Holcim Lanka, construction solutions provider in Sri Lanka hosted its annual employee recognition ceremony to applaud exceptional performers in nine categories. 
The awards ceremony titled Supiri Awards is a landmark event in the Holcim Lanka calendar and recognizes the strongest performers in the organization with prestigious laurels and accolades popular among all Holcim employees. 
Manager Recruitment & Organizational Development of Holcim (Lanka) Ltd, Bernadine Fernando commented, “Holcim Lanka has a strong focus on developing leadership capabilities, create ownership and engagement with the talent pool available along with Holcim embedded values to pursue the organizations triple bottom line approach of planet, profit & people.” 
Many prizes including tour packages, cash awards, gold coins, medals and  trophies were given away in recognition of contributions made towards growth of the organization and efficiency of business processes. Holcim Lanka believes in investing in people and Supiri Awards is a grand gesture of this core belief that has propelled the organization to the forefront of the industry.  
Awards were presented under categories listed as; Supiri Award (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Outstanding Sales Person - All Island,  Best Regional Sales Manager Award, Best Area Sales Officer Award, Best Innovative Idea Award (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Star of the Function Award (Individual & Team Category), Safety Award (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Green special merit award, Special Merit Award (Individual & Team Category). 
The selection panel consists of reputed corporate personalities in Sri Lanka in alignment with the stature of the awards given away. Dr. Ajantha Dharmasiri- Acting Director and the Chairman of the Board of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Kapila Dodamgoda -CEO of ICMA (Australia) Sri Lanka Branch, Managing Director of the Academy of Finance (Private) Limited and Asian College of Management (Pvt) Limited,  Stephen Paulraj- Sales  Capability  Manager  at  Fonterra  Brands  Lanka  Private  Limited, Competency Development Consultant, Lecturer of Management Subjects (MBA, MSc), Sales & Corporate Trainer, Motivational Speaker and Fazal Gaffoor- CEO of Amana Takaful Insurance and Member of the Board of Directors of Amana Takaful Life Limited
This year marks the fourth consecutive of Supiri Awards and the applications submitted have exceeded 150 boosting motivation among the all management levels of employees, Holcim Lanka also engages its employees through extensive initiatives much like the Supiri Awards which is the grand finale to an engaging year.