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November 2011
Pentagon’s Global Expansion Continues in Norway
We are extremely happy to advise the opening of our first office in Norway. Based in Kristiansand, Southern Norway and headed up by Lars Reidar Grimestad, we are confident that we will be able to build upon existing customers and establish Pentagon as a major player in the Norwegian Oil and Gas market. For more information please contact Lars Reidar Grimestad on + 47 3810 8530 or by email lars.grimestad@pfsnorway.com
November 2011
Pentagon Expands Operations in the Northern Territory
The new premises which is fully operational from November 28th, allows us to localise our services even more, with a dedicated team of experts on standby delivering the unrivalled service Pentagon is known for Worldwide for over 35 years. For more information on Pentagon Darwin please contact our Northern Territotory Manager Scott Antella on +61 (08) 8997 0600 or email pentagon@pfslogistics.com.au
November 2011
Pentagon Open New Office in Northern Iraq
Pentagon Freight Services are proud to announce the opening of Northern Logistics Services in Erbil, Northern Iraq. This office will be able to affect customs clearance and delivery in the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq and establishes a strong Pentagon presence in the region by complimenting our existing office in the South. Whilst the major oil companies are operating in Southern Iraq, much of the business in Erbil is with independent oil companies and associated support companies. The new office is headed up by Richard Wilson with direct line support from Dave Hart and Clive Meakin.
September 2011
Pentagon ‘Kick Off’ Offshore Europe
Pentagon Aberdeen held a customer appreciation event on the first evening of Offshore Europe 2011. With the Scotland National Football team playing in a crunch European Championships Qualifier, PFS clients joined staff for an exclusive drinks evening. Penta-Piper James Houston-McMillan got the night underway with the bagpipes and the crowd pleaser Flower of Scotland began an excellent night ending in the wee small hours. This was a must attend event for all around town and with a 100+ clients joining staff on the evening will be hard to beat for the next Offshore Europe, 2013. Special thanks to all staff who made it along on the night.
August 2011
Pentagon Indonesia Secures Another Air Charter
Pentagon Indonesia was quick to respond when its customer, Great Wall Drilling, had an urgent need to move spare parts for one of its rigs to Ambon, Maluku province. Pentagon secured a Boeing 737 and the items reached the rig within 12 hours of go ahead by the client. Pictured on the right is Pentagon’s Indonesia Countrry Manager, Hedi Prayitno with a representative from Cardig Air, just before the flight departed Jakarta on 9 August.
July 2011
Pentagon Jakarta Office Celebrates Two Years of Successful Operations
All staff and their families enjoyed a relaxing weekend at Fantasy World Ancol, Jakarta on 23 - 24 July to celebrate the close of another successful year for PT Pentagon Logistics Indonesia. According to Hedi Prayitbo, Pentagon’s Indonesia Counry Manager, “Despite the success achieved so far, we are not resting on our laurels and we are gearing up for an expansion phase which may see the opening of additional offices to service the needs of our oilfield and mining customers accross the archipelago”. Pentagon Indonesia’s current operations are based in Jakarta and Balikpapan.
June 2011
Pentagon Freight Services Inaugural Charity Golf Event
Pentagon Freight Services Inc, an international service provider to the Oil & Gas industry, hosted a Charity Golf Event in aid of The University of Texas MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital.
Around 80 guests enjoyed a stunning day at Augusta Pines in Spring, TX and raised an impressive $37,345 for this worthwhile and life changing cause. George Booth (Senior Vice President) told
guests that “Pentagon was attracted to supporting MD Anderson since both organizations had a strong local presence in Houston but were also having significant global impact.” With 35 offices
worldwide and 140 employees in Houston, Pentagon ships equipment to and from global oilfield locations whilst The University of Texas MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital is positively
changing lives in our local communities whilst welcoming patients from over 40 countries to benefit from their world class facilities and treatment. Les Watson (Senior Vice President) added
“Following a busy week at OTC, it was great to relax with clients and suppliers whilst knowing that everything we did on the day was benefitting such a worthy cause. We look forward to supporting
MD Anderson in future events and playing a small part in their fight to beat cancer once and for all.”
Pictured L-R (Patricia Wells - MDA; George Booth - PFS; Martin Quinn - PFS; Les Watson - PFS; Robin Trout - MDA; Janet S McCloskey – MDA)
June 2011
Annual Group Managers Meeting
Pentagon management from around the world met in Rome for our Group Annual Manager's Meeting. As well as the formal meeting which dealt with some of the key and relevant issues in our organization, it was a great opportunity to meet our international colleagues and discuss co-operation and shared objectives. As Pentagon continues to grow, it is important we maintain the unity of the group and share ideas and information that will allow us all to strengthen our offering to the market-place. Rome provided a stunning backdrop in which to meet and organized excursions allowed all delegates to enjoy this remarkable city.
