Km

Order value: Rs.291.00 crores

MPRDC, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Project: Development of Rewa-MP/UP Border

(NH-7) road on BOT basis.

Length: 89.30 Km

Order value: Rs.671.00 crores

UB Infrastructure Limited has qualified for

the submission of Financial Bids for following

road projects:-

Prestigious Project Orders

UB Infrastructure - update

Central Organisation of Railway

Electrification (CORE), Allahabad

Scope of work : D e s i g n , s u p p l y ,

Erection, Testing & Commissioning of

110/25 KV Traction Sub-Station, Feeding

Post and Shunt Capacitor Bank at

Virudunagar (Double Transformer) and

Kovilpatti (Single Transformer) in

M a d u r a i - T u t i c o r i n S e c t i o n

(Gr 154) in Southern Railway, under

Chennai project

Order value : Rs. 3.47 crores

Sector : Power

Central Organisation Of Railway

Electrification (core), Allahabad

Scope of work: Design, supply,

Erection, Testing & Commissioning of

110/25 KV Traction sub-station, Feeding

Post & Shunt Capacitor bank at Tandarai

(Double Transformer) and Arni Road

(Single Transformer) in Villupuram -

Vellure section (Group 155), under

Chennai Project.

Order value: Rs. 3.66 crores

Sector : Power

Breakthrough in the railway sector

Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam, Hissar

GAIL India Limited, Delhi

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Chennai

Electrosteel Steels Ltd, Bokaro

ESSAR, JSW, Reliance

Scope of Supply : Supply & Installation of HT lines for HVDS &

system strengthening (Bifurcation of 11 KV feeders and segregation

of industrial load from mixed load feeders) for Gurgaon town (District

Gurgaon).


Sector : Power

Scope of Supply : Structural steel works - IV at Vijapur for

Pretrochemical complex-II Project.

Order value : Rs 34.54 crores

Sector : Petrochemical

Scope of Supply : Erection, Testing & Commissioning of

Electrostatic Precipitator and its auxiliaries including supply and

application of paint for unit 1 of 2 x 525MW sets at Malibrahmani

TPP, Angul, Orissa.

Order value : Rs.10.06 crores

Sector - Power

Scope of Supply : Structural & Equipment Erection Work for steel

plant site at Bokaro.


Sector : Steel

Scope of Supply : Misc erection jobs at Hazira, Bellary &

Jamnagar.

Order value: Rs 10.80 crores



Welcome Aboard

KRISHAN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA has

joined UBEL as “Joint General Manager-

Projects” in the month of May 2011 at

BHEL Angul Site. He is Diploma holder in

Mechanical Engineering from Bihar,

Patna. He brings with him an experience of

24 years in the field of project

Management of Thermal Power Stations & Boilers. Earlier

he was associated with Petron Engineering as Package In-

charge of two units for the Project 2/500MW Kahalgaon

Super Thermal Power Station and Raghunathpur, West

Bengal 2x600MW.

ANIL BHOSALE has joined UBEL as

“ D e p u t y G e n e r a l M a n a g e r –

Procurement” in the month of May 2011

at Head Office. He is B.E. (Mech) from D.Y.

Patil College of Engineering, Kolhapur. He

has an experience of 18 years in the areas

of Materials Management, Purchase,

Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management,

Inventory and Man Management. Earlier he was

associated with Sankalp Forgings Pvt. Ltd., Pune.

JAI SINGH CHOUDHARY has joined

UBEL as “Deputy General Manager –

Execution” in the month of Jun 2011 at

Angul Site. He is B.E. (Mech) with 18 years

of experience in various engineering

projects ranging from Managing,

Supervision, Maintenance and Quality

Control works in the Refinery, Power Plants and on the Oil

& Gas Piping/Cross-country Piping, Pilling & Thrust –

Boring Construction Jobs. Earlier he was associated with

PCP International Ltd. Chandigarh.

ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA has joined

UBEL as “Deputy General Manager –

Execution” in the month of Jun 2011 at

Delhi Office. He is Diploma Holder in

Electrical Engineering from UP Technical

Board, Lucknow. He has an experience of

over 27 years in the core sector of EPC of

Transmission & Distribution projects with companies like

SAE India Ltd., KEC International, TATA Projects, IVRCL,

Angelique, Lanco including overseas projects. Earlier he

was associated with Angelique International Ltd. for Rural

Electrification Projects in Inhambane Province of

Mozambique.

We welcome them to the UBEL family...

B S GAUTAM has joined UBEL as “Business

Head-Electrical Division” in the month of

April 2011. He brings with him 29 years of

experience in core sectors of EHV Power

Transmission in the areas of Business

Development, Project Management,

Construction, Contracts, Procurement,

Operation & Maintenance of EHV S/s & Transmission Lines

upto 800 KV level with flagship Power Companies of Govt.

of India, e.g. NHPC, Powergrid and the independent

Developers of EPC Companies, e.g. GMR Energy, Lanco

Infratech & KEC International. He is B.Sc. Engg. (Elect) from

DEI Engineering College, Dayalbagh, Agra. Prior to joining

UBEL, he was working as Sr. Vice President and Head

(Northern Region) in GET Power, Chennai, based at Delhi.

