SPB records increase in oil palm fruits production
MIRI: Sarawak Plantation Berhad (SPB) recorded an increase of 20 per cent in its oil palm fruits production for the first quarter of this year compared to previous years.
According to its executive chairman, Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi, the increase was due to the hard work and efforts of its manpower.
“This year there is an increase of 20 per cent compared to previous years. So hopefully, we can see an increase of at least 30 per cent at the end of this year.
“I want to thank all our manpower in SPB for making this happened,” he said when launching SPB Labour Day 2019 celebration at Ladang 3, located at KM 75 Jalan Miri-Bintulu here yesterday.
Abdul Hamed said Labour Day celebration is important for employers to show appreciation to all its employees and workers who work hard to make the company sustainable.
“I am thankful for all the workers in SPB who are working together to help the company move forward and remain sustainable.
“Together we can achieve the best for SPB,” he said adding that SPB has more than 2,000 plantation workers and about 380 staff in the management team throughout the state.
Among the programmes held during the celebration were telematches such as gunny sack race, walking on bricks, ping pong ball relay, tug-of-war, kick the ball into the hoop contest and others.
Ladang Kosa/Sawai team emerged overall champion in the telematch while Ladang Subis 2/3 team won the Best Decorated Camp title.
Lucky draws were also held offering a 60-inch TV, a washing machine and a handphone as the top three prizes.
Also present were Ta Ann Group chief operation officer representing SPB executive director Dato Wong Kuo Hea, SPB directors Datu Soedirman Aini, Brig Gen (R) Dato’Muhammad Daniel Abdullah and Ali Adai, SPB chief operation officer Iswandi Ayub, SPB chief finance officer Koay Bee Eng, SPB human resource, legal and secretarial manager Trina Tan Yang Li and the celebration organising chairman James Lee Kah Lai.