MAS Holdings, a design to delivery apparel solutions provider, won 11 coveted awards at the JASTECA Awards ceremony recently.
Organised by the Japan-Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association (JASTECA), the competition recognises the country’s strongest performers who excelled in 5S, Kaizen and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Vying against some of the biggest contenders in the country, MAS added 11 laurels to its name at the Awards ceremony, winning Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards for the Taiki Akimoto 5S Award; Silver and Merit awards for the Nagaaki Yamamoto Kaizen Award, while also clinching the Bronze and Merit accolades for the Ian Dias Abeysinghe Memorial JASTECA CSR/Sustainability award.
JASTECA 5S Awards is considered to be the annual national competition of 5S in Sri Lanka, which awards leading lean manufacturers in the country. JASTECA Awards recognises Sri Lanka’s best 5S performers with Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards under three main categories of 5S, Kaizen, CSR and Sustainability, which is further divided according to the sectors as Small, Medium and Large.
Winners of JASTECA Awards are:
Taiki Akimoto 5S Gold award (large): MAS Active (Pvt) Ltd. – Linea Intimo.
Taiki Akimoto 5S Silver (large): MAS Active Shadowline, Katunayake.
TaikiAkimoto 5S Bronze (large): MAS Kreeda Synergy Division, Avissawella,
MAS Active Asialine Division, Middeniya. Taiki Akimoto 5S - Merit award: MAS Active Sleekline, Nittambuwa.
Nagaaki Yamamoto Kaisen Silver Award 2017: MAS Active Contourline, Kandy.
Nagaaki Yamamoto Kaizen Merit Award 2017: MAS Kreeda Synergy Division, Avissawellla.
Ian Dias Abeysinghe Memorial JASTECA CSR/Sustainability Bronze award: Line Aqua.
Ian Dias Abeysinghe Memorial JASTECA CSR/Sustainability Award 2017: Merit: ‘Young Sustainability Leaders Program’: MAS Fabrics (Pvt) Ltd., – Matrix ‘Viharamahadevi Community Development Centre’ MAS Active Trading (Pvt) Ltd – Linea Intimo. ‘Eco Club Initiative’ MAS Active (Pvt) Ltd. - Contourline.
Taiki Akimoto 5S Certificate of Compliance: MAS Kreeda - Linea AITC.