Our economy is passing through one of the most critical times in recent history. Within the economy manufacturing has been hit the hard-est. During this difficult time it is necessary to strengthen our resolve and make changes in our work ethic.

It would be a good idea to try and learn from our scriptures about work and duty.

Our Lord explained in the Geeta – “The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of Yagna. Therefore, perform actions for Yagna alone, without any attachment (Ch. 3-9).

We must therefore perform our work in the spirit of Yagna. All work can become a sacred Yagna if we undertake it without ego. The work that we do can be divinised into a sacred Pooja if only we change our mental attitude to work. Let us try to work in the spirit advised by the Lord so that we find fulfillment in the work.

We had two major tragedies in our country re-cently. First was the natural disaster in Uttark-hand which has left a large part of the commu-nity, in the affected areas, homeless. The sec-ond tragedy was the death of school children who consumed poisonous food offered in the mid-day meal scheme. Let us pray that the affected have strength to overcome.

Our Company will be taking up the work of rehabilitation of the affected in Uttarkhand.

I urge you’ll to support the Company in this activity.

Four steps to achievement:

1. Plan Purposefully.

2. Prepare Prayerfully.

3. Proceed Positively.

4. Pursue Persistently.

Creating a strong business & building a better world are not conflicting goals, they are both essential ingredients for long-term success.

There are no Secrets to Success. It’s the Result of Preparation,

Hard Work & Learning from Failure.

Shri.Harshad Patel

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CSR IS A HARD-EDGED BUSINESS DECISION, NOT BECAUSE IT’S A NICE THING TO DO OR WHEN PEOPLE ARE FORCING US TO DO IT BECAUSE IT IS

GOOD FOR OUR BUSINESS

As we expand our foot print into new ven-tures, we also take on the responsibility to care for the communities. Today Corpo-rate Social Responsibility has become an integral part of companies. For CSR ac-tivities various initiatives are taken up by the companies to give back to the society that helped them reach the stage.

Gujarat region has initiated CSR Activities since last two year which is embedded in Rishi Corporate culture and integrated with core-business objectives to deliver social & environmental returns. It involves all employees & workers with wide efforts from cross functional team member in-volvement to institutionalize CSR.

Rishi Gujarat is working to promote CSR throughout the entire structure by offering

opportunities for employees to participate in a wide array of CSR Programme for example Blood Donation camp, Education kit distribution to our workers & labours, water harvesting etc.

Rainwater harvesting is a technique used for collecting, storing, and using rain-water for landscape irrigation and other uses. The rainwater is collected from vari-ous hard surfaces such as roof tops and/or other types of manmade above ground hard surfaces. Rain water harvesting is essential because, surface water is inade-quate to meet our demand and we have to depend on ground water. Due to rapid urbanization, infiltration of rain water into the sub-soil has decreased drastically and recharging of ground water has diminished. In the given picture is the drawing of water harvesting plan for RLL Gujarat.

• Basic Principle: Collection of rain water through roof and channelizing it to filtra-tion module which is than supplied for recharging bore well. Above system oper-ates on gravity and does not require electricity.

• Module: SFM Module -2350(sand filtration module) • Function of module: Maximum rain water is collected from roof to sand filtration

module-2350 where filtration takes place.

Many companies feel compelled to give back to the community. Few have figured out how to do it well. Rishi Gujarat has identifying the right focus areas in key to the success of CSR Programme.

Mr. M.K.Pandya

Drawing/Plan of Water Harvesting @ RLL Gujarat

C S R I S A H A R D - E D G E D B U S I N E S S D E C I S I O N , N O T B E C A U S E I T ’ S A N I C E T H I N G T O D O ,

N O R P E O P L E A R E F O R C I N G U S T O D O , B U T , I T S G O O D F O R O U R B U S I N E S S .

