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A man has to strive rigorously towards meeting his goals and objective

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Milestones, Now and Next

Together we connect to achieve and excel in organisational endeavours and individual growth, going strength to strength, and helping one another in this mission.

Message Breaking Barriers

realise that the challenges are bigger and the canvas too is larger. But we take these as opportunities to scale our competencies and extend our footprint vastly.

Anurag Agarwal Executive Director

Dear Employees

I am elated to write to you through this Newsletter, on its inaugural issue. It is a matter of joy for all of us to be participating and accessing to this latest platform of internal communication.

This summer was witness to a picture of hectic activities across all our facilities and departments. I could proudly assert that most of these engagements and initiatives are beginning to yield positive results for the company. The visits by some renowned customers yet again established our growing prominence in the sector, where trust and quality have become synonymous with our products. As we step on the faster lane, we also

On the organizational front, I am happy to learn that our internal auditor certification programmes and workshops were successfully conducted across the units. The workshops significantly focused on diverse touch points, from improving products and services to retaining customer trust, to name a few. I congratulate the teams that made these workshops a success and urge them to share the outcomes and observations liberally, as these learnings are crucial for all of us.

As I come to conclude this note, I want to personally thank one and all for being a part of MSAF, through its thick and thin. Let us together continue to play an important part in building a strong organisation and a strong nation, where we are committed to our values and ethics.

At MSAF, we have always strive to explore and extend opportunities that ensure free flow of communication to exchange views, strengthen bonds, and establish an ideal atmosphere to channelize competencies effectively and deliver results.

VALUES JOURNEY

MSAF is built on a foundation of a strong purpose and values that guide our actions to achieve that purpose.

Our values also guide our team members on the work they do, the decisions they make, and also their expected behavior. This is the basis for creating a culture that binds the company together

We believe that people work best when they feel good about themselves, they’re trusted, and when they’re in a positive work environment. We are working relentlessly to create an environment that is friendly, supportive, challenging, and exciting for our team members. Our people-focused approach is all about making everyone an integral part of our journey

We believe that people work best when they feel good about themselves, they’re trusted, and when they’re in a positive work environment. We are working relentlessly to create an environment that is friendly,

While we continue to build upon the next big targets for the company, we will also focus on the little things that matter. It is the bond between each and every employee at MSAF and a relationship that we share as part of our common beliefs.

It is now time to convert these values into behaviours and demonstrate these in our everyday work. We will come back with more initiatives to help you and together build a culture that drives us to get stronger and committed towards the Purpose, Vision & Mission of MSAF

We express gratitude to each one of you who are putting constant efforts towards imbibing the MSAF values at your workplace and making it part of your daily interactions

EDITORIAL

Greetings

Let us welcome the inaugural edition of our MSAF Newsletter

It is a moment of great excitement and satisfaction as we now have an amazing platform that we can affectionately call our own – where we share updates and information, communicate plans and policies, exchange views and ideas, and ultimately connect with one another. Newsletters, across the world, are known to strengthen the bond among employees, and also between the organization and its employees. Our newsletter is expected to work significantly in this direction. However, it is important to contribute, participate, and interact through this platform to enrich the content and improve standards progressively. We expect all of you to contribute substantially and regularly. This can be in many aspects such as the department’s achievements and individual accomplishments, art and skill display, photos and information from departments and facilities, and participation in competitions, fora,

and other knowledge platforms on the newsletter.

Also, we appeal to all of you to practice our organizational values at every step, to become better individuals and efficient professionals. After an exciting year of activity on Values, we are standing at the threshold of Thanksgiving, where we proudly acknowledge your spirited participation.

As we sign off, we wish you happy reading and good luck in your endeavors. Keep contributing to Or Scan / Touch

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The past years have been a phenomenal period for MSAF in terms of capacity augmentation, talent acquisition, and learning. Wearing new wings and all set to fly at a higher altitude, MSAF made optimal use of the year to consolidate all efforts and converge them appropriately at a juncture from where we can scale up seamlessly on all parameters. The post-Covid period has not been kind to the world economy which was making ardent attempts to limp back to normalcy. The fiscal year was more or less free of covid incidence, though still not immune to covid effects. In the wake of this, we redesigned our efforts and accelerated initiatives that saw us perform appreciably well on core fronts such as production, market performance, human resources, and fortification of the bottom line.

