INSEE Cement marks World Standards Day by motivating employees to be smarter

The World Standards Day was held across the globe on 14 October as a tribute to the efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide who develop the technical agreements that are published as international standards.

The manufacturers of INSEE branded cement, Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd., a company that strongly advocates maintaining high standards, commemorated the day with activities that encouraged and motivated employees to understand, appreciate and maintain high standards in their work. The activities held ranged from conducting competitions including posters, innovative ideas and debate competitions among employees highlighted the need to maintain high standards at workplace. Through these initiatives employees celebrated the globally accepted standards that are accomplished by INSEE Cement. 

INSEE Cement CEO Nandana Ekanayake said, “Confidence builds trust. Living our values and honouring the promise of our brand has made INSEE Cement the leader in the cement industry in Sri Lanka. Today, we are one of the few companies setting the pace for sustainable development and corporate responsibility. As we preach, so we do practice. The results are innovation, continuous growth and livelihood benefits. Whichever way we look, we see the value of our commitment taking root for the future.”

Further, addressing the gathering during the world standards day celebration event, Gamini Dharmawardena, Former Director General of Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) emphasised the importance of following international standards and valued the activities taken up at INSEE Cement by celebrating the world standards week to promote the concept.

Awareness was created around the theme “Standards make INSEE Smarter” at all its locations including the Colombo Head Office, Puttalam Cement Plant, Ruhunu Cement Plant and the Colombo Cement Terminal. Employees received informative booklets on standards. Independent judges evaluated the entries for the competitions and cash prizes were awarded to the winners. In Colombo, the emphasis was on reducing energy usage. 

Speaking at the event Supun N. Jayasinghe, Systems Compliance Manager of INSEE Cement said, “INSEE Cement adheres to Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) 107, SLS 1253 and SLS 1247 for its products and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS), ISO 14001:2015 EMS, ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Systems (EnMS) & OHSAS 18001 for its management system across all the cement plants. The role of standards in an organisation adds value to the organisational value chain through its elements of advisory and investment support, to tackle the challenges and to achieve greater heights”. 

Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd. is a member of the Siam City Cement Public Company Ltd., a leading cement manufacturer in Southeast Asia, founded in 1969 in Thailand. The Company manufactures INSEE branded cement, Ready Mixed Concrete, construction aggregates and solutions to serve a widespread regional market that includes Cambodia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand, in addition to Sri Lanka. INSEE Cement is the first certified ‘Green Cement’ product in Sri Lanka with the Green Labelling certification awarded by the Green Building Council. INSEE Cement is the only fully integrated cement manufacturer in Sri Lanka. 

The parent company, Siam City Cement Public Company Ltd. (SCCC) has adapted and progressed to serve the construction needs of the region; its cement manufacturing facility in Saraburi, Thailand, is the world’s largest cement production complex. The company, SCCC draws from the accumulated expertise and knowledge over decades of operation, and is strongly focused on investing in rapidly advancing regional markets such as Sri Lanka, which show much promise in sustainable construction.