I am happy to forward the first e-Newsletter of CII Trichy Zone for the year 2008-09. This year our theme is “Trichy today for a better Tomorrow”. We all are working in that direction and I am sure that we together can make Trichy a better place for investments. This newsletter consists our activities & initiatives from April to 12 August, 2008. Regards, Senthil Annamalai Message from Chairman’s Desk e-Newsletter of Trichy Zone • Activities of CII Trichy Zone (pg. 2 – 5) • Activities of CII Karur (pg. 6 – 9) • Birthday Wishes (pg. 10) Rockcity News VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 AUGUST 2008
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I am happy to forward the first e-Newsletter of CII Trichy Zone for
the year 2008-09. This year our theme is “Trichy today for a better
Tomorrow”. We all are working in that direction and I am sure
that we together can make Trichy a better place for investments.
This newsletter consists our activities & initiatives from April to 12
August, 2008.
Regards,
Senthil Annamalai
Message from Chairman’s Desk
e-Newsletter of Trichy Zone
• Activities of CII Trichy Zone (pg. 2 – 5)
• Activities of CII Karur (pg. 6 – 9)
• Birthday Wishes (pg. 10)
Rockcity News
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 AUGUST 2008
2 ROCKCITY NEWS
CII Trichy Zone organized a “Workshop on 5S”; a Japanese concept on
good Housekeeping, on 10 April 2008 at Trichy.
The objective of the programme were to create awareness of 5S concept,
implementation of 5S and also to help SMEs to stay internally competitive
through implementation of world class housing keeping practices.
Mr Senthil Annamalai, Chairman, CII Trichy Zone addressed the gathering
and Mr A S Venkateswaran, Member, CII, Trichy Zone & General Manager –
HRD, GB Engineering Enterprises welcomed the gathering.
Mr S K Ramanan, Chief Consultant, Pyramid Quality Systems conducted the
Workshop.
Workshop on 5S
CII Trichy Zone organized a Session on Environment & Health on 18 April 2008
in Trichy. Mr. M B Nirmal, Founder President, Exnora International made
presentation on Environment. There was a also a presentation on by Dr.
Chandrakumar, Managing Director, KMC Hospitals on Health & Hygiene.
Both the presentations were wonderful & enriching. We were highly
benefited.
Session on Environment & Health
10th April 2008 : Trichy
18th April 2008 : Trichy
An Interactive Session with Mr. Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, CII Tamil
Nadu was organized by CII Trichy on 15 May, 2008 in Trichy. The objective of
the Session was to brief the members on the Agenda of CII Tamil Nadu for
the year 2008-09 and also to understand the aspirations of the local industry
in Trichy.
The Session was also addressed by Mr. Leo Ananth J, Vice Chairman, CII
Trichy Zone & Operational Director, GFT Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Interactive Session with Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu
15th May 2008 : Trichy
3 E-NEWSLETTER TRICHY ZONE
CII Trichy Zone organized a two day Seminar on PM Analysis on 21 -22 May
2008 at Trichy.
Mr S Srinivasan, Counselor, TPM Club of India the faculty of the Seminar
made the presentation on PM Analysis to the participants. The objective of
the Seminar was to give training on identification & analysis of Problems on
Shop Floor and manage them.
Seminar on PM Analysis 21st - 22nd May 2008 : Trichy
CII in association with Periyar
Maniammai University have organized a four day Workshop on Zero Budget
& Natural Farming from 5 – 8 July 2008. Mr. Subash Palekar, a pioneer in this
field, conducted the Workshop. The Workshop went on very well. Close to
500 farmers participated in the Workshop.
Workshop on Zero Budget & Natural Farming 5th – 8th June 2008 : Thanjavur
CII, Trichy Zone organized a Interactive Session with Mr Gopal Srinivasan,
Chairman, CII Mission on India @ 75 & Southern Regional Taskforce on
Development of Tier-II & Tier – III Cities and immediate Past Chairman, CII
Tamil Nadu on 8th July, 2008 at Trichy.
Mr Srinivasan addressed the participants on action plan for implementing
practical initiatives at grass roots level with the objective of placing India in a
formidable position in the emerging world order in consonance with India @
75 envisioned by Prof. C K Prahlad.
Mr. Senthil Annamalai, Chairman, CII Trichy Zone delivered the Welcome
Address & Mr Leo Ananth, Vice Chairman, CII Trichy Zone delivered the
concluding remarks. The session was attended by 45 industry & Media
representatives from in and around Trichy.
Interaction with Mr Gopal Srinivasan,
Chairman, Taskforce on Development of Tier – II & Tier – III Towns
8th July 2008 : Trichy
4 ROCKCITY NEWS
SMEs have been globally recognized as an important sector for growth and
development. However, in view of changing global scenario, there is a need
to review the developmental agenda.
