Atlas Copco Philippines holds 2009 Technolympics

Participants attended a challenging, hands-on, competitive 2-day event called the 2009 Atlas Copco Philippines Technolympics last June 5 & 6, 2009 at the head office at the Laguna Technopark. The participants were Product Engineers from Atlas Copco Philippines Compressor Technique’s major divisions: Oil-Free Air, Industrial Air, Portable Air, Specialty Rental, and Aftermarket Sales.

This year’s Technolympics was divided into 2 parts. The first part covered the introduction and a skills-refresh workshop highlighting the effective use of technology in the sales process. The second part was the competition proper - a sales simulation contest, where the company’s top management acted as the customers in close-to-real life sales situations.

A cut above the rest

At the end of two days, Rainier Javier (R, with Jonnie Regis L in photo), Portable Air Product Engineer, stood out and won the top 2009 Technolympics honors. Toribio Amoto, from Atlas Copco’s Mindanao operations, came in at second.

Jonnie Regis, CT General Manager, praised Rainier saying, “We were pleasantly surprised with Rainier’s performance today. From the previous years’ Technolympics editions, he showed a lot of improvement. His presentation blew us away!”

Atlas Copco Philippines supports DOE’s energy conservation initiatives

150 attendees from different Laguna Technopark locators attended the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Seminar and the Ecoindex Resource Recovery Event at the Laguna Technopark Inc. (LTI) Admin Building last 23 April 2009. These events were organized by LTI and conducted by resource persons from the Philippine Department of Energy.

With the Ecoindex tagline “Waste is a resource, waiting to be recovered,” Laguna Technopark locators were encouraged to step up their energy efficiency efforts by showing best examples/experiences of different companies.

George Lapat, Atlas Copco Industrial Air Product Engineer, conveyed the importance of these initiatives by saying, “We were made aware on what we should do. The sharing of best known methods would not only help us in our own energy efficiency campaigns. But more importantly, these tips would also help us help our customers and partners better.”

Atlas Copco Philippines joins Earth Hour 2009

On 8:30PM, last Saturday 28 March 2009, Atlas Copco turned off its lights to be one with the planet in making a statement against global warming.

Atlas Copco's Hector Melencio said, "Joining Earth Hour is part of our commitment to help save the planet. This may have been a small gesture, but turning off the lights for Earth Hour is line with what our company has been advocating all along. In fact, we have an advocacy program called Caring Beyond Air, which highlights not only our responsibility to our employees and customers, but to society and the environment as well."

He added, "We gear all of our solutions, products and services to be as efficient as possible. We help reduce emissions and power consumption. And by helping our customers and partners cut and reduce power costs, we help them save the environment."

Earth Hour

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background had the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming.

In 2009, Earth Hour was being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009. Visit them at www.earthhour.org.

GIMME' Your Heart!

Atlas Copco Philippines celebrated the Month of Love with "GIMME' Your Heart!" (The Search for the Most Desirable Atlas Copco Employee). This event was done through the efforts of the Atlas Copco Employees Club (ACEC).

Employees bought heart stickers and placed them on 'desirable' fellow employees. After days of collecting stickers, these were then tallied on February 11, 2009. The employee with the most number of heart stickers won an all expense-paid dinner date for 2 at one of the Metro’s fanciest restaurants on February 14, 2009.

Part of the proceeds of this event went to ACEC's outreach program.

Atlas Copco (Philippines) Inc. names Top Performers for 2008

With their important contributions to the success of Atlas Copco (Philippines), Inc., Raymond Buenaventura (Right) and William So (Left) were named the 2008 Compressor Technique (CT) Top Performers of the Year during the Annual Kick-off meeting. Raymond received the Salesman of the Year award, while William got the Service Engineer of the Year award.

The screening committee, led by Philippine CT General Manager Jonnie Regis, chose Raymond among six finalists in the Sales Category, while William was chosen among three finalists in the Service Category.

As Top Performers for Atlas Copco Philippines, they are recognized for the exemplary performance and valuable contributions. Finalists for the Salesman of the Year were evaluated under 4 major categories: achievement of sales targets; peer evaluation; technical test results; and performance in the Atlas Copco Technolympics. On the other hand, the Service Engineer of the Year finalists were judged by their manhour recovery, technical capability, and response time.

Each finalist is given a check for Php 4,000 and a plaque. The Salesman of the Year receives a plaque of recognition, plus a check for Php 40,000. The Service Engineer of the Year receives a plaque of recognition, plus a check for Php 20,000.

“I am very happy to be chosen as the 2008 Atlas Copco Philippines CT Salesman of the Year. There were other outstanding nominees from the other sales teams. I was not expecting to win but I’m very thankful to be recognized for my performance,” Raymond said during the Kick-off meeting.

Raymond was also the 2007 Salesman of the Year. The other nominees for this award were Arman Baulita, Rey Delos Santos, Toribio Amoto, Jimmy Francisco, and Rainier Javier.

Eric Magcarang and Willy Tugna were the other finalists for the 2008 Service Engineer of the Year.

Strike! Atlas Copco to hold the 2008 ACEC Bowling Tournament

This coming Friday, August 15, expect the Atlas Copco employees to slowly wind down their work as early as 430 pm. Then expect all of them to shut down their computers and race to their cars at the strike of 5. This doesn't normally happen unless something big comes up. And something big is coming!

All of them will be heading to Gameworx, Festival Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa for the 2008 Atlas Copco Employees Club (ACEC) Bowling Tournament.

Every year, Atlas Copco Philippines holds a Bowling Tournament for its hardworking employees. Bowling is huge in this company. There's no better way to have fun, bond with the rest of the crew, and yet be competitive at the same time.

