5 roundup limelight vol 40 3

7/30/2019 5 Roundup Limelight Vol 40 3

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Inviting its suppliers for a meet in August2010, the Heating Group underlined theconviction that a robust company is as

good as its relationship with its stakeholders,especially in today's demanding businessenvironment.

How do you deliver improved qualityproducts to diverse markets within shorter

time frames? Reflecting on this challenge,Hemant Mohagaonkar, Executive VicePresident and Head of Cooling & Heatingpointed out that the velocity of change

and continuous improvement are the keyelements in an efficient supply chain.The vision of Heating SBU treblingrevenues in the next two years, shared byV. Radhakrishnan, SBU Head of Heating,called for team work for mutual growth.

On their part, the 30 participatingcompanies assured the heating group of theircontinuing support. Anant Bapat ofDampfKoelben noted that working withThermax for the last 25 years has been agreat joy. Opportunities that Thermax

offered for innovation and development alsocame in for appreciation from severalparticipants.

Thermax was conferred the 'CIINational HR Excellence Award2009' in July in recognition of its

leadership in HR excellence.

The honour came the company's way after arigorous assessment of its leadership, HRstrategy and processes, its employees'competencies and their engagement level.Independent assessors appointed by CIIevaluated the strengths and opportunities forimprovement, made site visits to validate theapplication and met the leadership team tounderstand how HR strategy aligned with

that of the business. Thermax qualifiedthrough a regional round to reach thenational finals and shared the top awardwith Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Winning the national award this year was astep ahead of the commendation award thatThermax won in 2008 at the western regionlevel.

Unny accepted the award from Sunil Kant

Munjal, Chairman, Hero Corporate ServicesLtd. and Mr. Hari Bhartia, CII President.

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Thermax wins CII NationalHR Excellence Award

TeamingSupplierswith

Unny, Sharadand theHR teamwith the award :

nationalrecognition

Pertinentquestions :partneringfor growth


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Thermax was chosen for the BestCompany Award by the BKKMTrade Union on May 1st,

Maharashtra Day and Worker's Day. It was adouble triumph for Thermax as Anu Agawas also honoured with the AudhyogikShantata Purskar (Industrial Peace Award).

At a high profile felicitation ceremony inMumbai, S. Ramchandran, Executive VicePresident of Thermax accepted the awards

from the Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan.

The union of the Paudh Plant of Chemicaldivision is affiliated to the BharatiyaKamagar Karmachari Mahasangh (BKKM)trade union. The union instituted theseawards from this year, to honourorganisations whose management and

workmen share a cordial and productiverelationship.

The 2nd batch of the ThermaxGraduate Program (TGP) passedout in August 2010 at a

convocation ceremony witnessed by thecollege faculty and C&H leadership team.The 18 youngsters, transformed intoknowledgeable and competent technicians,can now look forward to operationalpositions at Thermax sites across thecountry.

The programme, in collaboration withSinhagad College of Engineering, handpicksfresh science graduates for a 12 monthcurriculum to hone their theoreticalknowledge, familiarise them with productsand hands on approach" in areas specific toThermax's business. Fireside congratulatesthe entire batch and wishes them the verybest as they begin their training on sites, andtheir career with Thermax.

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Accoladesfor peace

Graduates

Thermax Life

getready for

S.Ram at the award ceremony :productive relationshipwith workmen


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The verdant and picturesque Sahyadrirange proved to be the ideallocation for the marketing and

product management team of the Heatingdivision to hold their annual meet.

Choosing 'Create-Win-Dominate' as their

theme during the outbound session, the

teams across marketing, innovation,engineering and technical servicescommitted themselves to achieve higherlevels of efficiency. Facilitated by HR, theprogram included a candid discussion anddrawing up an agenda to enhance the

strength of the team.

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he C&H Services SBU conductedtheir All India Business Conference

in July 2010 at a resort overlookingthe misty backwaters of the Bhatgar Damnear Pune. The group from across thecountry relished the idea of taking a breakfrom the confines of the office to revisit theirstrategy to grow more profitably.

With a blend of departmental presentations,

and fun and games, the meet rekindled theservice team's spirit. At the end of the threeday conference, there was renewed vigour tosurpass their targets.

