The Lucky Charm
May - August 2015
Editor’s note
Dear Luckians,
The Corporate Communications team is proud to
present another edition of the Lucky Charm, our
very own internal newsletter. This edition comes at
a time when our company has closed its financial
year with yet another record breaking profit. Lucky
Cement is also proud to have been a part of the
Pakistan-Sri Lanka cricket series where the
company placed its boards and branding across the
venues.
Continuing on its path of innovation and
technological advancements, Lucky Cement has
embarked on the implementation of SAP
Enterprise Solution. You can read about these, and
a lot of other happenings across our Karachi Plant,
Pezu Plant, area offices, and the head office in the
newsletter. As always, please take part in our
competition at the end of the newsletter, and feel
free to send in your thoughts, comments, and
suggestions
on
[email protected].
Happy reading and God Bless us all.
Editor,
Agha Alijan
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Did You Know
Competition and
In
Focus
I joined Lucky Cement Pezu
as D.M (Mechanical) in
2000 at unit# 01.In my time
here I have seen Lucky
Cement grow from strength
to strength.
Sadiq Hussain
Senior DGM
Pezu Plant
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Cover
Story
Innovation and excellence are two essential
building pillars of Lucky Cement’s core values.
Since its inception in 1993, Lucky Cement Limited
has grown leaps and bounds by setting up
international projects and getting recognitions on
prestigious global platforms.
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Lucky
Periscope
The primary objective of Human
Resource and Industrial Relation (HR & IR
dept.) at Pezu is to maintain and develop
good and healthy relations between
employees at the Pezu Plant and the
company. The department vigilantly
works on avoiding conflicts and nurturing
a culture governed by positive synergy.
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In
Focus
Story
Cover
2015 -
Sadiq Hussain
Lucky's Path
Towards Innovation
and Excellence
It is rightly said that “Changes call for innovation,
and innovation leads to progress.” Our company’s
journey of two decades speaks of transcending
horizons and innovation. We have always focused
on maintaining a competitive-edge in logistics,
technology and market expansion. From being the
first loose-cement exporter to becoming the first
Pakistani cement company investing abroad, Lucky
Cement has outperformed its competition with its
exponential growth.
Following on its legacy of growth and innovation
Lucky Cement Limited has signed a contract with
Siemens Pakistan to start the implementation
process of SAP Enterprise Solution. Lucky Cement
Limited would be one of the first cement companies
in Pakistan to implement SAP on HANA database.
By taking a lead in this technological advancement,
we will not only integrate and streamline our daily
operations but we will also develop a competitive
edge for now and forthcoming years. With SAP
deployment, a one-window operation will be made
available through a workflow design that integrates
all the departments along with their distinct
operations like finance, production, supply chain,
marketing and all other departments. The SAP
system will further support Lucky Cement in
promoting a paperless environment, underpinning
its title of an environmentally conscious company.
Side by side, we have successfully conducted our
first Management Trainee recruitment drive called
‘Future Leaders Program’ 2015, which consisted of a
rigorous screening process and was conducted in
the leading universities of Pakistan.
Such breakthrough achievements make us
extremely proud to be a part of the Lucky Family,
and we hope to set even higher benchmarks of
success in the coming years.
Senior DGM
Pezu Plant
Q1. How has your experience been at Lucky Cement?
ANS> I joined Lucky cement Pezu as D.M (Mechanical) in 2000 at unit# 01.In my time
here, I have seen Lucky Cement grow from strength to strength. In the beginning there
were only lines A & B and we faced a lot of challenging times to maintain & operate the
plant. However, due to dedicated hard work of the staff & management we overcame
all the obstacles. My experience at LCL has been very fruitful. I have learned a lot while
working here and hopefully my experience has helped others too. LCL has developed
& polished my managerial skills. Being a member of the Lucky family has helped me on
a personal scale too. Dedication, hard work & the will to succeed does not go
unrewarded at LCL.
Q2. What has been your secret of success?
ANS> Dedication, hard work & loyalty to your work are the key words. I firmly believe
to give my all to any task at hand. You have to think that any task/job of LCL is not work
but your personal task and assign all your concentration & resources for fulfilling it in
the best way possible. Hard work always pays back. If you don’t do a job properly, you
will ultimately have to redo it again & again.
