First ever Building Materials supermarket opens on July 27

The "Building Materials Super Centre" established by the Building Materials Corporation Ltd. (BMC) at its Head quarters at Sangaraja Mawatha, Colombo will be declared open by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on the invitation of Minister of Housing & Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education & Irrigation Development, Mrs. Ferial Ashraff at 9 a.m. on July 27.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Housing and Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education and Irrigation Development, the idea behind this Super Sales Centre is to facilitate the housebuilders and other constructors to purchase building materials and other accessories of higher quality from one location at competitive prices.

In addition to the BMC, other importers of building materials both in the public and private sectors are given the opportunity to market their products at their permanent sales outlets assigned to them in the sales centre. Adequate parking space for vehicles entering the premises is made available while transport services to carry the goods to required destinations are provided.

The BMC states that this is the first time a fully facilitated sales centre for building materials, where public and private sector is jointly represented, is established.

Simultaneously with the opening of the Super Sales Centre for building materials by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse an exhibition displaying latest developments in the construction industry, building materials and the progress in house construction in Sri Lanka will be opened. The exhibition will be open to the general public from July 27 to 31.

Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education and irrigation Development and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Chandrasiri Gajadeera, Minister of Finance Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and the Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply, Dinesh Gunawardena will participate.