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Mackwoods energy awarded ISO certification

Mackwoods Energy Ltd, a member of the Mackwoods Group and a leader in the thermal energy solutions sector, was recently awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 status, for excellence in Quality Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems. This award was made by SGS United Kingdom under UKAS Management Systems and coincides with the Company's expansion into the fields of Hydro and other renewable Energy Solutions, and is proof of the Company's dedication to delivering consistent, reliable and environmentally-friendly products and services.

Mackwoods Energy Ltd., Director/General Manager Shamal Liyanage , Arjuna Yatawara, Managing Director, Mackwoods Energy Limited., Mrs. N.S.M. Samaratunga, Co-Chairman/Joint Managing Director, Mackwoods Group, N. Sriram, Country Manager, SGS Lanka, Lalith Fonseka Joint. Managing Director, Mackwoods Group and Chamika Wimalasiri Assistant Manager, SGS Lanka with the award.

The Mackwoods Group established in 1841, with over 170 years of business experience, has the distinction of being the second oldest Mercantile Firm in Sri Lanka.

A conglomerate of several Companies with a wide local and global reach, the Group is engaged in Plantations, Agri Business, Healthcare, Industry, Engineering and Energy, Information Technology, Leisure, Financial Services, and Property Development, through its activities in manufacturing and import and export trading and as a service provider.

With a focus on project development, the business portfolio of Mackwoods Energy encompasses the marketing of Power Generators and Diesel Engines - both imports and exports, manufacture of Electrical Power Panels, Civil, Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering, Marine Engineering including Marine Power Generators, Power Plants , Air and Water Management, and Mini Hydro Development with expansion planned into other renewable energy sources such as Solar, Wind and Hydro Kinetic Development.

Mackwoods Energy currently provides energy solutions to diverse sectors including Telecommunications, Marine, Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Defense, Manufacturing, State Utilities, Construction, Plantations, Hotels, Infrastructure, SME's, Education and Relief andRehabilitation.

Its strong commitment to service through its 24 hour, seven days of the week, islandwide service network, and its successful foray into exports markets highlighted by the launch of its Power Generators in the Maldives and Haiti, as well as the current project being undertaken in Comoros Islands, is evidence of the Company's diversity of activities and visionary outlook. This is backed by its unwavering commitment to quality, a highly qualified and dedicated workforce and its consortium of local and global business associates.

Panasonic launches new ECONAVI air-conditioners

Panasonic, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products, and Softlogic, The distributor for Panasonic in Sri Lanka, announced today at the Architect Exhibition 2012 held at the BMICH, the introduction of 10 new air conditioner models under the ECONAVI series with additional Sunlight Detection feature, that can give more energy savings of up to 50%*1 for Inverter models and 35%*2 for Deluxe Non-Inverter models respectively. This new feature detects changes in sunlight intensity in the room to reduce energy wasted under less sunlight conditions.

The ECONAVI series are also equipped with the existing intelligent and ecologically-sound feature that helps control airflow volume and room temperature by self-detecting human presence/location and level of activity and self-adjusts its cooling power to reduce energy wastage.

Announcing the launch, Matt Nagatoshi, Senior Coordinator of Panasonic, said: "These new models with ECONAVI technology can help consumers bring the reduction of energy consumption to a new level and further empowers individuals to save energy easily and contribute to the environment. We are confident that this eco-friendly energy saving products will significantly appeal to the consumers and this will further enhance our market position in Sri Lanka. This is also a step towards our goal of becoming the No.1 Green Innovation Company in the electronics industry by 2018." Gracing the occasion, Namaland, Director of Softlogic (Tentative) said, "The new ECONAVI models will revolutionize the way we use products and save energy. With the ECONAVI function turned on, savings of up to 50% and 35% will be attained on your electricity consumption for both Inverter and Deluxe Non-Inverter models respectively".