CNCI Achiever Awards 2012 to boost SL industries

Indunil HEWAGE

CNCI Achiever Awards 2012 for industrial and service excellence organized by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries will be held on September 6 , 2012 at Hotel Cinnamon Grand, Colombo for the 11th consecutive year.

The main objectives of the awards ceremony is to give due recognition to Sri Lankan industries that maintain the highest quality and high production standards and to reward them for their achievements.

Duly registered enterprises operating in Sri Lanka and also in SAARC countries with three to four years of business operations will be eligible to apply for achiever awards. Awards are presented on national level and provincial level in various sectors such as micro, small , medium , large and large scale industry sectors. Gold, silver , bronze and merit awards are offered to all winners of the manufacturing sector enterprises on national level. Gold, silver, bronze and merit awards are offered to all winners of manufacturing sector enterprises on provincial level. Service sector enterprises will also be presented gold and silver awards.

Sri Lankan enterprises operating in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives are offered the gold award under the SAARC country awards category.

Industrial enterprises operating in SAARC specific countries who are recommended by the SAARC country specific Chambers of Industry and Commerce are eligibleÿ to apply and will be offered gold awards under SAARC Specific Country Awards.

Special district awards are offered to Jaffna and Batticaloa districts for 2012 in the micro and small sector industry, manufacturing and services sector enterprise categories.

Since 2011, CNCI has introduced special top 10 awards for National Level Manufacturing Sector Industrial Enterprises who had obtained highest marks in comparison with national award winners.