DIMO expands to Puttalam
Puttalam which is situated in a very strategic location, connects the
A3 road (Puttalam-Colombo via Negombo), the A10 road (Puttalam-Kandy via
Kurunegala) and the A12 road (Puttalam-Trincomalee via Anuradhapura).
In addition, it is situated in the center of the coconut triangle and
is the second largest coconut producer of the country.
Chairman DIMO, Ranjith Pandithage opening the Puttalam branch |
Puttalam is also the second largest salt producer in the country and
hosts one of the largest cement factories in the country. Puttalam is
also famous for shrimp farming and agriculture.
Considering the economic importance of this district, Diesel & Motor
Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently opened their latest branch at Puttalam.
The new DIMO Puttalam Branch is situated along the main Colombo-Puttalam
road, in close proximity to the town.
The new branch was opened by Ranjith Pandithage (Chairman-DIMO),
Gahanath Pandithage (CEO-DIMO), Vijitha Bandara (GM-TATA Division), Arup
Baruah (Country Manager-TATA Motors) and Anura Wijesinghe (Manager, DIMO
Kurunegala Branch).
Apart from TATA commercial and passenger vehicles, the branch also
markets Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and trucks, Mahindra tractors,
Claas harvesters, Osram lighting, Bosch power tools, Bosch Automotive
products, Siemens Delta vega switches, Komatsu heavy machinery, MRF
tyres, Kumho tyres and TATA genuine spares for all models.
In 1939 DIMO which started as a purely automobile company, has today,
diversified into many facets of engineering including power engineering,
medical equipment, building technologies, power tools, lighting,
construction machinery, warehouse solutions, etc.
The relationship between DIMO and TATA Motors celebrated 50 years in
2011, which was a historic milestone for two giants in the automobile
field.
Apart from Puttalam, DIMO branches are located in Akkaraipattu,
Ambalangoda, Ambalanthota, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Balagolla, Colombo,
Dambulla, Embilipitiya, Hatton, Horana, Jaffna, Kandy, Kurunagala,
Mannar, Matara, Moneragala, Nikawaratiya, Padaviya, Piliyandala,
Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Vavuniya, Welimada and Yakkala. |