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TAFE Long Service Awards 2013

The 1st of March, 2013, was a big day for TAFE, as we celebrated our people and times – the times gone by and times ahead. TAFE Long Service Awards were presented at a glittering function at hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai, by our Chairman Mallika Srinivasan, recognizing and honoring people who have put in decades of service in the organization.

All pictures from the event are up on our TAFE Corporate Facebook Page. Do check them out in the link below!

 https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.488654341181865.1073741825.194783037235665&type=1

We are sure you will enjoy seeing our colleagues being recognized for their service. Do feel free to spot your friends and share their pictures on Facebook.

 

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TAFE Corporate Communications Receives PRCI Chanakya Award – Corporate Citizen of the Year 2013

The Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) is a national corporate body of professionals from the fields of corporate communications, public relations, advertising, and media. 

Today, the PRCI kicked off its 7th two-day Global Communications Conclave 2013, where TAFE’s Corporate Communications team received the PRCI Chanakya Award for “Corporate Citizen of the Year”. The Chanakya awards are presented every year to PR and Communication professionals who have achieved  exceptional records and contributed greatly to their field. This award recognizes TAFE for being an inclusive organisation by working with society and supporting the farming community as a responsible corporate.

The award was presented by Mr. H. S. Brahma, Election Commissioner of India, to Mr. Vijayakumar Browning, G. M. Corporate Communications, TAFE.

We, at Corporate Communications, truly hope that this recognition is just the beginning of many more awards to come our way!

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The Magical Suggestion Box

A suggestion box that was recently kept at the entrance of the machine shop at our Sembiam premises is proving to be a good tool for idea generation!

Visible to all, the suggestion box is an initiative to bring in cost saving  ideas from the workmen. Since the day the box was introduced, suggestions have been pouring in, and also have been growing in number. Apart from cost saving ideas, a lot of suggestions have been coming in on topics related to Kaizen and other topics. 

Due to the sheer convenience of this box, everyone collectively feels that the box should  be a permanent feature in the premises.

All that the employees need to do, is put their suggestion forms into a pouch which is fitted against the box. Different pouches are kept to seggregate the different topics for which suggestions have been received. The simplicity of this box has made it a grand success!

 

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Fire and Safety Training Held at Head Office

An interactive Safety Training was conducted in the Head Office on 18th Feb 2013 by Mr. Rajendran, Chief Fire Officer, Amalgamations Group.
 
Mr. Rajendran delivered a very interesting briefing regarding various types of emergencies that could occur in office, public places and in residences and as to how one should take preventive and reactive actions.
 
In the seminar, he also explained in detail about Fire accidents, about safety norms to be followed in case of fire and he also explained the roles of various teams for controlling the fire in office.
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Melange – R D

Melange at R&D has become a regular feature. Success story of this event continues to the fourth year with participation from all departments of R&D Division, along with a few invited dignitaries from other Divisions. The get together function was organised by HR-R&D for R&Dians at the Green Park Hotel, Vadapalani, on 10 Jan 2013.  

One of the unique features of this edition of Melange was that there were as many as seven carnival stalls by the Protoshop team. During the event, various talents were displayed by R&Dians. One of the highlights of the evening was an exclusive Rewards and Recognition session.

The compering was done by Ms Sumathi with least support from leading event managers, MANTRA. As an icing on cake we had Robo Shankar and his team of Vijay TV and Mr Naveen from Radio Mirchi for entertaining the crowd. The gathering dispersed only after a sumptuous dinner. The event was a memorable one and we are sure the people in R&D have got charged up!

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Captain Tractors Awarded for Innovation in Technology

Captain Tractors, who are in strategic alliance with TAFE for small tractor series manufacturing, were awarded by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, for “Innovation in Technology for New Product/Process Development – 2011”.

Captain Tractors were awarded for their emerging concept of ‘Mini Tractor’. With over 8000 satisfied customers till date, the company is headed for a sure shot steady growth with TAFE.

Cheers to Captian Tractors for this great achievement!

 

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Vintage Cars Draw R Dians to Pondy

The Hindu Pondy-Chennai Heritage Rally 2013

Five of our R&Dians bumped into the Pondy-Chennai Heritage Car Rally 2013 organised by The Hindu and were stunned to see two heritage cars from TAFE participating in the Car Rally. They were fortunate to be there on the day and felt elated. They posed with the entries from TAFE. Indeed a proud moment for them.