Vol. 4 Issue 6 June 2014

Editorial

May 2014 was pretty eventful! The financial results for FY2013-14 were announced on 29th May. Mr. P P

Sahoo, Director [HR&CA] superannuated and Mr. Subba Rao, Govt. Nominee Director was bid farewell.

BLOOM wishes both of them all success in their future endeavors. E-Recruitment went live with the first

set of job postings on 7th May and we observed Anti-Terrorism Day on 21st May.

World Environment Day (WED) was observed in units & establishments across locations on 5th June,

2014. We will bring you the glimpses of various activities in the July issue of BLOOM. However, check out

the HSE Corner for the names of the winners of the online Environment Quiz organized by the HSE Dept.

on this occasion. The response to the quiz was huge, and in all 21 participants were declared winners.

The quiz generated awareness in keeping with the WED 2014 theme of the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) which is 'Small Islands and Climate Change'. The official slogan for the year 2014 is

'Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level’. So let's pledge to adopt green practices in all walks of life and

protect our earth from global warming.

As always, do not hesitate to send your contribution, suggestion or feedback, if any, to

mukhopadhyay.mohar@balmerlawrie.com.

Mohar

Financial Results for the year ended 31st

March, 2014

The Company announced results for the

quarter and year ended 31st March, 2014 in

its Board Meeting held in Kolkata on 29th

May, 2014. The net income for the fourth

quarter of the FY 2013-14 stood at Rs 698

cr with the gross income registering Rs

736 cr. The PBT was Rs 94 cr and the PAT

Rs 71 cr for the quarter ended 31st March,

2014. The gross income of the Company

stood at Rs 2843 cr for the year ended 31st

March, 2014. The net income clocked was

Rs 2707 cr. While the Profit before Tax

(PBT) was Rs 220 cr, the Profit after Tax

(PAT) was Rs 157 cr. The Board of

Directors has recommended a dividend of

180% for the FY 2013-14.

Mr. VLVSS Subba Rao, Government Nominee

Director, was bid farewell on 29th May, 2014.

On 8th May, 2014 CFS - Kolkata played host to an

esteemed customer, Mr. James Yoo, Assistant

Director, Hanjin Shipping, Mumbai. Mr. Yoo

visited our CFS for a first-hand experience of BL’s

service offerings to customers.

On 21st May, 2014 SBU: G&L added a new

Automotive Distributor, M/s Pacific Oil of Bhopal, to

its national network. The distributor will be covering

Bhopal, Raigarh, Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore,

Hoshangabad, Betul and Hardha. Around 120 reputed

dealers from Bhopal and surrounding areas attended

the function which was inaugurated by COO [G&L].

This is a step towards SBU: G&L's aggressive retail sales initiatives in the central region of the country.

IT Meet was held on 30th & 31st May, 2014 at Vedic Village, Kolkata. In photo are members of the IT Team

along with C&MD and Directors.

BL Updates

Anti-Terrorism Day was observed on 21st May in all units/establishments across locations. The day was

marked by an anti-terrorism/anti-violence pledge taking ceremony. This day is observed to generate

awareness among all sections of people, about the danger of terrorism and violence and its effect on the

people, society and the country as a whole. In photo are glimpses of the pledge taking ceremony at various

locations.

Change in Address

SBU:T&T has shifted office to the following address in Thiruvananthapuram with effect from 1st May, 2014: (The contact numbers remain the same.)

Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.

TC 09/1816(1),

Ground Floor, ANUGRAHA,

Sankar Road,

Sasthamangalam

Thiruvananthapuram - 695010

The E-recruitment module was made live for registration on 1st April, 2014 and the first set of jobs were

published on 7th May, 2014. Currently around 21 jobs have been published in the portal.

On the occasion of World Environment Day an online quiz was organized by the HSE Department. The

response was huge and those who scored 70% and above were declared winners. The names of the 21

participants (in alphabetical order), who emerged winners, are as follows:

Sl. No. Name SBU / Function

Location

1 Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri IT Kolkata - HO

2 Aryya Naha G&L Kolkata - HRC

3 Ashish Pandey IT Kolkata - HO

4 DevaPrasad Das Vigilance Kolkata - HO

5 Doli Sangharajka TVE /Operations Ahmedabad

6 Ganesh Agarwal T&T Delhi

7 Goutam Chandra Saha ROFS Kolkata - HO

8 Harsh Rana TVE Ludhiana

9 Maitri Parikh TVE Ahmedabad

10 Neeta Datta G&L / Marketing Kolkata - HRC

11 P M Dutta IT Kolkata - HO

12 Pannalal Das G&L/Production Silvassa

13 Prakriti Ojha Corporate HRD Kolkata - HO

14 Prasenjit Mahato ROFS Panipat (onsite)

15 Raghupathi.R LI-CFS Manali

16 Ranjit Jaiswal G&L Kolkata - HRC

17 Ravi Rathore IP Taloja

18 Sanjeev Padhee IP/IT Mumbai

19 Santanu Kayary G&L Kolkata - HRC

20 Sk Abu Jafor E&P/Projects Kolkata - HO

21 Supriya Sarkar ROFS Kolkata - HO

Congratulations to all the winners!

HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) Corner

ERP Update

How does Addressable and Conventional type Fire Detection System differ?

Every device connected to the addressable system has its own unique address. When a fire is detected, the

device’s address shows up on the main control panel, telling us exactly which device has been activated.

This will enable us to find the exact location of a fire and extinguish it quickly.

With a conventional system, there is no way of pinpointing the exact location of the fire. However, by

wiring our building into different zones, we can get a general idea of where the fire is.

Conventional alarm panels cost a lot less to buy but are more expensive to install. This is because each

device that is being connected needs its own wire. With addressable systems, one wire loop will connect

several devices. This means conventional systems require more wire and more man hours during the

installation phase.

In HO, we have successfully installed addressable type fire detection system for both front & rear buildings,

replacing the old conventional type detection system. The new system is more reliable than the old system

that was in use.

A training program on the newly installed system was conducted by the manufacturer for BL Operators and

Security personnel at the Corporate Office.

TISS was engaged for the evaluation of CSR & Sustainable Development Projects for the year 2013-14. As

part of this, TISS representatives visited most of the sites where water backpacks were distributed. The

response was very encouraging from the village women folk who were using the water backpacks. TISS

also evaluated the 160 KWp of Solar Power Plant installations at Taloja and Asaoti.

CSR Update

स्‍थानाना‍‍ रण‍/ Transfer

श्री‍ म‍ृ‍मय ‍ाााा, प्रबधंक [वाणिज्यिक], टी&पीडी – कोलकाता को आईपी - म बंई में प्रबधंक [एससीएम], के रूप में स् थानांांतत त यकिा ािा । Mr. Mrinmoy Saha, Manager [Commercial], T&PD - Kolkata has been transferred to IP - Mumbai as

Manager [SCM].

श्री‍एा‍ाुुंदरकुमार,‍प्रबधंक [ले&वव], एलएस – बांलो को पीसी – चेन् नांई में प्रबधंक [ले&वव] के रूप में स् थानांांतत त यकिा ािा । Mr. S Sundarakumar, Manager [A&F], LS - Bangalore has been transferred to PC - Chennai as Manager

[A&F].

कार्मिक‍ाचूनाना‍– मई‍2014 / Personnel Information – May 2014

श्री‍एा‍मरू् ि,‍म ख् ि प्रबधंक [ववपिनां], पीसी – चेन् नांई को पीसी – कोलकाता में म ख् ि प्रबधंक [ववपिनां] के रूप में स् थानांांतत त यकिा ािा । Mr. S Moorthy, Chief Manager [Marketing], PC - Chennai has been transferred to PC - Kolkata as Chief

Manager [Marketing].

श्री‍ाभुुंगकर‍बर्नानक,‍अधधका ी – स् पशेल ल यिटूी, एलएस – कोिम् बटो को ीी&एल, कोलकाता में प्रबधंक [ववश् लवेिकी] के रूप में स् थानांांतत त यकिा ािा । Mr. Subhangkar Banik, Officer on Special Duty, LS - Coimbatore has been transferred to G&L - Kolkata as

Manager [Analytics].

आपको नांए कािय भा की शल भकामनांांए Wish you all the best in your new role!

विदाई‍/ Farewell

A farewell function was organised for Mr. P P Sahoo D[HR&CA] at the Corporate Office on 29th May, 2014.

On the same day the Top Management Team organised a send-off for him. Prior to this he was bid farewell

at different locations.

श्री‍ पे्रम‍प्रकाश‍ाााू, ननांदेशल क [मा.स.ं & कोपो ेट मामलें] लाभा 27 विों की सफलतापवूयक सेवाएं सपंिूय क 31 मई, 2014 को सेवाननांवतृ् त ो ाए Mr. Prem Prakash Sahoo, Director [HR & Corporate Affairs] retired on 31st May, 2014 after successfully

completing around 27 years of service.

श्री‍बी‍डी‍शमाि, वत ष् ठ प्रबधंक [िात्रा], टी&टी – ददल् ली में लाभा 37 विों की सफलतापवूयक सेवाएं सपंिूय क 31 मई, 2014 को सेवाननांवतृ् त ो ाए Mr. B D Sharma, Sr. Manager [Travel], T&T - Delhi retired on 31st May, 2014 after successfully completing

around 37 years of service.

