November 2015 House Magazine of The Ramco Cements Limited
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November 2015 House Magazine of The Ramco Cements Limited
November 2015 House Magazine of The Ramco Cements Limited Vol: 2 No: 6 Inspirations Words of Wisdom from Dr Kalam The 11th President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s sayings and deeds has inspired a whole nation. Dr Kalam had a way with words - from his memorable speeches while addressing students all over India to his inspirational books and essays including his autobiography 'Wings of Fire'. Kalam's words motivated generations of Indians to dream big and work hard towards achieving them. Here are a few of his immortal sayings: Patron P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha Chairman & MD Advisory Board A V Dharmakrishnan CEO Balaji K Moorthy President - Marketing M J Sai Kumar VP-HRD K.Selvanayagam Company Secretary N Varadarajan AVP-IT Editor G Bharath, GM- Learning & Development COORDINATORS Alathiyur V. Ramakrishnan DGM (Admin & Liaison) Ariyalur A Johnson Antony Leo, SDGM-Personnel Jayanthipuram E Alwar, DGM - Personnel RR Nagar S Krishnasami, DGM-Personnel Mathod Manjunath Das, AGM-Personnel “All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds.” “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” “If you fail, never give up because FAIL means "First Attempt In Learning". “All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.” “It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone”. “Suffering is the essence of success!!!” “Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.” “One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.” “God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.” “Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.” Changalpattu GU N.Vivek kumar, DY. Manager - Personnel Kolaghat GU Sabyasachi Kabiraj, Manager - QC Salem GU DineshKumar R, SDGM-Work Marketing Marketing – Tamilnadu S Sekar, Sr.Manager – Marketing Marketing – Andhra & Telangana A Sriram Reddy,Sr. Manager – Mkt, Vizag Marketing – Karnataka S Srikath, Manager – Mkt Marketing – Kerala A Gopakumar - AGM – Mkt Marketing – Orissa Pratik Kumar Ray, Sr.Manager – MKT Marketing – West Bengal PP Mukherje, AGM – MKT Corp Office V Krishnaswamy, Dy.Manager – L&D Published by The Ramco Cements Limited Corporate Office, 98-A, Auras Corporate Centre Dr.R K Salai, Mylapore, Chennai – 04 Design : Akshar Creative Technology Printing : Sun Graphics 2 Ramco Bhandham From Chairman’s Desk Dear friends, We have a long-standing heritage of commitment to excellence, leadership and innovation. These are the attributes that have served us well through more than 50 years of growth, and they will continue to serve us in the future. We believe that success of an organisation lies in its ability to produce quality products very efficiently on a sustained basis. We have always been constantly striving to surpass our own standards of excellence, when it comes to quality, efficiency and technology leadership. It is the people who work for the company that makes a company great. Our success is derived not only from the drive of our employees and the strength of our system, but also from their commitment and dedication, which enable us to provide our customers with best quality products and services. We are pleased to have you as part of Ramco family. Every person's job is important, not only to their own success, but also to the success of entire organisation. I encourage you to look at your job objectively for opportunities to cut wastage, to improve quality and to enhance efficiency. One thing with which people readily associate the name Ramco is ‘ethics’. It takes a life-long practice even for an individual to earn this reputation, and all it takes is just one small blemish to wipe away such reputation built over a lifetime. That being the case with an individual person, you know what it takes for a corporate group to earn the reputation of being a ‘company of ethics and integrity’. We owe this to our strong and steadfast allegiance to the values of ethics and integrity, which we have imbibed from our revered Founder. I urge you all to not only stay rooted in practising these values, but also to inculcate them among the young people who come into Ramco family. Focused on long term growth, I ask you to pay attention to the vital factors of cost efficiency and customer focus that can help us forge a strong future. I welcome your ideas and suggestions for making continuous improvement. I hope that new employees who have joined Ramco in the recent past find their work enjoyable and that our employees make all newcomers feel welcome. I encourage you to get to know other Ramco people throughout the organization. Let’s continue to create a working environment that gives employees the opportunity to develop their best selves and to do their best work. Wishing you and your family members Happy Deepavali! P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha Chairman & MD Ramco Bhandham 3 Message from our CEO Dear Colleagues, As we march on with our journey of facing new challenges and creating newer milestones, we have been steadfastly learning new lessons from the challenges and adapting to the environmental changes. We continue to have uncertainties in the business environment and we are yet to cross tougher days. In the current scenario, where uncertainty has become the new certainty, we need to chart our road-map that can accommodate multiple approaches to deal with uncertainties. What has been of immense help in handling this challenge of complexity and uncertainty is our effective use of information systems and our innovative ideas in all the operating fields. We have been making the best use of Information Technology for several years now that we are now recognised for exemplifying the highest level of excellence in information technology. At a time when our Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has launched “Digital India” movement to transform our country into digital empowered society, we, at Ramco, are really proud to be a part of this nation-building movement. We have made innovative efforts in harnessing IT for bringing transparency and responsiveness in our systems and processes. We have ushered in new