Heating

to wingears up

C&H Servicesblends strategy

with fun

Renewedvigour :ready to surpasstargets

Outboundlearning :strengtheningthe team


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Aiming to enrich various dimensionsof diversity of its workforce,Thermax is increasing the number

of women employed. It is also addressing theconcerns of its existing women employees.

Several measures have been rolled out to

address the issue. These include theWomen's Open Forum which sawparticipation from over 100 employees;

identification of women buddies with whomothers can share their concerns; theavailability of an in house counselor andrecruitment of women workers and staff onmerit. The HR team is confident ofincreasing the percentage of women in thecompany from the present 6% level to 10%in the next two years.

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kanksha is

commemorating 10years of its association

with Thermax with a variety ofevents. 'Colour my World' anart fiesta, gave a chance to manycloset artists to run riot withpaint and their imagination.

Employees, their spouses andchildren along with studentsfrom Akanksha and K CThackeray Vidya NiketanSchool (managed by Thermax

Social Initiative Foundation),painted canvas squares withthemes from the environment.The colourful canvases havebeen combined and displayed atvarious Thermax offices.

Towards aninclusiveculture

Dabbling incolour : themesfrom theenvironment

AkankshaColour Riot

and Thermax's


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The first batch of 39 employees acrossThermax divisions and functionsgraduated with an Executive Post

Graduate Diploma in Business Managementin September.

Held in partnership with the Symbiosis

Institute of Business Management,employee-candidates are selected through astringent evaluation process. The 18 month

course covers general management streamsand aims to enhance their technicalproficiency with managerial competence.

In keeping with its focus on learning anddevelopment, the management developmentprogramme at Thermax is in its seventh year

and the next batch of 39 students isunderway.

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hermax organized a training

workshop for 28 senior Customsofficials in September. Designed on

the request of the Pune Commissioner ofCustoms, R Sekhar, the workshop was oninterpersonal skill development. SujataDeshpande from the Learning andDevelopment team customised the program

to include team building activities, sensitivity

training, management videos andpsychometric tests.

Jacob George, the EXIM chief spearheadedthis second training program for the Customsteam to improve collaboration betweengovernment departments and the privatesector.

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CustomisedConducting

workshops

Honing managerial skills

Buildingrelationships, and

workshop inprogress(inset)

Thermax Executivegraduates : buildingmanagerialcompetence


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Seventy-five delegates from Indian andMNC outfits converged on Kotputli,Rajasthan, the focus of their visit

being Thermax boilers installed at GrasimIndustries' 2x23 MW captive power plant.The visit was part of a two-day conferenceorganised by the Boiler and Heater (B&H)group in nearby Jaipur. Senior personnelfrom design and engineering explained

IR-CFB technology(internal recirculation circulating fluidizedbed boilers), deployed at the power plant.

The conference highlighted the advantages

Some of thesebenefits include higher separation efficiency,higher furnace density, uniform temperaturethroughout the furnace, and lower operatingand maintenance cost.

tothe visiting group

of using the Thermax boilers to developers

setting up power plants captive andindependent on conventional solid fuelslike coal, and opportunity fuels like lignite,petcoke and washery rejects.

The event saw participation from RelianceInfrastructure, ACC, Ambuja Cement,Ultratech, Indian Rayon, Ruchi Soya Group,Welspun, Bechtel, Fluor Daniel, ICBTechnimont and JK Paper, among others.

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We regret the demise of two of our employees,both from B&H Manufacturing.

Pankaj D Patil expired on 29th June 2010 in Mumbaiafter a battle with pneumonia. It was a road accident on

23rd July 2010 that took the life of Rahul Dighe.

We pray that their souls rest in peace and offer ourcondolences to the bereaved members of their families.

Technical prowessshowcased at a

customer site

Obituary

At theconference :

righttechnologyfor powerplants

Rahul Dighe Pankaj Patil


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Seventy teammates of the B&HMaterials group recently distancedthemselves from supply chains and

spare part purchase. They were only toohappy to enjoy the sun, surf and sand on ashort trip to Goa.