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On 25th May 2013 Saturday Blood Do-nation Camp was organized @Rishi Laser Ltd, Vadodara Unit. This camp was organized with the help of Friends Society NGO & S.S.G. Hospital, Vado-dara. The camp commenced with a counseling session by a team of spe-cialists wherein donors were made aware of the need for worldwide blood donation initiatives, safety measures followed for both donors and recipients, and acknowledgment provided to the donors. In return, the camp got an over-whelming response. One will be pleased

to know that 65 dedicated & loyal employees-workers from Vadodara and Savli took part in BLOOD DONATION CAMP, of them 40 employees and work-ers successfully donated 40 units of blood. Later on the foundation issued donor cards, which will be important to the donor & family in getting immediate blood relief in-case of any unforeseen situation for future. This article is to cele-brate and thanks those individuals who voluntarily gave their time & blood without any reward. They accepted the fact that by donating they have helped to save lives. Also would like to thanks all those individuals who made effort to donate blood but due to certain criteria’s where tardy. It’s our sincere thanks for such an impressive job. We are grateful to the Committee Members namely - Surendra

Chauhan–Paint Shop, Chirag Rana- Bending, Dhaval Tank-TPP, Prasant Tank-Fabrication for their ideas, efforts and enthusiasm to make this event a success. It’s our sin-cere thanks to Shri.M. K. Pandyaji for their valuable guid-ance & support. In the end once again thank you for demon-strating such a genuine commitment to our community and helping our society. Assure a safe and adequate blood supply

by remembering.

Inauguration of Event - Blood donation Camp.

Employees-worker during the blood donation camp.

Employees-worker during the distri-bution of blood donor cards and gifts for their valuable contribution. “ T H E G I F T O F B L O O D I S T H E G I F T O F L I F E . ”

Pictures of employees-worker during the blood donation camp.

Gujarat region employees once again took a step toward Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by donating 134 education kits to regular workers and laborers of Vado-dara, Savli & Ahemdabad Unit.

This event was held on Friday 7th June 2013, by our respected Rishi Group Chairman Shri.Harshad Patel along with CMC Member Mr.Vinod Sharma at Savli unit. Same event was held at Vadodara Unit where Shri.M.K.Pandya and CMC Member Mr.Vishal Desai addressed on “Education is a necessity for Society” at the closure of event.

For this Nobel cause the committee raised fund Rs.13,840 from Vadodara, Savli & Ahemdabad. It’s our sincerely thanks to our respected employees for their valuable contribution namely, Shri.M.K.Pandya, Shri.Vishal Desai, Ms.Shailey Kapoor, Mr.Chirayu Shah, Mr.Rohit Patel, Mr.Rajesh Parmar. Also, greatly appreciate the sincere efforts made by the active committee members namely, Mr.Rajesh Parmar, Ms.Shailey Kapoor, Mr.Pragnesh Pandya, Mr.Vimal Parikh, Mr.Daxesh Barot.

On 16th June 2013 @ RLL Rajkot under the leadership & guidance of Mr.Piyush Bhagdev Tree Plantation activity was carried out @ Rajkot Unit. It won’t have been possible to carry out this activity without active participation of Rishi employees. We are glad that Rishi Laser employees, are so enthusiastic towards contributing for society & na-

ture. For the sustainable environment development in our local, its surrounding communities in industries, the Tree Plantation is an answer. (CO2 kick the habit towards the low carbon economy). Trees should be regularly planted to save the mankind & animal world. Tree plantation and its after-care is a pleasing work too. Industries should plant trees in their compounds, in the front-yards, backyards and side-yards of their company, near their own houses and in other places wherever

possible. In the end would like to thank

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“ T H E B E S T T I M E T O P L A N T A T R E E I S T W E N T Y Y E A R S A G O .

T H E S E C O N D B E S T T I M E I S N O W . ”

Distribution of Educational Kits @ RLL Gujarat.

“ E D U C A T I O N I S T H E M O S T

P O W E R F U L W E A P O N W H I C H C A N B E

U S E D T O C H A N G E T H E W O R L D . ”

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The year began on a positive note with our Bommasandra unit being certified with the much coveted ISO 14001 EMS certification. “It is every ones duty to protect the environment so that it can sustain our future generations”. Our dependence on the precious ground water re-duced to 30 % after installation of rain water har-vesting, various environmental programs are being executed thru Continual Improvement process in line with our Environmental Policy. These programs would reduce the impacts of our activities on the environment. Safety of our people and the factory has always been a prior-ity and to reinforce our resolve towards safety at work we have conducted several audits, train-ings and emergency mock drills. These activities have inculcated a culture of safety at work among the employees and have prepared them in emergency response techniques.

“You don’t have to be a doctor to save lives, just donate blood” with this theme in mind It is heartening to note that several of our employees have been donating their blood to the needy patients of the nearby Cardiac hospital. This noble gesture of theirs have saved many precious lives.

