next Sourcing longstanding service awards 2012

next Sourcing, a wholly owned subsidiary of next Plc, UK, the retail clothing and accessory giant, presented Long Service Awards 2012 in Sri Lanka recently.

Chamara Dissanayake who completed 15 years of service receives his award from Regional Director. Mihiri Ranasinghe, Head of HR Gwyn Williams (left) and Director/General Manager Chanaka Perera (right).

The company organised an employee recognition awards program at the Hilton, amidst a gathering of next team members. Regional Director - next Sourcing, Gwyn Williams, Director/General Manager Chanaka Perera, Hugh McConnell, Senior Technical Manager and Wilhelm Elias, Senior Merchandise Manager were present.

Gwyn Williams said, "Our people are our strength.

We have been fortunate over the past 18 years to have employed the finest professionals in the garment industry in Sri Lanka. Some of those ex-employees operate at a senior level in other companies which gives us immense pride.

However, what gives us even more pride and pleasure is to see such a large proportion of our employees staying with us and developing long-term careers with next. We thank them all for their loyalty."

Perera said, "Eighteen years ago, we accomplished an impossible dream. Today, we are the template for other sourcing offices. We take pride in our operations across the region, and Sri Lanka is a very special unit in this context.

We are proud that our Sri Lankan team members have proven their capabilities in their responsibilities not only locally but also across our operations globally.