Hyderabad October 2017:Birla A1, a
part of Orient Cement Limited, felicitated body builder Gopu Srinivas on Monday,
16th October 2017 for making the nation proud by winning two bronze
medals in recent international events.
Hailing from
Gopalwada of Mancherial, Gopu Srinivas made the district proud by bagging the
bronze medal in the 51st Asian Body Building championship in the Junior Men’s
Body Building 70 kg category despite all odds. The championship was held in
Seoul, South Korea from 20th to 26th August.
Not stopping
here, he further went on to represent India and bag another bronze medal in the
9th WBPF World Body Building and Physique Sport Championship in the Junior Mens
Body Building 70kg category. This championship was held in Mangolia from 3rd to
9th October. He returned to his district to a grand welcome by proud locals and
representatives. Despite growing up in a household with low financial
stability, his parents encouraged him to follow his dreams, becoming a role
model for the youth of Telangana.
Orient
Cement whose one of the factory is located in Mr. Gopu Srinivas’ district
Mancharial, is a part of the diversified CK Birla Group. The organization, with
the vision of being the “Neighbour of choice” has been active in the region in
promoting local talent.
The event
was attended by Orient Cement’s COO Mr. Rahul Deshmukh, Sr. Vice President, Mr.
Keshav Sharma, AVP Sales, Mr. AbhayDespande and Mr. PawanJaggi, and Senior GM Branding,
Mr Nikesh Baidya. The company supported Gopu Srinivas to participate in
multiple body building competitions across the globe.
Orient
Cement is proud to support Gopu Srinivas and his determination and wishes him
all the best for future successes.
About
the CK Birla Group
The CK Birla
Group is a growing US$1.8 billion conglomerate that has a history of enduring
relationships with renowned global companies. With over 20,000 employees, 41
manufacturing facilities, service footprint across 24 locations, numerous
patents and awards and a customer base that includes some of the world’s
bestknown companies, the Group’s businesses are present across five continents.
The Group operates in three
Industry
clusters: technology and automotive, home and building, and healthcare and
education. The Group companies are strengthened by common ownership and shared
guiding principles that include a focus on long term value, trust-based relationships
and philanthropy. For more information visit us at www.ckbirlagroup.com
About
Orient Cement
Orient
Cement Limited is part of the USD 1.8 billion diversified CK Birla Group.
Earlier a division of the multiproduct, multi-unit Orient Paper and Industries
Limited, Orient Cement was de-merged with effect from April 1st, 2012 and
became a public limited company. The company produces 5 MTPA cement annually
from its two plants in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Its
First
Greenfield project at Devapur in Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh began cement
production in the year 1982. In the year 1997, a split-grinding unit (also a
Greenfield project) at Nashirabad, in Jalgaon, Maharashtra was added. With the
new plant at Chittarpur in Gulbarga district, Karnataka having been
commissioned in September 2015, Orient Cement Limited now has a total installed
capacity of 8 million tons.
Orient Cement is certified for both ISO 9001:2008, and ISO
14001:2004 and also OHSAS 18001:2007 from Det Norske Veritas, Netherlands. The
company sells cement under its popular brand Birla A1 Premium Cement
inMaharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and MP.
Photos Details:
Rahul Deshmukh - Chief operating officer, Orient Cement
Y Srinivasa Rao - senior vice president (sales), Orient Cement
Keshav Sharma - senior vice president (marketing), Orient Cement
Y Srinivasa Rao - senior vice president (sales), Orient Cement
Keshav Sharma - senior vice president (marketing), Orient Cement
