Kramski invests Rs. 160 mn in new factory
Kramski Lanka (Private) Limited, a premier German venture in
Katunayake Export Promotion Zone, has launched construction work on a
new factory building estimated to cost Rs.160 million in order to
increase its production capacity in Sri Lanka. German Ambassador to Sri
Lanka Dr. Jürgen Morhard was the chief guest at the Foundation Stone
Laying held on October 5, 2012. The project is planned to be completed
by June 2013, to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of the company.
Wiestaw Kramski, Chairman with Dr Jurgen
Morhard, German Ambassador to Sri Lanka |
Chairman, Kramski Lanka Wiestaw Kramski is quite optimistic about the
post war economic development and peaceful environment of the country.
He said that this investment would help exploit the potential market
opportunities in European, American and Asian markets despite the
prevailing global economic crisis to bring more valuable foreign
exchange to the country.
The new building with 2,100 square meter floor space, will facilitate
accommodating a minimum of 16 injections moulding machines and six
stamping press machines, leading to doubling the plastic moulding and
stamping production capacity of the company.
From left E A Leelaratne, Rolland Weil, Ms Wiestaw Kramski,
Wiestaw Kramski, General Manager Nilantha Edirisinghe |
The new factory would also generate 100 more employment opportunities
in the fields of stamping and moulding and the turnover of the company
is projected to increase up to Rs.2.2 billion in the next five years,
which is double the current export revenue of the company.
Kramski Lanka (Pvt) Limited is a subsidiary of Kramski GmbH which is
one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance stamping
dyes, complex stampings, mouldings and sub assemblies for world-renowned
companies in the automotive, electronics, telecommunications, solar and
medical industries.
Kramski Lanka was established in Sri Lanka in 1993 as a supplier of
component parts for stamping dyes, high precision moulds and finished
moulded products for European, North American and Asian markets.
Since 1993, the company has been growing steadily, aided by high
precision German stamping and moulding technology introduced to the
country. The company has now generated 250 jobs in the moulding and
stamping fields.
Kramski Lanka (Pvt)Limited is the only company currently in Sri Lanka
that has been awarded the ISO/TS16949:2009 quality standard certificate.
The company also possesses the ISO 14001:2004 environmental certificate.
One of the key factors contributing to the successful growth of the
company, is its well trained employees who count many years of
experience continuously with the company: many of whom had undergone
training in Germany.
The company also has its own training center which has been
accredited as an A+ vocational training center by the Tertiary and
Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka. It is also the first such
institution in Sri Lanka conducting courses in dyes and tool making with
the objective of turning young talented students into experts in tools
and moulds, making a sector that has limited resources and training
opportunities in the country. |