TFPP Asia Pacific Fire Flyer is your internal voice, so we

welcome your suggestions and input on items of interest, or any

opportunity to celebrate success.

AustrAliA / New ZeAlANdJason Ng / jason.ng@tycofp.com

iNdiAKaustubh Janave / kmjanave@tycoint.com

siNGAPOreJesslyn tan / jesslyn.tan@tycofp.comdenise lim / denise.lim@tycofp.com

Q u A r t e r l Y N e w s l e t t e r • i s s u e 2 5 • A u G u s t 2 0 1 5

the Quarter in reviewBy Kevin White - VP, APAC Sales

Team APAC, hope you enjoy our Jubilee Edition of the TFPP Asia Pacific FireFlyer, our 25th issue. The Flyer is chock full of the usual spreads – news

on key trainings and seminars, big product launches, cool marketing tools, blowing our own trumpet on sales wins, tips and tricks to get a jump on life, and my favourite – the employee spotlight (and this month it’s ‘Megha’!). Commercially we had a lousy July shipments month in APAC, our worst result to Forecast that I can remember – at 87% of achievement, where a big contributor was getting shipments out of our Special Hazards plants, and dealing with credit holds on many smaller customers that we extended terms with on the manic Q3 closing push. This has put a great deal of pressure on Quarter 4 and the push to Year End. There is still a great deal of Book and Ship to achieve in the next 6 weeks to make our commitment to Colleen’s global business, so it’s imperative everybody brings their A-game to the office in the next month or so and focuses on revenue generating activities. We must stay in communication with the factories, customers services and L&D and all do our parts to get as much business traded as possible. In other news, the construction of the Singapore TechXchange Academy is progressing well, it’s very exciting and will be a great showcase for TFPP capabilities with end users and distribution – we hope to have the grand opening by end September. Keep moving on yourself and your teams assessments and rich 1on1 discussions, and ensure we go into next year fully in sync with your bosses and your direct reports, and we have some good achievable and stretch goals, well aligned to the business direction and coordinated across the functions. Singapore turned 50 last week, I was here for the 25th and have seen some pretty drastic change. I am a bit of a romantic about the old Singapore, and have been saddened at times seeing the old make way for the new – but I suppose that’s progress. Without a doubt Singapore can be proud of the nation they have built in such a short time - it’s multicultural, enjoys religious harmony, is clean and safe, the people are wonderful, it’s really a great place to live and an excellent environment to conduct business. Congratulations Singapore!

Going for the 3 G’s ‘Grow our Customers’, ‘Grow our

People’, ‘Grow our Business’.

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setting a New standard and style

with VIGILANT Gen6 Fire Detectors

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New Kit on the BlockWe welcome the all-new

SAPPHIRE Demo Kit Version 2

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A new Generation ofAddressable detectors

VIGILANT Generation 6 (Gen6) MX Addressable Fire Detectors

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tips to Keep for lifeTravel Tips to Travel Smart

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up Close & PersonalMs Bubbly & Helpful - our very own

Little Miss Sunshine in Mumbai!

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HAPPENINGS IN APAC REGION

Go, go, go, GROWTH!

All eyes on the screen Staff participating in the ‘Let’s Clean-up’ activity

Going for the 3 G’s AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND

‘Grow our Customers’, ‘Grow our People’, ‘Grow our Business’. That was the theme of the ANZ GROWTH3 Strategy Kick-Off Meeting held from April 21 – 23, 2015. Patrick Conway, Sales Director for the ANZ region hosted the 3-day event in Lorne, Victoria. Besides presentations and breakout sessions, we conducted a ‘Voice of the Customer’ with some key customers whom we’d invited on Day 2 of the event. The invaluable feedback and insights gathered will help us fine-tune our deliverables and processes to better serve their business needs. One of the event highlights was a Corporate Social Responsibility activity where attendees helped pick up litter from a long stretch of beach in Lorne.

Jason Ng & Mark Wills produced this helpful Survival Kit which contained the agenda of the event and useful local information.

