Sidoarjo, January 17, 2024 – Indonesia's leading paint company PT Avia Avian Tbk (Stock Code: AVIA) successfully received a zero-accident award from the East Java Provincial Government. AVIA, as a company engaged in the paint, resin, can packaging, and mortar industries, has successfully received this award for two consecutive times.
This award was presented directly by the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, and received directly by the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager of PT Avia Avian Tbk on January 11, 2024, in Mojokerto, East Java.
The success of PT Avia Avian Tbk in achieving this zero-accident award is proof that the company has a strong commitment accompanied by real actions in ensuring the implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (SMK3) in the workplace. This also further demonstrates PT Avia Avian Tbk's ambition to continue showing progress in the social (S) aspect of ESG, which is to always provide a positive impact on all stakeholders, one of which is by ensuring the security, health, and safety of the company's workers and employees.
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A Glimpse of PT Avia Avian Tbk
PT Avia Avian Tbk. was established in 1978 as an integrated paint manufacturing company. It is known as Avian Brands. For over 4 decades, Avian Brands has colored the lives of millions of Indonesian families through a variety of products including Sunguard All in One, Supersilk Anti Stain, and Avitex wall paints, No Drop waterproof coating paint, and Avian wood & iron paints.
Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on December 8, 2021, with stock code (IDX: AVIA), AVIA is the largest decorative paint manufacturer and a market leader in the decorative paint and coating industry in Indonesia, based on a survey conducted by Frost & Sullivan. Currently, AVIA controls approximately 23% of the market share in the decorative paint and coating industry in Indonesia. AVIA has strong manufacturing capacity and capabilities through AVIA's manufacturing facilities in Sidoarjo and Serang, and is supported by vertical integration capabilities that allow AVIA to produce raw materials internally. AVIA also has the widest distribution network in Indonesia, which includes 116 self-owned distribution centers, 14 self-owned mini distribution centers, and 40 third-party distribution centers as of the end of September 2023. All these distribution centers serve more than 56,000 building material stores throughout Indonesia. Since 2020, Avian Brands has the first research, development, and innovation center in Indonesia called Avian Innovation Center (AIC), spanning 5,000 square meters, and as a manifestation of Avian Brands' commitment to environmental, health, and safety management, as well as GCG (Good Corporate Governance) in accordance with international standards, Avian Brands has successfully obtained and implemented ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management), ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), ISO 50001:2018 (Energy Management System), and 26000:2010 (Guidelines for GCG, social responsibility, social harassment, and gender equality). The presence of Avian Brands aims to provide leading benefits and contribute to coloring Indonesia.
