BMICH & Mount Lavinia Hotel Facilitates CSR Programme on Personal Etiquette for Colombo University Undergrads

Tue, 26 May 2020 Press Releases

Mr. Lakshman Dissanayake engaging in demonstrating table etiquettes.

BMICH, Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark facilitated is programme on human resource management and personal etiquettes on 11^th February 2020 for the 3^rd and 4^th year undergraduates following the HR degree at the University of Colombo. The CSR programme was organized and arranged on a request made by the Faculty of Management and Finance of the University of Colombo with the objective of enhancing the job readiness of the undergraduates.

“It is important that our undergraduates are made “job ready” with practical programmes conducted hand in hand by the Universities and leading corporate entities in order to engage them with the corporate world. We are delighted to have had the opportunity together with the Mount Lavinia Hotel to partner with the Faculty of Management and Finance of the University of Colombo in this endeavor” said Sunil Dissanayake – Chief Executive, BMICH.

The programme consisted of two sessions, the first being a lecture on the HR Supply Chain which was delivered by Sunil Dissanayake, Chief Executive, BMICH. The session was very interactive making it interesting while providing an opportunity for the undergraduates to get a clear understanding of the underlying concepts of the HR Supply Chain.

The next session was on “Table Etiquettes” which was conducted by Lakshman Dissanayake of the Mount Lavinia Hotel Catering Services (MLHCS), the exclusive Catering Partner of BMICH and touched upon the do’s and dont’s to be followed at a breakfast, lunch or dinner engagement which is important in personal as well as business life to portray a good image of oneself.

BMICH is Sri Lanka’s largest and Asia’s very first purpose-built convention center with ultra modern facilities. Recently redesigned, renovated and refurbished, BMICH is South Asia’s Premier Integrated MICE Complex with all the facilities required to host any type of convention, seminar, exhibition, conference or wedding including multi-day international conventions and conferences.

 

BMICH Celebrates Star Employees of 2019

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 Press Releases

Victor Pushpasiri receiving Employee of the Year 2019 Award from BMICH Director/CEO Mr. Sunil Dissanayake.

BMICH, Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark recently celebrated the outstanding contributions by their associates on a day to day basis in order to deliver a memorable experience to  their clients as well as on the millions of visitors to the facility throughout the year. The BMICH Employee of the Year 2019 Award was won by M. Victor Pushpasiri of the Engineering Division. Pushpasiri was selected from amongst sixteen (16) Employees of the Quarter 2019 winners corresponding to four (4) winners per quarter in 2019. The recipients of the 25 years tenure awards were M.A.R. Munasinghe from Engineering Division and A.K. Thilak from House Keeping Division.

“We are delighted to recognize and honor our exemplary associates without whose contribution we would not have been able to achieve the recognition that we enjoy as a premier iconic venue of choice for so many of our clients as well as for the daily visitors” said Sunil Dissanayake – Chief Executive of BMICH.

“Our associates play a key role at each touch point with our clients and visitors so as to create a positive impact. These awards are presented to the most outstanding of our associates in order to recognize, honor and motivate them to continue to deliver service at a high level.

BMICH is Sri Lanka’s largest and Asia’s very first purpose-built convention center with ultra modern facilities. Recently redesigned, renovated and refurbished, BMICH is South Asia’s Premier Integrated MICE Complex with all the facilities required to host any type of convention, seminar, exhibition, conference or wedding including multi-day international conventions and conferences.

BMICH Nominated for Global Best Employer Brand Award in India

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 Press Releases

BMICH – Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark and South Asia’s Leading Convention & Exhibition Centre has been selected to be conferred with the title of a “Global Best Employer Brand” award in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) category in the Asian Sector.

BMICH is among one of 100 companies in Asia who has been selected for this prestigious award by the Employer Branding Institute of Mumbai, India. The selection has been done on merit by an independent research cell comprising of Indian academics & industry leaders.

