AWARDS

National Business Excellence Awards 2010

Ceylinco Insurance bags top honours

Ceylinco Insurance once again bagged top honours when it emerged the winner in 'The Insurance Sector' at the National Business Excellence Awards 2010 conducted by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka for the seventh consecutive year.

Ceylinco Insurance Marketing Assistant General Manager Senaka Rajapakse said "Behind these achievements are the unwavering confidence placed in us by our customers, our share holders whose trust we value and our staff who went that extra mile to ensure the company maintained highest standards in customer care and add value to every aspect of the level of service we deliver.

"To us, Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance. Sound management principles also helped the company achieve this level of success.

"Winning the National Business Excellence Award twice over during the last three years confirms our consistency in business excellence".

Ceylinco Insurance, Ceylinco Life and Ceylinco VIP are considered as some of the country's most valuable brands winning several awards and accolades.

The company has deployed one of the largest sales teams in Sri Lanka.numbering over 6,000 trained insurance professionals attached to over 260 branches of General Insurance and 184 of Life Insurance.

NDB wins two awards

NDB Bank won two awards at the National Business Excellence Awards, proving the bank's continued dedication towards remaining a financial institution that delivers innovative solutions with 'best in industry' service. NDB Bank was awarded a Silver Award for "Excellence in Business and Financial Performance" and a Merit Award for 'Business Excellence - Banking and Financial Sector' at the recently held ceremony.

NDB Bank's Chief Executive Officer, Russell De Mel said, "We consider it a great honour to have received recognition at the National Business Excellence Awards for demonstrating excellence in our business practices. The overall stability and performance of NDB Bank over time, has been a great assurance to our customers and stakeholders. We will continue to maintain the highest standards while demonstrating excellence in corporate governance and social responsibility."

The applicants for these awards were evaluated by an eminent panel of judges over the last few months, followed by an in-depth interview. The Business Excellence Awards are presented based on the business and financial performance of an organization, in the areas of financial stability, steady growth, balanced business portfolio, growth of value addition and performance against the industry. The awards criterion also included excellence in product and process innovation, successful implementation of best practices in performance management, best practices in corporate governance and successful institutionalization of corporate social responsibility practices.

The National Business Excellence Awards is an annual award competition conducted by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) with a view to recognizing the business enterprises, which have demonstrated excellence in business whilst contributing to the economic progress of the country.

CLP wins Silver

Ceylon Leather Products (CLP) PLC won the Silver award at the National Business Excellence Awards - 2010 organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka.

Ceylon Leather Products PLC won the runner up award in the Manufacturing - Apparel, Textile and Leather Products section.

The company has launched its exclusive range of footwear, bags, accessories and home-ware in 2010.

"Natural raw materials are used to enhance the textured surface of these leather products and the new designs infuse local hand-woven fabric and coconut shells adding spice and allure to the innovative designs," Ceylon Leather Products PLC Managing Director and CEO, Sitendra Senaratne said to Daily News Business.

The key to Ceylon Leather's success is the inspiration through Nature and maintaining a balance between human well-being and lifestyle improvement and preservation of natural eco-systems and resources, he said.

"Maintaining a balance between human wellbeing and lifestyle improvement, preservation of natural eco-systems and resources, Ceylon Leather brings together three all natural local industries, unrelenting enterprise and vitality to add character to the products," he said. HP

Gold award for Piramal Glass

It was yet another "feather in their cap" for Piramal Glass who pursue excellence in all their endeavours when they were honoured with both a gold as well as a silver award at the National Business Excellence awards 2010, awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL).

This is the 7th consecutive award ceremony held by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, which demonstrates the Chambers commitment towards the development of local industry, by encouraging and rewarding the contributors to the economy through exemplary business practices.

The continuous growth of the company during the past three years was recognised by them being presented with the Gold Award in the Chemical and Ceramic Sector, as well as the Silver Award in the Best Tech - Savvy Company sector. The awards were made by evaluating factors such as Business and Financial Performance, Global Reach, Technological Investment, Performance Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and other key drivers.

"Piramal Glass is a technology driven company. We have a team of highly skilled engineering staff who undergo continuous, in-house on the job training, as well as regular overseas training. The company continuously invests in purchasing and upgrading its machinery to keep up with international norms. All this emphasises the company's ideology of striving to be a state of the art, cutting edge technology, said Piramal Glass, CEO and Managing Director Sanjay Tiwari.