Press Release

Warrington
November 2014

Reliable Manufacturing addresses reliability and sustainability at

SABIC STM-11 in Saudi Arabia
At the 11 th SABIC Technical Meeting (STM-11), Andrew Fraser, Managing Director of
change management consultancy Reliable Manufacturing, delivered a keynote
presentation as the events first international speaker. Held on the 2 nd 5 th November
2014 at Al-Jubail Industrial City, the conferences overarching theme of Commitment
to Reliability and Sustainability brought together SABIC manufacturing and technical
professionals from across the globe for expert discussion, stories of success and
cultural entertainment.
Frasers presentation highlighted the relationship between reliability and sustainable
business practice - and how to make it happen. Titled Using Reliability to unlock
sustainable business success, he addressed how and why reliability should be adopted within
a business context, as well as its relationship with safety
Many organisations overlook reliability and its relationship with safety, cost effi ciency and
business performance, explains Fraser. Reliability should receive a similar level of
executive attention as safety in manufacturing-based businesses. It plays a vital role in
increasing production output, product quality and yield, safety and environmental
performance, and customer satisfaction, as well as enabling sustainable cost reductions ; it
should be a core value in every organisation.
The presentation explained how to achieve substantial benefits through an organisationwide reliability strategy, drawing an enthusiastic response from fellow manufacturing
industry experts.
Andrews presentation was inspiring and extremely well received . He managed to get a
profound reaction from the audience on a key topic, and had a wonderfully engaging style.
Said Dr. Khaled Al Jarba, Director of Technology Programming, Technology M anagement,
SABIC Chemicals SBU & Leader of STM-11 Technical Team.
Delegates from around the world also enjoyed a series of technical programs examining
innovative case studies of manufacturing excellence from SABIC operators and technicians.
A Cultural Night rounded off the event, where participants were treated to exotic local
cuisine and demonstrations showcasing the rich heritage of Saudi Arabia.
SABIC is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of chemicals, fertilisers, plastics and
metals. Andrew Fraser of Reliable Manufacturing has worked with several SABIC affiliates,
including, SABIC Europe, SADAF, YANSAB and HADEED.

Notes to editors
About Reliable Manufacturing
Reliable Manufacturing is a reliability-based change management consultancy, helping global
clients to establish reliability as a core value in their organisation.
We are specialists in delivering performance improvement through the implementation of operations
and maintenance best practices, which facilitate organisational cultural change. Our pragmatic
approach delivers improved asset availability, reduced operating costs, improved HSE performance
and increased employee motivation and satisfaction.
Change is delivered through tailored programmes, and we work at all levels of client organisations to
equip the leadership and engage staff in the practices, systems and behaviours that assure outstanding
operational performance.

More information
Andrew Fraser
Reliable Manufacturing
andrew.fraser@reliable-manufacturing.com
www.reliable-manufacturing.com

Steve Lipscombe
RONIN Marketing Limited
+44 (0) 20 3326 5040
stevel@roninmarketing.co.uk
www.roninmarketing.co.uk