The awards ceremony will be held on 16^th February 2020 at Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai, India.

BMICH has won many international awards in the recent past and is the venue of choice for large scale exhibitions and conventions and is also considered as an ideal venue for entertainment and celebratory events.

BMICH is Sri Lanka’s largest and Asia’s very first purpose-built convention center with ultra modern facilities. Recently renovated and refurbished, BMICH is South Asia’s Premier Integrated MICE Complex with all the facilities required to host any type of convention, seminar, exhibition, conference and multi-day international conventions and conferences.

BMICH Hosts Foreign MICE Agents on Familiarization Tours

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 Press Releases

Australian MICE Agents

Chinese MICE Agents

Indian MICE Agents

BMICH – Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark hosted MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Conventions & Exhibitions) agents from Australia, India China & Singapore on a familiarization tour of the extensive facilities available at South Asia’s largest, purpose-built convention center recently. These MICE agents represent travel and event management companies based in Australia, China, Singapore and India. The agents were received and hosted by the leadership team of BMICH.

“With convenient flight connections to Colombo from Australia, China, Singapore and India these are important markets for our conventions, conferences, exhibitions & events business. The advantage for booking the BMICH is that we handle events on a “Turn Key” basis which includes airline reservations, Ground Transport, Hotel Reservations & introduction to local event management companies based on the request of the event organizer”, said Sunil Dissanayake, Director / Chief Executive of the BMICH.

The MICE agents were given a comprehensive tour of the 21 indoor and 12 outdoor venues available at BMICH.  At the end of the guided tours of the venues, each MICE agent was presented with a Sri Lankan memento as a souvenir of the visit.

“We are impressed by the comprehensive facilities, services and the landscaping at BMICH which position the BMICH at the same level of any international convention center in the region. The friendly and helpful staff would no doubt help to make any event a success too” said one visiting agent representing the MICE market in Australia.

After the tour, Director/Chief Executive of BMICH expressed confidence that the MICE agents would upon returning to their countries will be in a position to promote to host meetings, seminars, conferences and weddings for their valuable clients at the BMICH in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

BMICH is Sri Lanka’s largest and Asia’s very first purpose-built convention center with ultra modern facilities. Recently redesigned, renovated and refurbished, BMICH is South Asia’s Premier Integrated MICE Complex with all the facilities required to host any type of convention, seminar, exhibition, conference or wedding including multi-day international conventions and conferences.

 

BMICH Spearheads “Go-Green” Initiatives with Urban Forest Concept & Waste Recycling

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 Press Releases

The compost machine which converts waste to compost

Planting of Saplings in progress

BMICH – Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark spearheaded its “Go-Green” initiative with a comprehensive programme for recycling waste and planting saplings to create an “Urban Forest” concept.

“This initiative will be a contribution by BMICH towards making Colombo, Sri Lanka and the world a better place to live for the current and future generations” said Sunil Dissanayake – Chief Executive/Director, BMICH.

“As a responsible corporate citizen, all of us at BMICH are committed to this ‘Go-Green’ initiative” he added.

BMICH joined hands with Bank of Ceylon to plant 25 “Na” plants, the national tree of Sri Lanka, in its premises to mark the occasion of the 80^th Anniversary of the Bank of Ceylon as the “Go-Green” initiative. These plants will add to the already existing, extensive range of different varieties of trees with the objective of making the BMICH landscape as an “Urban Forest”.

BMICH also initiated a programme to collect and convert food waste from its many restaurants and kitchens and other waste from the gardens into compost at the in-house compost plant using the Japanese “Thakakura” method.  The conversion process takes approx. 3 weeks from collection to compost. The compost, which is odorless, is then used as fertilizer for the upkeep of the luscious trees and greenery in the gardens and lawns at the BMICH premises. Any excess compost is earmarked for sale to the outside market bringing in additional income. BMICH also contributes to its green initiatives by segregating and selling plastic, polythene and PET bottles which are collected during the many events held at its premises.