Megawatts Wins Best Electrical, Mechanical Company Award at World Standards Day Celebration
Fadekemi Ajakaiye
Megawatts Nigeria Ltd., one of Nigeria’s foremost electrical and mechanical engineering companies, has been recognised as the “best electrical and mechanical engineering company of the year” at the just concluded International Standards Excellence Awards organised by the World Quality Alliance to celebrate World Standards Day.
The World Standards Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the 14th of October across the world to raise awareness about standards across various industries. The “best electrical and mechanical engineering company” award conferred upon Megawatts Ltd was in recognition of their compliance and conformity to the gruelling standards demanded in their industry.
Speaking during the awards ceremony which took place at the Nicon Luxury hotels in Abuja, Mr. Afam Anyika, the Executive Director, Business Development for Megawatts Nig Ltd thanked the organisers of the event for the honour and said “we are deeply honoured to be receiving this award. This recognition is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and expertise of our entire team, and this will only motivate us to continue pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the MEP industry.”
The World Standards Day was established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to honour the collaborative efforts of experts worldwide who voluntarily adhere to and follow the technical agreements established as International Standards.
Mr. Desmond Esorougwe, Country Director, World Quality Alliance stated that, “the World Quality Alliance is a leading quality and standard organisation worldwide. It strives for one common goal, and that is to improve our customers quality and management systems by offering value added assessment services. Its client base consists of thousands ranging from small scale enterprises to large blue-chip companies.”
The aim behind establishing the World Standards Day was to provide vital stimulus for the development of quality and standards as a profession. He went on to say, “the World Quality Alliance develops industries through professional activities for the research and development of philosophy, theory, methodology and application in the field of quality and standards.”
The International Standards Excellence Awards recognises the distinguished leadership in promoting the significant role of standardization in eradicating the global barriers to trade. He congratulated all the awardees and said the award was an authoritative acknowledgement of their efforts in the vigorous pursuit of enthroning quality standards as a hallmark of excellent service and product delivery on the African continent and the World market in general.
The Awards ceremony had in attendance captains of industry from across different industries ranging from Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Hospitality, Real Estate, the Maritime sector and a host of others from across other African countries.