As part of our drive towards operational excellence we have kick started Lean activi-ties with equal participation from the leadership and the employees. These activities have resulted in better productivity and quality which was highly appreciated by our esteemed customers.

Y O U H A V E T O L E A R N T H E R U L E S O F T H E

G A M E . A N D T H E N Y O U H A V E T O P L A Y B E T T E R

T H A N A N Y O N E E L S E .

T H E B E S T F R I E N D O N E A R T H O F M A N I S T H E T R E E . W H E N W E U S E T H E T R E E R E S P E C T F U L L Y & E C O N O M I C A L L Y , W E H A V E O N E O F T H E -

G R E A T E S T R E S O U R C E S O N T H E E A R T H .

Mr. Abhay Thosar

Rishi Laser Ltd, Bangalore is proud to announce that it is now certified as ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System compliant organization. The coveted certificate was awarded by DNV. To become certified as ISO 14001:2004 compliant, Rishi Laser Ltd underwent an one-year evaluation process that included environmental management system development and implementation, a management system documentation review, initial assessment, and clearance of non-conformances. The process culminated in a com-prehensive two-day registration audit by DNV. After correction and closure of all non-conformances, Rishi Laser Ltd Bangalore received its ISO 14001:2004 certificate of regis-tration on January 30, 2013.

Our decision to become ISO 14001 Certified demonstrates our commitment towards proac-tive management of the environmental impacts of our organisation and contribute our bit towards a greener planet. Excellent team work was demonstrated during the EMS imple-mentation phase when all the management, staff and workmen came together and exe-cuted the management programs successfully.

ISO 14001 Implementation Team

• Unit Head Abhay M Thosar • EMS Coordinator R.V.Gopinath • Management Representative P.F.Ali Khan • Statutory & Legal Coordinator K.V.Nagesh • Facility Maintenance Coordinator G.P.Rudramuni • Purchase Coordinator M.R.Shiva Kumar

Environmental Policy

Rishi Laser Ltd. Bangalore , maintains an Environmental Management System to improve its environmental management program and ultimately, to protect the environment by re-ducing the impacts of its operations like laser cutting, plasma cutting, bending, welding & painting activities, products and services on the environment. Rishi Laser Ltd is committed to protecting the environment of the earth. To minimize environmental impacts concerning our activities, products and services, we shall:- • Comply with applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which Rishi Laser

Ltd subscribes which relate to its environmental aspects. • Prevent pollution, reduce waste and minimise the consumption of resources. • Educate, train and motivate employees to carry out tasks in an environmentally responsi-

ble manner. • Encourage environmental protection among suppliers and subcontractors.

Rishi Laser Ltd is committed to continual improvement of environmental performance. This Policy will be communicated to all staff, contractors and suppliers, and be available for the public.

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Safe Assembly Area

Hazardous Waste Storage Area

Metal Scrap & Below Oil Storage Area

Cylinders Storage and Manifold

Rain Water Harvesting Emergency Exit-Plan & Contact Nos.

Compliance To Legal Requirements

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Safety training was held on 21st April 2013 at RCPL by Mr.Sheshadri Shekhar at factory premises. Around 50 participants had taken part in the programme including our employ-ees, contractor’s employees as well as contractor’s supervisors. The programme came very well and participants have gained handful information on Accidents, Safety, Materials Han-dling, Fire Extinguishers and Emergency Preparedness. The faculty explained the informa-tion by way of showing slides on various topics covered under Industrial Safety and commu-nicated in English as well as in local language Kannada.

On 16th March.2013 conducted the First Aid Training for our Staff & Contract employ-ees on @ Bombasandra Plant. It was for 4 hours duration. The session was taken by Dr. S.Murali, Asst. Professor of St.John’s Medical College, Bangalore. The class cum audio visual session went on well. Altogether 40 employees attended the session.