technologies like mobile and cloud based applications to deliver business value and enable growth. Our efforts are now widely recognised and we have been conferred with the CIO100 Award for fourth time by the IDG (International Data Group) and we are also now admitted in to their exclusive “CIO Hall of Fame”. As we move forward, I would like to draw your attention to current situation where our capacity utilization is still hovering around sixty percent of our installed capacity. While we should make all out efforts to boost the demand for our products, it is imperative that we stay focused on key issues like enhancing the equipment efficiency, improving business processes, reducing the idle running of equipments, energy conservation etc. We are in a very decisive stage and we cannot afford to take things as a matter of routine. So in order to achieve better results, we are required to stringently explore all possibilities for improvement and strive towards better performance. Our entire team is expected to be cost conscious, quality sensitive and to display accountability, transparency and integrity in our professional as well as personal life. As we go about our daily work, I urge to set aggressive goals in the above areas and then work towards achieving them with tenacity and enthusiasm. I wish you all the very best. A V Dharmakrishnan Chief Executive Officer 4 Ramco Bhandham Our CMD, Vice Chairman along with Mr. Abinav during the inauguration of Kalyanamandapam at Rameshwaram by our Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Chairman delivering Address on the occasion of Birth Centenary Celebrations of His Holiness Swami Chinmayananda Maharaj on 7th May 2015 at Ernakulam Chairman receiving a memento from swami Viviktananda, Regional Head, Chinmaya Mission, Kerala Region Our CMD being felicitated by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) for his exemplary contribution in promoting growth and sustainability in the Indian Cement Industry on 14th May 2015. Ramco Bhandham 5 Awards & Accolades RRN Our CMD is seen receiving the 5S Certificate from Dr Srivathsava, Executive Director of QCFI (India), when our RRN unit was awarded the 5S Certification award from Quality Circle Forum of India. Chengalpattu Grinding Unit JPM - 5S Project Inaguration Our Chengalpattu Grinding Unit has been certified for 5S Implementation. Seiji Baba, Consulate General of Japan is seen presenting the Certificate to our Ramco team during a function organized by ABK-AOTS DOSAKAI 5S Forum of India. Under guidance of Quality Circle Forum of India, 5S implementation project has been launched in Jayanthipuram unit. This project was inaugurated on 9th Feb Vasantha Vedika by Dr Srivathsava, Executive Director of QCFI (India) Kaizen Mela: KAIZEN means ‘ongoing improvements’ and all kaizen initiatives involve every employee irrespective of the hierarchical position one holds in the orgainzaiton. The KAIZEN philosophy assumes that our way of life – be it our working life, our social life, our home life – has the potential for improvements and it is for us to constantly explore such opportunities and make improvements happen. The second Kaizen Mela was organized by QCFI, Madurai on 30.05.2015, in which more than 250 Kaizens were presented by various industries Our RRN unit receiving Prizes 6 Ramco Bhandham Salem Grinding Unit receiving Prizes Chengalpattu Grinding Unit receiving Prizes Global Investors Meet – RAMCO Presence Tamilnadu Government is planning a big leap forward in industrial growth in the State with the Global Investors Meet held on 9th and 10th September at Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai. Across 12 sectors, companies and even countries have committed the investment, with the State Government promising faster clearances of proposals and improving infrastructure, especially in the power sector. Tamilnadu is already home to some of the biggest companies in the world out of which 50 are Fortune 500 companies. As per Government data, the Meet attracted a total investment of Rs.2.42 lakh crore and would create 4.7 lakh jobs in the State. Our Chairman shared the dais with the Chief Minister at the inaugural function. Our Vice Chairman presented a paper on Research and Development in the IT sector in the country. Chairman, Vice Chairman and CEO visited our stall at the exhibition. CIO Award International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events and Research Company. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, IDG products and services reach an audience of more than 280 million technology buyers in 97 countries. It publishes highly reputed magazines like Computerworld, Macworld, PC World, CIO etc. Its Indian arm is IDG India. IDG India’s CIO magazine has a long and proud tradition of honouring leading Indian companies for business and technology leadership and innovations through its premiere award program called CIO100 Award. This annual award program recognizes organizations that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. It recognizes organizations for using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers. Our company has received this award this year. This award is given in recognition of our efforts in ushering new technologies like mobile and cloud based applications in our organization. We are receiving CIO100 award for 4th time since its inception ten years ago. In appreciation of this feat, we are admitted to the exclusive “CIO Hall of Fame” by IDG. Ramco Bhandham 7 Founder’s Day Celebration 121st Founders’ Day was celebrated in a grand manner at all the Units following the long-practiced tradition of lighting the ceremonial Founders’ Jyoti at the temple premises and carrying it in a procession in which the entire Ramco fraternity participates as one family. Later in the day, various activities of community service like blood donation camps, annadhanam etc are organised by the volunteers of our Ramco Social Service league. RRNagar CMD visited to RRN unit during 121st Founder’s day Celebration and paid homage to our revered Founder At Corporate Office Founder’s day celebration at Corporate Office. 