April 2011
Pentagon Open 3rd Australian Office
Pentagon Freight Services Australia are proud to announce the opening of our third Australian office in Dampier, Western Australia. Dampier/Karratha is located within the north west shelf area of Western Australia, approximately 1500kms north of Perth. This region is the prime location in Australia for offshore oil and gas activity. We are located close to the Burrup Peninsula wharf and marine base facilities, where most of the offshore oil and gas marine activities take place. This location allows us to efficiently deliver consignments to support vessels on behalf of our clients for forwarding on to rigs and offshore facilities. We currently have access to 6,000m2 of outdoor laydown area with crane, forklift and transport facilities available. We also have plans to increase our laydown area to 15,000m2 and undercover warehousing to 1,500m2 by January 2012. Our Material and Logistics Co-ordinator, Anthony Black, is responsible for the local operations with management, admin and operational support provided by our Perth office. This is a new venture for Pentagon Australia and we are very excited by the opportunity to provide the full supply chain solution to our existing client base and offer enhanced services to new customers. For further information please contact Ashley Taylor or Derek Novak at our Perth office.
March 2011
Pentagon sponsored Lawrie wins on Tour
2 weeks after Pentagon agreed to extend our sponsorship of Paul Lawrie, the European Tour Player and former Open Champion secured his first win in 9 years. With Paul in contention all week, Pentagon enjoyed excellent global media coverage for the entire Andalucian Open in Malaga, Spain. We congratulate Paul on his superb win and look forward to seeing him back on the winners podium again soon!
Pentagon’s development of our sister company’s METS (Middle East Tubular Services) yard carries on at the Khor Al Zubair Free Zone, Basra, Iraq. With over 50,000 square meters of pipe, rig and general oilfield equipment, storage and lay down area, complemented by experienced personnel on site and facilities to handle all oilfield products, Pentagon will be in a unique position to supply the emerging oil and energy business in Iraq with a seamless supply of oilfield products on a door to door basis throughout Iraq. We expect the yard to be fully operational by May 2011.
March 2011
M/V “Lucky Whale” Dubai, UAE
To complement our services into Iraq, we are proud to announce that the M/V “Lucky Whale” (formerly the M/V Lena) will be under Pentagon charter from the 5th April 2011. The vessel will be shuttling between Hamriya in Sharjah, Jebel Ali in Dubai and Khor Al Zubair Port and/or Umm Qasr Port, Iraq and inter Persian Gulf ports. Enquiries are welcome, and details of the “Lucky Whale” and her schedule and rates are available from the main contacts presently for PFS Iraq being Richard Wilson (GM Pentagon Iraq), Vikas Kalia and Paul Hayward (Pentagon Dubai). Pentagon has a fully fledged office in Basra, Iraq for customs clearance and full destination services.
February 2011
Pentagon Brazil Now Open for Business
We are delighted to announce the opening of Pentagon Logística de Frete Brasil Ltda. in Rio De Janeiro. For many years we have shipped high volumes of oilfield equipment to Brazil however the formation of our office and on-the-ground presence further demonstrates our commitment to offering our clients a seamless service to and from the oilfield patch in Brazil. Our office is headed up by Jeremy Santos who can be reached on jeremy.santos@pfsbrasil.com or contact your local Pentagon office to discuss your Brazilian freight requirements.
February 2011
Pentagon Dubai Golf Day with Paul Lawrie
Pentagon Dubai held their annual golf tournament at the Earth Course, which was also attended by Paul Lawrie whom Pentagon sponsor. 64 customers and staff enjoyed a golf clinic by Paul, in the hope that that would hone their skills for the forthcoming round. Paul also then hit a shot on the par 3 17th hole with every group. This year 8 guests hit inside Paul’s shot, which out of 64 is a fair result for Paul. After the golf, Paul did a Q&A session, greatly enjoyed by one and all.
December 2010
Appointment of Global Compliance Director
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Matt Scheffe as Pentagon’s
Group Global Compliance Director, based in Houston. Matt’s primary focus
will be to further Pentagon’s commitment to compliance excellence by enhancing
our Global Compliance Program; ensuring global operations continues to
be conducted ethically and in compliance with applicable regulations and
laws. Matt will report directly to the CEO and the Senior Corporate Board
of Directors.
Matt comes to us with 20 plus years of experience in the compliance field,
developing, implementing and monitoring compliance programs at Halliburton,
KBR and Weatherford. He has extensive hands-on experience with US trade
sanctions and export compliance matters, as well as ITAR (Munitions) compliance
and licensing.
Matt’s responsibilities will include:
- Maintenance, monitoring and continuous improvement of Pentagon’s Global
Compliance Program
- Monitoring regulatory and legislative changes and implement changes
to the Program as necessary
- Development and delivery of a consistent and comprehensive global Training
Program
- Supporting the Pentagon network of owned offices on all compliance related
issues
- Monitoring and auditing Pentagons agents and 3rd party logistics representatives
to ensure compliance throughout our supply chain
- Liaise with Operations personnel to identify and address issues
- Liaise with clients, directly and through Sales, to ensure Pentagon’s
Compliance Program is robust, effective and complementary to their requirements
and interests
- Liaise with government personnel on compliance related issues
Feel free to contact Matt at matt.scheffe@pfshouston.com
, +281.209.8800 (office), or +832.316.9196 (mobile), or your Regional
Compliance Manager, with any questions, concerns or issues you may have
regarding compliance and ethics.
