Raymond Ltd. has been presented the second prize in the prestigious National Energy Conservation Awards 2013 for the energy conservation program undertaken by its Vapi plant. The Award was presented, at a special function got up in New Delhi, by the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, to Mr. Harish Chatterjee, Vice President – Manufacturing, Textile Division at Raymond Ltd., in the presence of Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Power.
Mr. Harish Chatterjee observed on the occasion: “We are honored to receive this prestigious award as it recognizes our efforts towards becoming a responsible corporate citizen. This is the first award for the Vapi manufacturing plant, and we thank the Ministry of Power and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency that have recognized our efforts towards conserving energy. We have always been committed towards energy conservation and continue to make efforts in implementing innovative ideas to conserve energy. This prestigious award is yet another testimony to our commitment towards energy conservation”.
Raymond won this award by reducing its ‘specific consumption’ of electrical energy and thermal energy as compared to last year by 6.74 per cent and 7.74 per cent respectively. Its Vapi plant achieved a commendable saving of 30.23 lakh units of electrical energy and 5649.10 million kcal of thermal energy in the last one year.
Raymond has received this prestigious award six times in the past decade for its other manufacturing facilities located at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh and Jalgaon and Thane in Maharashtra. Being the market leader in the industry, Raymond strives to implement innovative ideas and industry best practices across all its manufacturing facilities in the country.
Raymond has a current capacity of 35 million metres of wool and wool-blended fabrics and produces nearly 20,000 varieties of suiting, perhaps making it the only company in the world to have such a wide range of suiting fabric across all ages, occasions and styles.