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 Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu presided over the recent award presentation ceremony, hosted by the Office of the Thailand Quality Award (TQA).

 Sompob Amatayakul, chairman of the National Committee, revealed that for 2008 which is the 7th in the competition series, there was no winner for the Thailand Quality Award (with over 650 of evaluation scores) but there are four winners of the TQC awards (with 351-650 score points).  

 Peerapong Achariyacheevin, executive vice president of PTT for natural gas transmission, said that, "Our vision, mission and culture all reflect the determination to support the overall operation of PTT, to achieve sustainable growth and to become an organisation of world-class excellence. These also contribute to forming the operational framework for excellence for our employees to adhere to."

 According to the office, the success of the business lies in the vision and determination of the management to increase the company's competitiveness in the world marketplace, effective enterprise-wide integrated strategic planning to lead to sustainable business growth, and competent personnel capable of turning effective management policies to a reality.

 "By participating in the TQA, we had a great chance to systematically steer ourselves toward even greater organizational performance and productivity. The Feedback Report we received from TQA assessors has also helped us achieve a better balance in managing internal operations for all stakeholders. More importantly, our staff at all levels showed a greater understanding on how to work together to meet the company's missions and realize its vision," added Peerapong.

 Abhinant Supatrabutra, managing director of Thai Lube Base, commented that the company is driven by its vision to be 'a leading regional company recognised for its world quality production of base oils and specialty products, and good governance practices '.

 Thanks to genuine collaboration and continuous support from PTT and Thai Oil Co., Ltd, and business partners with expertise on specialty products, Thai Lube Less has been able to keep their operating costs down, resulting in greater competitiveness in comparison with that of other lube makers in the region.

 "We benefited greatly by participating in TQA 2008. It gave us the constructive and practical know-how on how to achieve sustainable growth for our organization, how to develop our company to become a knowledge-driven organization, as well as, how to capitalise our resources for the best interests of our stakeholders," explained Apinan.

   Clinical Professor  Apicharti Sivayathorn, Chief Quality Officer of Bumrungrad International, said that, "At Bumrungard, we provide world-class healthcare with attentive care and compassion. It's what we believe in -our Guiding Principles - that have led us to where we are today, achieving one success after another. These Guiding Principles include our visionary management with truly international backgrounds and experiences; our genuine commitment to professional excellence and innovation; our 'one excellent standard for all' in everything that we do; our corporate culture of always giving our all to satisfy patients and their relatives with the very best in medical and other services; our effective personnel recruitment system to ensure teams of efficient staff and capable physicians that help us maintain our high international standards and optimum patient satisfaction; and our leadership in cutting-edge medical services and information technology systems."

 Kittichote Tangkittithaworn, director of Taphanhin Crown Prince Hospital, stated that "Our corporate vision is to become a community hospital which is loved by the people we serve, and to be among the leading hospitals operating with the highest level of medical services available in Thailand .

 "The TQA framework helped us identify ways and opportunities to improve ourselves better, making it much easier for both the management and staff to work together as one unified team with common goals. This has allowed us to significantly improve our operational efficiency, and as a result, turn in more satisfying and more rewarding results for all stakeholders," Kittichote concluded.