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DIMO wins at NTC Bus Exhibition

The NTC Bus Exhibition 2010, organised by National Transport Commission, was the first bus and coach exhibition in Sri Lanka. The exhibition was host to a large number of leading bus and coach suppliers from around the island.

Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) was awarded 'Most Attractive Bus Display' at the exhibition.

The DIMO Stall at the exhibition boasted some of the most innovative technology in modern transport.

DIMO represented TATA, the fifth largest light and medium weight commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world.

The stall displayed the TATA bus range which varied from 24 seater buses to hefty 57 seaters, including the internationally renowned luxury tourist coach line 'TATA Globus' and the newly launched 'TATA Starbus' which has set new standards for public bus transportation. The stall also focused on DIMO's legendary after sales service which includes genuine spare parts availability and 24 hour road side assistance.
 

Seylan Bank rewards cardholders

The first ten winners of the Seylan Super Market Sweep were taken to the Laugfs Sunup Super Market, where they were given five minutes to fill up their carts upto a maximum of Rs 25,000.

Seylan Bank will carry out a monthly draw until January 2011 and each month ten winners will be drawn as winners from a draw.

Cardholders have to make purchases at any merchant outlet using Seylan Debit or Credit Cards for Rs 500 or more each month from August 15, 2010 to January 15, 2011. With each purchase of Rs 500 cardholders will stand multiple chances of winning at the draw.

The next draw will be held during the third week of October 2010.

Union Pay Easy:

Union Assurance ties up with Abans

Union Assurance tied up with Abans to promote Union Pay Easy. With this tie-up, customers are exposed to over 1500 touch points islandwide to pay their life insurance premiums. This provides customers with greater convenience.

Union Assurances is committed to provide an efficient and excellent service to its customers and believes in continuous improvement in all aspects of the business and strive to offer convenience at all times.

Union Assurance has joined hands with Abans to provide a hassle free and secure method for life insurance premium payment. A feature of this payment method is that the payment slip will be a valid receipt. Abans has 300 outlets islandwide and are located in cities, urban areas and population dense areas. Abans uses an online/real-time system so that all transactions can be updated immediately at the Union Assurance head office.

IFS selects DMS Electronics

IFS R and D International (Pvt.) Ltd. has chosen DMS Electronics Ltd and HP as their preferred supplier to deliver and implement the first converged infrastructure solution in Sri Lanka. The solution comprises HP EVA 8400 Enterprise Storage System and HP BLC 7000 Blade Centre with virtual connect infrastructure.

Convergence breaks down manual processes and technology bringing together IT resources in many applications, managed as a service. IFS is confident that the new data centre infrastructure will meet its business needs the next five years. HP's converged infrastructure concept works well with the future IT plans of IFS, as it simplifies IT and accelerate business results.

Dulux launches new exterior coating

With the increasing trend towards high rise buildings, Dulux offers an ideal coating to protect interior and exterior walls. 'Dulux Speed Prime and Seal', is a new high performance exterior coating.

"This new product provides unsurpassed levels of protection for walls from alkali attacks and water penetration," a spokesman of Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, distributors of Dulux paint said.

He said that extensive research has gone into perfecting the product which has proved that it is the best for the protection of walls particularly for new buildings.

This water-based product is specially formulated for early application on plastered masonry walls to protect the top coat from discoloration and staining due to alkali attacks.

It helps to eliminate water penetration and counter attacks fungal and algae formation. Once Dulux Speed Prime and Seal is applied on a wall it increases the coverage of the top coat (Weathershield/Pentalite) by 30 percent.

The spokesman said that if properly applied, it will be effective for at least seven years.

Thus it will be a very cost-effective exercise to use the product.

He said that a five coat system can be applied for exterior walls using Dulux Weathershield and speed prime and seal.

It comprises one coat of new Dulux Weatheshield Prime and Seal, two coats of Crack-bridging Wall Primer, a premier quality waterborne primer, and two coats of Weathershield Extra.

People's Bank modernizes Kohuwala Service Centre

The People's Bank Kohuwala Service Centre has been fully computerized and equipped with modern facilities. Here, People's Bank, Assistant General Manager, Western Zone 11, Sunil de Saram accepting the first deposit from a customer. Assistant Regional Managers, Shirla Perera and Sriya Galappaththi and People's Bank Nugegoda City Branch Manager Thushari Hewawasam look on.