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Issue 20 December 2018 Issue 20 December 2018 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY & HEALTHY 2019 Transport Show Paiania 2018 - page 8 Cryotherapy & Microelectronics - page 24 Barcodes & National Organisation for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) - page 27 New Corporate ID of ΜΟΒΙΑΚ - page 22 Thank you note of Mr Emmanouil E. Svouraki – page 23 ExpoProtection, Paris 2018 pg. 14 Trade fair Seminar in Serbia 2018 - page 13 in Bulgaria 2018 - page. 13 CERTIFIED HOSES MED & ΕΝ14540 - page 4 FIRE is your concern - page 6 UL Certification Certificationfor fire-fighting pump – page 18 20 Trade Fair in Oman 2018 - page 16 pg. t en tm es v In w e N Another year comes to an end. A difficult year, full of changes, but above all developments in existing or new Products, Systems & Services for MOBIAK. EDITOR – MANAGER MANOLIS SVOURAKIS The purpose of these developments remains the same: to satisfy our Partners both in Greece EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / FEATURES EDITOR Stratos Koronis PUBLISHED BY and abroad. We always aim at providing the highest quality Products, Systems & Services. Mechatronics Engineer MSc MOBIAK A.E. Export Department HEAQUARTERS As you will see after Reading this Issue, MOBIAK continues to invest dynamically to fields, other M. 96-98 M. MPOTSARI STR., COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER than those within its place of establishment, which is the Greek market and in the field of Export Sophia Psyllaki: CHANIA - CRETE 731 36 El. Engineer & Computer Engineer, TEL.: 28210 63222 Sales - the aim is to create New Partnerships-Collaborations as well as to establish and strengthen Firefighting Equipment Sales Department FAX: 28210 66260 e-mail: [email protected] the Brand Name of the Company in Markets where we are already active. www.mobiak.gr EDITORIAL GROUP FACTORY The Key to our success regarding both transactions within the Greek Market and Exporting is ... Quality. Manolis Svourakis AKROTIRI, DISTRIBUTION Certainly, parameters such as Certification, Variety, Competitive Prices, Large Stock, and Fast Delivery President & CEO of MOBIAK SA CHANIA - CRETE 731 00, You can find ΜΟΒΙΑΚ Press: TEL.: 28210 63222 play an important role - but if there is no “Quality” then the desired Success will never come. It is the Manolis Svourakis FAX: 28210 66260 • Στα κεντρικά Καταστήματα της necessary tool highlighting all the other advantages of a Company. Founder & Honorary President of ΜΟΒΙΑΚ S.A. MOBIAK A.E. • Στο Τμήμα Πωλήσεων στο Magda Charalampaki After my long-term personal engagement in Export Sales, I can now confidently write that in all modern soci- Chemist MSc, Εργοστάσιο Quality Assurance Department • Στους Εξωτερικούς Πωλητές eties seeking and using high-quality products and services is very common nowadays. Our Partners Abroad do • Στα Κέντρα Διανομής Κεντρικής & not want just another Fire Equipment Manufacturer. They choose MOBIAK because they see that in every move Lefteris Kiralakis: Νότιας Ελλάδας, Βόρειας Ελλάδας Production & Management Engineer MSc, & Βαλκανίων & Ανατολικής Κρήτης. it makes regarding either a Product, a System or a Service, the governing condition is always “Quality”. Production/ Import Department Giorgos Theodorakis Mechanical Engineer Pyroprostasia “ Tasos Tsagkaridis The Key to our success regarding both transactions Seller, Driver, Heraklion Branch, Crete “ within the Greek Market and Exporting is ... Quality Giannis Pavlopoulos Firefighting Equipment External Seller for Attica & Central Greece Sakis Mpodosas Competitiveness is the criterion to ensure and maintain market domination. The factors which determine competitiveness Head of Distribution Center of Northern Greece & Balkans are quality and marketing price. The marketing price of a product depends on production costs and relates to the productivity Manos Stefanogiannis and management of the items involved in production, but it has a “strong ally” on which it can rely to justify any price: quality. El. Engineer & Computer Engineer EDITORIAL GROUP Fire Equipment Sales Manager for Greece Maria Nikoloudaki Economist The satisfaction of any Customer relates to Quality. The satisfied customer is important to the business because he/she remains Alexandros Mpolanis Financial Department Economist faithful to and endorses the company, its products - services & at the same time he/she is less price-sensitive and not affected by Fire Equipment Sales Department Antonis Gkezepis the competition because this customer is able to recognize the quality differences which directly affect the price. Dipl. in Applied Informatics in Administration & Economy Sophia Psyllaki Social Media Department El. Engineer & Computer Engineer All these years, MOBIAK offers you High Quality Products & Systems at Highly Competitive Prices. Despite