Macbertan awarded Energy Management System ISO 50001: 2011

Vishmi WIJERATNE

Macbertan (Private) Limited, the pioneer in the Manufacturing of Heat Insulation Product Category in Sri Lanka was awarded the Energy Management System ISO 50001: 2011 by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution.

This is the first ever company in Sri Lanka, to receive such an award. Director General of Macbertan, Dr. Seneviratne said that this was the first time that a company that produces energy efficient goods that had been awarded the above award.

“This award though not a necessity yet will soon be one for many companies and I am glad that we were the first to set an example of this sort,” he said after being awarded the certificate at a ceremony on November 8, 2012. Macbertan is already certified for ISO 9001: 2008 – Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001: 2004 Environment Management Systems and OHSAS 18001: 2007 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. This certificate was given to the measures they took recognizing the increasing energy costs in their manufacturing plant in Ja- ela.

The energy policy of the company was put in place, and a steering committee comprising five engineers from Macbertan Technical team were appointed to implement and achieve the companies energy saving objectives.

Meanwhile, Director General Sri Lanka Standards Institute, Dr. Sugathapala said that they hope to save Rs 135 billion in energy management in the next five years.

“This is not just an achievement for Macbertan it is an achievement for us too as we issued this certificate,” he said.

He also said that the institute is focusing on issuing a few rules to all energy consuming entities, “Macbertan by gaining this certificate has made an example for all companies and this is not all this will also help us in reaching our target in the next 5 years,” he said.

Starting from next year, the Sri Lanka Standards Institute will enforce rules on all energy consuming entities to have a management to control energy consuming, “we also plan on issuing a new certificate next year grading the energy management in companies,” he said.