8 Ramco Bhandham Alathiyur Ariyalur Dr. Srimath Kumarasamy Thambiran Swamigal, Dharumapuram Adheenam in the presence of Senior Management Officials during founders day celebration Kolaghat Gathering at the temple after the procession Mathod Apart from the procession each unit has organized Blood Donation camp, Annadhanam and various social service activities for the benefit of nearby villagers Birth Centenary Celebrations of Smt. P.A.C.R. Sethuramammal, Wife of our Founder Discourse on Srimad Bhagavadham by Shri Ubaya Vedanta Velukkudi Krishnan Swamigal Music concert on Krishna Bakthi Geetham by Mambalam Sisters Ramco Bhandham 9 Events & Happenings World Environment Day Kolaghat Grinding Unit JPM Unit Alathiyur Unit Ariyalur unit Environment day was celebrated at Alathiyur unit. S Nawab John, District Environmental Engineer, TN Pollution Control Board, Ariyalur District presided over the function and delivered the valedictory address. Salem Grinding Unit RRN Unit RRN unit employees has performed Environment awareness drama during World Environment Day function 10 Ramco Bhandham Events & Happenings 44th National Safety Week Celebrations “Safety Is Our Way Of Living” On the occlusion of 44th Nation Safety Week, all the units have organized safety talk, skit completion, quiz etc., to create safety awareness among the people. Safety Pledge at Alathiyur unit Safety Rally at JPM unit Salem Grinding Unit RRN unit Safety Rally Suggestion Scheme As a “Total Employee Involvement” activity, we have implemented Suggestion Scheme at all our units. Irrespective of their grade and designation, Suggestion scheme provides a platform for all the employees to express their innovative ideas in bringing about workplace improvements. Ariyalur Unit At our Ariyalur unit, Suggestion Scheme is operating with high degree of involvement. Awards are given to the Implemented Suggestions on a regular basis. Alathiyur Unit Alathiyur unit distribution awards for the employees best suggestions Ramco Bhandham 11 Corporate Citizenship Ariyalur Unit Swatch Bharath activity in Govindapuram School Our Ariyalur RSSL Team organized a Mass Cleaning (Swatch Bharath activity) at Govindapuram School. In this activity our employees and school students participated actively and made the activity a grand success. C Ravichandran SGM-Admin is seen leading the Swatch Bharath activity in Govindapuram School Ration Shop was constructed at Ameenabad village for the benefit of the neighbouring community and was handed over by June 2015 Eye Camp was organized at Muniyankuruchi Village with the support of Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital, Kumbakonam and more than 130 people underwent eye check-up and were given preventive care Kolaghat Grinding Unit Col. P. K. Sinha Roy (Retd), Sr. DGM-Admin. inaugurating environment friendly Bio-Toilet at KGU on World Environment Day first of its kind in West Bengal. 12 Ramco Bhandham Corporate Citizenship Alathiyur Works The RSSL (Ramco Social Service League), Alathiyur is very active in fulfilling social needs in surrounding villages and has contributed towards uplifting downtrodden and needy people including school children. Some of the activities undertaken by Alathiyur RSSL Team during 2015 are highlighted in photographs. Alathiyur RSSL Team Members donating School Uniforms, Notebooks & Writing materials to School Children (15 Schools, 903 Students) of Govt Schools located in and around our Plant on 17 June 2015 Ramaraj S, AVP – Administration along with the RSSL team Alathiyur presented Cash prizes and Certificates to top ranking children from Govt Schools, Paranam, Mullukurichi and Dalavoi. Chengalpattu Grinding Unit Donation of Aqua Guard water purifier to Government High School – Salavakkam, Uthiramerur Taluk Salem Grinding Unit SGP has donated UPS system (worth the value of Rs. 1.2 lacs) for Govt Boys Higher Secondary School, Valapady Ramco Bhandham 13 Corporate Citizenship JPM Unit As a part of CSR activities, we have donated Safety Lockers (6 nos) to the MPDO (Mandal Parishad Development Office) for helping them in safe preservation of records and documents Here, PB Gopala Krishna, President-Mfg. is seen handing them over to the MPDOJaggayyapet. Education Support Programme Lepra society is an NGO which is serving the HIV affected women and their children. We have organised an education support programme for the HIV effected orphans. In this programme we have donated School Uniform, note books, stationery and School bags to the school children. The children expressed their gratitude to the donors of The Ramco Cements for their kind concern. In this programme our Management team Sri. P.B.Gopala Krishna, President Mfg., Sri.T.Sridhar Reddy, SGM-Works, Sri. B.S.P.Raju, SGM- Mines and Coordinator Smt.Radhika grace this ocassion. In this programme Our Unit Head (President-Mfg.) Sri.P.B.Gopala Krishna donated Rs.10,000/- to the LEPRA society for arranging the required study aids to the school children. We have organised a education support programme along with Lepra Soceity, an NGO for the HIV affected orphans. In this programme we have donated School Uniform, note books, stationery and School bags to the school children Literacy Programme for Contract Labour We have conducted literacy classes to the contract labour from 01.12.2014 to 31.03.2015. Workmen Naveen babu, B Rambabu, J Ratna Kumar, Satyanarayana and staff P S Ch.Naresh Kumar and school teachers taught the basics of the vernacular language. The aim of the programme has to impart the ability to read and write in the local language. Around 60 contract workmen benefitted out of this programme 14 Ramco Bhandham Awards & Accolades Ariyalur Unit National Safety Council and Addl. Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Trichy had organized Drama & Elocution competition at BHEL on 8th June. Idhya Chandran of Ariyalur Unit got Third Prize in the Elocution competition in which employees of more than 30 companies participated. JPM Unit On the ocassion of National Safety day celebrations, the Factories department organised a State level safety competition on various topics. The awards were given by G Bala Kishore, Director of factories, Andhra Pradesh and SLN Murthy, Director EFSI, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Our employees Srinivas and Srikanth won the prizes in essay writing and Safety slogan competitions respectively. Salem Grinding Unit SGP got appreciation from Central Excise department as a “second largest tax payer” under Salem II division in Salem Commissionerate. Central Excise Commissioner and Income tax Commissioner are seen giving the Award to SGP Head. Ariyalur Unit Srilankan Audit Team conducted Srilankan Standard Audit at our Ariyalur Unit. The Audit will help us to establish our Unit as a Certified Cement Exporter to Srilanka Alathiyur Unit Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Region presents its “Excellence Award in Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)” for promotion of Environment, Health and Safety practices in the industry. Alathiyur Unit bagged this Award for the year 2014. Ramco Bhandham 15 Cementing Synergy through Cricket - Sridar P Corp, Sr.DGM (Audit & System) T he Ramco Cements Limited, a champion in Cement Manufacture, also achieves its team performance through promotion of Sports, Arts and Cultural Events. TRCL has rich traditional background in the encouragement of Sports, Arts and Cultural Events amongst its employees as part of its efforts in building a team-oriented work culture as well as for social harmony in colony environment through family bonding. This spirit encourages its employees to display similar faith all across the work as well as towards its customers. Every year company, with the active participation of employees, management as well as other stakeholders of the community, is celebrating the Founder’s Day in remembrance of our beloved Founder . P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja. In an effort to commemorate this event, TRCL Alathiyur is conducting a T20 Cricket Tournament involving all Cement Plants in and around Alathiyur and the tournament is conducted as “P.A.C.RAMASAMY RAJA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT-INTER CEMENT PLANT CRICKET TOURNAMENT”. The tournament has been conducted for the past five years and has evolved from inter unit tournament to now, inter cement plant tournament. A great synergy is created through this event, since people cutting across the disciplines, hierarchy and positions come together and thus building a harmony among us as a community. It promotes team spirit as well as confidence building. This year also Alathiyur Unit has conducted, as part of Founder’s Day Celebration, Annual INTER CEMENT PLANT CRICKET TOURNAMENT for Cements Plants from 9th March 2015 to 19th April 2015 with 12 Teams competing for this Prestigious Cup and Title. TRCL has participated through its teams representing Alathiyur (Host-two teams), Ariyalur (defending Champions), RR Nagar, Corporate and Salem Grinding Plant. All TRCL Teams qualified for quarter final. TRCL Teams from Ariyalur, Alathiyur-A and Corporate Team entered the semi final alongwith the lone outside team of ICL, Dalavoi. TRCL-Ariyalur Team- The Champions and Retained the Title TRCL- Alathiyur-A Team - The Runners up 16 Ramco Bhandham TRCL-Corporate Team - 3rd Position Dr Kalam: Epitome Of Simplicity S.Muthukrishnan, Administrator - Education It was 5th September 2006, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi was crowded by a group of teachers and their family members from all over India. The teachers had come to receive the Natiional Award from their President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. More than 250 teachers had been selected from all over India for their outstanding contribution to education. Every teacher was proud to be receiving the Award from a great personality like Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. I am proud to say that I was also one among them. Previous day when the rehearsal was conducted, we were strictly told not to shake hand with the President and not to enter into any conversation with him. There was absolute silence as the President entered. After a brief introduction, the President started to deliver his speech. Though he had a note prepared for the occasion, he did not read but made an extempore speech befitting the occasion.He gave us Ten Commandments to be followed and congratulated us all. He said that our service to student community did not end with the Award, but it should make a new beginning. There was a thunderous applause at the end of his speech. When the Awards were distributed, he shook hands with every teacher and asked a few questions to everyone connected to teaching. We were surprised by his simplicity. Before the meeting concluded, he came to the mike and extended a personal invitation to us all to attend a High Tea that evening, arranged in Rashtrapathy Bhavan. I could listen to a teacher from U.P, who sat next to me, saying that we are fortunate to have such a President who was not only cordial, but also who respected teachers. Indeed we could perceive that he really honoured us. Respectful Homage 15-05-1940 Be Positive 30-04-2015 Dr. K.T. KRISHNAN Director RAMCO GROUP – TEXTILE DIVISION We pay our respectful homage to him and pray for his departed soul to rest in peace. With Gratitude, we ever remember his remarkable contributions. Ramco Bhandham 17 Marketing News Mace Engineers - Concrete Cube Contest An Overview Anilkumar Pillai, DGM –Tech Services The objective of the contest was to motivate and train all MACE Engineers in the art and science of concrete making which helps them in rendering effective service to the customers. MACE Engineers from across the country numbering to around 100 participated in the CONCRETE CUBE STRENGTH Contest held at RRDC and Kolaghat Grinding unit. President (Marketing) visited RRDC and motivated the MACE Engineers. The team from RRDC, the respective MACE Managers from various regions gave technical inputs and helped in monitoring the Marketing team from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh were part of the monitoring committee. This contest helped the Marketing team to understand the challenges in making good concrete. GAB Suresh, Manager, RRDC, gave technical inputs on the modalities of the contest and helped in collation of data in arriving at finalists. The evaluation criteria included broad parameters like Communication skills, Slump Test, Compressive strength and the procedure adopted to conduct the tests on concrete. The broad parameters were further broken down for detailed evaluation. Nominal mix of M20 grade was given to each participant of creating a healthy