all our important differences Fire Equipment Sales Department Myrto Koumi Graphic Designer with competition, we keep our prices low. This is because our aim is not to maximize the Company’s Profit (on the contrary, I would Manolis Stavroulakis Creative Department say...) but to offer both within the Greek Market and Abroad high-level quality products which will protect (when and if necessary - I Fire Equipment Sales Department Efi Manarolaki there won’t be any need for that) in the best possible way lives or property. Fontas Manarolis Chemist MSc Electronic Engineer & Computer Engineer Department of Industrial - Medical- Liquefied Gases Firefighting Equipment Export Department To sum up, I would also like to mention that I am particularly pleased that the majority of MOBIAK’s Partners first consider the Quality of a Argyro Scholinaki Product, System or Service and secondly, the Price. I am really glad that we all now acknowledge that the number 1 criterion for a Product Alexandros Nakos Chemist MSc Mechanical Engineer MSc Department of Industrial - Medical- Liquefied Gases which protects lives or property is the Quality (and not the price). Firefighting Equipment Export Department Giorgos Choudalakis Apostolos Diamantopoulos: Informatics Engineer I promise you that both me and the Partners will continue our effort to keep the Quality of Products, Systems & Services upgraded in order to Economics MSc, Medical Equipment Export Manager best satisfy your needs. Firefighting Equipment Export Department Dimitris Tsentelieros Andreas Klaridopoulos Information Technology Management MSc Mechanical Engineer Medical Equipment Export Department Firefighting Equipment Export Department Health, Love, Joy and Happiness for a happy 2019! Nikos Fragioudakis Metaxas Drakopoulos: Medical Equipment Sales Manager Production & Administration Engineer MSc, Firefighting Equipment Export Department Vassilis Mpinakis R & D Department for Medical Products Stratos Koronis Mechatronics Engineer MSc Dimitra Markaki By, Manolis Svourakis Firefighting Equipment Export Department Manager of Pyromedical Retail Store President & CEO of MOBIAK S.A of Chania prefecture Michalis Kapetanakis “ El. Engineer & Computer Engineer 2 Firefighting Equipment Export Department We wish You a Merry Christmas amd a Happy & Healthfull 2019 EDITORIAL Issue 20 December 2018 Annex A.1 (Products which must mandatorily bear the “wheel” In cases where in a building e.g. an enterprise, which has a different pur- CERTIFIED HOSES pose compared to the category under which the building has been clas- Fire protection sified according to its building permit, is going to operate, then a change of its purpose is required to be determined by the competent Planning Α.1/3.29 Fire Hoses with - Reg. ||-2/10 - Reg. ||-2/10 MED & ΕΝ14540 Authority. Diameter ≤ 52mm - Reg. X/3 - IMO Res. MSC.36(63)- in Greece 1994 HSC Code) 7 - IMO Res. MSC. 97(73)- By, Giorgos Theodorakis By, Magda Charalambaki Fire Protection measures 2000 HSC Code) 7. Mechanical Engineer, Fire Protection Quality Department, ΜΟΒΙΑΚFIRE The Building Fire Protection Regulation imposes passive and active fire “ “ protection measures. - EN 14540 (2004) B + D All buildings, irrespective of their use, are classified according to their fire The purpose of this article is to inform you about the changes which have including A1 (2007) B + E protection features, both existing and new. been recently made to the relevant legislation, and also ABOUT the ap- B + F A critical point for this classification is the date of entry into force of the plied international law on the use of equipment in shipping. P.D. 71/1988 (A ‘32) on “Building Fire Protection Regulation”. SOLAS Convention is in force internationally. Annex A.2 (products which don’t necessarily have to bear the “wheel”) Existing Buildings are considered those for which the building permit was issued prior to the date of entry into force of the above Presidential A few words about it: Α.2/3.33 Fire Hoses with - Reg. ||-2/10 - Reg. ||-2/10 Decree, whereas new ones are considered those buildings for The SOLAS Convention sets out minimum safety standards to be applied new Item Diameter >52mm - Reg. X/3 - IMO Res. MSC.36(63)- which the building permit was issued after the entry into force regarding the shipbuilding process, as well as equipment and operation 1994 HSC Code) 7 of the Presidential Decree. of ships. It also stipulates the certificates which demonstrate observance - IMO Res. MSC. 97(73)- of these minimum safety standards as well as audits to ensure such com- 2000 HSC Code) 7. Fire protection of buildings is further divided into two sub-sec- pliance. Responsibility for fulfilling the obligations imposed by SOLAS lies tors: with the Member States under the flag of which the ships are registered. • The passive fire protection
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