Team building Event - Winners of the ANZ TFPP MasterChef Challenge

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We launched the VIGILANT Generation 6 (Gen6) MX

Addressable Fire Detectors in the ANZ region at the end of Q3. But the Gen6 made its first public appearance (soft launch) at the Fire NZ 2014 tradeshow and again at the Fire Australia 2015 tradeshow in March this year.

The new Gen6 fire detector range comprises the Heat Detector (850H), Photo Smoke Detector (850P), Multi-sensor Smoke and Heat Detector (850PH). The innovative detectors use infrared technology with remote programming capabilities.

They are designed for faster commissioning and troubleshooting, allowing users to save valuable time and money. An interesting feature is the color option of the detectors. The Gen6 is available in any PANTONE shade which allows more flexibility to consultants and designers to match decor. They can be installed as an attractive feature or as a discreet safety device that blends into the environment. As part of the launch, we developed a new Gen6 microsite along with a series of animation videos to build awareness and drive up customers’ interest.

One of the satisfied customers remarked,“The new VIGILANT Gen6 is fantastic! This is a real game changer. I am extremely impressed with the ability to choose any PANTONE colour detector we need. Absolutely brilliant!”

HAPPENINGS IN APAC REGION

setting a New standard and style AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND

CliCk Here To V is iT

Gen6 Micrositewww.gen6.com.au

Cl iCk Here To waTCH

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HAPPENINGS IN APAC REGION

The Oil & Gas industry is a target vertical for Tyco. Following our in-roads into SHELL Asia, Pertamina Indonesia and PETRON Philippines where we conducted trainings and seminars, and helped conduct fire safety investigations, we moved north and reached out to customers in Rayong, Thailand. We pulled in local ANSUL distributor TKK to invite customers from PTT Global Chemical Group and Siam Cement Group, both big players in the petrochemical industry in Thailand. 42 people came to this event. Jan Johansson (Business Development Director, APAC) was our subject matter expert on Foam as he covered the basic principles and types of foam to its selection criteria. Questions raised during the discussion ranged from foam storage, shelf-life, viscosity to environmental impact of some foams. Several videos were shown throughout the presentation. The half-day session also covered INERGEN clean agent systems.

targeting rayongRAYONG, THAILAND

We had a lot of active participation in marketing activities from our

regional distributors in the last quarter. Our partners saw the positive impact from the customer-facing events which we have been doing the last few years, and have begun to invest time and money into similar activities. In the following articles, we spotlight some of these events. PT Effrensindo from Indonesia approached us when they saw a great opportunity to promote SIMPLEX solutions at a large conference for engineers. We helped Duc Duong (DDC) organize a seminar in Vietnam. PT Rotaryarna in Indonesia came to us when they participated in the Food Indo Tradeshow in April 2015. Also, we held a technical seminar in Rayong, Thailand and local distributor TTK helped invite key customers from the Petrochemical industry to the event. With these numerous conclusive events, we were also extremely gratified to hear much positive feedback about Tyco’s support.

investing in sales Growth ASIA-PACIFIC

We have done it with Dupont and local distributors in Malaysia and Singapore. This time, we partnered with 3M and Singapore distributor, Multron Systems. It was another collaboration of sorts with Tyco and 3M Singapore managing the presentations and Multron the invitees. And of course, we are talking about Novec 1230 agent and our SAPPHIRE Suppression System. TFPP held the half-day technical seminar at the Marriott Singapore on May 12th 2015. There were two speakers from 3M covering the topic on Novec 1230. Our very own Shiju SB from Technical Support/Training focused on the design aspects of the SAPPHIRE Suppression System. We captured 90% attendance out of all who registered for the event. These were mainly consultants, engineers and end-users Multron Systems work with or intend to do business with in the future. They included Parsons Brinckerhoff, DSTA, PSM Technologies and SingTel. Almost all 45 attendees stayed on throughout the seminar and approached our speakers with questions after the event ended.

tyco-3M-Multron Partnership SINGAPORE

ddC Goes siMPleX HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

The team that made this seminar a success!

Shiju sharing his knowledge with the attendees.

