Central Industries to build new factory complex
Central Industries, the manufacturer of the well known National PVC
pipes and fittings, laid the foundation stone to their new factory
complex in Yakkala recently.
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Newton Wickramasuriya, Director/CEO, H.M.S. Ellapitawatta, Civil
Engineer, Nihal Perera, Manager HRD and S.V. Wanigasekera,
Chairman at the opening. |
The new plant is set to meet the increasing demands for their brand
National PVC and Krypton Switches and Accessories. It is designed to be
constructed in three stages. The first stage is planned to be completed
and to start production by December this year. The new factory will
facilitate their existing manufacturing plant in Kerawalapitiya.
Central Industries commenced its businesses in 1985, being the first
PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer to meet with Sri Lankan Standards (SLS),
instead of the Japanese standards which many were following at the time
and became the first PVC pipes and fittings brand to receive the ISO
9001 certificate.
Central Industries expanded their product portfolio from PVC pipes
and fittings to switches and accessories under the brand name Krypton,
which was manufactured in Sri Lanka. Krypton had become a durable and
reliable household name for switches, circuit breakers, trip switches
and main switches.
At the ceremony, Director/CEO of Central Industries PLC, Chartered
Engineer Newton Wickramasuriya said; "From its inception, the company's
main focus was to maintain the highest quality standards.
Well trained quality assurance team of the company is supported by an
ultra-modern laboratory which always checked the quality of the product
before it was released to the market and the raw materials as well. The
quality of our products had made us a significant player in the industry
and today, we laid these foundation stones for a larger factory on a
nine acre land, because we were unable to meet the increasing demands
for our products."
Being the proud manufacturer and owner of the brands National PVC and
Krypton, Central Industries has been the sole distributor of Hitachi
Power Tools, Japan and FRISCHHUT DI Fittings (Suitable for PVC Pipes)
from Germany.
During the 27 year journey in the Sri Lankan market, Central
Industries received ISO 9001, SLS 147, SLS 659 SLS 935, SLS 948 and SLS
1000. Central Industries is a public quoted company and subsidiary of
Central Finance PLC. |
