Recognizes long standing team contribution in SL and
India:
next Sourcing celebrates 19 years
next Sourcing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Next Plc, UK, the retail
clothing and accessory giant, celebrated Long Service Awards 2013 in Sri
Lanka recently. The company organized an employee recognition awards
programme, which was held at the Grand Ballroom, Hilton Colombo, amidst
a gathering of next team members and was graced by Chanaka Perera,
Regional Director for Sri Lanka, South India and Pakistan, Hugh
McConnell, Senior Technical Manager and Wilhelm Elias, Senior
Merchandise Manager.
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The
next-Long Service Awards recognized a total of 71 employees
in the region |
Chanaka Perera, Regional Director – next Sourcing for Sri Lanka,
South India and Pakistan, commending the team work said, “Our team
includes nearly 300 members in the region and I am honoured to
acknowledge each and every team member for driving our organisation to
where it is now, with a focus of reaching greater heights in the future.
We have experienced an unprecedented growth over the 19 years of
operations, because of your commitment and dedication. What gives us
even more pride and pleasure is to see such a large proportion of our
team members staying with us and developing long term careers with next.
We thank you all for your loyalty.”
Hugh McConnell, Senior Technical Manager - next Sourcing, noted that
“A main strength of next Sourcing is the ability to consistently deliver
goods that meet the customers performance standards. The office has the
best quality performance record of any supplier to next over several
years and is credit to the skills and dedication of our Technical and
Quality Assurance staff who have worked professionally to train new
employees, on board factories and build relationships with UK
technologists in their designated departments. I have been managing the
department for over 10 years and I am very proud of their achievements.”
The “next-Long Service Awards’ recognized a total of 71 employees in the
region.
Wilhelm Elias, Senior Merchandise Manager - next Sourcing,
elaborating said, “Having joined the business at its early stages, most
of us have seen our business go through several phases. The making of a
successful business in trying times, is a business that faces challenges
head on and this is what our offices have been renowned for. Our team of
merchandisers, technical and support staff, are a team of diligent,
hardworking and committed individuals that take pride in the product we
sell to next which is key to our success..”
Ms. Mihiri Ranasinghe, Head of HR – next Sourcing, elaborating
further said, “Our most important asset in our organisation is our
people. This felicitation ceremony was organized to recognize
longstanding service excellence among the ‘next’ family who have
passionately built our operations throughout the regions we operate in.
Because our team is embedded within our company values, we have reasons
to be proud.” next Retail is a chain of more than 500 stores in the UK
and in Europe. next Sourcing designs and sources clothing, accessories
and products through its global network of offices and suppliers,
negotiating market leading prices and managing production, ensuring on
time delivery on behalf of next Plc., according to a press release.
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