Printcare’s NLB contract saves money for Sri Lanka
In a significant move, the National Lotteries Board (NLB) has signed
a long term agreement with the country’s premier printing and packaging
company Printcare to supply their scratch lottery tickets.
Features Printcares’ Operations Manager, Seneth Gamage and
Senior Production Executive Ms.Manjula Malalgoda inspecting
the first print run. |
These tickets had hitherto been imported from India, and other
countries. The tender to produce 120 million lottery tickets annually
was awarded to Printcare Secure Ltd, the specialist security card
printer with a state of the art facility, within the Printcare Group.
Printcare Secure is a major supplier of pre-paid telecom cards to the
local telecom industry, whilst also exporting lottery tickets and phone
cards.
NLB was previously spending a significant amount in importing its
requirements. A spokesman for NLB stated that “placing the order locally
was a big vote of confidence on the local industry apart from effecting
considerable foreign exchange savings”. He added “NLB also looks to
benefit from shorter lead times, smaller inventories and more
flexibility in deliveries, and will thus be able to move quickly in
adapting to consumer needs”.
Ranga Suriarachchi, General Manager of Printcare Secure expressed
satisfaction at the tender award and was quietly confident of exceeding
expectations. He said “Printcare’s quality, service standards, design
capabilities, and level of innovation are far superior to that of
international suppliers, and we will demonstrate that in tangible
terms.”
The selection of Sri Lanka's leading print services company is a
positive move by this Government entity, as it looks to grow revenues by
increasing sales by developing new and innovative games. |