S IGNATIUS has joined UBEL as “Vice

President-Projects” in the month of May

2011 and he is posted at the Tirora Site. He is

B.E. (Mech) from Regional Engineering

College, Trichy. He has a vast experience of

35 years in the field of Planning & Execution,

Cost Control, Tendering & Estimation, Power

Plant Boiler Package and Turbine Package Erection, LP &

Critical Piping Fabrication, Erection, Structural (Built-up,

Semi Built-up & Rolled Section) Fabrication, MS & SS Tank

Fabrication & Erection, Cross Country Piping, Refinery,

Petrochemicals & Fertilizer Equipment Erection. Before

joining UBEL, he was associated with Sarth India Ltd.,

Nagpur.

KRISHNAN V NAIR has joined UBEL as “Vice

President – Business Development” in the

month of Jun 2011 at Head Office. He is

D.M.E. from Kerala. He is an qualified Six

Sigma Green Belt and ICRA (UK) Qualified

Lead Auditor. He has an experience of 36

years in Proposals / Techno Commercial and

Marketing, Business Development functions of the

organizations offering EPC / Turn Key solutions and

Consultancy Services of Power Plants. He is capable of

adding immense value to the Organization with his

expertise encompassing multidisciplinary functions

including heading of Operations / Techno Commercial /

Marketing as a Profit Centre. Before joining UBEL, he was

associated with Ruchi Soya Group in Kutch Dist.


Krutika Borkar, Daughter of Ramanath Borkar, Officer Accounts, HO.SSC - 85%

Vishal V Kulkarni, Son of Vinayak Kulkarni Godown - HO.HSC - 90 %

Manasi Srivastava, Daughter of RR Srivastava, Asst. Manager (Technical), Jamnagar.SSC - 98%

Manisha Tomar - Daughter of Mr. V.S. Tomar (Dy.GM-Projects) has qualified in Intermediate Examination (Ph., Chem. & Math) from APSEB with 90% marks. She is the topper among all the girls in GVC-Vizag, AP.

She has also qualified with 83% marks in EAMCET-2011 for admission in Engineering.

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deliver a baby in One month.

� is a Person who thinks it will take 18 months to

deliver a Baby.

� is one who thinks single woman can deliver

nine babies in one month.

� is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby.

� is a person who thinks he can deliver a

baby even if no man and woman are available.

� thinks they don't need a man or

woman; they'll produce a child with zero resources.

� thinks they don't care whether the

child is delivered, they'll just document 9 months.

� is the person who is never happy with a

delivered baby.

� is a person who always tells that this is not the Right

baby.

� is a person who thinks that... a Donkey can

deliver a Human Baby - if given 9 Months !!!

Project Manager

Developer

Onsite Coordinator

Client

Marketing Manager

Resource Optimization Team

Documentation Team

Quality Auditor

Tester

HR Manager


Gaurav Diwate (BD, HO) wed Poonam on May 14, 2011.

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At an altitude of 1,372m, the highest point in

Maharashtra in Western Ghat mountain

ranges - on Sahyadri hills in Satara district, is

t h e q u i n t e s s e n t i a l h i l l s t a t i o n

Mahabaleshwar.This popular hill station

takes its name from God 'Mahabali'. Eternally

beautiful, perennially fresh and inviting,

Mahabaleshwar is blessed with spectacular

views of the valleys and forests. It's calm and

quiet atmosphere is very attractive to tourists

and makes for a cozy refuge for the sun

baked people of the plains.

This lovely hill station offers a number of

exciting activities to the tourists. Pony rides on

the lanes of Mahabaleshwar are something

to be experienced. Together with its

invigorating climatic conditions, tempting strawberry and raspberry

farms, foggy mountains, serpentine paths, the soothing numbers

played by icy cold waterfalls, the amazing views of the valley, romantic

strolls and several look out points make Mahabaleshwar a treat for the

eyes and soul.

The Accounts Team organized this trip to Mahabaleshwar to refresh

and unwind from the grinding activities of yearly closure of Accounts

and take the team to see the beauty of this place.

The team reached Mahabaleshwar at around 11:30 am to be

welcomed by fog and rain. After freshening up, we went out for

sightseeing, covering all the scenic spots. The rains could not however

dampen our spirit. Shopping and occasional satisfaction of taste buds

with warm tea and “Bhuttas”, made the trip more enjoyable. The

evening descended and the team was ready to bounce and make

merry. Cocktail dinner, games, fun, activities were part of the event

and the party went on till mid night.

Next morning, we closed our adventure trip with a visit to Pratapgarh

Fort and came back to Pune, tired and exhausted but with sweet

memories.

Team- Accounts: MP Sabnis, AV Bokil, S Charakborty, RS Inamdar,

Swapna Phade, Anand Bhat, Debasis Das, VP Pol, MV Rao, SN Rai,

Pravin Dhekane, CG Sarwade, PS Kulkarni, AL Kanse, RV Borkar,

Shrikrishna Katkolkar, Minakshi Parwade, Archana Pimple, PP Joshi,

Harish Kawatkar, Ramesh Mahadik, Sunil Nikshe and Amit Kulekar.

Mr. Sunil Nayyar, COO also accompanied the team.


An Unforgettable Trip to Mahabaleshwar!!!


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1. Begin messages with a one-paragraph summary of the entire e-mail, so readers on mobile devices can get to the heart of the issue immediately.

2. Keep your message so short and to the point that opening the actual message is unnecessary.

3. If you know you're sending to a mobile phone, mark your calendar to follow up with that person soon afterward, either by e-mail or phone. Because no matter how compelling your headline or your text, there's still a good chance it might be forgotten.

Value Innovation

When you enter cyber-space culture,

you're liable to commit a few social

blunders. Here are some basic rules to

use in solving your own Netiquette

dilemmas and tips for using email more

efficiently

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