competition amongst the participants. Kolaghat Grinding Unit At the concrete laboratory of Kolaghat Grinding unit the MACE Engineers of Eastern India assembled and conducted the concrete trials . SDGM (Admin) – Kolaghat Grinding Unit , SDGM (Mktg) and AGM (Mktg) of West Bengal motivated and gave tips to the participants . The MACE managers observed the trials carefully that was being done by their team. Concrete Cube Compressive Strength Contest June & July 2015 @ RRDC & Kolaghat Grinding Unit MACE Engineers - State-wise Toppers Name Rank Sector Tamil Nadu - Total MACE Engineers = 41 Sathish kumar 1 Madurai Manoj 2 Trichy Chidambaram 3 Salem Kerala - Total MACE Engineers = 25 Razeem. S 1 South Kerala Mohammad Niyas. A 2 North w Rajesh. A 3 North Kerala Andhra &Telangana - Total MACE Engineers = 7 Somasekhar 1 - Srinivas A.J. 2 - Karnataka - Total MACE Engineers = 16 Somappa 1 Bangalore Manjunath 2 Mangalore Ganesh L.M 3 Mangalore West Bengal - Total MACE Engineers = 16 the contest with a defined water cement ratio. The participants were evaluated while they were doing mixing , conducting slump tests and filling cube moulds . MACE Engineers were enthusiastically seen mixing concrete, showing the test procedures and results to the monitoring committee thereby 18 Ramco Bhandham Suman Maji 1 - Surajit Paul 2 - Avishek Bhattacharya 3 - Odisha - Total MACE Engineers = 7 Subodh Kumar Patra 1 - Jeeban Kumar Behra 2 - Marketing News MASONS CLUB Ramesh Barath, Sr.DGM-Brand Management We are now re-launching Ramco Masons Club to protect our core markets in Tamilnadu and Kerala and to develop and nurture a relationship with the major specifier/ influencer segment. The Ramco Masons Club is envisaged as a grass roots relationship program. The chosen groups of Head Masons in Tenkasi and Kovilpatti were met on 12th and 13th August. Following the success of the Mason Club formation in these two places, Sankarankoil and Tirunelveli groups were met on 27th and 28th August followed at Kerala. All the meetings were in structured format starting with lighting of the lamp by the masons or their spouse, prayer and ending with National Anthem. RAMCO supports the Masons in bettering their work practices through MACE services at the sites and also cares for masons in their personal life by extending benefits like Medi-claim insurance, Personal Accident Insurance, etc. Lighting of Lamp Welcome Address Introduction of Company officials Detailing of Mason Club View of Audience Memento Distribution Ramco Bhandham 19 Marketing News Tamilnadu Our CEO along with the Marketing Officials conducted Dealers Meet at Corporate Office during April 2015. SVP – Mktg along with marketing team attended the wedding of the son our exclusive dealer S.Krishnan & Surnam of Parmakudi area on 28.08.2015 On behalf of our Marketing Team, IFTAR feast provided on 03.07.2015. Our dealers, sub dealers, masons, contractors and other religious people were participated and graced the occasion. Kerala Kerala Marketing team organized an IFTAR feast on 2nd July 2015 at East Avenue Hotel, Calicut, Kerala. Our President – Marketing, Advisor, Marketing officials along with the Kerala dealers and customers. 20 Ramco Bhandham Marketing News Launch of Ramco Super Steel Andra Pradesh and Telangana Ramco Super Steel was launched at Hyderabad on 29th April by President – Mktg. Odisha Ramco Super Steel- Premium Cement was introduced in Odisha Region. The photo shows the inaugural function celebration at Mayfair Convention , Bhuvaneswar. Engineers’ day celebration and Inaugural of Techno week 2015 Karnataka Our Karnataka Marketing team has Conducted Engineers day Celebration and inaugural of Techno Week 2015 on September 15th, 2015 in collaboration with the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Mangalore Centre at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Mangalore. As part of Techno Week 2015 several student Seminars were conducted at various Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges across thee Mangalore Sector followed by the valedictory Function on the 30th September 2015. Ramco Team along with the Japanese speakers at the valedictory function of Techno week 2015. Bangalore City dealers visited Alathiyur Factory on 17th Aug 2015. Dealers are being welcomed by senior officials and explained about the Technological superiorness of our product. Ramco Bhandham 21 Ramco Bhandham Ramco Bhandham Story Of Om Sakthi Marketing ‘Ramesh’ By Ramesh Barath, Sr, DGM, Brand Management 125 years ago, in the year 1889 to be precise, when Madras Presidency was being ruled by the Queen of England, a textile retail firm by the name of C.N.Ethirajan & Co. came up in Godown Street, Broadway, Madras. Little would Shri Natesa Chettiar have imagined at that time that he was sowing the seeds for a business house that would become synonymous with reliability and credibility. He ventured overseas and his operations covered Malaysia, Singapore and Ceylone as well. Shri Natesa Chettiar was none other than the maternal great grandfather of Subramanian alias Ramesh of M/s. Sri Om Sakthi Cement Marketing, one of our biggest cement dealers of today. A.B.Selvanatham Chettiar, the paternal Grand Father of Ramesh was the founder of Cement Business in 1936 from a humble beginning from the home town of TIRUVALLUR. His experience with cement had started way back in 1936 when he imported cement from England in 100 Kg Dabbas called ‘Peepas’. Ramesh recalls with pride how his maternal grandfather Shri N.Vedachalam Chettiar, S/o Natesa Chettiar was a philanthropic landlord of his times and was instrumental 22 Ramco Bhandham Ramco Bhandham in starting business with RAMCO with cement from R R Nagar in 1967. 