EMP Engineering goes for Rs 300 m expansion

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

Electro Metal Pressing (EMP) Engineering, a leading switch board manufacturing company will go for a Rs 300 million expansion program to enhance its production capacity to meet the demand in the international market shortly.

The company manufactures quality switch boards. An employee at the plant.

EMP Engineering Chairman Chandananda Diyunage said this investment will be utilized to fix robotic and CNC machines imported from Germany and Japan.

A new building also will be constructed to install the new machinery and equipment. Diyunage said that a construction boom is expected with President Rajapaksa's second term of assuming duties.

He hoped the Government will give opportunities to the local construction sector deviating from the present situation which will help to develop the country's economy and to improve the living standards of Sri Lankan people.

EMP Engineering exports its products to the Maldives, India and other EU countries.

The company does not have the capacity to manufacture the full demand that the international market requires.

The new expansion will create 100 new employment opportunities while increasing production capacity by four times more which will increase export income as well.

The company has already provided more than 100 job opportunities. The company will be able to introduce several new products that are imported currently and once the expansion is completed a large amount of foreign exchange spent on these imports could be reduced, the Chairman said.

EMP Engineering has over 20 years experience in manufacturing high quality electric switch boards and cable systems and accessories for commercial and industrial requirements.