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SAURASHTRA CEMENT LIMITED
Winning
Streak at SCOUL
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Last
year we shared with you in these columns, the news that SCOUL
had scooped the prestigious Best Employer of the Year award
in the Employee Relations and Welfare category, given by the
Federation of Uganda Employers. This year we walked off with
an award in the Employer of the Year Award 2005 in the category
'Best Communications Strategy'.
The award ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Labour
and Social Welfare, Hon'ble Bakoko Bakoru at a colourful ceremony
held at the Sheraton Kampala hotel.
More
Power to SCOUL
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| Self-sufficient power |
SCOUL has taken a big
step towards selfsufficient
power. This
was achieved by the
installation of a 6MW
turbine. It is also the first
step towards a planned
co-generation project.
Rejuvenating the Factory
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| Planning at the Pentagon |
SCOUL underwent a planned shutdown of its plant during the months
of March and April 2006. Major improvements and renovations
were carried out during this period resulting in improved
productivity both in quality and quantity.
A
Restfull New Guest House
With
the addition of Rwenzori Guest House, SCOUL now has three
full fledged guest houses to cater comfortably to all official
SCOUL guests, functions and ceremonies. The old guest house,
Green View Guest House, has also been tastefully renovated.
The lounge which used to accommodate around twelve guests,
now has a capacity of over sixty. The five bedroom, partly
air-conditioned guest house is now a popular venue for several
celebrations. The lawns of the guest house recently presented
a pretty picture as the expatriate community celebrated the
festival of Holi.
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NEWS
FROM NORTH AMERICA
Message
in a Bottle
Monarch
Plastics Limited. has been buzzing with an experimental
project for an international customer. Venturing into
new technology, it is producing bottles from polypropylene
resin using the Injection Stretch Blow and the Reheat
Stretch Blow processes. The challenge was to achieve a
certain level of clarity and consistency using a material
from which bottles traditionally would be "cloudy". Initial
trials have been a success. Watch this space for more
details...
PET
Project
A
year ago, Monarch Plastics Limited ventured into
the manufacture of PET bottles using both a single stage
and a two stage injection stretch blow moulding process
and it now manufactures special water bottles and decorated
containers for a Bacardi product. Due to the success
in this area, MPL is expanding its PET bottle manufacturing
capabilities.
New equipment a second 2-cavity RHSB (reheat stretch
blow) machine and a 4-cavity RHSB - will be installed
over May and June 2006.
Breakthrough
Order
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Monarch
Plastics Limited had a breakthrough in supplying
12 ounce PET bottles to a nationally branded glass
cleaner product of a valued large customer.
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Accident
Free Zone
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Safety
is a prime concern at Swissplas Limited and
a whoop of joy went around when the Company celebrated
one year of being accident free. Mr. Hemang Mehta
visited Swissplas to celebrate the occasion with
the employees. There was a draw for $100 gift
certificates to WalMart and the lucky winners
were Prabhjot Dhami, th Satinder Kaur Mallhi and
Najma Saleem. April marked the 17 accident-free
month at Swissplas. Well done Swissplas team!
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Prestigious
Order Bagged
The
Asia Society, New York, ordered canvas bags from Mehta
Private Limited, Mumbai, for two of their conferences
held recently in Mumbai. The first of the two prestigious
conferences - The 16th Asian Corporate Conference - was held
at the Grand Hyatt on Driving Global Business and India's
New Priorities, Asia's New Realities. The other, The Third
Annual Asian Dialogue on HIV/AIDS, was held at the Taj Mahal
Hotel on Building a Social Agenda for HIV/AIDS: Sharing
Asian Experiences. We were proud to supply bags for these
acclaimed annual conferences.
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PEOPLE SPOTLIGHT
Obituary
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Mr.Shekhar
Mehta
20th June, 1945 - 12th April 2006 |
We
are deeply saddened to announce the passing away of
Mr. Shekhar Mehta, son of our ex-Chairman, Mr. Khimji
Mehta and nephew of Mr. Dhirendra Mehta and Mr. Mahendra
Mehta, in London on Wednesday, 12th April 2006.
Born in Uganda, Mr. Shekhar Mehta was well known for
his dedication and hard work and greatly loved for his
sense of honour and humour. He was a legend in the field
of motor sport and rallying, blazing his way into the
history books by winning the East African Safari a record
5 times. His career in this sport was cut short by an
accident in the Pharaohs Rally in Egypt in 1987 that
almost cost him his life. His love for motor sports
undiminished, Shekhar Mehta returned to the forefront
of the World Rally Championship as the President of
the World Rally Commission. He is survived by his wife
Yvonne and son Vijay. Mr. Shekhar Mehta will be deeply
mourned and missed by all.
Students
Enthrall
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Bhagwatacharya Shri Rameshbhai Oza & Karshini Guru Sharanandji
Maharaj felicitate Dr. Savitadidi Mehta, Director and Choreographer of
Dance Ballet 'Satyavan Savitri' by students of Arya Kanya Gurukul,
Porbandar, on the occasion of Sandipani Mandir Mahaotsav, February 2006.
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Welcome
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We
are proud to welcome Mr.
Mehul Gohel to GSCL Sidheegram.
He joined as Sr. Manager (Personnel, Admin. &
HR) on the th 9 of February, 2006. Mr. Gohel is
a post-graduate in Personnel & HR and also a certified
Six Sigma Green Belt by GE Corporate. He has a
rich and varied experience of 14 years. Prior
to this he was with Gujarat Glass (P) Ltd. (A
Division of Nicholas Primal Group) as Manager
(IR).
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We
welcome the latest addition to the Swissplas supervisory
team, Joseph Bucci
. Joseph joined Swissplas Limited on April 18, 2006.
We look forward to a long and enriching association
with both of them.
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75th Birthday Blessings
Mrs.
Medhavini Mehta, wife of Dy.Chairman, Mr. D. N.Mehta,
is blessed on her 75th birthday by Bhagwatacharya Shri
Rameshbhai Oza & Dr. Savitadidi at Arya Kanya Gurukul,Porbandar.
News from the Stork
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Congratulations
to Bala Nithiyandam on the birth of his first
child. His son, Aanandh came into nd the world
on March 22 , 2006 at 2:12 A.M. This little bundle
of joy weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. Bala has been with
Swissplas since February, 1989 as an Inspector
Packer. He was promoted to Foreperson in April,
1993.
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Brainkita!
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| Ankita is seen accepting the trophy from
Mr. Steve Tan, Moderator Play Abacus, Malayasia. |
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Ankita did us proud at the National Abacus & Mental
Arithmetic Competition. This brainy 11 year old,
is the daughter of a very proud father -Mr. R.Ananthapadmanabha
Rao, Executive Secretary to the Dy. Managing Director.
Ankita stood 2nd out of 250 students who appeared
for Level 3 of the competition held at Chennai,on
26th January 2006.Congratulations,Ankita.
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Mrs.
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani along with Mr. & Mrs.
D.N. Mehta at Arya Kanya Gurukul, Porbandar.
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