UK’s neolight to enter Sri Lankan market

Shirajiv SIRIMANE

One of the leading lighting consultant companies in the world, neolight would be opening one of their officers in Sri Lanka from October.

Alan Mitchell Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa

Alan Mitchell, Managing Director of the company speaking to Daily News Business said that that the Sri Lankan life style is changing and companies and hotels are looking at novel ways to enhance their products to attract customers. “In addition many international players like Sheraton, Shangri La and Hyatt with whom neolight is already doing business, is entering Sri Lanka and they are looking at opportunities with them as well,” he said. “In addition we also see openings in five star hotels who wants to upgrade their products,” he said.

Mitchell said that their services are not only offered to new hotels and corporate officers but also to existing properties as well. “We offer modern lighting consultations which are greener and more energy sufficient which helps to reduce the energy bill by over 30 %,” he said. Neolight, an eight year old company also has officers in Malaysia and Dubai and they hope to look after the Indian and the Maldives market from their Colombo office. “Several foreign consultants would also be working in Sri Lanka,” he said. He said that they had already done pre- marketing and they have succeeded in contracting around five hotels to do business with deals worth around one million.

He said that that this concept though new to Sri Lanka, is common in the world construction area with lighting consultants’ expertise being hired for hotels, apartments, corporate offers and for super market projects. neolight does not get involved in providing equipment but only provide technical guidance. “What we do is give our expertise to get better lighting from limited lighting points.

He said that they were behind the creation of lights at the world’s first seven star hotel Berj Al Arab in Dubai and also are currently involved in several hotel projects in Indian and also in Canada with Five Seasons Group.