Let us now throw light on the milestones that we crossed during this year

1) Expansion focus

Brownfield development of the Naidupet plant located in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh

2) Value based culture

A watershed year for MSAF when it came to institutionalizing values in a more

vigorous fashion, by seeking participation from all associates, engaging them in interactive activities

3) Top management pipeline

The year was witness to some of the rank appointments at the higher level, where executives with proven capabilities and having built and sustained large businesses and functions, came on board

4) A brand-new address

It was the beginning of a new chapter, as we shifted to a swanky and more spacious office space in Hyderabad

5) Learning Curve

It was a year of hectic learning activity and the calendar shows it all. From upskilling and reskilling initiatives for lower and middle management to leadership programmes, MSAF, emboldened by the dynamic learning and training team’s vision, is on an ambitious path of building competencies and skills on a consistent basis

We know it is a humble beginning and there is a first step to every marathon and a trickle before it becomes a river.

Let us acknowledge this and inculcate the spirit of participation.

MSAF covered a significant leap to consolidate all efforts and converge them appropriately at a juncture from where we can scale up seamlessly on all parameters

FOCUS ON Bringing Change

ISR Launch - Bringing Positive Change

We are passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change

We believe our first responsibility is to the final beneficiary, the men, women, community members, governments, and all others who are using our products directly or indirectly. We believe our sustainable steel bars have provided them with the foundation to build a stronger future. In meeting their needs, everything we do must be of high quality. We must constantly strive to provide value, reduce costs, and maintain quality standards as we hold ourselves responsible for someone’s safety and sustainability

While doing this, We are also responsible to the communities in which we live, work and give back to. We focus on protecting

the environment and encourage sustainable solutions. We conserve resources, focus on protecting the environment, and improve social conditions for those who need it most.

MSAF has launched its Individual Social Responsibility initiative as part of which 100+ employees of MS Agarwal Foundries volunteered for the Tree Plantation initiative and planted more than 1000 plants in and around its manufacturing units in Toopran & Naidupeta

Sustainability is one of our core values and we will continue to build teams, processes, and products that focus on creating a safe, strong, sustainable nation. We will come up more opportunities for MAF employees every quarter to volunteer towards Individual Social Responsibility.

SPOT LIGHT

Values Master Training

MSAF had a tremendous journey towards values awareness across the organisation. Taking the next steps – our first priority is to moving on from Values Awareness to Values Demonstration this year. For this to happen, a pool of ‘Values Master Trainers’ is been created. We have started and the first batch of ‘Values Master Trainers’ were trained at Unit 2 on June 12 & 13, 2023

The Value Master Training Workshop intended to engage and build master trainers to in-turn train the employees on MSAF Values & Culture. This initiative with training of Master Trainers aims at building a pool of competent instructors who can then take forward the values training to all employees more rigorously. The Values Master Trainers would be the extended arm of learning & development teams and will continue to conduct values trainings for existing as well as new employees and would lead activities that will reinforce values related learning & awareness across the organisation.

Responsibility of Master Trainers: Train Employees: Continue doing regular and refresher trainings for all employees (including non-management staff)

Direct participant: Direct participants to value based learning resources and reference materials. Communicate & sustain

Values & Culture

the as-is objectives of MSAF Purpose, Vision, Mission & Values

Lead discussions: Lead value related awareness discussion and activities that reinforce learning across the organization and align them to MSAF Purpose, Vision, Mission & Values

Make observations: Provide insight into how organization can improve the awareness & alignment and also share challenges faced by employees in adapting values on their work routine. They will also help employees in understanding and highlighting value based “critical instances” (part of Goal Sheets 80:20 weightage). This will organically make employee appreciate the ‘good’ behavior and report/handle the ‘not-so-good’ behavior at workplace

Digital Training & Awareness on Values: the same master trainers would eventually be trained on Adrenalin HRMS and would lead the online learning activities for employees as we move forward

We will continue doing this activity in Unit 1 and HO as well in the coming weeks.

The training also focused on improving their communication, presentation & articulation skills to enable them to communicate about values more effectively.

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