By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 21st
December:- The north-west region’s most prestigious
quality awards were presented at the 11thNorth-West QualTech Convention held at CII here today.
Instituted
by PTU Nalanda School of TQM & Entrepreneurship, the first School of
Excellence of IK Gujral Punjab Technical University had 26 finalist companies
from among manufacturing as well as services sectors competing.
CEO of
the School, Manish Trehan informed that the 26 finalist companies in the 11th
NorthWest Qualtech Awards showcased the best practices and how they saved over
Rs.21 crores by implementing Total Quality Management practices.
Senior
Advisor of Eminence of American Society for Quality (ASQ) and former Deputy
Director of Tata Steels, K.C. Mehra, gave away the awards at the function in
the presence of Dinesh Dua, CEO & Director, Nectar LifeSciences.
Sona
Koyo Steering Sysem, Dharuhera, Haryana, lifted the Vardhman Quality Navigator
Award trophy for the Large manufacturing category, with Mondelez India Foods,
Baddi, and Vardhman Textiles, Baddi, as first and second runnersup.
The
Trident QualityPioneer Award for manufacturing units in medium categories, Gates
India of Lalru, won the trophy, while the first runners up was Winsome Textile
Industries.
In the
Services Sector, the Quality Innovator Award trophy was won by Max Super
Speciality Hospital, Saket; while Max Super Speciality Hospital, Okhla, and
Chaitanya Hospital Chandigarh, were adjudged as the first and second runners up
respectively.
In the
small business categories, the Winsome Quality Pathfinder Award tropgy went to
Baddi based Betts India, Farmparts of Ludhiana was the first runners up, and
Mohali based Aqua System , was the second runners up.
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Mehra, in his keynote address expressed his happiness at the growing stature of
these Awards as reflected in the enthusiastic participation of companies in the
competition. The vital and intense role that quality plays in achieving towards
perfection cannot be overemphasized, he added.
As an
advisor to ASQ South Asia, and Anindya Sarangi, Director Business Development for
South Asia, informed that ASQ has entered into strategic alliance with PTU
Nalanda to further enhance and strengthen the eco-system of total quality
management in the region, and encourage individuals to go in for
globally-recognised certification.
Anandiya
informed that the ASQ shall also be setting up local chapter with the industry
and community participation.
One of the pioneers in initiating the quality movement in the
northern region, Padmashri Chandra Mohan, Chairman of the School’s Governing
Council, said that India today needs global techno-entrepreneurs to raise the
competitiveness of the Indian manufacturing sector.
Earlier in the afternoon a panel discussion was organized on
“Towards Global Competitiveness to Make In India Roar” moderated y ASQ India
and South Asia Director Anindya Sarangi, in which Regional Medical Director of
Fortis Hospital Mohali, Dr Gurbir Singh; Sudhendhu Bali, Mentor of Entrepreneurship
and Incubation Cell, PEC University of Technology, and Vijay Garg, Joint
Managing Director of IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, participated and
discussed the challenges and opportunities for the Indian businesses in the
changing global scenario.