To provide a sustainable focus on the future growth and development of the
SMEs across Tamil Nadu, Confederation of Indian Industry, Trichy Zone
organized a “Session on SME Finance” at 06.30 pm on 10th July 2008 at Hotel
Sangam, Trichy followed by dinner.
The objective of this meet was to create awareness amongst SMEs about
financing schemes provided by the leading banks for up gradation and
setting up of new ventures. It will also provide an insight on the bank loan
rating systems for the SME sectors.
The Session was addressed by Mr Anil Nair, Regional Head – South, HSBC
Bank Mr. Rajendra Lodd, Branch Manager, CRISIL and Mr Praveen Kumar,
Manager – MSME, HSBC Bank.
Mr. Leo Ananth J, Vice Chairman, CII Trichy Zone and Managing Director,
eQuadriga Software Pvt. Ltd. Delivered the Welcome address. The session
was attended by over 50 delegates.
Session on SME Finance 10th July 2008 : Trichy
A Workshop on Effective Business Writing Skills & Organisational Internal
Communications was organized by CII, Trichy Zone on 11 July 2008 in Trichy.
The objective of the program is to provide comprehensive training on how to
record, retrieve and reach to others the information an organization has.
The training was conducted by trainers from K9 Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Workshop on Effective Business Writing
Skills & Organisational Internal Communications
11th July 2008 : Trichy
5 E-NEWSLETTER TRICHY ZONE
CII Trichy Zone organized a first of its kind two days Inter Corporate Cricket
Tournament on 9th & 10th August 2008 at Bishop Heber College Grounds,
Trichy in association with the Trichy District Cricket Association.
In the Prize distribution ceremony organized today at the conference hall of
Bishop Heber College, Trichy, District Collector, Mr Soundiah IAS participated
and distributed the Prizes to the winners and the runners of the tournament.
Cricket for Fellowship 9th & 10th August 2008 : Bishop Heber College
Grounds, Trichy
During his chief guest address, he congratulated and appreciated the winning teams for their effort and
enthusiasm shown in the tournament. He quoted that it was a nice initiative of CII Trichy Zone to bring out the
Corporate Employees out of their business stress and to play a game of Cricket. He also told that it is important to
have a Cricket Stadium for the sport in Trichy to encourage and take the game to next level in the city. He
mentioned that Trichy is gearing up for the next phase of the growth and the District administration is preparing the
city equipped with all possible facilities and infrastructure to face the future challenges for the city.
He also invited the Trichy based industries and the son of the soil to contribute their support and energy towards
shaping up of the City and thereby building Trichy for a better tomorrow.
While addressing the gathering Mr Kalidas, Past Chairman, CII Tamilnadu and President, Trichy District Cricket
Association said that it is essential to build the spirit of the game in the city by providing all amenities to the sport.
He also congratulated CII Trichy Zone for their effort to build relationship and networking among the employees by
playing the simple game of Cricket.
Cethar Vessels Pvt Ltd won the CII Cricket for Fellowship Cup and the Rolling Shield. In the finals played between
Cethar Vessels and Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd “A” in the morning, Cethar Won the match by 67 runs. Mr Ranjith from
Cethar Vessels P Ltd was adjudged as the man of the match with 5 wickets in 4 overs. M/s Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd
received the runners up cup from the District Collector. (Score: Cethar Vessels: 125 for 5 wickets and Vishnuraam
Textiles: 57 for all out).
Mr Prakash from Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd was selected as the Man of the Tournament based on his excellent
performance in the entire tournament.
Earlier Mr B V Ramanan, Convenor – CSR Panel and Past Chairman, CII Trichy Zone and Vice President, Trichy
District Cricket Association welcomed the audience and briefed about the Cricket for Fellowship Tournament.
Later Mr Senthil Annamalai, Chairman, CII Trichy Zone proposed the formal Vote of Thanks. Mr K G Muralidharan,
Vice President and Mrs Kaveri Annamalai, Director, Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd, Mr Srihari, Head – HR were the other
dignitaries present in the Prize distribution ceremony.
Teams from Cethar Vessels Pvt Ltd, Anand Engineering, Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd, Lanxin Engineering, Sterlite
Industries, KMC Hospitals, SRF Ltd, Equadriga Software and BHELSSIA participated in the Tournament.
6 ROCKCITY NEWS
Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a Training Programme on
5S on 11 April, 2008 at Hotel Residency, Karur.
The objective of the programme were to create awareness of 5S concept,
implementation of 5S and also to help SMEs to stay internally competitive
through implementation of world class housing keeping practices.
The programme was conducted by Mr S K Ramanan, Chief Consultant,
Pyramid Quality Systems, Chennai and this training programme was
attended by 40 industry representatives.
Training Programme on 5S 11th April 2008 : Karur
A 10 Member delegation visited Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., & Bosch Ltd.,
Nasik (Maharashtra) on 7th May, 2008 to understand the best manufacturing
practices adopted by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. & Bosch Ltd.