1976 saw the beginning of cement decontrol and by 1982 the decontrol was complete. It was in that year Ramesh entered the family business along with his maternal uncle Shri Arumugam, and started opening branches in Madras, in the name of Sri Om Sakthi Agencies. The important date etched in Ramesh’s memory is 16th January 1982. On that day Ramesh, all of 17 years, sat all night on the platform in Salt Quarters grappling with receipt of 1400 MT of cement, with not even a delivery note book in hand. Having only seen his father retailing cement till then, Ramesh was literally shaken up by this onslaught. His vision suddenly expanded and made him realise that large scale operations alone can create a mega impact. Two decades prior to Ramesh’s entry into the business, in the year 1962, his father Shri Shanmugam had started opening branches all over Chengalpet district from Villiwakkam to Arakonam. He went on a blitzkrieg and opened a total of 33 branches to cover the complete stretch, so much so that he would stop at every railway station, take orders for cement and collect cash every day. In 1967, he started Anushun Traders (Anusuya is the name of Ramesh’s mother) and opened 7 more branches between 1967 and 1973. Shri Shanmugam then used to sell cement at Rs.6 per bag! From 1973 to 1986, Ramco Cement was not available in Madras. With the company commencing operations of the new plant with the latest technology at Jayanthipuram, Ramesh started getting back supplies of Ramco Cement. He recalls with pride how his firm was the earliest to take up cement marketing instead of just distribution or rationing. He is ably assisted by his wife S.Prema, brother Palani alias Babu, and a team of dedicated and loyal people in his efforts. Hard work and strong family business foundation have enabled the group lead by Ramesh and his uncle to grow in size and stature and eventually diversify into unchartered territories and businesses including School Education, Land Banking, Steel, Finance, Civil Construction, etc.. The group today boasts of an annual turnover of over Rs.600 crores and Ramesh’s vision is to “take Coal to New Castle” by establishing an Institute for Higher Education in New Jersey, USA, by 2022-23. Ramco Bhandham 23 ART OUT OF WASTE! C.Ravidhandran, SGM-Admin & Correspondent of Vidya Mandir School, lighting the Kuthuvilaku during the inaugural function. FINE ARTS EXPO was organized by Vidya Mandir School, Ariyalur between 17th and 19th of December 2014. The ARTS EXPO was inaugurated by Mrs.Geetha Ravishankar, President of RAMCO Ladies club, Govindapuram. Shri. N.Ravishankar SVP, (The Ramco cements limited) and shri.C.Ravichandran (SGM cum correspondent of Vidya Mandir School) were the guests of honor for the exhibition. It was a grand show to see the art items prepared by students with old newspapers. The items are Dustbin, basket, Pen stand, Jewel box, Wall hangings, Flower vase, Chalk piece box, Cardboard rangolies, Bowls, Paper rangolies. Different types of paintings were prepared by the students Mrs. Geetha Ravishankar President of RAMCO Ladies club, Govindapuram keenly looking the craft items. 24 Ramco Bhandham like, Warli Painting, Rubber stamp art painting, college art, oil pastel, Coffee painting, pencil shading, poster color design, Mahanadi designs, Pot Painting. Many kind of marvelous crafts were prepared by the students like, CD craft, Glass bottle craft, Paper quelling – Earrings and greeting cards, pebble art etc. Mr.Ragunathan Ariyalur District, Sports Officer, visited the Expo and appreciated all the students and staff of Vidya Mandir School for their team work. All the parents appreciated the excellent work of Vidya Mandir team. All the art and craft items were kept for sale. Some of them were sold and the money will be utilized for a good cause. Mr. Ragunathan .. Ariyalur Dist. Sports Officer having a view at the show piece Learning Track Kerala Marketing Managers during training on Execution Excellence Inaugural note by President – Mfg (JPM) during Exectuion Excellence Program at JPM unit. Upa-Yoga Session at Corp office during Intl Yoga day MACE-Force of WB and Odisha during the Product Presentation Training . TN Sales team during Training at our new office premises - Tirunelveli Ramco Bhandham 25 BEST 5S Practices Japanese Approach To Pqip (Productivity Quality Improvement Program) (Prev. issue continuation) Business plan Implementation of 5S Practices (Plan – Do – Check – Action) 20. Preparation of periodical Trend charts showing 5S achievements 1. Organize the program committee (PLAN). EXPECTED OUTPUT: 2. Develop a plan for each S. (PLAN) 3. Publicly announcement the start of the program. (DO) (i) Periodical assessment reports on ‘5S Practices’ status are made available. 4. Provide training and education to employees. (DO) (ii) The Standard 5S Manual is available 5. Select a day and everybody cleanups his / her own working area.(DO) (iii) The set of targets are available to bring ‘5S Practices’ to the higher level. 6. Select a day and everybody organizes his / her own working place. (DO) (iv) The problems are identified to find solutions. 7. Evaluate the results of 5S. (CHECK) 8. Self-Examination and Take corrected actions. (ACTION) (vi) The implementation schedule is available to reach the target in time. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES: (vii)The internal auditors are trained in auditing procedures. 1. Carrying out studies on the existing housekeeping procedures (viii)The group leaders are trained in ‘Record Keeping’. 2. Recording the present housekeeping status (x) Photographs are available to show the improvements visually. 3. Studying the employees’ awareness on ‘5S Techniques” and its use. (v) The employees are trained to implement the solutions. (ix) 5S Manual procedures are followed in the workplace (xi) List of benefits through 5S practices are available. 4. Recording their perception towards ‘Existing 5S practices in their workplace’. 5S RESULTS: 5. Setting the Target on ‘5S Techniques implementation’, in relation with company business plan 2. Improvement in the quality of the product 1. Improved Operation efficiency 6. Preparing ‘5S implementation MANUAL procedures’ 3. Elimination of equipment breakdown 7. Identifying and analysing the GAP between ‘5S Manual procedures’ and exiting 5S practice in the company. 4. Increased safety in equipment operation and workplace 5. Improved general appearance 8. Photographing the existing 5S Practices using Digital camera. Benefits of ‘5S Practices’ 9. Conducting Task Oriented Training Programme to nullify the gap between ‘5S Manual procedures’ and exiting 5S practices in the company. The measured benefits from industries are: Improvement Indicators Result Floor space saving 2000 Sq.ft to 11000 Sq.ft. Inventory cost reduction 3 Lacs to 12 lacs Efficiency increase 15 to 25 percent 12. Training the ‘Internal auditors’ on evaluation / auditing techniques. Rework / rejection reduction 05 to 15 percent Machine stoppage reduction 10 to 20 percent 13. Training the employees on P-D-C-A approach, to take corrective action based on audit reports. Employees suggestions increase 60 to 70 percent 10. Preparing ‘5S implementation schedule’ for each zone using the trained employees. 