This is another example of a distributor investing time and money to grow its business with us. DDC is an authorized ANSUL and SIMPLEX distributor in Vietnam. Over the last few years, they have actively participated in product trainings organized by TFPP. After the last SIMPLEX product launch and training in Singapore, they were inspired to do something similar for their customers back in Vietnam. On the other hand, they also saw the need to promote the SIMPLEX brand there and hence, approached us for help to organize a Fire Detection Seminar. So after much preparation and coordination with Marketing Services (MarCom), they finally hosted the event in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8th, 2015. DDC paid for the event but Tyco provided all the technical, sales and marketing support. Alan Ang was the presenter. Thomas Fung (Tech & Training) led the local team with the product demonstrations. Dennis Mak (Sales) networked with the customers invited by DDC. Marketing Services handled the invitation, registration, banners, customer gifts, survey forms, certificates and sales collateral for the event. DDC even engaged a professional translator to help with the presentations. There was also a lot of interaction throughout the event. Feedback during the breaks and input collected from the event survey indicated that the event was timely and effective. Through this event, we gained a better understanding of our customers needs – with that, they became more acquainted with how our unique product solutions can help them from design, project execution, handing over, operation and right down to servicing of the building. Truly, a great investment from DDC!

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TFPP APAC UPDATES

eHs Matters ASIA-PACIFIC / GLOBAL

Tyco Global Products released its first issue of the EHSMatters newsletter in June 2015. The inaugural issue focused on ergonomics in view of the number of manual handling injuries due to unsafe acts or conditions. It also covered all the great best practices that are happening across Tyco Global Products. Denise Lim, our Creative Designer helped design the cover and layout of the newsletter.

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ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY

This subject is vast and does not just cover the lifting of boxes and the moving of heavy items in warehouses – it also relates to how we sit in an office, how we stand when working and also how our seating position affects our body when driving. Our posture can mean the difference between good or poor health. Ergonomic related injuries (categorized as Manual Handling) account for 18% of all Tyco recordable injuries year to date, and have been in the top 3 of our accident classifications for several years. Therefore, as part of this communication, we are providing some tools on the Ergonomic group in Yammer to help reduce our injuries.

Please join this group and be an active Ergo champion (search for “Manual Handling”). First, we start with a poster (infographic) that provides details of why ergonomics is important to you. This also gives some facts about ergonomic injuries. This poster can be used to communicate the importance of ergonomic issues and should be displayed prominently at locations. Second, we provide a selection of videos from Napo on the Yammer ergonomics site. These videos are specifically designed to train employees without the need for words. This is an excellent tool for global businesses such as ours where we want to communicate

a consistent message to employees that speak different languages. Other information such as presentations, aide memoires, practical tools and information bulletins are also available on the Ergonomic group in Yammer.Good lifting technique starts with your brain – work smart, not hard. Think and plan before you lift! However, please bear in mind that you should also consider who your lifting partner is each day. This could be a colleague or a mechanical device. Let’s help to reduce our injuries from ergonomic related tasks by using the tools and communicating some best practice across the organization.

Proper workstation habits of an employee

Monitor distance 18”–36”

Monitor height should be at/slightly

below eye levelShoulderslow & back

Adjust arm rest to elbow height

Wrist straight

Keyboard height= approx. elbow height

90° to 120° angle

Feet should be supported either

on the floor or on a footrest

No reaching forward to keyboard & mouse

Causes of Injuries Corrective Actions

Over-exertion – handling a load beyond the body’s capabilities

Assess the load and ask for help if too heavy or awkward

Repetitive actions – continually repeating certain movements

Change job activity frequently

Poor house-keeping – slips, trips and falls

Workplace inspections, be aware of your

environment

Poor workplace layout – encourages unsafe work

postures and unnecessary manual handling

Review layout during job design phase and make adjustments to reduce

strains on body

Incorrect body position and movement

Pre-plan work activity or adjust seating positions

Failing to change position or regular stretch

Take regular breaks or change work activity

Contributors WELCoME MEssAGE

Welcome to our very first EHS Matters Newsletter which has been developed to capture all of the great best practices across Tyco Global Products for sharing globally. The content enclosed is developed directly from our own employee’s stepping up for Safety & the Environment!

