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TAFE Awarded Silver Shield for Star Performer at EEPC Awards

The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) was set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, in the year 1955. EEPC INDIA has been serving over 12,000 members ranging from large corporate houses, star trading houses, small & medium scale units, and many more.

The EEPC conducted its Southern Region Awards function which was held on 27th July 2012 at Hyderabad, and TAFE Chennai was awarded the ‘Silver Shield for Star Performer’ as a Large Enterprise in the product group of “Agricultural or Forestry Machinery and Parts”, in recognition of “Outstanding Contribution to Engineering Exports during the year 2010-2011.”

Mr.R.Sudarsan, Associate Vice President – Exports received the award on behalf of our company, from His Excellency, the Honorable Union Minister of State for Defence – Ministry of Defence, Dr.M.M.Pallam Raju.

This award marked yet another milestone in TAFE’s illustrious career, and we are sure that there will be many more in the future!

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D P Lalvani Hangs Up His Boots

Mr. D.P. Lalvani, former Vice President, Marketing at TAFE passed away on the 11th of August 2012 at Chennai. A staunch “MF” man, his association with the brand preceded his stint at TAFE with his joining Massey Ferguson India (MFI) Limited prior to 1958. Joining TAFE when it took over the MF business in India as Distribution operations Manager, he was instrumental in laying the foundation of the Sales and Marketing function at TAFE based on his experience with the Massey Ferguson system of working.

Born on 18th April 1923 in what is now Pakistan, he survived a personally traumatic flight to India. A graduate Agricultural Engineer, he served for a short while with the government agricultural farm, prior to joining Massey Ferguson India Limited. He brought to TAFE, many of the systems practiced at MFI and was very particular about post sales customer support even then, encouraging dealers to invest in service infrastructure, parts stocks and in training of dealer service personnel.

A well read and widely travelled person, with his tall stature and his trademark pipe in his hand, he was for many years the face of TAFE to many overseas associates. He never stopped learning and made it a point to learn about latest developments in marketing management and general industry. A connoisseur of good food and beverages, he was excellent company and would regale people at office parties with his tongue in cheek humorous anecdotes of early days at TAFE and was an effective foil for the more earthy humour of his colleague at TAFE and MFI, Mr. RL Sehgal.

Our sympathies to the bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace

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TAL Employee Bags CPC Productivity Award

The Coimbatore Productivity Council (CPC) is a non-profit, autonomous body, established in 1958 to promote productivity culture in Coimbatore; the council recognizes and rewards best performances of employees and organizations with its prestigious Productivity Awards.

TAFE congratulates Ms. Geetha, from TAFE Access Limited (TAL) for being awarded the second place in the Best Employee category at the CPC Productivity Awards 2012. Geetha was nominated by TAL for the award for numerous reasons. Ever since she joined in 2008, Geetha has proven herself time and again at work.

She initially joined into full time showroom sales mainly handling TATA Indica customers. Later, she was assigned to handle all cars, and she absorbed the new role and performed exceptionally well. She quickly moved to take the position of the second best sales person at TAL in 2010, and later, the top position in 2011-12. She also had the privilege of being recognized and awarded by Mr. K. Ravi Kant, Vice Chairman, TATA Motors.

The numbers speak for themselves. In 2011-12, Geetha single handedly sold staggering 288 cars. Her performance also helped TAL to retain the First Ranked Dealer status in tier 1 & 2 cities for the second year in a row. Apart from the accolades, Geetha’s ease, joy and simplicity with which she carries her job made her the obvious nominee for this award.

On receiving the honor, Geetha shared her mantra for success, “Hard work with dedication; I love doing my job with full energy, enthusiasm and satisfaction. I respect all my customers sincerely. Even after the delivery of the vehicle, I stay connected with my customers and share thier happiness. I take pride in serving them.” TAFE Access’s top officials Mr. T. R. Kesavan, Mr. R . Ramamurthy and Mr. R. Manoharan have sent congratulatory messages to Geetha and are highly delighted about this achievement.

These incentives and recognitions are certainly inspiring for the rest of the staff to work with maximum efficiency and dedication, and gives them a good appreciation for their contribution at work!

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Harnessing Lives at JRehab Centre

Recently, The New Indian Express covered JRehab Centre, a special unit of TAFE, engaged in the production of wiring harnesses, at Alampatti, near Madurai. JRehab was the dream of Mr. A Sivasailam, the founder chairman of the Amalgamations Group, established in 1980, to help orthopedically challenged women. It was his dream to support the physically disabled, by helping them earn a good living with dignity and self esteem, and to make them self reliant and independent.

 

Today, JRehab has an all-women work force, who make wire harnesses, fender harnesses, battery cables, trailer sockets and toolkit bags for tractors and other automobiles manufacturers.

 

This unit is run as a regular business and has its targets and plans, which have been consistently achieved. The women employed here are provided with appropriate transport and other amenities like food and personal assistance to make their work ambience conducive. They are also provided with calipers once in a year, without any cost.

 

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) began at TAFE, way before it became the latest buzzword, and still continues to be an important part of the organization. At TAFE, we do not look at CSR as giving back to the society, but consider it as sharing what we have with the community.

 

J Rehab has been recognized by the central and the state governments, and TAFE is glad at what it has achieved.


To read the complete article, please click here.

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TAFE R D Man Excels at IIT

Suresh Rao has been with TAFE since 2004. He started off his career at the New Product Team – 3 (NPT-3) at TAFE R&D Division. He was instrumental in the implementation process of New Product Introduction (NPI) at R&D.

Later, considering his performance and recognizing his skills, Suresh was sponsored by TAFE for further studies and was enrolled in the M.Tech (Automotive Technology) course at IIT Madras. Now, he has completed the two-year course at IIT, topping his division and being honored with the “Certificate of Academic Distinction” for securing the highest CGPA in the 1st and 2nd semesters.

Post his triumph at IIT Madras, Suresh has been working with the Advanced Technology (Transmission) Group in the R&D Division at TAFE.

Apart from his academic incline, he has been actively involved in sports and cultural activities and enjoys spending time with friends.

Suresh certainly has a bright future ahead, and we at TAFE wish him all the best!

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R D Team Celebrates Blooms Day

The HRD at TAFE R&D Department organized Blooms Day, Season 2, at Hotel Deccan Plaza, on Saturday, the 23rd of June.

Blooms day is a fun filled event where employees’ children can make friends, display their talent and participate in various games. It is an occasion which builds bonds between employees’ families and also develops within them a sense of belongingness towards TAFE.

Season 1 of Blooms Day was held last year within the office premises, so this time the organizers made sure that they picked a comfortable venue for employees and participants to break the ice, and also provided a sumptuous lunch spread.

Also this time around, they incorporated games for different age groups, ie: 0-5, 5-10, 10 and above. These included fruit eating, drawing competition, pyramid, human ladder and many more. This was followed by a prize distribution ceremony where participants were rewarded with certificates and prizes for their various competitions.

Chief HRO Muthukumar Thanu, Principal Member, R & D Protoshop R. Murali, VP R&D S. Sriraman and EVP R&D Cmde. R B Verma were among the noted few present at the event. Ramesh, a Kirigami artist, was also featured at the event, and he shared some of his skills with the children there and his artwork was also on display.

Overall, the event was enjoyed thoroughly by everyone present there, and indeed provided an opportunity for the kids to bloom and showcase their talent.

TAFE Cafe had a lot of fun being part of this day!

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