11. Preparing 5S evaluation schedule for each 5S activity. 14. Training the group leaders on ‘Maintaining the records on achievements and corrective action to be taken to reach the target’. 15. Periodical monitoring of ‘Implementation activities’ according to the schedule. 16. Periodical monitoring of ‘Internal Auditing’ system. 17. Photographing the workplace after the implementation of 5S Techniques. 18. Training the selected personnel to upgrade the activities 19. Measuring the performance in relation with company 26 Ramco Bhandham Consumable wastage reduction 15 to 25 percent CONCLUSION: Deterioration in the employees’ motivation is the primary risk faced by this 5S programme. This programme cannot be implemented in areas where the employees do not trust the management and concept of implementing 5S practices. Implementation of 5S activities within the company is contingent upon their confidence, commitment and cooperation. Dr. R. Balakrishnan Consultant - JMP Herbal Garden Chengalpattu Unit O ur Chengalpattu Unit have planted and maintaining around 50 Herbal Sapling in our guest house with the guidance of Dr. Dhamodharan (MD Siddha) and with the support of Rajendran (Forest Officer). It has become an attraction point for all visitors. The Herbs are used for our employee’s health wellness with the advice of Dr. Dhamodharan (MD Siddha). Herbal Garden gives awareness for our vicinity school children. The garden gives peaceful atmosphere and many medicinal benefits for our employees. Sapling Name Benefits of the saplings Sitrarathi Relieves Cold, Cough, Body Pain and Knee Pain Sirukan Peelai Removes Kidney Stone Sivapu Khoia Clears Giddiness and gives body strength Thandri Cures Skin Disease Thinner Vittan Sapling Name Benefits of the saplings Insulin Controls Blood Sugar Karpura Vellai Cures Cold, Cough and Chest Congestion Garudan Keezhangu Cures from Poisonous Bite Karun Thulasi Fights Cancer, cures cold and improves Immunity High source of Protein & fiber and keeps Diabetes under control Karupu Kundumani Cures Jaundice, Skin Disease and helps in weight loss Thavasu Murungai Helps curing Paralyses and Liver Disease Kattu karunai Cures from Poisonous Bite Thipilai Helps curing Skin Disease and Body heat Kalapai Keezhangu Cures from Poisonous Bite Kodipasali Thotan seningi Helps curing SkinDisease and increases strength and Semen Count Cures Ulcer and is a good source of Protein and Calcium Malai Vanbu Improves Immunity and cures fever Vasambu Cures Ulcer and increases strength Maruthani Vallai Eruku Cures Asthma,WhiteDischarge and helps in uterus growth Is a Cosmetic item and helps in cooling the body Mazhan poo Improves Eye Sight Vishnu Kiranthai Cures Viral Fever, and improves Nerve Strength. It is a good Antibiotic. Menthal Cures Cold, Cough and Chest Congestion Vetti veru Cures all Cosmetic problem and keeps the body cool Mudakathan Cures Asthma,Cold and TB Munnai Villvam Cures Ulcer, Skin Disease and improves good Immunity power Cures Skin Disease and cures Paralysis Nal Thulasi Visha Mungil Cures Absis and it’s a good wound healer Cures Cold, Cough and Chest Congestion Nannaree Voo Mathi Best Wound Healer for Diabetic Aada Dhoda Cures cough, asthma and Cold Keeps body cool and cures urinary problems. It is also has Calcium Seemai Agathi Cures Skin Disease and reduces body heat Nellai Kai High calcium and reduces body heat, Nithya Kalayani It fights Brest Cancer and Diabetics Kattrazhi Cures Ulcer and Skin Disease. It is a Cosmetic Item and is a good wound healer Perandai Good source of Fiber and cure Piles & Constipation Poduthalai Removes Dandruff and improves hair growth Poonai Meesai Cures Kidney Disease Ramaseetha Cools the Body and keeps the Nervous system Strengthy Rana Kallai Cures Poisonous Bite Sangu poo Pain Reliever and cures Knee Pain SiruKurangan Fights Diabetic and cures knee pain & paralysis Amman Pacharasai Cures Piles and Constipation Arraroot Clears Diarrhea and it is a good source of Protein Owrei Has Hair coloring agent and helps in hair growth Ayyapani Cures Skin Disease and is a good source of Protein Elumboti Improves Bone Strength Ramco Bhandham 27 Health Tips Benefits of Copper Vessel Dr. Vishnu Mohan J – Medical Officer, Alathiyur Unit. In this modern world where we have UV filters and RO purifiers to purify water, the concept of drinking water stored in a copper vessel might sound oldfashioned. However, this age-old practice referenced in ancient texts of Ayurveda is now supported by several scientific studies.Storing water in a copper vessel creates a natural purification process. It can kill all the microorganisms (molds, fungi, algae and bacteria) present in the water that could be harmful to the body and make the water perfectly fit for drinking. In addition, water stored in a copper vessel, preferably overnight or at least for four hours, acquires a certain quality from the copper. Copper is an essential trace mineral that is vital to human health. It has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. It also helps neutralize toxins. Drinking 2 to 3 glasses of water that has been stored in a copper vessel is another easy way to supply your body with enough copper. According to Ayurveda, drinking copperenriched water first thing in the morning on an empty stomach helps balance all three doshas (Kapha, Vata and Pitta). This also ensures proper functioning of different organs and several metabolic processes. 5. Promotes Healthy Skin 1. Prevents Water-Borne Diseases Do not use a coarse scrub to wash the inside of the vessel. It might scrape away copper from the vessel. 