* Usage of Paper * Wastage of Electricity

* Wastage of Water * Transportation of Hazards Waste

* Spillover of Hazards Mat * Spillover of Hazards Waste

* Handling of Hazards Mat * Storage of Hazards Material

* Disposition of Waste * Storage of Hazards Waste

* Usage of Diesel * Use of Material Handling Equipment

* Evaporation of Thinner * Discharge of paint particles while mixing

* Discharge of Paint Sludge * Light and Smoke from Welding Machines

* Painting Process * Usage of Diesel for drying oven

* Accidents * Discharge/Use of Anti Spatter Spray

* Usage of LPG * Usage of Computers

* Storage of Raw Materials * Discharge of 3 in 1 cleaning substrate

* Leakage of Gases

TRAINING ON FIRST AID @ BOMBASANDRA PLANT

TRAINING ON SAFETY

RISHI LASER ISO 14001 DNV CERTIFICATE

On 27th April.2013 Mock Evacuation and Fire Fighting Demo also conducted at RCPL, where most of the employees can have this benefit. The event became successful because of the team effort of all our colleagues.

The following Staff members have donated blood to a heart patient, who has undergone surgery at Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital on 13/02/2013. Let us hope that their noble gesture will motivate others to join hands in saving the life of needy people in the coming days.

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D O N A T I N G B L O O D I S A S O C I A L R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y .

Y O U C A N D O N A T E B L O O D 1 6 8 T I M E S B E T W E E N T H E A G E O F 1 8 - 6 0 Y E A R S

TRAINING

PICTURES OF TRAINING ON MOCK EVACUATION AND FIRE F IGHTING

SAFETY FIRST YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

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Congratulations to Mr. R.V. Gopinath, DGM-Technical for bringing laurels to our organization! He has won 1st Prize for the Quiz Competition conducted by VOLVO INDIA PVT.LTD for their Suppliers on 8/2/2013. About 50 Supplier Rep-resentatives participated in the competition, which was held at their Peenya Office. The prize distribution was done by Mr. B.R.Indushekar, Vice President of VOLVO

INDIA in the midst of the gathering. Mr.B.V.Sreenivasa Reddy, Production Engi-neer of RLL Bommasandra Unit has been conferred with “Best Professional Ser-vice” Award by our Customer- M/s VOLVO INDIA PRIVATE LTD for his out-standing performance. The Award was presented to him by Mr. K. Vijayakumar, Deputy General Manager- Materials Management in the Supplier Meet held at their Company premises on 4th January 2013. On behalf of RLL- Bangalore, Mr.Abhay M. Thosar, our Business Head & Mr.R.V. Gopinath, DGM-Technical attended the function. preventatives’ of 136 VOLVO Suppliers were also present among the gathering.

Late.Rajesh Kanna - Engineer, RLL- Bangalore.

Rajesh Kanna, aged 31, Engineer, who was working in our Laser Department, passed away on 11.6.2013 at 9.30 P.M at SMS hospital, HSR Layout, Bangalore. He was admitted in the hospital due to a bike accident, which was happened near

Attibele on 12th May 2013. We lost a dedicated and sincere employee forever.

He may be out of our sight but never out of our minds....... May His soul rest in peace.

A L W A Y S C A R E F O R Y O U R H E A D

B Y W E A R I N G A H E L M E T .

IN ORDER TO SUCCEED, WE MUST F IRST,

BELIEVE THAT WE CAN.

LETTER OF APPRECIATION

BY VOLVO INDIA

In our “Journey towards Lean” we have appointed various employee at different location as “Lean Implementors”. For getting more exposure and learning following employees from different location were nominated for “Lean Kaizen Mela” organ-ized by Vedzen Institute at pune on 18,19th June 2013. Theme of program was “ Stay ahead of Times deriving Power through Pur-pose, Principles, Process and People” Lean kaizen Mela was organized for 2days. 1stday program focus was on Experience sharing by key note speakers, Presentation by participating company, Session on System thinking & A3 problem solving. 2nd day focus was on visiting manufacturing plants of company such as Volkswagen, Alfa laval, Foseco India, Praj Industries RSB Transmission. Key Learning from plant visit was Workplace Excellence, Lean strategy, Visual man-agement, Just In Time, Safety and 5S practices. We are very much thank-full to our Honorable Chairman Shri Harshad Patel for nominating us to above pro-gram.

Rishi Laser – Indore plant had initiated a new drive called “Lean Journey” from Jan.2013.The core idea is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste.

Key Objectives:

• To clarify, define and organize shop layout • To create space by implementing 1S & 2S activities • To clarify and define organization structure and roles & re-

sponsibilities • To create clear visibility by implementing Visual Display.