As we continue to close out FY15, we have an opportunity to review these practices and to leverage them across our global operations.

Recently, we have a seen a number of manual handling incidents which have resulted in employee injuries or U-ACTs (unsafe acts or conditions), this is our highest category of injuries and thus a theme for this newsletter this quarter to focus on ergonomics to reduce this exposure.

Additionally, the culture change program continues to grow across Tyco with now over 10,000 employees now engaged and several 100 completed projects from the grassroot teams.

If you have a suggestion for a future newsletter or would like to comment, please email me at johnperkins@tycoint.com.

John Perkinssenior Director, eHsTyco Global Products

+1 561 226 8388 +1 561 289 1493 JohnPerkins@tycoint.com

Gary Cheeregional Manager, aPaC, eHsTyco Global Products

+65 6601 9411 +65 9109 8713 Gary.Chee@tycofp.com

Gavin Haresregional Manager eHs, eMeaTyco Global ProductsTyco Fire Protection Products

+44 0 1373 302 323 +44 0 7973 145 270 Gavin.Hares@tyco-bspd.com

Paul A. Stachewiczregional Manager, eHs - americasTyco Fire Protection Products

+1 715 735 7411 ext.73286 +1 715 587 2796 Pstachewicz@tycoint.com

Timothy WilliamsManager, eHs - l&DTyco Global Products

+1 770 407 2641 ext.62657 +1 770 547 3658 Timothy.Williams@tycofp.com

Patrick M. Cowhersr. Manager eHs Culture ChangeTyco Global Products

+1 215 362 0700 +1 267 218 1202 Pat.Cowher@tycofp.com

Robert J. Wagnersr. Manager, eHs – safety CultureTyco Global Products

+1 440 708 0257 +1 267 328 8762 robert.Wagner@tycofp.com

Gregg Ublacker Psra DirectorTyco Fire Protection Products

+1 715 732 3611 +1 715 587 7482 Greggublacker@tycoint.com

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remember to speak up for safety, if you see an unsafe act or

condition, please report it! We all have the responsibility to stop a job or process if it is unsafe!

John Perkinssenior Director, eHsTyco Global Products

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I S S U E 2 0 1 5 - 0 1T Y C O E N V I R O N M E N TA L , H E A L T H & S A F E T Y • G L O B A L P R O D U C T S

Think & PlanBefore You Lift!

Good lifting technique starts with your brain – work smart, not hard.

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The new SAPPHIRE Demo kit is out! TFPP APAC Special Hazards

Product Management and Marketing Team worked with a local vendor to design the new SAPPHIRE Demo Kit Version 2. The new kit retains its original pelican casing with more

New Kit on the Block ASIA-PACIFIC

The sapphire demo kiT conTains:

iTem 1sapphire demonstration TankTo hold the Novec 1230 agent and a tablet, it is used to demonstrate the electrical non-conductivity of the agent. The submerged tablet still operates normally with the Bluetooth speaker.

iTem 2detachable chamber UnitDemonstrates the fast extinguishing capability of the Novec agent as the vapor passes quickly from tank to chamber to extinguish the tea-light candle.

iTem 3staircase demonstration Unit (neW!)Another demonstration using tea-light candles placed on each level of the ‘staircase’.

iTem 440cm long acrylic cylinder (neW!) A flame placed at the top of the cylindrical tube will quickly be extinguished by the vapor. This is to prove that vapors from the Novec agent does not sink.

iTem 5 Business card holder (neW!) The business card dries rapidly after it is being soaked and taken out of the Novec agent.

A manual with the various demonstration ideas is included in the kit. 2

compact demonstration tools included to showcase the unique benefits of the 3M Novec 1230 agent.The first two sets were revealed at NFPA 2015 and Interschutz 2015. It will be mass-produced and made available for sale to distributors by September.

Please contact Jeslyn Goh (Jeslyn.goh@tycofp.com) if you would like to obtain the SAPPHIRE Demo Kit V2 for seminar/tradeshow demonstration use.

