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Unilever Further Strengthens Home & Personal Care Business Through Acquisition of Sara Lee

17-11-2010:

EU Competition Authorities approve Unilever’s acquisition of Sara Lee Personal Care and European Laundry business

Distribution of the booklets was carried out at two major highways just before the Hari Raya holidays, namely Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) and New Pantai Expressway (NPE), and in collaboration with the respective highway operators, Lingkaran Trans Kota Sdn Bhd (LITRAK) and New Pantai Expressway Sdn Bhd. The event was also supported by Director-General of the Road Safety Department (JKJR), Datuk Suret Singh.

“The festive seasons are a time for celebration and being with family and close friends, not a time for tragedies. With the Safe Travel booklets, we want to demonstrate our commitment towards supporting the Government’s agenda of reducing road accidents and fatalities, especially during the festive seasons,” said Robert Raw, Unilever’s Customer Development Director Malaysia & Singapore who is also the Safe Travel Committee (STACOM) Chairman for Unilever Malaysia and Singapore.

The Safe Travel booklet contains various essential information on vehicle care and defensive driving, quick tips on driving at night or in bad weather, accident protocol, and even items to have in a car.

Since its inception, various activities have been carried out under the Value Life Value Safety campaign banner. These activities include weekly briefings called the ‘Friday 10/10 Safety Briefing’ where various aspects of safety are discussed, production of the 10 Basic Behaviours for Road Safety booklet containing the Unilever Safe Travel Standard and Disciplinary Code, and routine inspection of all vehicles used for Unilever business based on the 14-point vehicle inspection checklist.

To reinforce Unilever’s commitment to road safety, all Unilever employees in Malaysia will also undergo a defensive driving course to teach them the various elements of defensive driving techniques. This course will be conducted for employees in batches and will encompass defensive driving techniques such as what makes a defensive driver, learning to identify potential hazards and types of distractions to avoid when driving.

“At Unilever, safety is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that safe travel is an essential element of a successful and sustainable business as our employees travel frequently for work purposes. Therefore, as a responsible corporate citizen, we hope to encourage our consumers and members of the public to do the same – that is to be safe on the road at all times.

“Through this campaign, Unilever hopes to create awareness on safe travel practices among the public and our employees as well as the need for each individual to be responsible for their own safety, colleagues, loved ones and society in general,” said Robert.

Besides toll booths, Safe Travel booklets were also distributed at Menara TM, where Unilever Malaysia’s headquarters is located, several states via the Road Safety Department office, the surrounding community of Bangsar as well as Rawang where Unilever’s factory is located.

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About Unilever Malaysia

Unilever has been a household name in Malaysia since 1947. The Unilever brand, found in consumer products in millions of homes across 150 countries, is a trusted name in nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Throughout its history, which crosses three centuries, Unilever has been adding vitality to the lives of consumers, creating products that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Some of Unilever’s popular brands include Dove, Breeze, Clear, Lux, Sunsilk, Pond’s, Rexona, Fair & Lovely, Lifebuoy, Wall’s, Lipton, Lady’s Choice, Knorr and Planta.

Malaysia :

Unilever (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd
Level 34, Menara Telekom
Jalan Pantai Baru
50672 Kuala Lumpur

T: +603 2246 2188
F: +603 2282 1048

rozita.ahmad@unilever.com

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Unilever lend support to mercy Malaysia humanitarian effort

13-10-2009:

Unilever Malaysia today does its bit for charity by contributing RM 40,000 to Malaysian Medical Relief Society (Mercy) Humanitarian Fund in aid of earthquake victims in Padang, Sumatera.

 

Wall's viennetta rai kemeriahan ramadhan

08-09-2009:

Warga Kondo Rakyat dan PPR Sri Pantai Nikmati Aiskrim Percuma

 

Unilever’s ‘Malaysian favourites' campaingn lend support to mercy Malaysia

27-08-2009:

Month long campaign generate funds for worthy cause

Mentoring & Motivating For Success

18-02-2009:

Kembara Kejayaan Lady’s Choice aims to motivate and inspire young burger boys across the country

Cornetto Show Your Love

10-02-2009:

Love is all round this Valentine’s Day and that is the perfect occasion for Wall’s Cornetto to show you lots of sweet love this Sat.

Unilever Malaysia Welcomes New Chairman & Managing Director

11-12-2008:

New Chairman & Managing Director, Andre Rompis will be taking over the responsibilities from Noel Lorenzana effective December 1, 2008.

A Commitment To Road Safety

25-09-2008:

Unilever Malaysia distributes Safe Travel booklets to commuters

Magnum Celebrates Eva Longoria

16-07-2008:

Magnum celebrates eva longoria, its new spokes person, with a Magnum-licious party

Reiterating Commitment To Road Safety

16-05-2008:

Unilever Malaysia sends all its employees for defensive driving course

Unilever Malaysia Launches Environmental Awareness Campaign

28-04-2008:

1,000 kgs of recyclable material targeted by the end of 2008

Cheer For Flood Victims On Christmas Day

26-12-2007:

Unilever presents aid for flood victims to Red Crescent

Unilever Win Top Trade Award

17-11-2007:

Excellence in trade and investments recognised

Unilever Bantu Mangsa Mangsa Banjir

22-01-2007:

Warga kerja edarkan  Pek-pek Kecergasan Kepada 11,000 Keluarga

A Charity Activity That Has Its Rewards!

