The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) held its official launch and the media briefing of the “CNCI Achiever Awards 2018” for Industrial Excellence on March 15, at “Liberty Ball Room”, Hotel Ramada, Colombo.
It is a unique event where the CNCI, the premier Industrial Chamber in the country recognizes the Sri Lankan Industrialists for their achievements both in the manufacturing and service sectors. The Chief Guest at the occasion was K.D.N. Ranjith Asoka, Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
The Achiever Awards scheme has been initiated by the CNCI to promote industrial growth in the country by recognizing and rewarding those industrialists who excel well in their respective businesses. The contestant companies will be evaluated based on their achievements displayed in the areas of quality standards, productivity, corporate plan, research and development, employee benefits and labour relations, while assuring concerns over the social and environmental obligations and to encourage these industries to reach further heights.
The Achiever Awards scheme is highly popular among the industrial sector and also is a valuable opportunity to all industrialists of Extra Large, Large, Medium, Small and Micro categories, to be contested in provincial and National levels. Kevin Edwards, Achiever Awards Steering Committee Chairman and the CNCI’s Vice Chairman while welcoming the gathering said that he was certainly proud to mention that the CNCI Achiever Awards Competition is being held in 2018 for the 17th consecutive year. There are some companies who initially contested under the categories of “Small” and “Medium” that are now in the categories of “Large” and “Extra Large”. These are, of course, the success stories behind the Achiever Awards Event organized by the CNCI.
Pradeep Kahawalage, introduced “Achiever Awards 2018” to the media. He explained that the applications for the CNCI Achiever Awards are subjected to a stringent evaluation procedure; initially by an external Audit Firm, then an internal panel of judges consisting professionals such as Chartered Accountants and Engineers. The external panel of judges is headed by Professor Sampath Amaratunge, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. The presentation of awards will take place on August 9, at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. DFCC Bank PLC is the Principal Sponsor and Official Banking Partner for the ‘Achiever Awards 2018’ while Ceylinco General Insurance Limited and Litro Gas Lanka Limited are Co-Sponsors. Commercial Bank of Ceylon is the Awards Sponsor. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Lake House is the Print Media Sponsor for the consecutive 17th year.
Applications for the Achiever Awards are available at the CNCI Chamber Secretariat, Galle Face Court 2, Colombo 3 and all Regional Chambers or could be downloaded from their website www.cnci.lk. Applications will close on May 31.
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