Q3. How would your colleagues or friends describe you?
ANS> I am very a friendly person. The first thing that colleagues point out is that I am
focused and observant. They also say that I am dedicated to my work and respectful
towards everyone
Q4. Tell me about your hobbies?
ANS> I used to play Badminton regularly when I was young, however, with passage of
time, it has become difficult to make time for all such extracurricular activities. As
more responsibilities fall on you, you get less time for hobbies. Nowadays, I just follow
the current affairs of the country.
Q5. Where do you seen yourself in five years?
ANS> Only Allah knows best where I will be in 5 years time. On my part I still strive to
improve myself and be a better person and fulfill my responsibilities honestly. With the
guidance & help of my seniors, I hope to put in place my vision for optimization of plant
mechanization. Also, I wish to help Lucky Cement in becoming more cost effective &
a more dominant player in the cement market.
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Lucky Periscope
HR & IR Pezu
The primary objective of Human Resource and Industrial Relation
(HR & IR dept.) in Pezu is to maintain and develop good and healthy
relations between employees at the Pezu Plant and the company.
The department vigilantly works on avoidingconflictsand nurturing
a culture governed by positive synergy. This department also
safeguards the economic interest of labors and enriches their
ownership towards work. The HR & IR department improves overall
productivity of the workforce hence contributing towards the
growth of the company. The department reportsto the GM HR and
is headed by Mr. Anwar Tariq, SDGM and has 21 employees
deputed at different positions.
The department actively holds initiatives that are beneficial for the
professionaland personalgroomingof the work-force. This includes
regular sports & fitness events like volley-ball, cricket matches,
ration distributionand HSE trainings.The department is planningto
initiate training and learning programs to contribute towards
employee development and motivation. Also, the recent
implementation of SAP Enterprise System will make the
department’s processes more efficient and effective.
Brand Corner – Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka ODIs
and T20 cricket tournament campaign
Cricket is passionately celebrated and followed by the Pakistani
masses.The Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka ODIs 2015 kicked off on 11th July
2015 with test matches. Leveraging on the cricket fervor, Lucky
Cement Limited took this as a platform to directly engage with its
consumers by strategically placing boards on the boundary lines and
ground ensuringmaximum brand visibilityand coverage duringthe
matches. Branding on this medium gave Lucky Cement excellent
mileage, and we decided to integrate our BTL activityon the digital
Competition
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Who did Lucky Cement Limited sign its SAP implementation
contract with?
On which date did the Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka ODI2015 start?
What is thename of Lucky Cement's Management Trainee
Program?
front by holding on a competition our Facebook page. The
competition asked the participants to spot LCL’s logo during the
matches and send pictures on our Facebook Page.
The BTL campaign was integrated with a digital campaign where our
audience was asked to spot LCL’s logo and send its picture on our
Facebook Page. Both the campaignsreceived enthusiastic response
from the audience enhancing our brand recall and mileage.
Did you Know?
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“Yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious
Oracle.”
Apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning
than coffee
Your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body
Honey enters your blood stream within 20 minutes of being
eaten
All theblinking in one da
y equates to having your eyes closed
for 30 minutes
The average smartphoneuser checks Facebook 14 times a day.
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Picture Gallery
Social event and dinner for LCL
employees at Monal (Margala
hills) in Islamabad
CEO Mr. Muhammad Ali Tabba,
dealers and Management meeting at
LCL's Multan Sales Office
Lucky Cement and Lucky
Commodities participated in SGS
Cricket Tournament
Tree Plantation at Karachi Plant
Lucky Cement Limited awarded 12th
Annual Environment Excellence Award
Lucky Cement's Dealers Convention held
at Ramada Hotel, Multan
Lucky Cement Limited won in all four categories
namely Export, Investment, Sales Tax and Income Tax
at the KPCCI Award 2013-14
Lucky Cement Limited has been
awarded Executive Green Supply
Chain Award 2015
Lucky Cement fortifying its
lead by deploying SAP
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HR & IR
Pezu
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KPCCI