Alan Ang – BD Fire Detection presented to some 250 people at the annual Himpunan Ahli Elektro Indonesia (HAEI) conference in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 23, 2015. This is an annual event where members of HAEI comprising M&Es, contractors, developers and representatives from government bodies meet, learn about new technologies and network. Our local distributor, PT Effrensindo saw this as a great opportunity to promote SIMPLEX Fire Detection solutions to a focused group of people. They initiated this collaboration with TFPP. As joint event sponsors with PT Effrensindo, we had the opportunity to present at the event and put up an exhibition stand to showcase SIMPLEX fire protection solutions. Alan spoke on recent changes to NFPA codes and highlighted SIMPLEX’s innovative detection solutions that could help meet the new challenges in development of fire safety standards in Indonesia. The live demonstration of the TrueAlert device, the TSW multiple workstation and iPhone Mobile were captured on the projector screens by the camera crew – this allowed the audience to be able to view the entire demonstration, which captivated everyone in the audience. The successful event was the result of good collaboration between PT Effrensindo and the TFPP APAC team that included Country Manager, Listiawati Lim and Singapore’s Alan Ang, Dennis Mak, Thomas Fung and Jesslyn Tan with great support from the local Sales and Business Development leaders. We look forward to more future collaborations with our regional distributors.

tyco drawsAudience at HAei Conference JAKARTA, INDONESIA

Alan Ang engaging the audience

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Q3 Sales was $55.9M; representing a 2.5% YoY decline and 8% below Q3 Plan.

Patrick and team delivered a good Q3 for ANZ, the only region in APAC to beat Plan with sales at $12M; up 8% YoY and 2% above Plan. Asia is down 5% YoY and missed plan by 3% mainly from Special Hazard due to delivery issues and project delays. China and India missed plan by 17% and 22% respectively. China continued

declining growth of 7% due to project slips and general China macroeconomics. North Asia also saw declining growth of 9% and missed Plan by 5%.

Special Hazard and Detection saw negative growth of 10% and 8% YoY respectively, and both short of Plan by 3%. Water segment grew 13% and met Plan. Mechanical segment saw 46% growth YoY and beat Plan by 70% mainly from SHURJOINT GRINNELL sales.

Overall Q3 YTD sales was $167M; representing an 3.7% YoY increase but short of Plan by 4%. Full Year forecast is expected to miss Plan by 3% or $6M, primarily driven by China region but up 3% YoY for APAC Region.

Separately, new acquisition Jindun brought in an additional unplanned revenue of $20M YTD and is expected to close the year at $28M, short of Forecast by $3M.

By Grace Lee - Senior Manager, Finance, APAC

ABOUT THE NUMBERS

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Thomas Heng closed a $373K order through distributor, Sentrix Technology to supply an ANSUL INERGEN System to a TGAST project in Malaysia. He also won an R-102 Restaurant System order with Linkgas Engineering valued at $250K.

Darren Koh sold 56 sets of Deluge Preaction Systems to data centers in Singapore through Rico Engineering and Chubb Singapore. The orders amounting to $235K and is a result of consistent technical support for our contractors.

Working closely with distributor Tong Loong Engineering, Mak Hon Loon won an order to supply 580 pcs of ESFR-17 Dry Type Pendent Sprinklers worth $138K to DHL Cold Hub.

Through PT Intecs, Audrey Tan successfully closed a $129K order supplying vehicle products to PT Freeport.

Amy Yip did it again with SingTel securing an $800K HYGOOD FM-200 order through Multron. This success came from establishing and maintaining good relationships with the customers.

Partnering Schneider Electric and giving full support to consultant, Epsilon, Umesh Makwana closed a Simplex order worth $60K for Credit Suisse bank in Pune, India.

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ABOUT THE NUMBERS

After spending a year identifying the product needs of the US Army in Korea, Spider Jeong won his first big order through Hyundai Fire Engineering to supply $120K worth of ANSUL Foam systems to the US Army Osan Airbase.

Spider also secured a $492K SAPPHIRE system order for HSHI Bergarding Central Processing Platform project through Tyco Marine Services Korea, and received another order of Deck Foam system and CO2 system worth $750K for a chemical tanker partnering Tyco Seaplus.

