Local man plays vital role in setting Guinness World Record
Kevin played a role too - his task was to monitor strict safety rules, as well as adhering to stringent verification processes demanded by the Guinness World Records Authority
A former Ladysmith man, Kevin Prinsloo, lent a hand in a Qatari Rail company, setting a Guinness World Record in the United Arab Emirates.
Kevin left our town to work for a construction company in Qatar, UAE. Such was his impact that the company appointed him in a senior position that required proper supervision and thorough guidance to a multi-national workforce.
He did not fail the high expectations and played a pivotal role when his employers ventured into hitherto unknown territory – not only to spread their footprint all over Qatar and across the region, but to do it in record time and to set a new benchmark in doing so. The target was to set a Guinness World Record.
Kevin played a role too. His task was to monitor strict safety rules, as well as adhering to stringent verification processes demanded by the Guinness World Records Authority. On Monday, an excited Kevin Prinsloo telephoned me to break the news of his contribution, albeit a relatively minor one in a mammoth exercise -that Qatar Rail was officially recognised by the Guinness World Records for the
‘The Largest Number of Tunnel Boring Machines Operating Simultaneously in a Single Project’.
Qatar Rail’s 21 advanced tunnel boring machines (TBM) successfully completed the contract for Doha Metro stations. An ecstatic Kevin said, “The Guinness certificate is only a chapter in the history of what some South Africans can do, both locally and internationally.
The recognition is a well-deserved testament to the collective powers of a team from different parts of the world.” As one of the few South Africans, including some who also left their mark at Ingula, he is certain that more record-setting goals will be pursued in the future.
Each and every member of the construction company will receive a certificate from the Guinness World Records Authority. Something Kevin Prinsloo hopes to bring back to Ladysmith when he returns in about three to four years’ time.
