Sands China recognises
outstanding suppliers and recently trained local SMEs
MACAO, Dec. 8, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Sands China Ltd. honoured some of its most
outstanding suppliers Dec. 2 at a
joint event at The Londoner® Macao, where the company also recognised local
SMEs graduating from its procurement training programme,
highlighted some of the success stories of Sands China's ongoing
partnerships with its local SME suppliers, and ran a business
matching session to connect local SME suppliers with
representatives of various Sands China departments.
The Sands Supplier Excellence Awards is an annual
initiative of Sands China's parent company, Las Vegas Sands Corp.,
and acknowledges the cooperation and services of some of the
company's most noteworthy suppliers worldwide. Award winners in
Macao are selected each year by a
judging committee composed of Sands China executive management.
The Sands Procurement Academy training programme is a
component of Sands China's longstanding support of Macao's SMEs as part of the company's Local
Small, Medium and Micro Suppliers Support Programme.
By holding the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards and the Sands
Procurement Academy graduation ceremony at the same event, Sands
China gives the academy's graduating SMEs a chance to gain
encouragement and inspiration from seeing some of Sands China's
most outstanding suppliers, including local SMEs, being
recognised.
Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of
Sands China Ltd., said: "Sands China is very pleased to recognise
this group of exceptional suppliers with this 10th edition of the
Sands Supplier Excellence Awards, which has become an annual
celebration for us. We are likewise glad to honour the 11th and
12th cohorts of local suppliers to graduate from our Sands
Procurement Academy, as part of our efforts to nurture their growth
and development. We understand the hardships being experienced by
local suppliers during the pandemic, and we are grateful for their
partnerships with us, as we work together to continue offering
world-class service and experiences at our integrated resorts."
Besides the awards and the graduation ceremony, Sands China also
set aside time to shine a spotlight on some of its local SME
suppliers at the event. Sands China has been collaborating with
collaborating with local Chinese and English-language newspapers to
publish a series of inspiring stories about SMEs forging
partnerships and growing together with Sands China. More than 100
stories have been published since 2016 – offering a glimpse into
local SMEs' quest for success and self-improvement and how they
have elevated their capabilities through working with a large
international corporation like Sands China. Dr. Wong and Lok Po,
member of the National People's Congress and director of Macao
Daily News, presented framed copies of the stories that were
published in 2022 to the SMEs as souvenirs, congratulating them on
their successes.
During the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards, Sands China
acknowledged the cooperation and services of some of the company's
most noteworthy suppliers in 2022. Eight winners were awarded
across six categories:
- Corporate Culture & Sustainability:
Glory Global Solutions (Hong
Kong) Ltd
Genyield Construction Company Limited
Confluent Inc.
Hot Land Culture Media Co Ltd
Kingwood International Enterprises Limited
Rider Levett Bucknall Macau Limited
Burgeon Rent A Car Limited
- Small/Medium Enterprise (SME):
Agencia Comercial Carne Gelada e Comida Fu Cheong
Limitada
At the Sands Procurement Academy graduation, Sands China
recognised 79 local SMEs. A total of 451 suppliers have enrolled in
the academy since its founding in 2017, and 417 have graduated to
date, including the group on Dec.
2.
At the end of the event, the graduates joined a business
matching session to meet representatives from six of Sands China's
procurement areas: food and beverage, hotel operating supplies,
marketing, outside services, facilities, and technology.
The Sands Procurement Academy is co-organised with the
Macao Chamber of Commerce and the
Macau Productivity and Technology Centre (CPTTM) and is a
first-of-its-kind industry training. It delivers practical
knowledge to local SME suppliers to help them gain experience and
capacity for working with large-scale international corporations.
It does so by sharing business knowledge and skills to promote the
development of their businesses.
After initially targeting a few key categories of local
suppliers, the academy has been open to all local SMEs in
Macao since 2019 – giving a
broader range of SMEs the opportunity to benefit from the skills
and knowledge offered by the academy's professionals.
Guests of honour at the event were Lok; Victoria Kuan, director-general of CPTTM;
Chan Hon Sang, deputy director of
the Economic and Technological Development Bureau; Chui Yuk Lam, vice president of the board of
directors of the Macao Chamber of
Commerce; and Yang Yi, deputy
director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office
of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; Dr. Wong;
various Sands China executives; and representatives of local
suppliers.
Sands China has remained
committed to procuring locally and helping Macao's SMEs grow as part of the company's
corporate social responsibility efforts. Sands China's total procurement spend in 2021 was
MOP 9.9 billion, of which 91 per cent went to Macao enterprises, including over MOP 2.1
million to local SMEs.
About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (Sands China or the Company) is incorporated in
the Cayman Islands with limited
liability and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
(HKEx: 1928). Sands China is the largest operator of
integrated resorts in Macao. The
Company's integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip comprise The
Venetian® Macao, The Plaza® Macao,
The Parisian Macao and The Londoner® Macao. The
Company also owns and operates Sands® Macao on the
Macao peninsula. The Company's
portfolio features a diversified mix of leisure and business
attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting
and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping
malls; world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena, The Venetian
Theatre, The Parisian Theatre, the Londoner Theatre and the Sands
Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between
Hong Kong and Macao. The Company's Cotai Strip portfolio has
the goal of contributing to Macao's transformation into a world centre of
tourism and leisure. Sands China
is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands
Corp. (NYSE: LVS).
For more information, please visit www.sandschina.com.
Media contacts:
Corporate Communications, Venetian Macau Limited
Mabel Wu
Tel: +853 8118 2268
Email: mabel.wu@sands.com.mo
Jesse Chiang
Tel: +853 8118 2054
Email: jesse.chiang@sands.com.mo
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