2. Keeps the Digestive System Healthy 3. Aids Weight Loss 28 Ramco Bhandham 4. Boosts Heart Health 6. Beats Anemia 7. Slows Down Aging 8. Stimulates Your Brain 9.Fights Inflammation 10. Regulates Thyroid Gland Additional Tips Pour 2 to 3 glasses of water into the copper vessel, cover and leave it overnight or for at least 6 to 7 hours at room temperature. Then, drink this water throughout the day. Do not refrigerate the water and avoid drinking it in excess. Just 3 glasses of this water is enough to reap the health benefits. Though rare, excess copper may lead to copper toxicity. Over time, the copper vessel oxidizes, so you need to clean it from time to time. To clean the vessel, use lime or lemon juice or a small piece of tamarind as a cleanser. The acidic property of lemon and tamarind will make the vessel completely clean. Welcome To The Ramco Family Ramco welcomes CORPORATE OFFICE Shekhar Bhende Consultant - Strategy Group ALATHIYUR Avvaru Gopi Sesi Kiran Adithyanath P Dy.Manager-Audit Mooli Madhu Mohan Reddy Asst.anager-Mines Krishnamoorthi G Asst.Manager-Environment Iyyappan J Asst.anager-Mines Janne Ramanjulunaidu M Dy.Engineer-Mining Asst.Manager-Mines MARKETING Nishaj K S Sales Officer Dinesh Kumar P Dy.Engineer-Mining Narayanamoorthy K Deputy Engineer - Technical Services Sakthi Saravanan G Asst.Officer-Security Vikas Illur Dy. Sales Officer Vineeth K V Jr.manager-Mechanical Boddapu Kiran Graduate Engineer Trainee - Technical Services Raghu M Graduate Engr.tr.-Inst. Indrajit Mondal Graduate Engineer Trainee - Technical Services Senthilkumar K P Graduate Engr.tr.-Mines Sanjay Soman Graduate Engineer Trainee - Technical Services Mariappan M Dip.Engr.tr.-Electrical Ankit Agrawal Graduate Engineer Trainee - Technical Services Abhilash V S Dip.Engr.tr.-Mines Aravind P Graduate Engineer Trainee - Technical Services Ramesh N Asst - Heo Sasikumar S Asst.Engineer-Technical Services Vignesh M Apprentice - Electrical Nagesha Dy.Sales Officer Chandrahas S Sales Officer ARIYALUR Abishek G Jr.Manager-Inst. Abdul Rahiman A Sales Officer Rajan D K Graduate Engr.tr.-Mines Visakh A R Sales Officer Sudhakaran M Apprentice - Electrical Jithin M J Sales Trainee Singaraj@Vignesh K Apprentice - Electrical Vishnu Prabhakar Sales Trainee Marikani S Apprentice - Mech Fredy Jose Sales Trainee Jashwanth Kumar S Sales Trainee RR NAGAR Naren R Graduate Engr.tr.-Mines Praphul Lal L Sales Trainee Sijo S Abraham Sales Trainee MATHOD Pulluri Shashank Graduate Engr.tr.-Mines Midhin M C Sales Trainee Naveen Kumar M Apprentice - Gauger Ashik Mohammed Sales Trainee Dennies C Sunny Sales Trainee SALEM GRINDING UNIT Thirugnanasambandan J Attendant - Mechanical Ajai Antony Sales Trainee Gopalakrishnan C Officer-R & D Dhachina Moorthy S Jr.Officer-Accounts JAYANTHIPURAM Omkar B Asst.Manager-Personnel Shiva Gupta Graduate Engr.tr.-Mines KOLAGHAT GRINDING UNIT Souvik Adhikary Engineer-Qc VISAKHAPATNAM GRINDING UNIT Sharath Chandra T Asst.Manager-Safety Ramco Cements Q1 net up nearly three fold at Rs. 95-cr NEW DELHI, AUG 5: The Ramco Cements Ltd on Wednesday reported almost threefold rise in consolidated net profit at Rs. 94.67 crore on the back of lower expenses. The company’s net profit in the year-ago period was Rs. 35.51 crore, it said in a regulatory filing. The total income from operations was at Rs. 952.78 crore during the quarter-under review, as against Rs.961.71 crore in the year—ago period, it further said. The total expenses from operations stood at Rs. 767.64 crore during the period, registering a drop of 10 per cent. The company’s total expenses from operation in the year-ago period was Rs. 852.11 crore, it added. Commenting on the results, the company said that the operating cost has decreased because of all-round cost reduction activities and softening of fuel prices. “The company continued to focus on cost reduction measures which enabled the company to reduce the operating cost significantly and the company is confident of reducing the cost further in the coming quarters,” The Ramco Cements Ltd said. (This article was published on August 5, 2015) Ramco Bhandham 29 Achievers Dr J VISHNU MOHAN presents his research paper in an International Conference Dr J VISHNU MOHAN, Sr. Manager - Medical & Occupational Health Services, of our Alathiyur Unit participated in the 31st International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH 2015) held in June 2015 at Seoul, South Korea as part of the Indian delegation. The Triennial Congress was conducted under the auspices of International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH). Is research paper and poster were selected from a competition of 1172 abstracts submitted from 110 countries. Young Achievers "C.M.P.Nikhilesh, son of C.M.P.Mani, JM-SS, won the gold medal at B2 level in the Brain O Brain contest held at Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Ernakulam on the 26th of July 2015". Here he is seen in the dais along with other gold medalists. Our Ramco Vidya Mandir, Ariyalur Student R Jenani Rajkumari Daughter of K Ramalingam – DM-QC has scored 10 out of 10 in the CBSE Grade system in 10th Std. L Muthu Shanmugam, Son of Mr. Lakshmanan, SDGM (Mechanical) – RRN unit has got Trichy District 4th place in HSC public examination. 30 Ramco Bhandham S Raghavi – Daughter of G Siva, Sr.Officer Stores – RMC has scored 470 out of 500 in SSLC public examination. Hearty Wishes for a Happy Married Life Dhinesh Weds Deepa on 08.06.2015 Manivel Weds Gomathi on 04.06.2015 Vignesh Weds Arunadevei on 01.12.2015 Saravanakumar Weds Jayarani on 29.05.2015 Kotresh weds Vanisree on 26.02.2015 Gnanasekaran Weds Alamellu on 23.01.2015 Raghavendra Weds Vijaylakshmi on 24.04.2015 Rajan Weds Mahalakshmi on 09.03.2015 Siva Weds Usha Rani on 25.03.2015 Vikneshwaran Weds Selvalakshmi on 22.05.2015 Muneeshthangam Weds Kokila on 22.03.2015 Anupam Weds Poulomi on 05.02.2015 Paulpandi Weds Asha Rani on 22.02.2015 Govindharaj V Weds Revathi P on 26.06.2015 Ramco Bhandam Wishes A Happy And Healthy Retired Life! Krishnan, Asst HEO, Retired on 13.06.2015 Pichai Pillai, Attendant LOCO, Retired on 01.05.2015 Solaisamy, Security Guard, Retired on 21.01.2015 Narayanan, HEO, Retired on 03.01.2015 S P Ganesan, DGM-Mech, Retired on 02.03.2015 Nataraj, Security Guard, Retired on 09.03.2015 Abdulvahab, Fitter, Retired on 09.05.2015 R Gurusamy, Telephone Opt, Retired on 14.05.2015 Pandiyaraj, Security Guard, Retired on 09.06.2015 Muthukrishnan, AM-Accounts, Retired on 09.05.2015 K.Somaiah, Mechanic-Auto, Retired on 02.05.2015 V.Ramasamy, Khalasi-Mechanical, Retired on 31.12.2015 Ramco Bhandham 31 10 manufacturing facilities across India 16.5 million MTPA production capacity