Despite strong competition from our competitors, Rajesh NC from the India sales team has clinched the first airport project (COCHIN International Airport) to supply Simplex Fire Detection system worth $112K through distributor Sterling & Wilson.

Despite tough competition from Viking, the China Water Sales Team still managed to secure power projects with Guangxi Qinzhou Power, Shanxi Yongji Power, Chongqing Fengji Power, Henglian Wucaiwan Power and Huaneng Power supplying $400K worth of Tyco DV-5 and DV-1 products.

Cai Zhong Qi won the Shanghai 108 Plaza project to supply water products worth $750K. The products include standard sprinklers, conceal sprinklers, ELO sprinklers, wet alarm and deluge valve.

Tan Fei secured a project in Guangxi, China to supply sprinklers and deluge valves worth $150K to Stora Enso Beihai Pulp Manufacturer, a commercial paper machine and pulp production company.

Joyce Fan and Liu Meiling combined their efforts and worked closely with their distributor to win an INERGEN Suppression system order for Suzhou Metro Line No.4. The value of this project is a whopping $2.8M.

Gao Jie’s hardwork has paid off as he won an order to supply an INERGEN Suppression system to Urumqi Xinjiang Real Estates Bureau Archives with a value of $310K.

David Ramsay and David Boyack worked closely with our distributor, LPG Fire Australia to secure a massive $500K order supplying ANSUL Foam and equipment to a Sikorsky Hanger located in Sydney.

Riding on the momentum, both Daves and LPG Fire pursued relentlessly on Commonwealth Bank (Commbank) and their effort was eventually paid off when they received an order of $300K of LPG 300 Bar iFlow Inert fixed fire fighting components.

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REQUIREMENTS FORCHECK-IN LUGGAGE

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Travel tipsF I R E F L Y E R P R O U D L Y P R E S E N T S

Your trip starts even before your plane takes off. Planning ahead of your trip plays a huge role in ensuring your trip is fun and that you won’t waste valuabletime at your destination.

if you do not intend to check in your luggage, check your airline website for the approved hand luggage size.

research the type of luggage you’re going to bring on-board. look for a durable light-weight bag that comes with wheels.

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there are many user-review sites available that include honest and accurate descriptions of hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions from people who have experienced it all first hand.

Check THESE OUT www.tripadvisor.com www.travelpost.com www.kayak.com

Check THIS OUT www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_luggage

Bags with a detachable piggy back clip, a looped clip on the top of the bag near the handle, allow you to clip a second bag onto a larger one. When you pick up your checked bag, clip on your carry-on and presto -- you have a free hand!

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STAY HEALTHY & Updated

Give your luggagea photo SHOOT

MAP, MAP, MAP!

DIGITAL BACKUPSFOR DOCUMENTS

EXTRA HANDY ZIP-LOCK BAGS

Depending on where you’re going, you may need to get special vaccines or medications as a precaution against various diseases.

if you’re going for a long trip, there may be a good chance that you’ll need to check in a bag. if you do, take a photo of it that can be used to describe the bag, just in case it gets lost on the flight. You will thank yourself for doing that if it does happen.

Did you know that you can save map sections for offline use if you type “OK maps” into google Maps? this will save you time while you are on the trip, as well as to cut down on your data usage.

create digital backups for all important documents that you’ll need for your trip, including passports, any booking confirmations, boarding passes, etc. so you are covered even in the event of loss or theft.

these can be useful, especially when you need to get liquids, gels and toiletries through airport security.

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Stay up-to-date medical recommendations & lists health advisories by country.

READ UP MORE ABOUT

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FRESH SMELLINGCLOTHES IN LUGGAGE

KEep a list of local emergency numbers

Put a dryer sheet in your luggage to keep your clothes smelling fresh and clean, even after 20 hours of flight!

Some travelers may encounter an emergency while abroad. Dealing with a serious injury, illness, an assault, or even just running out of funds is never a pleasant situation, especially during your travels. However, a little preparation beforehand can help you better prepare and cope with the situations life throws at you.

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11 Exercise your way out of jetlaglast but not least, the best way to overcome jet lag and sleepless travel is forcing yourself to do an afternoon or evening cardio workout.

