INSEE Cement hosts Seniority Awards 2020 honoring employee commitment

Felicitating employees who have contributed and served the company for more than 20 years, INSEE Cement, the country’s leading cement manufacturer held its annual Seniority Awards recently.

The aim of the awards was to celebrate and acknowledge employees for their long years of dedicated service to the Company. As a symbol of appreciation for their dedicated work and long standing commitment, INSEE Cement presented Gold sovereigns to 61 of its employees. Among the recipients were 46 employees who had completed 20 years of service and 15 employees who completed more than 25 years of dedicated service.

In keeping with the health and safety guidelines due to the pandemic, INSEE Cement organised two separate events where the families of the award winners were able to join the ceremony virtually and witness this meaningful event. Twenty four employees from the Puttalam Cement Works, Thirty one employees from Ruhunu Cement Works (RCW) and six employees from the Colombo office were felicitated and received their tokens of appreciations.

Commenting on the occasion, Gustavo Navarro, Chief Executive Officer of INSEE Cement said “Our employees are highly competent and well experienced. They have led the progress of entire cement industry in Sri Lanka for five decades. The long years of service appreciation award or the Seniority Awards is unique in many ways and undoubtedly a recognition that our employees hold with a great sense of pride. I am delighted to recognise their commitment and loyalty and congratulate their long tenure at INSEE Cement. I trust it has been enriching and rewarding. This dedication showcases the level of trust and commitment on the part of both the organisation and the employees.” Addressing the gathering, Chandana Wijayanama, Organization and Human Resources Director said “Our people are of the strength and pride at INSEE. Their discipline and adherence to safety regulations made it possible for us to hold this valuable event despite of the challenging times. We are grateful for their valuable contribution as well as the immense support given to them by the people who are with us virtually – families of our employees”.

Among the recipients of the award were employees from across functional teams such as production, pack house, marketing, procurement and logistics, maintenance and quality assurance departments.