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"Finlays are addressing their total social responsibility with an attitude befitting a leading player in the tea beverage market. Finlays have been based in Sri Lanka since 1893, making them one of the country's oldest companies, some of the machinery dates back to the 1890's and many of the buildings are made of wood which combined with the newer drying machines make the old buildings potential tinder boxes. There are other considerations, too; the nature of the plantations means that everyone works and lives together in close proximity, with Finlays providing housing and schooling and Finlays has an open and forward-thinking approach to health and safety investment." He explained,
"We spent the first week auditing the Health and Safety systems on the plantations, addressing what improvements should be made in terms of buildings, machinery and addressing training needs. In the second week, we trained 23 of their Superintendents (managers) using a course we designed based on the NEBOSH International General Certificate, condensed into one week. I'm delighted to say that all the candidates passed, including CEO of the plantation, Mr Dyhan Madawala, who is a driving force in ensuring that Finlays provides a Healthy and Safe environment for all their staff."
Connaught are currently producing a full Management System which will be used in all of Finlays Plantations, including those in Kenya , Sri Lanka and Uganda . |
