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Lankapack '12 - International packaging exhibition

The Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging - the only Packaging Industry that was established in Sri Lanka in 1975 - virtually enjoys the exclusive rights showcasing the packaging developments in the country through its annual/biennial exhibitions to be held in Colombo.

Managing Director, Smart Expo India B Swaminathan, General Manager, PCL Solutions (Pvt) Ltd Thushantha Karunanayake and Platinum Sponsor J D C Perera - Deputy President, Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging Chairman, Packaging Development Centre Dharmatilake Ratnayake and Chairman, Organizing Committee J D Amarasooriya.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging, the oldest packaging industrial association in Southeast Asia, has a proud history dating back to some three decades uplifting the standards of Promotional exhibitions portraying both local packaging developments and the technical advances in developed world was held with the participation of regional and global giants in the field of packaging.

The next exhibition titled, Lankapack '12, is scheduled to be held from May 25 to 27, 2012 at the BMICH. The Platinum Sponsor of the event is PCL Solutions (Pvt) Ltd while the Gold Sponsor is Jupiter Trading Ltd and Silver Sponsor is Euro Asia Packaging (Pvt) Ltd.

Among suppliers of state-of-the-art packaging equipment and new products, the city of Colombo has always been an effective base to exhibit their products to a receptive clientele observed by many a packaging material and equipment supplier. Lankapack '12 is yet another packaging exhibition organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging and its subsidiary, the Packaging Development Centre supported by the following organisations.

The World Packaging Organisation, the Asian Packaging Federation, the Ministry of Industries and Commerce, Smart Expos Ltd, act as marketing associates in India for Lankapack '12.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging being an active member of the Asian Packaging Federation has requested member countries like China, India, Malaysia and Thailand to participate at this event.

The Organizing Committee of Lankapack '12 is chaired by past President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging and the Present Chairman of the Packaging Development Centre and Chairman of the World Packaging Forum 2011 Dharmatilake Ratnayake.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging and the chairman of the organizing committee of this exhibition is looking forward to India and its industrialists to actively participate at this exhibition. Sri Lanka considers India and China as the leading packaging input providers to the packaging industry of Sri Lanka. We are positive that the Lankapack Exhibition will be a great success due to the peaceful environment prevailing in the country after 30 years of Civil War.

Hutch partners TransferTo

Hutch launched their innovative value added service 'TransferTo' which will enable those living and working overseas to send instant credit to Hutch users residing in Sri Lanka via SMS.

TransferTo works as an airtime remittance hub that interconnects mobile operators' prepaid systems to deliver international top-up services. This leading edge technology has been in the forefront of the international and online top-up space and has been a market forerunner since it began. With a global reach of over five continents, TransferTo is a leader in international prepaid airtime remittances, and enables real time prepaid top-up transfers to over 185 partner mobile network operators in 70 countries, accessible to 3.6 billion prepaid users worldwide. This widespread access will ensure that Hutch customers across Sri Lanka have an easier, faster and cost effective way of being connected with their family, friends and loved ones.

Through this partnership with TransferTo, Hutch adds a significant value added service for their subscribers. Marketing General Manager Sanjaya Senarath said: "We signed up for this service considering the high percentage of Sri Lankan migrant workers abroad. If you take our customer base at least 70 percent of them would have either a family member or close friend residing overseas with some of these members providing financial support to relatives back home. Therefore we decided to establish a service that would assist this task even more - a convenient method of paying for an essential part of everyday life - mobile credit."

Hutchison Communications Lanka Ltd COO Anand Prakash said: "Partnerships of this nature benefit both the customer as well as the service provider. It is not only an innovative, convenient way to help our customers to stay in touch but it also helps us to generate additional revenue outside of our domestic market, which in turn helps to boost the economy. We will continue to bring in newer and better technology that not only helps our customers but would also give the Company a leading edge in the services we provide" TransferTo's system is simple and user friendly. Their airtime, which is also referred to as top-up or recharge, are prepaid mobile credits that can be purchased either at points of sale or in the form of scratch cards or printed vouchers featuring a PIN number. Top ups can also be done via direct real time reload to the prepaid phone.

TransferTo Founder and CEO Eric Barbier said: "We welcome Hutch Sri Lanka to our international top-up network. With this connection, Sri Lankans living abroad will have more choice as to what mobiles they can recharge at home."

Dulux adds colour to life, community

The Global Colour Week conceived by the colourful people at AkzoNobel was all about further discovering, what people know about colour, how we use it and how they can add colour to people's lives.

AkzoNobel Paints Managing Director Gerald De Saram demonstrating the Lets Colour Play Wall which allowed to create a stroke of colour with a simple motion of the hand.

AkzoNobel believes that adding colour to the otherwise dull and dreary spaces around can add a bit of optimism and can even change moods and communities, putting smiles on people's faces and thus making Sri Lanka and the world a colourful place.

Colour Week has now become a phenomenon of global proportions. It has been transforming mundane looking neighbourhoods and buildings with an explosion of colour.

And now Sri Lankans too will have a bit of colour added to their lives.

During the colour week, AkzoNobel had lined up a host of events that literally left a colourful and lasting impression on the lives of communities and spaces that they touched. Beginning from the tenth and ending on the 14 of October 2011 there were several events lined up.

AkzoNobel's the ambassadors of colour week began by having their office premises in Colombo repainted with a gamut of vibrant colours.

Next a drawing competition was held at Tiny Stars Montessori sponsored by the Dulux Child Protection Trust Fund. AkzoNobel Paints Lanka Managing Director Gerald De Saram selected six winners who received kid's computers for their efforts.

To reward their achievements these children are to have their drawings grace the homes of people all over Sri Lanka and the world during Christmas as one of the drawings will become the face of the Christmas card for AkzoNobel in Sri Lanka this year.

All participants of the event received colourful gifts.

As the colour week progressed, the 13th of October, referred to as colour your community day had the staff of AkzoNobel painting the walls of a building at Granville Wickramarathna Memorial Children's Home, Gonawala, adding the colour of hope to the lives of the people there.

Signalling the culmination of colour week, a cocktail 'all about celebrating colour', was held at Park Street Mews.

A unique feature of the evening was that augmented reality displays were used to demonstrate what AkzoNobel employees both locally and worldwide had helped to achieve, together with the help of the local communities.

ODEL rewards Wattala shoppers

The winners with ODEL Wattala Manager, Asela Habarakada

Five shoppers who attended the opening of ODEL's 16th store at Wattala were rewarded with valuable gift vouchers.

Chosen by a draw conducted by the company, Andrea Fernando, Anusha Christeen Kannangara, P. Praveen Pulaniyappan, Ramesh Nanthini and Claudette Antenette Sahayam, were presented with their gift vouchers by ODEL's Wattala store Manager, Asela Habarakada.

The ODEL chain in Sri Lanka presently comprises a department store at Alexandra Place, and outlets at Kohuwala, Maharagama, Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Panadura, Nugegoda (Warehouse), Dickman's Road, Ja-ela, Majestic City, Crescat (Backstage), Battaramulla, Kiribathgoda, Wattala, Kandy and at the Bandaranaike International Airport.