Awards bagged

01 Dec 2016 CW Team

Belmac, the real estate arm of Supreme Holdings and Hospitality (India), has won the Excellence in Design Developers award for its flagship project - Belmac Residences - at the 27th Real Estate & Housing Finance Exhibition by MCHI CREDAI for 2016-17.
LANXESS India has won the ICC award for Responsible Care and Efficient Waste Management for 2015.
Finolex Industries has been awarded with the National Record certificate by The Limca Book of Records for conducting the largest number of plumber meets simultaneously on World Plumbing day, which saw participation from more than 3,000 plumbers across 26 states and 58 cities.
Allcargo Logistics has received the ´Logistics Award´ at Lloyd´s List Asia Awards, 2016, in Singapore, and has been recognised for its excellent end-to-end logistics services and its focus on using local talent to find results in a challenging market.
Kohinoor Group´s project - Kohinoor Grandeur - has been awarded in the Best Residential Project´ category at the Realty Business Achievers Awards in Mumbai.
Tata Power has won four prestigious communication awards at the Association of Business Communicators of India Awards in the categories of - Prestige Publication; Illustration; Internal Magazine and Ezine.
Mahindra & Mahindra´s Design Studio has received the International Architecture Award for 2016 from the Chicago Anthenaeum - the most prestigious and distinguished building award programme that honours new and cutting-edge design and promotes international architecture and design to global audiences.
Lemon Tree Hotels has been declared as the Joint Overall Winner at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2016 and Gold Winner for the ´Best Accommodation for Responsible Employment´ category held at WTM London.
K Raheja Corp has been listed among ´India´s Top 100 Best Companies for Women´ by US-based Research Company ´Working Mothers Media´ for their people´s initiatives for women employees.

Wirtgen India has been conferred with the award for the fastest growing company in the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce in 2016 for its outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Indo-German economic relations.

KONE has been ranked as one of the world´s most innovative companies by Forbes for the sixth consecutive year; it has been ranked 56th this year, making it the eighth most innovative company in Europe and also the only elevator and escalator company featured on the list.

Godrej Properties has received several recognitions for its leadership in environmental sustainability: Ranked as the second best developer in Asia and fifth best developer in the world for its leadership in sustainable development as per the recent Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark Report; has received a LEED Platinum Rating for Godrej One under the Commercial Interiors segment from USGBC; Pirojsha Godrej has been awarded the IGBC Green Champion 2016.

Belmac, the real estate arm of Supreme Holdings and Hospitality (India), has won the Excellence in Design Developers award for its flagship project - Belmac Residences - at the 27th Real Estate & Housing Finance Exhibition by MCHI CREDAI for 2016-17. LANXESS India has won the ICC award for Responsible Care and Efficient Waste Management for 2015. Finolex Industries has been awarded with the National Record certificate by The Limca Book of Records for conducting the largest number of plumber meets simultaneously on World Plumbing day, which saw participation from more than 3,000 plumbers across 26 states and 58 cities. Allcargo Logistics has received the ´Logistics Award´ at Lloyd´s List Asia Awards, 2016, in Singapore, and has been recognised for its excellent end-to-end logistics services and its focus on using local talent to find results in a challenging market. Kohinoor Group´s project - Kohinoor Grandeur - has been awarded in the Best Residential Project´ category at the Realty Business Achievers Awards in Mumbai. Tata Power has won four prestigious communication awards at the Association of Business Communicators of India Awards in the categories of - Prestige Publication; Illustration; Internal Magazine and Ezine. Mahindra & Mahindra´s Design Studio has received the International Architecture Award for 2016 from the Chicago Anthenaeum - the most prestigious and distinguished building award programme that honours new and cutting-edge design and promotes international architecture and design to global audiences. Lemon Tree Hotels has been declared as the Joint Overall Winner at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2016 and Gold Winner for the ´Best Accommodation for Responsible Employment´ category held at WTM London. K Raheja Corp has been listed among ´India´s Top 100 Best Companies for Women´ by US-based Research Company ´Working Mothers Media´ for their people´s initiatives for women employees. Wirtgen India has been conferred with the award for the fastest growing company in the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce in 2016 for its outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Indo-German economic relations. KONE has been ranked as one of the world´s most innovative companies by Forbes for the sixth consecutive year; it has been ranked 56th this year, making it the eighth most innovative company in Europe and also the only elevator and escalator company featured on the list. Godrej Properties has received several recognitions for its leadership in environmental sustainability: Ranked as the second best developer in Asia and fifth best developer in the world for its leadership in sustainable development as per the recent Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark Report; has received a LEED Platinum Rating for Godrej One under the Commercial Interiors segment from USGBC; Pirojsha Godrej has been awarded the IGBC Green Champion 2016.

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