Narration:

Indore plant layout was studied, reorganized and divided in to manufacturing cells and zones with clear ownership. Each cell is appropriately visualized and contains all basic information such as cell layout, Attendance, Skill Matrix, 5S Score, Ma-chine SOP and My Machine concept. Good amount of space was released by do-ing Red / Yellow Tagging and vertical space utilization. Fair amount of visualization is done within shop floor and outside area.

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Lean Implementers • Mr.Pankaj Kumbhare(Pune) • Mr.Girish Bhavsar (Pune) • Mr.Vimal Parikh(Vadodara) • Mr.Vinod Shinde(Nashik) • Mr.K.Chauhan(Indore) • Mr.Ali Khan (Bengaluru) • Mr.Manoj

Management Team + Lean Coordinator’s • Mr.Vishal Desai • Mr.Gopinath • Ms.Jignasha Goswami • Mr.Sunil Gawade • Mr.Nishant (Pune)

MR.KEHARSHINGH CHAUHAN

LEAN IMPLEMENTOR

E V E N T L E A N K A I Z E N M E L A J U N E 2 0 1 3

An organization’s Ability to learn and translate that learning Into action rapidly, Is the Ultimate

Competitive Advantage.

D R E A M G R E E N , T H I N K C L E A N , A C T L E A N

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• Proper utilization of shop floor space and cleaning of outside area • Clarity of shop layout and ownership of each cell by a Group Leader • Ownership by operator through My Machine and SOP • Motivation and employee involvement in improvement activities • Good visualization and proper house keeping of plant

On 17th July 2013 @ RLL Pithampur Tree Plantation activity was done under the leadership & guidance of Mr. Pranav Patel & Mr. Shrikant Deshmukh. They planted 250 Mango Trees and 150 Bamboo Trees. Helping hands in this activity were Mr. Kehare Singh Chauhan, Mr. Pankaj Dixit and team members of RLL Pithampur.

I am very happy to announce that we have initiated a jour-ney towards lean form January 2013 in consultation with Management. By these small improvements @ workplace we will be able to enhance our productivity & utilize optimum resources through visualiza-tion of Unit - I. Hope by this change, we will able to en-hance our productivity with better quality and delivery which would fetch better busi-ness & future prospects in coming time.

Mr.Shrikant Deshmukh Unit Head –Pithampur

Rain water Harvesting is accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse during summer season through bore well. At Rishi Laser Pithampur rain-water harvesting was done by making a water storage tank with lxbxh(40x40x8) sq feet. This will be useful to water, 250 mango & 150 bamboo trees by drip irrigation method.

I N O R D E R T O S U C C E E D , W E M U S T

F I R S T B E L I E V E T H A T

W E C A N !

“Master” Rotary Tillers I proudly introduce our brand name “MASTER” which is synonymous with preci-sion and quality. Rishi Laser has already proved its mettle in the field of Industrial Metal Fabrication and has been serving the industry. Rishi Laser is now poised to serve progressive Indian Farmers by introducing a range of Agricultural Implements under the brand name “MASTER.” We have understood the needs of Indian Farmers and designed our Implements to suit Indian Working Condition. We are introducing following prod-ucts in our agriculture implement business.

Rotary Tillers, Plough, Sugarcane Infielders, Loader, Dozer. MASTER Rotary Tillers are boon for the Indian Farmers. Special Design and Superior Technology of MASTER Rotary Tillers make them suitable for working in Black Cotton Soil, Clay, Sandy Soil and other tough soils, prevailing in India.

Master Rotary Tillers are available in 4’ to 8’ sizes, which are compatible with 25 HP to 55 HP Tractors. Available in Multi Speed, Single Speed, Side Gear Drive & Side Chain Drive. Suitable for farming of Sugar Cane, Cotton, Banana, Wheat, Paddy and other Grains, Pulses and Vegetables. Tested and Certified by leading Testing Centre, approved by the Govt. of India.

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SEED cum FERTILIZER DRILL

REVERSIBLE MB PLOUGH

SUGARCANE INFIELDER

MASTER ROTARY TILLERS

FRONT END DOZER

MASTER TEAM

FRONT END LOADER

Mr. Vinod Sharma

Special Thank You to……….. Mr.Vishal Desai- DGM HR Ms.Avani Gupta- HR Corporate Ms.Elsamma Titus- HR

This News Letter is designed for general information of RLL Group. You can share your Suggestion ,Information, Achievement and Event for the next edition @ jignasha.goswami@rishilaser.com or 09979889467