September 07, 2008 Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Chairman, Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Dabal welcomed Mr. V. K. Bafna, Mr. Paresh Haribhakti and the rest TCR Arabia board members and extended his appreciation for the unusual support given by TCR. He also congratulated the entire TCR Arabia Team for the inauguration of the new office in Dammam and looked forward for TCR launching of the NDT Material Testing Laboratory in the near future.

Speaking at the Board Meeting, Mr. V.K. Bafna said, "TCR will create and maintain a family culture built with trust, transparency and honesty to become more successful in the future and eventually become the No. 1 NDT and Quality Assurance Service Provider in Saudi Arabia."

Mr. Rohit Bafna presented the Business Plan for the next 5 years which focused on giving strong attention to the welfare of the employees and bringing them together with the long term vision of the company. Harmonious and healthy relationship between employer and employees will be aimed to be developed and maintained as it will create a happy working environment.

The Board agreed that all operational matters will be discussed by the Executive Committee which comprises of Mr. Faisal Al-Dabal, Mr. Rohit Bafna and Mr. Aref Al-Dabal. Strategic decisions will be discussed and approved by the Board.

The Board appreciated Mr. Syed Ameen dedication and enthusiasm towards work. The 1st year of TCR in terms of performance and achievement are good. TCR Arabia has already received four (4) Appreciation Letters from PETRO RABIGH, SINOPEC, TEKFEN and Al-TOUKHI.

Members of the board signed a resolution for the appointment of Mr. Aref Al Dabal as Managing Director of TCR Arabia.

The next board meeting is scheduled on the 1st week of March 2009.

About TCR Arabia

TCR Arabia, backed by 36 years of experience of TCR Engineering Services of India in the field of Materials Testing and NDT Services in association with GAS Arabian Services of Saudi Arabia is staffed, equipped, and prepared to sample, analyze, identify, document, and resolve all QA, product testing and equipment failure issues. Most of the current projects of TCR Arabia services including ToFD and PWHT have the approval from Saudi Aramco.

TCR Arabia has served with extreme client satisfaction to a number of EPC contractors including Tekfen, Sinopec, Saipem, Al-Tawleed, and others. Our team is well versed in understanding the client requirements as well as ensuring that timely deliverables are met to ensure project success.

The services TCR Arabia provides includes Automated Ultrasonic testing using Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD), Helium Leak Testing, Eddy Current Testing, Heat Treatment Services, In-Situ Metallography, Failure analysis, Remaining Life and Condition Assessments, Energy Audits, Corrosion Mapping, Sour Gas Corrosion Testing (HIC and SSC), NDT Training, Welder Qualification, Positive Material Identification, Chemical Analysis, Physical and Mechanical testing, Metallurgical studies including micro and macro examination, conventional Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Dye Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement, Ferrite Measurement, Third Party Inspection as well as several other advanced NDT and inspection related services. TCR Arabia also offers NDT manpower recruitment services to assist clients in their shutdown and permanent staffing needs for quality assurance personnel.

TCR Arabia has the most competent and skilled crew to cater to all your service requirements including very senior metallurgists, NDT Level III personnel, RBI team study facilitators, extremely talented AWS/CSWIP and BGas inspectors as well as hardworking NDT Level II technicians.

TCR has helped global companies like Shell, Reliance, IOC and BPCL achieve an increase in plant availability and cost saving, minimum duration of shutdowns, change in inspection strategies and intervals and improved safety compliance. The TCR Arabia team is well versed in reliable assessment and calculation of risk profile of items in a plant, based on its "active" and "potential" Damage Mechanism ensuring that the resulting inspection interval for the item is reliably optimized in a safe and cost-effective manner. In short, by combining its skills on Metallurgy and NDT, TCR Arabia offers a complete solution to all plant operations, inspections and maintenance teams.