09-11-2006:

Television show host Fred Rogers once said that “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning.

A LUXurious Sense Of Freedom to play with your beauty and to seize the opportunities

07-08-2006:

One of the best parts of being a woman is having the freedom to play with beauty and be unapologetic about it. Putting on your best look makes you feel gorgeous and confident.

Breeze skill ball challenge bounces to the finals

06-08-2006:

After travelling from north to south, the Breeze Skill Ball Challenge is back in the Klang Valley!

It isn't just child's play, it's education too

05-07-2006:

BREEZE, a detergent brand from Unilever, could not stay away from the World Cup fever.

Breeze ‘DiGs’ Deep with Ronaldinho

30-06-2006:

As fans across the globe watch the World Cup action heat up on the pitch in anticipation of the upcoming finals, Breeze reminds everyone that it's okay to get dirty at play like the footballers do, because contrary to popular belief, dirt IS good!

 

When you are out on the road, chances are that you would have encountered a driver who does not drive well – some people speed aggressively or hog the lanes, or there are drivers who tail-gate while some make sudden turns without signaling. Yet others wander into another lane because they are pre-occupied or aren't paying attention while the impatient ones weave in and out of traffic to shave mere seconds off their travelling time. It is with this in mind that defensive driving – defined as “driving to save lives, time and money whileanticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others” – is verymuch encouraged even among the most skillful or veteran drivers.

As an extension of its internal Value Life, Value Safety campaign launched in August 2008, all 550 Unileverites in Malaysia are expected to undergo “refresher” courses to hone their defensive driving skills.This would mean going  backto company-appointed “specialist driving schools” for their mandatory eight-hour refresher defensive driving courses.

The programmeincludedaspects of defensive driving techniques, including mastering the necessary skills and situational techniques to handle adverse road situations.

The emphasis on safe driving has so far yielded encouraging results,withaccident-freekilometer travel reports forall  Unilever employeesin Malaysia.

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Breeze Expects to Double Consumer Reach by 2008

30-06-2006:

With the roll out of Breeze’s Dirt is Good  campaign, the household brand and number one detergent powder in Malaysia expects to double its consumer pool by end 2008 with an annual investment in excess of RM15 million.

Kuala Lumpur, 23 December 2009–Doing good for the community has always been Unilever Malaysia’s way of working, in line with its ‘Vitality’ mission that encourages the company, its brand and its employees to connect with the society that it is operating in.

In living up to this mission, Unilever ( Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd recently organised an outing for children of two orphanages to purchase schools supplies at Mid Valley Megamall to prepare them when school reopens in January.

The program was organised under Touching Hearts – Unilever Malaysia’s employee – driven charity initiative. Approximately 70 children from Rumah Shalom in Puchong as well as Ehsan Ash-Shakur in Rawang were taken on half a day outing where they shop for school uniforms at Kamdar and school shoes at Bata. Accompanying them were 30 Unilever Malaysia employees who acted as foster parents and attended to all their needs.

Shopping aside, the children were also treated to a sumptuous lunch at The Chicken Rice Shop. Those who were born in December amongst the children received an extra special attention when they get to blow candles on their birthday cakes while all attendees singing them Happy Birthday.

Realising that what better way to end a shopping day than having a pop-corn while watching a nice movie, Unilever did just that. The children were treated to a Disney’s ‘The Princess & The Frog’ movie at the end of the outing where they had a really good time.

“This outing is our way of showing the children that we care for them. While the activities that we do during this outing may seem ordinary for many people, for these underprivileged children these are special moments that they treasure. We want them to feel that they are part of the Unilever family and their needs are being looked into”, said Nik Mustapha Nik Mohamed, Human Resource & Corporate Relations Director.

Prior to leaving Mid Valley, the children also received specially printed school bags courtesy of Unilever as well goodies in the forms of stationeries for them to use at school later on.

Over the years since its inception in 2004, Unilever Malaysia’s Touching Hearts has initiated many charity initiatives focusing on enabling education and providing for the needy in the society.

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Really, a beautiful campaign

01-09-2005:

Attempting to change a definition that’s been in the dictionary for as long as one can remember may just seem like the impossible. 

Rexona's Ultimate Dance Challenge at the Rexona No Sweat Dance Challenge

01-07-2005:

The Challenge from Rexona is back! Following overwhelming response last year, Rexona®, the anti-perspirant deodorant expert, once again embarked on its Rexona® “No Sweat” Challenge. 

Enjoy Ice Cream Without the Guilt

06-01-2005:

Calling all ice cream lovers!   If you fear the fat in ice cream, you can now give yourself a treat freely with the new WALL’S Balance ice cream. 

Wall's Moo

17-05-2006:

Do you find it a constant challenge to keep your kids entertained and ensure that they take in sufficient calcium at the same time? WALL’S now brings you a new milk-based ice cream- Moo stick, which is fun to eat and rich in calcium!

Extreme Men Take Centrestage at the Rexona No Sweat! Xtreme Challenge

25-03-2006:

The Rexona ‘No Sweat’ Challenge is back! Following previous year’s successful Rexona ‘No Sweat’ dance competition, the Challenge is now bigger than before.

Wall's goes small in a big way

11-08-2005:

WALL’S, Malaysia’s leading ice cream brand, has over the years demonstrated both evolutionary and revolutionary innovations in texture, flavour, shape and packaging, or driven by its conscientious efforts in understanding consumer insights better.