Celebrating the first "Global Maintenance Day" - Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability Participates in Initiative to Establish “Global Maintenance Day”
Why participate and celebrate Global Maintenance Day?
The Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability (GSMR), a founding member of the Global Forum for Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM), the body that connects the maintenance, reliability and asset management communities worldwide, is participating in an initiative to establish “Global Maintenance Day” on June 9, 2023. This day is dedicated to celebrating and promoting the importance of maintenance in our daily lives and workplaces.
The importance of this celebration is highlighted by the fact that it is being held for the first time in the world, in appreciation of what maintenance represents as one of the basic elements of society, as basic maintenance aims to keep things working properly, but it also has other effective effects, including safety, environmental safety and sustainable development, and it is considered a strong supporter of the economy of our countries.
Therefore, the importance of the participation of the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability in this event and celebration is highlighted, given the importance of this celebration and its role in promoting the importance of maintenance in the industrial community around the world, as well as the commitment of the society that has taken it upon itself to care for topics that constitute the essence of contemporary industry, namely the topics of maintenance, reliability and asset management.
From this standpoint, and in continuation of its role in participating in the establishment of the Global Forum for Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM), the importance of its invitation to participate and celebrate the Global Maintenance Day appears, with the aim of educating professionals, organizations and industries on the importance of maintenance in our daily working lives.
Hence, we encourage companies, factories and employees in the region to celebrate this special occasion to emphasize the importance of maintenance and celebrate this important day to make it meaningful for future generations.
The Society and the Maintcon Conference - Highlighting the role of maintenance globally:
The Kingdom of Bahrain has proudly hosted the “Middle East Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management Conference and Exhibition” “Maintcon” over the past years, where this global event has received all the support and assistance over the past years from the largest industrial companies in the region, led by Saudi Aramco, represented in sponsorship, support and guidance, a sponsorship that has undoubtedly contributed to the distinguished success of this global industrial event that our region proudly hosts in the Kingdom of Bahrain once every two years.
The Middle East Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management Conference and Exhibition is one of the leading conferences held in the Arabian Gulf region and organized by the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability. It is attended by a large number of prominent speakers globally and regionally and is attended by more than 2,500 technicians, engineers and interested parties from all countries of the Middle East and the world, making it the largest global industrial gathering specialized in maintenance, reliability and asset management in the world.
There is no doubt that the success of this event comes with the support of the success partners represented by the support of a large number of Gulf oil, gas and petrochemical companies, in addition to the rest of the support services companies for this industrial sector locally, in the Gulf and globally.
The Society and its interest in maintenance and workers in its field:
I am pleased to note here that the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability has worked since its first day to advance the professionalism of the Gulf engineer and technician in particular and all those affiliated with the maintenance fields in the industrial sector in the Arabian Gulf region and to contribute to supporting the knowledge economy in line with the visions and ambitions of the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Through the society’s training programs and virtual platforms, we have trained hundreds of those affiliated with the maintenance, reliability and asset management sector, and the society is also working to qualify many of them for accredited certificates.
The Society’s “Future Strategy” Workshop:
Hence, the members of the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability Board of Directors namely:
1. Eng. Mahmood Mirza Abdulla, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors - Kingdom of Bahrain
2. Eng. Faiza Al-Zadjali, Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors - Sultanate of Oman
3. Eng. Saad bin Abdulrahman Al-Ulaimi, Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4. Eng. Ahmed Habib Al-Khaldi, Member of the Board of Directors - State of Kuwait
5. Eng. Ibrahim bin Yahya Hadi, Member of the Board of Directors - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
6. Eng. Nader Abdullah Milibari, Member of the Board of Directors - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Held a special workshop to discuss its “Future Strategy” in the Kingdom of Bahrain, thirteen years after its establishment. The workshop program included reviewing the recommendations of the previous workshop and also addressing the needs of the Gulf engineering labor market for maintenance, reliability and asset management.
The workshop also reviewed the vision and mission of the society and recommended establishing partnerships with engineering society’s similar in specialization and objectives. The workshop was attended by the heads of committees in the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability, in addition to representatives of major industrial companies in the Gulf.
The workshop resulted in an ambitious roadmap to achieve 6 main objectives, all of which revolve around developing and supporting human cadres in maintenance, reliability and asset management in the Gulf region, and establishing strategic partnerships with educational institutions, technical institutes, government and private bodies and companies.
Among the most important activities of the society for its members and those interested in its activities are:
• The Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability Excellence Award.
• The Women in Industry and Asset Management award.
• The Excellence Award for Innovation in Maintenance and Reliability event.
• Establishing the Global Forum for Maintenance and Asset Management and participating in its activities.
• Contributing to community service.
Gulf Society for Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management - An invitation to celebrate the World Maintenance Day:
In embodiment of the keenness to appreciate and care for workers and members of the Gulf engineering, technical and artistic work related to maintenance, reliability and asset management, and to intensify development and advancement efforts in accordance with the vision and mission of the society in this field, the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability (GSMR), the co-founder of the Global Forum for Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM), hopes that all members of the maintenance, reliability and asset management sector will celebrate this occasion and support it and benefit from the specialized events and activities held during it, in order to advance the culture and awareness of those interested in the maintenance sector in all industrial institutions around the world, in order to support the knowledge economy in a way that enhances the local product of our countries.