bloom august2014

Vol. 4 Issue 8 August 2014

Editorial

The first issue of BLOOM was published on 15th August, 2011! Today BLOOM is a much-awaited publication amongst Balmer Lawriens and is a successful medium for enhancing the sense of oneness & openness and the spirit of collaboration and connectedness across the organisation. We promise to continue this journey unstintingly to keep you abreast of all the significant events and happenings in the Company. I'll take this opportunity to thank all of you who have sent us feedback and contributions. However, my special thanks to the Regional HR Teams for their unstinted support to bring us news across locations. Please continue to send us your suggestions, contributions or

feedback at [email protected]. Let's remain connected always!

On 8th August, 2014 the first quarter results of FY2014-15 was announced. The Turnover during the quarter ended 30th June, 2014 increased by 6% to Rs 725 crore from Rs 683 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year. However, the PBT declined by 24% to Rs 38.42 crores as compared to corresponding quarter of previous year. This was majorly due to the serious challenges being faced by G&L and PC.

In the previous issue of BLOOM we reported about the highest ever despatch from IP, Silvassa in June 2014. You will be happy to learn that in July 2014 SBU:IP saw the highest ever despatch of barrels from Chittoor (1,00,317 nos.) and the Southern region (1,87,752 nos.). The previous highest was in May 2014. The SBU also saw the highest ever despatch of fruit barrels (447094 nos.). The previous highest was 3,86,771 nos. in the financial year 2011-12. Kudos to the team; keep up the great work!

The nation is gearing up to celebrate the 68th Independence Day on 15th August and Janmashtami on 17th August. Tons of wishes from BLOOM for all of you and your family. Happy Reading!

Mohar

The 2014 batch of Executive Trainees joined on 1st July, 2014. As part of their induction program, they

visited key units/establishments of Balmer Lawrie. In photo are glimpses of their visit to CFS, Kolkata and IP, Asaoti on 5th and 8th July respectively.

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In the month of July 2014 LS, Kolkata bagged the contract of origin handling and ocean freight of 299 rail

wagons from Hindustan Engineering and Industries Ltd. The wagons will be shipped from Kolkata port to

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania over a period of 6 to 8 months.

CFS, Kolkata successfully signed an

agreement with Damco for handling

export consignments of Bhusan Steel. The

raw material of Bhusan Steel will be

delivered to CFS, Kolkata directly via rake

and/or road. The material comprising 7 MT

of coils and steel sheets would be stuffed

and then sent to international destinations

for exports. This unique operation using

specialized machineries is a first of its kind

in the Kolkata region.

SBU: Tours – Vacations Exotica was the principal sponsor of the Tolly Monsoon Cup 2014 – Golf

Tournament. The event, which witnessed the participation of around 500 golfers, was an excellent platform

to brand and market Vacations Exotica in the eastern region.

BL represented at CII Seminar on Business Ethics

On 22nd July, CII Jharkhand organised a seminar on Business Ethics at Jamshedpur. Mr. P C Ojha, VP

[Vigilance] & SA to CVO was invited as a speaker in the seminar which was attended by industry leaders

and more than 70 delegates.

Mr. Viren Sinha, C&MD was invited as a speaker in the CEOs Panel Discussion in the 5th National Seminar

on Leadership and Organisational Change organised by CII-Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence for

Leadership on 30th July, 2014 at Kolkata. The other industry leaders on the panel were Mr. Harshavardhan

Neotia, Chairman - Ambuja Neotia, Mr. T V Narendran, MD - Tata Steel and Mr. Sumit Mazumdar, President

Elect CII and C&MD - TIL Ltd. The topic of the panel discussion was "Challenges of Leading People and

Managing Change".

With aim of generating more awareness on HSE and driving HSE legal compliance, extensive training

programs on HSE were conducted at Chennai, Mumbai and Silvassa in July 2014. HSE induction training

was organised for all the new joinees at HTP, Taloja and the 2014 batch of Executive Trainees.

HSE training program at Silvassa

Training on Cylinder Safety by Linde at CFS, Kolkata HSE induction training for new joinees at HTP, Taloja

HSE training at Chennai Office Training on handling dangerous goods at CFS, Chennai

HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) Corner

BL launched a noteworthy Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for drivers of commercial

vehicles, in the Greases & Lubricants Division at Hide Road, Kolkata on 23rd July, 2014. The Company has

decided to conduct free health check-up camps for 50,000 drivers across the country over the year 2014-

15. In the first phase spread over end July and August, 10,000 drivers will be covered in the eastern

region. The Company will be executing this initiative in the eastern region in association with "Kasba Shed

Foundation", an NGO based at Kolkata.

CSR Update

पदोन्‍नति / Promotion

श्री‍एस‍आर‍नायर‍की पदोन् नति ्ष्ेत रीय ्रधानन दद््ीरीय ्षेत् – टी&टी कषेत रूप में हुई है । वषेत बगंलोर में ि नैनि हैं । Mr. S R Nair has been promoted as Regional Head [Southern Region] - T&T. He is based at Bangalore.