August 2010
Pentagon Balikpapan Now Open for Business
PT Pentagon Logistics is pleased to announce the opening of its Balikpapan office. Located in the resource-rich region of East Kalimantan, the operation is ideally placed to service the needs of our customers in the oil & gas and mining sectors across Eastern Indonesia.
June 2010
New Addition to Edmonton
Pentagon Canada is pleased to announce the addition of Candice Villard to our Canadian team. Candice will be based in the Edmonton office and will be responsible for Sales and Business Development. Her extensive network of contacts within the oil and gas sector and long time involvement in the industry will enable her to drive our business growth in this market.
June 2010
PFS Great Yarmouth Opens New Freight Centre
Pentagon Great Yarmouth have moved into a bespoke office and warehouse facility on Riverside Road. Called “The Pentagon Freight Centre”, the facility boasts 1000 sq ft of offices and over 3,300 sq ft of warehouse space. Branch Manager Phill Crane says “The investment and commitment in supporting the move enhances our belief that the market place in Gt Yarmouth and the surrounding areas is still a major area for Pentagon going forward.”
April 2010
Annual Management Conference
Over 40 delegates from around the world met in New York for the company's annual management conference. As well as the formal meetings which were chaired by Geoff Smith (CEO), there were lots of opportunities for social interaction between global colleagues from around the Pentagon Group.
March 2010
Former Open Champion Paul Lawrie Signs Sponsorship Agreement with Pentagon
Freight Services PLC
Scottish golfer and former Open Champion Paul Lawrie has signed a sponsorship agreement with Pentagon Freight Services, the global services provider to the Oil & Gas and Marine sectors.
Lawrie, from Aberdeen in the North East of Scotland, has won arguably the most prestigious trophy in golf, the claret jug, following his triumph at the Open Championships in 1999. He went on to win four further events on the European Tour with victories in Spain, Qatar, Wales and Scotland, as well as representing the European Ryder Cup team in 1999.
Pentagon Freight Services, who also have a link to Aberdeen through their UK office, saw a natural crossover with Lawrie and their own company values; both have become established global players, dedicated to continuous improvement and further success and development. Director of the UK office, George Booth, is delighted to announce their partnership with Lawrie and commented: “It gives us great pleasure to announce this partnership with Paul Lawrie and align Pentagon Freight Services with one of Scotland’s great achievers on the golf course. We both have a strong connection to the North East of Scotland but Paul also competes in many of our other key markets in Europe, the United Arab Emirates and Asia.”
Lawrie was also delighted to strengthen his portfolio of sponsors and
is pleased to be helping promote the services of another company from
his home town of Aberdeen. He stated: “I’m delighted to start a relationship
with Pentagon Freight Services, an Aberdeen based company, and I look
forward to helping them with their global business.”
The agreement will see Lawrie wearing the Pentagon Freight Services corporate
logo on his head-wear in the coming year.
February 2010
SE Asia Sales Conference
Delegates from our offices in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia met in Jakarta to discuss strategies and priorities for 2010. With a number of new offices now operational and with the regional business outlook steadily improving, the consensus was that 2010 will be an exciting year with lots of opportunities for Pentagon to further raise its profile across the SE Asia region.
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February 2010
Management of Dangerous Goods (Aberdeen)
Pentagon Freight Services PLC (Aberdeen) is delighted to welcome Craig Franklin (craig.franklin@pfsaberdeen.co.uk) who will head up our newly formed Dangerous Goods department. Craig comes to us with 14 years experience in this niche field and with the full strategic support of Pentagon behind him, we can now offer:
March 2009
Pentagon Aberdeen appoint Customs Consultancy Manager
For some time now Pentagon have recognised a requirement for providing the value added service of Customs Consultancy to our client base. For many of our clients, Customs is, at best a grey area, yet the need for Customs compliance is critical to any business involved in the export and import of equipment.
Pentagon Aberdeen are delighted to announce that Nicola Downie has joined us as Customs Consultancy Manager and we can now offer the full spectrum of Customs Consultancy related services and advice. We are confident that this new service will be of benefit to our UK PLC clients. Contact us at customs@pfsaberdeen.co.uk or on 01224 405600
January 2009
Global IT Initiative
As part of our on-going Global IT Initiative, Pentagon Canada have implemented the latest version of our group approved freight forwarding operating system. Jim Walin, Director of Pentagon in Canada commented “Having the latest group system up and running in our Calgary and Edmonton offices has added real benefits at a local and global level. The system has added real value for the day to day operations and also provides strategic links and visibility within the wider Pentagon Group.