Dilan to manufacture Container Trailers for export

Dilan Trailer Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd is a BOI project under the Nipayum Sri Lanka 300 Enterprise Programme that opened a factory at Lihiniyagama, Dankotuwa is to manufacture container trailers, chassis and tankers for the export market.

This Project is a US $ 500,000 investment from the United Arab Emirates. The venture is located at Dankotuwa and will provide employment for 200.

Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Dr. Sarath Amunugama, stated that “through the 300 Enterprise Programme the BOI encourages local initiative, in accordance with his Excellency the President’s Mahinda Chinthana Programme to broadbase the economy, boost Productivity and expand the nation’s export potential.

We have approved so far 316 such projects and soon their impact on the local economy will be felt. They have created new job opportunities in outlying areas with the result of upliftment of the rural economy”.

Minister Amunugama further stated that “there are three major sectors such as Service, Agriculture and the Industry sectors that are playing a vital role to develop the economy of the country. The service sector in the country is growing steadily. The BOI is working towards developing the Agriculture and the Industry sector simultaneously.

The 300 Enterprise Programme is a progressive scheme of the Government of Sri Lanka and an integral part of the Mahinda Chinthana Programme to channel investment to Divisional Secretariats outside Colombo and Gampaha Districts, which have benefited from most of the investment in Sri Lanka.

Dilan Trailer’s mother company is based in Dubai and they cater to international customers.