श्रीमिी‍सगंििा‍िपु्‍िा‍की पदोन् नति वररष् ठ ानान ्रधबांक द न्न , टी&टी – बगंलोर कषेत रूप में हुई है । Ms. Sangeeta Gupta has been promoted as Sr. Branch Manager [Travel], T&T - Bangalore.

बानई एव ंभववष् में पपकी फललि न की कनमनन करि षेत हैं । Congratulations and wish you all the best in your new role!

कार्मिक‍सचूना‍– जुलाई‍2014 / Personnel Information – July 2014

स्‍थानान्‍िर ‍/‍Transfer

श्री‍आनदं‍सेनिपु्‍िा,‍वरर. उपनध् ् [एनपई] को एफबरीय ू: जरीय&एल में मखु् ्रधानलन धिाकनरी [जरीय&एल] कषेत रूप में स् थनननंि ररि यक न ग न है । Mr. Ananda Sengupta, Sr. Vice President [New Initiatives] has been transferred to SBU: G&L as Chief

Operating Officer [G&L].

श्री‍मदन‍चदं्र‍पलैान,‍कन यपनलक फिाव, जरीय&एल - हैदरनबनद को जरीय&एल – कोलकनि न में फहन क ्रधबांक [बबक्री] कषेत रूप में स् थनननंि ररि यक न ग न है । Mr. Madan Chandra Pailan, Executive Secretary, G&L - Hyderabad has been transferred to G&L - Kolkata

as Assistant Manager [Sales].

पपको नए कन यभनर की ाुभकनमननंए। Wish you all the best in your new role!

पनु:‍पदनाम/Re-designation

श्री‍अर्िजीि‍राय,‍मखु् ्रधानलन धिाकनरी [जरीय&एल] को वररष् ठ उपनध् ् [्रधानलन], एफबरीय :ूजरीय&एल कषेत रूप में पनु: पदननममि यक न ग न है । Mr. Abhijit Roy, COO [G&L] has been re-designated as Sr. Vice President [Operations], SBU:G&L.

श्री‍िन्‍मय‍लािड़ी,‍फह उपनध् ् [एलएफ], एलएफ – कोलकनि न को ्षेत्रीय व् वफन ्रधमाु [पवूय] - एलएफ कषेत रूप में पनु: पदननममि यक न ग न है । वषेत कोलकनि न में ि नैनि हैं । Mr. Tanmoy Lahiri, AVP [LS], LS - Kolkata has been re-designated as Regional Business Head [East] - LS.

He is based at Kolkata.

पपको नए कन यभनर की ाुभकनमननंए। Wish you all the best in your new role!

नए‍सदस्‍य‍/‍New Member

श्री‍धतृिमान‍नन्‍दी‍की तन कु्ति 1 जुलनई, 2014 को ईंजरीयतन ररगं & परर ोजनन ववभनग – कोलकनि न में उप ्रधबांक [मफववल] कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Dhritiman Nandi joined Engineering & Projects Department - Kolkata as Deputy

Manager [Civil] on 1st July, 2014.

श्री‍िौरव‍मजुमदार‍की तन कु्ति 2 जुलनई, 2014 को प यटन & न्न - ददल् ली में फहन क ्रधबांक [लषेतान & ववत् ि ] कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Gourav Majumdar joined Tours & Travel - Delhi as Assistant Manager [Accounts &

Finance] on 2nd July, 2014.

श्री‍आयषु‍सोधानी‍की तन कु्ति 4 जुलनई, 2014 को ग्ररीयफ & लबूिकें ट - कोलकनि न में फहन क ्रधबांक [लषेतान & ववत् ि ] कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Ayush Sodhani joined Greases & Lubricants - Kolkata as Assistant Manager [Accounts &

Finance] on 4th July, 2014.

श्री‍शिुम‍बनजी‍की तन कु्ति 7 जुलनई, 2014 को औद् ोिगक पकैषेत क्जंग – कोलकनि न में फहन क ्रधबांक [लषेतान & ववत् ि ] कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Shuvam Banerjee joined Industrial Packaging - Kolkata as Assistant Manager [Accounts

& Finance] on 7th July, 2014.

श्री‍सलुि‍जैन‍की तन कु्ति 14 जुलनई, 2014 को लॉक्जक्स्टक फषेतवनएं - मुबंई में कतनष् ठ धिाकनरी [बबक्री] कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Sulabh Jain joined Logistics Services - Mumbai as Jr. Officer [Sales] on 14th July, 2014.

श्री‍मडेश‍चदं्रकांि‍कुिल‍की तन कु्ति 15 जलुनई, 2014 को औद् ोिगक पकैषेत क्जगं – नवरीय मुबंई में कतनष् ठ इंजरीयतन र कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Mahesh Chandrakant Kutal joined Industrial Packaging - Navi Mumbai as Jr. Engineer

on 15th July, 2014.

