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FROMTHE EDITOREditorialThe MRM newsletter is intended to provide a communicationchannel through which all members of staff and otherstakeholders are kept updated constantly on newdevelopmentsWith locations in Mariakani, Kisumu and until recently, three separatesites in Nairobi, it was apparent that all members of staff werenot aware of some of the important issues occurring within the companyThe newsletter will keep everyone informed on the latestdevelopments in the company, thereby giving a greater sense ofbelonging to all levels of staff It also gives a chance to those whowould like to share information or personal experiences to contributein future issuesContents2Coya Awards3CEO’s Message4MRM News6 ExportsOther stakeholders, including our dealers, suppliers and financiers,are just as important and this provides a channel to update, informas well as entertain themAs a launch issue, this edition will cover events from the beginningof this year It is our intention to publish three issues in a year Aswe go on, modifications and improvements will take place throughyour valuable comments and suggestions, which are most welcome7810TrainingCustomer CareProduct NewsTo all those who have contributed to this issue, we say a big thankyou11Staff NewsGod's blessings to all and happy reading12Corporate CitizenshipSusan MakauMarketing Co-ordinatorMRM CLINCHES TOP POSITIONCOYA 2003Mabati Rolling Mills clinched the COYA 2003 Best OverallCompany award, which was received on behalf of theCompany by the CEO, Kaushik Shah at a colourful ceremonyheld at the Safari Park Hotel in July this yearMRM was also the proud winner of the awards “ Best MarketingManagement Practises” and” Best Financial Management Practises”which were received by Mr M Pathak, and Mr S Narayanan respectivelyCOYA stands for Company of the Year Awards and is an annual exercisethat seeks to identify and publicly recognize Kenyan companies thatare professionally managedCOYA was instituted by the Kenya Institute of Management in 2000 primarilyto create a mechanism for recognizing companies that demonstrateexcellence and integrity in their management practices and therebycreate local benchmarks and role models for emulation by other companiesThis is also a tool that can assist companies to objectively assessthemselves and create mechanisms for continuous improvement Thisyear’s event was the fourth The first one was held in 2000With over 120 companies cumulatively having been assessed since2000, this year’s COYA attracted 25 companies including several bluechips like Barclays Bank, British American Tobacco, Glaxo Smithkline andSafaricom to name a fewThe 1st runner up for the Best overall company award was CitiBankKenya and the 2nd runner up was Bidco Oil RefineriesMRM first entered the COYA awards in 2001 when itclinched the prize in Best Financial Practises,Best Quality Management Practises and 1strunner up in the category of Best OverallCompanyMRM’s policy is to enter theawards every alternative year togive itself time to implementimprovements recommendedby KIM The next entry willbe in 2005