For the next 4 Fridays (from August 15 to September 12, except August 26) from 6 pm til 11 pm, the halls of the Gameworx will be rocking with close to a hundred Atlas Copco bowlers and their families (8 colors/teams). Raffles, prizes and giveaways will keep participants on their feet even when they were not working on their Strikes and Spares.

See you at the lanes!

Laying the groundwork towards 1B

Binan, Laguna - Atlas Copco Philippines' Compressor Technique laid down the groundwork in its ultimate goal to reach 1B(Php 1 billion in sales by end of 2008) last July 1 & 2, 2008 where employees trooped to Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay.

With the help of consultants from Guthrie Jensen, division managers rallied the support and commitment of their staff with a perfect mix of fun and business. In these 2 days, everyone worked hard to define the operational goal and the key areas of commitment, while having fun doing it.

Jonnie Regis, Country General Manager, said, “A lot of effort was put into making sure that all commitments in our operational plan are the right ones. We made sure everyone had a deep understanding of the business environment. We also identified obstacles to be overcome on the way to the goal. Finally, we made sure that everything, including our sales targets and expectations, were logical. Php 1 billion in sales is no joke.”

But it doesn’t stop there. Managers from Oil Free, Industrial Air, Rental, Portable, After market, and Support will be conducting frequent checks with and coaching to make sure the company reaches 1B!

Laguna Technopark Cares Beyond Air with 10-K Fun Run

Binan, Laguna - In line with our drive to Care Beyond Air and go beyond our business, Atlas Copco Philippines partnered with Laguna Technopark Association, Inc. (LTAI) to successfully hold the 2008 LTA 10-K EKIDEN last May 24, 2008. 14 LTA-based companies or locators participated in the 11^th edition of the EKIDEN. Ekiden means “fun run” in Japanese. A team has 7 runners each.

Winners all of them

Running the 10K is no joke. But because of the scores of spectators and supporters that lined the course, these runners pushed themselves to the limit. Of the 14 teams that sweated it out in the cool Laguna morning breeze, Daiho won the overall championship with a blistering fast time of 36 minutess and 16 seconds. Coming in very close at second was a runner from Imasen with 36 minutes and 41 seconds. The third placer from Nikko Metals clocked in at 39 minutes and 33 seconds.

From 4^th to 14^th place, the other participants of this Ekiden were: Kito Phils, F-Tech, TS Tech Trim, Lamcor, JFE Shoji, Keihin Phils., Sunpower, Toshiba, Fujitsu Die-tech, Panasonic, and Surtec.

Everybody went home a winner. The top 3 teams were awarded with individual medals and custom-built wood trophies, plus special items from the sponsors. The rest also got special items from the sponsors.

Faster and faster

The starting gun fired at 7 am, and the race was expected to end at around 10 am. But with the very fast times clocked in, it all ended under 9 am. Ms. Anita Lauguico, LTAI Manager, said, “From what I’ve heard, most of the runners put in a lot of extra time and effort to make this race competitive. We’ve seen it in the amazing times the teams have clocked in. In fact, this year’s edition of the Ekiden is one of the fatest, if not the fastest, we’ve ever had! With this year’s success, we hope to see more teams battle it out next year.”

The 2008 LTA 10-K Ekiden is also co-sponsored by Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, Mocha Blends, Yutaka, and Asia United Bank.

Caring Beyond Air

Caring Beyond Air (CBA) has become Atlas Copco Philippines’ way of life. It is the company’s vision to become and remain First in Mind – First in Choice of both external and internal customers by going beyond business and building on relationships with fellow employees, customers, business partners, shareholders, to society and the environment.

Caring Beyond Air Relaunch

Binan, Laguna - With colorful balloons, good food, and a fun & meaningful program, Atlas Copco Philippines just re-launched Caring Beyond Air with a bang last May 19, 2008 at the Main Office in Laguna Technopark. This event was gamely hosted by Raymond Buenaventura and Mariz Nunez, both employees of Atlas Copco Philippines.

Caring Beyond Air explained

What, you ask, is Caring Beyond Air (CBA)? CBA has become Atlas Copco Philippines’ way of life. Jonnie Regis, the country General Manager, explains, “We at Atlas Copco have a vision to become and remain First in Mind – First in Choice of our customers, potential customers, and our other stakeholders. This means being a leader. We should lead in the share of mind and in the share of business. We should be seen as innovators.

But we must realize we do not exist in a vacuum. All our actions, no matter how small and inconsequential they may seem, can and will affect others. This is why we must work on building relationships. We have to build on our relationships with our fellow employees, customers, business partners, shareholders, to society and the environment.

What sets us apart from others is that we have a commitment to be ambassadors of Atlas Copco, not only in sales and marketing, but more importantly, in every day lives.”

Simply put, Caring Beyond Air means going beyond business.

MaSS introduction

The event also featured the launch of Atlas Copco Philippines’ newest group – the Marketing and Sales Support Team (MaSS). Led by Hector Melencio and composed of Charles Salazar, Romel Tamayo and Mel Galvez, the team aims to consolidate the best and most suited employees into one group that would provide shared services to the Compressor Technique (CT) organization.

Committing to the vision

Another highlight of the event is the commitment setting led by CT’s Business Line Managers, where employees affirmed their commitment to uphold Atlas Copco’s core values of interaction, commitment and innovation. Everyone committed to do their part in the Atlas Copco family by pledging to build and strengthen relationships with fellow employees, customers, business partners, shareholders and to society and the environment. They finally committed to themselves to “Care Beyond Air.”

Expect more soon

Stay tuned for more upcoming events and other product updates in the next few days!