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Tokyo Cement unveils Nippon Cement

Tokyo Cement held its Annual Dealer Convention at the Colombo Hilton recently, hosting dealers from across the length and breadth of the country and introducing their all new brand, Nippon Cement.

Being ‘one of the most anticipated events in the dealer community, the company’s annual dealer convention never fails to delight and pay homage to its dealers by recognizing their contributions throughout the year and generously rewarding them. The 2008 Annual Dealer Convention had high performing dealers ranked from Category I to A were awarded valued gifts of high esteem ranging from cash vouchers to trips and cruises abroad. A surprise draw was also held for all invitees with attractive prizes.

Joint Managing Director Tokyo Cement PLC, Gnanam said that the theme for this year’s convention was ‘Reaching Out’. “This is what my father, the late A.Y.S. Gnanam initiated and inculcated in all of us, to manage business successfully whilst striving to reach out to the people by creating employment opportunities and offering customers good quality products at affordable prices”.

Gnanam said that the company channels into its dealer community in a bid to enhance their status and help them consolidate their businesses.

The organization provides mid-day meals to three schools with under privileged children in Trincomalee, Lewla, Gurudeniya and Bandaragama, has built 25 houses and a community centre for tsunami victims in Trincomalee with plans in the offing to build 25 more homes in this area, and continues to contribute to the construction industry by manufacturing high quality products that are SLS certified.

The company had achieved its vision of being a key player in national development, where high profile projects such as Trillium Residencies, the Katunayake Airport, Upper Kotmale Power Plant, Hambantota Harbour and Arugam Bay Bridge used their brands of cement in construction, and where the company also serves as supplier to projects such as the Norrochcholai power project and the southern highway.

“The last three years have seen us become market leaders in our country with phenomenal growth. We achieved this success with the support of our dealers through hard work, commitment and passion, and I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to our dealer family for the role they played in helping us get where we are today,” Gnanam said.

Dialog CDMA and Broadband at Singer

Dialog CDMA Homefones and Broadband products are now available at all Singer and Singer Mega outlets islandwide. Singer Sri Lanka was appointed an authorised dealer by Dialog Broadband Networks for its range of CDMA telephony and broadband internet products.

Dialog Broadband Networks has expanded its reach across the country, setting up an islandwide network of sales and customer service centres to offer a good service to customers. The company has expanded its service footprint to the North and the East, covering the entire island.

Dialog’s partnership with Singer gives customers easy access to the company’s products and services, giving them the opportunity to purchase Dialog CDMA phones, pre-paid cards and broadband connections while they shop at Singer branches islandwide. This collaboration also enables the two companies to connect rural communities through its ever increasing network of branches and service points islandwide.

Chief Operating Officer of Dialog Fixed Telephony and Broadband Services Suren Goonewardene said, “We are extremely pleased to partner Singer Sri Lanka in our efforts to broaden our frontiers in terms of service delivery and expansion.

Our partnership will enable us to forge new levels of customer satisfaction and convenience by making our products and services available at all 350 Singer outlets islandwide. This is an execution of our pledge to deliver the best in connectivity to all segments of society”

“Singer is constantly expanding its service offering with the inclusion of new products and services that add value to our customers’ shopping experience.

Our outlets are home to some of the biggest brands and we are certainly glad to have joined hands with Dialog Broadband Networks, one of the trusted names in the spheres of communications in Sri Lanka” said, Commercial Director of Singer Sri Lanka Mahesh Wijewardena.

Marketing Director of Singer Sri Lanka Nazeer Majeed said, “Given Singer’s longstanding position in the market and focus on product quality and service, the brand represents trust, reliability and excellence.

This partnership between two of Sri Lanka’s most valued brands would no doubt unleash numerous benefits to the end customer, giving them access to quality products and services, in a convenient manner.”

Kuwait Airways Twenty 20 fares

Kuwait Airways is offering fares for all cricket lovers to see the very best players in the world, Twenty20 cricket on a global stage.

The 2009 event sees the men’s and women’s tournament integrated for the first time. The men’s tournament format consists of 12 teams, played across three venues, - Lords, Trent Bridge and The Oval. The women’s tournament consists of eight teams with the group stage games hosted at Taunton. A key feature of the 2009 event is that the majority of match-days will include two games showcasing four different teams. This double-header format allows spectators to view two games for the price of one match-day ticket.

Kuwait airways has become one of the most popular carriers to Europe and USA among local travellers with innovative facilities which include free lounge facility for economy class passengers travelling to Europe and USA at Palm strip lounge.