श्री‍र्नान ाई‍चटर्जी, उप प्रबधंक [वाणिज्यिक], आईपी – कोलकाता में लाभा 31 विों की सफलतापवूयक सेवाएं सपंिूय क 31 मई, 2014 को सेवाननांवतृ् त ो ाए Mr. Netai Chatterjee, Deputy Manager [Commercial], IP - Kolkata retired on 31st May, 2014 after

successfully completing around 31 years of service.

श्री‍ाोमनानाथ‍बनानर्जी, अधधका ी – स् पशेल ल यिटूी, कोलकाता लाभा 26 एव ं1/2 विों की सफलतापवूयक सेवाएं सपंिूय क 31 मई, 2014 को सेवाननांवतृ् त ो ाए Mr. Somnath Banerjee, Officer on Special Duty, Kolkata retired on 31st May, 2014 after successfully

completing around 26 and 1/2 years of service.

म आपके भववष् ि की मांलमि कामनांा क त े ैं We wish you all the best in your future life.

नानए‍ादस्‍य ‍/‍New Member

श्री‍राकेश‍रुंर्जनान‍चौधरी‍की ननांि ज्तत 16 मई, 2014 को एलआई, कोलकाता में प्रोीेत ट लीड [कोल् ड चेनां] के रूप में ई Mr. Rakesh Ranjan Choudhary joined LI - Kolkata as Project Leader [Cold Chain] on 16th

May, 2014.

श्री‍ अुंकोल‍ु ात्य नानाराय नाना‍ की ननांि ज्तत 30 मई, 2014 को आईपी, ससलवासा, में प्रबधंक [ऑप ेशल नांल एतसलेन्स] के रूप में ई Ankolu Satyanarayana joined IP - Silvassa as Manager [Operational Excellence] on 30th

May, 2014.

श्री‍गर्जे‍‍र‍ाथुार‍की ननांि ज्तत 30 अप्र।ल, 2014 को आईपी, नांवी म बंई [उच् च थ्रोपटू सिंतं्र], में कननांष् ठ इंीीननांि के रूप में ई Mr. Gajendra Suthar joined IP, Navi Mumbai [High Throughput Plant] as Junior Engineer on

30th April, 2014.

श्री‍ओमप्रकाश‍डीकाटे‍की ननांि ज्तत 5 मई, 2014 को आईपी, नांवी म बंई [उच् च थ्रोपटू सिंतं्र], में कननांष् ठ इंीीननांि के रूप में ई Mr. Omprakash Dekate joined IP, Navi Mumbai [High Throughput Plant] as Junior Engineer

on 5th May, 2014.

श्री‍ य ोगेश‍ पधार‍की ननांि ज्तत 6 मई, 2014 को आईपी, नांवी म बंई [उच् च थ्रोपटू सिंतं्र], में कननांष् ठ इंीीननांि के रूप में ई Mr. Yogesh Padhar joined IP, Navi Mumbai [High Throughput Plant] as Junior Engineer on

6th May, 2014.

Humayun's tomb, "the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi", was commissioned by Humayun's

first wife Bega Begum (Haji Begum) in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, a Persian architect

chosen by Bega Begum. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and is located in

Nizamuddin East, Delhi, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that

Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb

was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

श्री‍ विशाल‍दिादा‍की ननांि ज्तत 6 मई, 2014 को आईपी, नांवी म बंई [उच् च थ्रोपटू सिंतं्र], में कननांष् ठ इंीीननांि के रूप में ई Mr. Vishal Davada joined IP, Navi Mumbai [High Throughput Plant] as Junior Engineer on

6th May, 2014.

श्री‍य ोगेश‍ााुंखला‍की ननांि ज्तत 7 मई, 2014 को आईपी, नांवी म बंई [उच् च थ्रोपटू सिंतं्र], में कननांष् ठ इंीीननांि के रूप में ई Mr. Yogesh Sankhla joined IP, Navi Mumbai [High Throughput Plant] as Junior Engineer on

7th May, 2014.

श्री‍मनानर्जी ‍य ादि‍की ननांि ज्तत 8 मई, 2014 को आईपी, नांवी म बंई [उच् च थ्रोपटू सिंतं्र], में कननांष् ठ इंीीननांि के रूप में ई Mr. Manjeet Yadav joined IP, Navi Mumbai [High Throughput Plant] as Junior Engineer on

8th May, 2014.

बाम लॉ ी पत वा में आपका स् वाात । एव ंआपलोाक को ाददयक शल भकामनांाएं Welcome you to the Balmer Lawrie family and wish you all the best!

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