The train journey was a welcome break fromthe daily commute and it only got betterwith sight seeing, beach volleyball andpicnics. On the way back there was amemorable stopover at the Dudhsagarwaterfall.

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Sun tripping in Goa

Forward line champs

Materialsteam :

soaking inthe fun

Thermax foot ballers :dedicatedpractice

Football mania was revivedas the Thermax team wona corporate football

tournament in August. Thermax

beat Nihilent Technologies 3-2 totake home the Premiers Trophy atthe tournament organized bySportz Consult, an organiser forcorporate sport events.

10 teams largely drawn from ITcompanies put up a stiffcompetition but Thermax bravelyand skillfully faced Fujitsu andAXA Tech to find their rightfulplace in the finals. The teamcredits their triumph to the hours

of dedicated practice sessions afterwork.


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ho is the sole supplier of buns for MacDonald's in India?What is the similarity between Tower of London andcompanies tipped for takeover?

Aanand Ladgaonkar and Hemant Thorat from Savli Heating had notrouble answering these questions which took them to the Runner Upposition in the 7th Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz. Five differentrounds tested the 47 participants on the most unusual corporatehappenings, facts and trivia. They were among the six finalists in theregional round at IIM, Ahmedabad, the others being ITC, IBM,Triton Communications, Vodafone and Endeavour Systems.

Anand and Hemant had also bagged 4th place in the regional finalsof the Brand Equity Quiz in Ahmedabad in June 2010.

akhtawar Battiwalla from Chinchwad factory won theregional secretary of the year award at a contest organizedby the Indian Association of Secretaries and Administrative

Professionals (IASAP) in August 2010. She was judged the best inteam management skills among the 14 contestants.

Bakhtawar has been invited to attend the 20th ASA (Associationof Secretaries and Administrative Professionals in Asia-Pacific)Congress at Taipei in October 2010.

inanath Akela, a graduate engineer trainee from B&HServices presented a technical paper at an internationalconference of science and engineering, conducted by

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) inBangalore in April 2010.

This project on Hydrodynamic study of cold model of bubblingfluidized bed system using bubble caps finds application in thefluidization of sand bed in the boiler industry. Dinanath, who was afinal year BE (Power) student at National Power Training Institutecompleted this research project at the Central MechanicalEngineering Research Institute, Durgapur .

achel Kshatriya, daughter of Sangita and Ravi from EXIM,won her first prize at playing the violin at a contest held by

the New Life Centre, Pune. A student of western classicalmusic, Rachel also plays for the group, Magic of Strings.

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Quizzing champs

Bakhtawar India's bestin raceforadministrativeprofessional.

Paper presentationat IEEE forum

by GET

Stringing along with Rachel

Hemant andAanand : factand triviabuffs

Bakhtawar :regional winner

Dinanath :research paperfor boiler industry

Rachel : magic of strings


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omnath Sharma, a 2009 batch Graduate Engineer trainee isa university topper and a gold medalist who received hiscertificate and award from the Governor of West Bengal,

Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Currently working with B&H, Somnath completed his engineeringin Power from National Power Training Institute, the West BengalUniversity of Technology.

rajakta Joshi from EXIM has cleared the IPMA(International Project Management Associate - Level D)examination. This certification helps upgrade project

management skills, thus providing a competitive edge toorganizations and career growth for individuals while improvingcapability to deliver better, faster and less expensive products andservices.

An Electronics Graduate, Prajakta has been with Thermax for five

years. She is a Gold Medalist in MBA International Business andhas completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Foreign Trade.

hermax congratulated its employees' children who excelled in their 10th and 12thstandard examinations, with a scholarship and commendation certificate from Unny.While applauding the young achievers for bringing laurels to their parents, Unny

encouraged them to excel at what they liked best.

Some of the children who shared their thoughts felt that the board exams were not the make-or-break crossroads of their life; and they need not neglect their hobbies in the race to excel atstudies. A beaming parent even broke into song while wishing the parents and their wards thebest.

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Prajakta Internationalprojectisanmanagement associate

Universitytopper,Somnath

Excelling at thespringboards

Somnath : goldmedalist

Prajakta :competitive edge

At the felicitation :young achievers,proud parents

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