CEAT Kelani wins 'hat trick' of awards in one week

CEAT Kelani Holdings has won three noteworthy awards in the space of a week, claiming two at the National Business Excellence Award (NBEA) and the top award at the 2013 People Development Awards presented by the Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development (SLITAD), the company said.

The three latest awards - two for business performance and one for human resources development -- cap a year of extraordinary achievement for the company that supplies half of Sri Lanka's pneumatic tyre requirements. In September this year, CEAT Kelani received a Merit Award at the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) ' Achiever' Awards and followed it up with the 2013 National Quality Award in the ' Manufacturing - Large' category from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) in October.

At the National Business Excellence Award presented by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) on Wednesday 27th November, CEAT Kelani was the winner of the Sector Award in the 'Exports' category and was adjudged runner-up for the Criteria Award for ' Excellence in Business and Financial Results.'

The Gold Award in the 'extralarge' category at the 2013 People Development Awards received on Friday 22nd November acknowledges the adoption of a systematic approach towards training and development of employees, and initiatives by the human resource team at CEAT Sri Lanka to enhance their talents.

"We are naturally exhilarated to win these prestigious and coveted awards," CEAT Kelani Managing Director and CEO Raman Rajagopalan said. "The stringent independent audits that precede the selection of winners by eminent judges and the benchmarking that results from these awards help the company in its quest for continuous improvement, and encourage the team," he said.

"Winning at the National Business Excellence Awards four years in a row also speaks to the consistency of the company's performance even in changing conditions," Mr Rajagopalan said. "We have also leveraged the best practices implemented by CEAT India with the support of our HR team."