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the TFPP Mumbai office. She has been with Tyco since May 2012. Always bubbly and helpful, she would be the first person you turn to when you need some advice at the office. Megha handles all the office administration and supports Sales and Marketing for the TFPP team in the India Region. That keeps her busy throughout the day.

Despite that, Megha is quite sanguine about her work. “I think I’m a friendly person. You can hardly find me in a bad mood that would

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

take me to the point of being rude or inconsiderate” she claims, “those who know me can attest to that.” That is what her colleagues love about Megha. “The best part of my job is having the freedom to express myself – laugh whenever I need to de-stress; speak and be heard; work not because I’m paid to do so, but because I’m inspired to do my best.” Megha adds.

“There are however, challenges at times. That’s when I accept everything that comes my way, not realizing there isn’t enough time in my calendar to make it happen”.

Megha was born in Chembur and grew up in this suburb in eastern Mumbai, where she still lives with her own family and in-laws. Megha is happily married to Yogendra and they have a 3-year old son, Akshat. Her favorite sport is swimming but spending quality time with her son is the probably the first priority when she finds time at home.

She shares, “My father who is in his early 50s had open heart surgery recently. That really scared the hell out of me but at the same time, it sent a clear message that we should all be mindful of our own health and take charge of our well-being.”

One thing that you may not know about her, is that she is very inspired by Sadhguru, who is a renowned Indian author, poet and visionary. He has been a great influence on how she lives her life. She highly recommends his book called “Inner Engineering”, as it totally changed her perception about her life and the world we live in. On her views about life, Megha says,

The beauty of life lies in its imperfection.

Though my life is not perfect and it has

been full of challenges, i wouldn’t change

anything in the world for it.

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THE NOTICE BOARD

In this issue of the Notice Board, we bring you interesting trivia about the major cities that TFPP APAC operates in.

Singapore

tFPP APAc headquarters is located in Singapore. the office will soon have the region’s newest techXchange Academy. Singapore celebrates its golden jubilee in 2015, its 50th year of independence. Singapore Botanic gardens is the first and only tropical botanic garden to be designated a UnEScO World Heritage Site.

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Mumbai Jakarta

Our regional head-office for the india region,Mumbai houses 3 business segments; FPP, lSP and SP. Formerly known as Bombay, Mumbai is the rEAl city that never sleeps. Apart from being the financial hub of india, the city will remind you of new York in other ways, like the bridge and happening night life, and the expensive real estate.

tFPP set up the Jakarta office in the second quarter of FY2015 and since then we are seeing a lot of activities from the country. in its Emerging cities Outlook 2014 report, global consultant A.t. Kearney ranked Jakarta first among 35 emerging world cities in terms of potential to improve their global standing in the next few decades.

Melbourne

Patrick conway and his core team are located in the tFPP Melbourne office. Melbourne is where Formula 1 starts its season in the calendar year. Melbourne was ranked by the Economist intelligence Unit as the world’s most liveable city since 2011. it retained the pole position in the 2014 ranking.

Busan

Busan is Korea’s second largest city and the number one trading port. it is also where tFPP APAc gets much of its marine business through Spider Jeong and his team. Busan has Korea’s largest beach (Haeundae Beach) and longest river (nakdong river).

Taipei

taipei is home to tyco’s Shurjoint team. taipei is well-known for its night markets, street bites and the 508m tall taipei Financial centre or popularly known as the taipei 101. Did you know that 101 is protected by tyco’s security and fire detection systems? the building has 22 SiMPlEX control panels with more than 16,000 addressable points.

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tyco opened its first center of Excellence (cOE) in Shanghai in 2008. in 2012, tyco relocated its Asia headquarters from Singapore to Shanghai. Soon, Shanghai will be home to the newest Disneyland (6th in the world). it’s now targeted to open in the spring of 2016.

Shanghai

christchurch is where the manufacturing facility for VigilAnt products is located. it’s probably the only city in the world where within two hours of an international airport, you can ski, play golf, bungy-jump, go rafting, mountain biking, hot-air ballooning, whale watching and visit world class wineries.