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Diamond Cement Group has organized a customer appreciation event to thank its dealers, customers and distributors across the country.
Held in Accra at the Accra Marriott Hotel, approximately 40 customers and distributors who partnered to develop cement business in the country were honored at a major event bringing together the major industrial and business players. the main players in the cement industry.
The principal directors and officers of the Diamond Cement Group and its subsidiaries, led by the Group's Chief Executive Officer, were present. m Prasad Motaparti and the president of the group, m Mukesh Patel.
Other included m B.V.K Raju, Director General – Research and Development; m K.S. Bhaskara Rao, Commercial Director and m N. Venkatesh, Financial Controller.
Welcome guests, KS Bhaskara Rao, Sales Manager, announced that the awards ceremony was designed to reward loyal customers and distributors, whose commitment allowed the company to remain active in growing the consumer market. cement in Ghana.
He added that the group would continue to appreciate loyal customers in all regions of the country where it operates.
In his address, the group's managing director, m Prasad Motaparti said the Group was pleased to welcome partners whose activities complemented their huge investments and particularly congratulated Ghanaians for their support.
He said the success of Diamond Cement belongs to Ghanaians.
This support, he noted, informed the Group of its ongoing investments in the economy.
He recalled the acquisition and revival of troubled Tema Steel Works of Ghana's industrial holding company (GIHOC), now known as Tema Steel Company Ltd, which turned Ghana into an importer as an exporter of steel.
The Diamond Cement Group has invested in cement plants, including Diamond Cement Ghana Ltd. (DCGL) in Aflao, Savanna Diamond Cement Ltd. (SDCL) -Buipe, which has an annex to the first clinker plant in Ghana, capable of refining / upgrading limestone to produce clinker and Western Diamond Cement Ltd. (WDCL) – which employs the latest manufacturing processes with the use of a vertical rolling mill technology that produces a higher quality cement.
Mr. Motaparti also mentioned the investment in the creation of substations, including the costs of Aflao substations (25 MW) supported by Diamond Cement Group and ECG, as well as the Buipe substation established in collaboration with GRIDCO – a three phases supply with a capacity of 25 MW.
The company only uses 7 MW of the 25 MW and the remaining 18 MW available for the region, in the form of a public-private participation.
The WDCL and the ECG jointly established a power line in which the WDCL contributed $ 0.5 million for the line, in addition to the possibility of raising an additional $ 2 million to fund the project.
The construction of the railway line connecting the port of Lomé to DCGL in accomplishment of the group long cherished The dream concept of the interconnection of the ECOWAS countries' railways was cited as one of the group's prowess.
He said that the group is also engaged at supporting the development of the three regions in which it operates in the fields of education and health with the construction of clbadrooms, drilling and creating direct and indirect jobs for more than 5,000 people.
He added that the Diamond Cement Group also makes a standard financial contribution to the state in direct and indirect taxes with an annual contribution of Gh. 250 million.
Reverend George Dawson-Ahmoah, executive secretary of the Ghana Cement Manufacturers Association (CMAG), who attended the awards ceremony, pointed out that the company's loyal customers deserved to be recognized, confirming that "because of their loyalty, the Diamond Cement Group has become a force to be reckoned with cement the industry is concerned. Diamond Cement is a member of CMAG and their commitment to the Association is unmatched. "
He took this opportunity to congratulate the Diamond Cement Group for its feat in further refining local limestone for the production of local clinker, which is the largest component of cement production.
"Such uniqueness deserves praise, as it encompbades local content policy and added value, as encouraged by Government," he said.
He further asked the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to take into account such achievements and to take into account the local cement manufacturers during the licensing of local limestone concessions.
He also congratulated the Government for adopting a legislative instrument in 2016 limiting the importation of bagged cement into the country, which resulted in a reduction of l & # 39; import of cement in China bags of about 97 percent.
Prize winners
The national awards have been awarded to Atala Limited, K. Ofori Limited, Bernet Enterprise, Asiru Dawuda Enterprise and D.K. Korankye Group of Companies. The other regional winners were: Fair Life Enterprise, Kwasi Oppong Company Ltd., Nana K. Gyasi Company Ltd., Mississippi Top Ventures, Danelo Enterprise, Sandas Investment Ltd, Buckson Enterprise.
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