श्री‍प्रशनेजीि‍राय‍की तन कु्ति 16 जुलनई, 2014 को कनपोरषेतट मननव फफंनान ववभनग – कोलकनि न में उप ्रधबांक [मन.फ.ं] कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. Prasenjit Roy joined Corporate HR Department - Kolkata as Deputy Manager [HR] on

16th July, 2014.

श्री‍आर‍नवनीिा‍कृष्‍ न‍की तन कु्ति 23 जुलनई, 2014 को ्षेत्रीय मननव फफंनान – द.्षेत., ाषेतन् नई में उप ्रधबांक [मन.फ.ं] – द.्षेत. कषेत रूप में हुई । Mr. R Navaneetha Krishnan joined Regional HR - SR, Chennai as Deputy Manager [HR] -

SR on 23rd July, 2014.

कंपनरीय में 1 जुलनई, 2014 को 12 कन यपनलक ्रधमा्निथय ों की तन कु्ति हुई । वववरी तनम् न ्रधकनर है : Twelve Executive Trainees joined the Company on 1st July, 2014. Below are the details:

नाम Name

एसबीय ू

SBU

एमबीए/इंजीतनयर MBA/Engineer

कॉलेज‍का‍नाम

Name of College

इरलनन वनरफरीय Irfan Warsi

एलएफ

LS

एमबरीयए MBA

लोर स् कूल ल मनैषेतजमेंट Fore School Of Management

रोहन ननग

Rohan Nag

एलएफ

LS


पईपईएफडब्‍ ल् बूरीयएम

IISWBM

धयंकि न कंदपनल

Ankita Kandpal

एलएफ

LS


पईबरीयएफ हैदरनबनद IBS Hyderabad

श् वषेति न ररीयार Shweta Sridhar

मन.फ.ं HR


लनल बहनदरु ानस् ्रीय इंक्स्टट टू ल मनैषेतजमेंट Lal Bahadur Shahstri Institute of

Management

फौरभरीयक दत् ि न Souravik Dutta

एलपई LI

इंजरीयतन र Engineer

जनदवपरु तुनवमफयटी Jadavpur University

तनति ा दही न Nitish Dahiya

पईपरीय IP


लोर स् कूल ल मनैषेतजमेंट Fore School Of Management

मफद्धनथय लोढन Siddhartha

Lodha



कषेत जषेत फोम ैन इंक्स्टट टू ल मनैषेतजमेंट K J Somaiya Institute of

Management

नषेतवरीयन टॉम् फ

Nevin Toms



टीएपरीयएमपई मनरीयपनल

TAPMI Manipal

कुमनर मावनंग

Kumar Shivang



ददल् ली कॉलषेतज ल इंजरीयतन ररगं

Delhi College Of Engineering

रीोि ोष बनजी Ranotosh

Banerjee

परओएलएफ

ROFS


तनरमन इंक्स्टट टू ल मनैषेतजमेंट NIRMA Institute of Management

रोान पनदं

Roshan Anand

जरीय&एज G&L


जनदवपरु तुनवमफयटी Jadavpur University

भनस् कर भरि

Bhaskar Bharat

पईटी IT


एनपईटी ददल् ली NIT Delhi

बनमर लॉरी पररवनर में पपकन स् वनगि है एव ंपपलोगों को हनददयक ाुभकनमननएं । Welcome you to the Balmer Lawrie family and wish you all the best!

The Red Fort was the residence of the Mughal emperors of India for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It is

located in the centre of Delhi and houses a number of museums. The name "Red Fort" is a translation of

the Hindustani Lal Quila derived from its red-sandstone walls. As the residence of the imperial family, the

fort was originally known as the "Blessed Fort" (Quila-i-Mubarak). Shah Jahan commissioned construction

of the Red Fort in 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Its design is credited to

architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The fort lies along the Yamuna River, which fed the moats surrounding

most of the walls. Construction began in the sacred month of Muharram on 13 May, 1638. Supervised by

Shah Jahan, it was completed in 1648. Unlike other Mughal forts, the Red Fort's boundary walls are

asymmetrical to contain the older Salimgarh Fort. The fortress-palace was a focal point of the medieval

city of Shahjahanabad, which is present-day Old Delhi. With the Salimgarh Fort, it was designated a

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex. On Independence Day, the prime minister hoists the national flag at the main gate of the fort.

Glimpses from the Capital City

Mr. S Swaminathan, Officer [HR], Chennai passed away after a prolonged illness on

5th August, 2014. Born on 6th October, 1962 at Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Mr.

Swaminathan had joined Balmer Lawrie on 2nd April, 1987 as a Time Keeper in the

Leather Chemicals Division. He subsequently moved to the HR Department and

handled functions including time office and pay roll for non-officers, statutory

compliances, contract labour management, loans and advances and final settlement.

Mr. Swaminathan is survived by his wife, two children and his mother. Let’s pray for

his soul to rest in peace. Heartfelt condolences to his family from BLOOM and all

Balmer Lawriens!

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