Kelani Cables PLC, Sri Lanka’s number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables held its annual scholarly converse forum ‘Kelani Knowledge Forum – 2017’ recently at the Water’s Edge, Battaramulla.
The keynote address on this year’s theme ‘Experience Sharing’ was made by K H Wegapitiya, local business tycoon and founder/Chairman of Laugh Holdings. Taking his own experiences as examples Wegapitiya made an insightful and meaningful speech on Life and Business Management.
The forum held for the sixth consecutive year brought together around 250 engineers, project managers and company owners in the local engineering and construction fields. Latest trends in the world in the business arena and forecasted future challenges were discussed at the forum.
Kelani Cables PLC is the only electrical cables and accessories manufacturer organizing a forum of this nature to communicate latest trends and future challenges to the local engineering and construction fields.
Mahinda Saranapala, Director/CEO, Kelani Cables PLC, expressing his views said, “Kelani Cables as Sri Lanka’s number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables has become the top-of-the-mind brand name in the local engineering and construction arena. Thus it is our responsibility to share the latest global trends in engineering and construction spheres with Sri Lankan professionals. This forum has now become an annual event”.
He added, “In earlier occasions we have invited a veteran in the electrical engineering field to address the forum. This time around we invited a business magnate to share his wealth of knowledge in the competitive business arena, with you”.
Kelani Cables PLC is a one hundred percent Sri Lankan company serving the nation for 48 years manufacturing electrical and communication cables. The company achieved “Super Brands” status in the electrical and telecommunication sector in 2008 for professional supremacy it demonstrated in the electrical and communication cables sphere.
In 2012, Kalanai Cables PLC clinched the bronze award for the excellent business brand category at the SLIM Brand Excellence. It clinched gold at the SLIM Brand Excellence once again in 2013 for the same category. The company secured gold at the SLITAD People Development – 2013 award ceremony for the contribution it has made towards training and development of the work-force plus up-keeping their welfare.
Kelani Cables PLC is the proud recipient of ISO 9000:2008 certification for quality, ISO 14001:2004 for better environment management, National Standards award and the gold winner of Taiki Akimoto 5S award.
In 2015 Kelani Cables PLC was conferred with the Asia’s Best Employer Brand award. Kelani Cables was recognized for sustainable development at the National Green Awards in 2015. The company bagged Silver award for best organizational CSR brand under the B2B brand category at the SLIM Brand Excellence awards in 2015.
National HR Excellence Silver award in 2016 and Green Reporting Gold award at the Presidential Environmental Awards in the same year are other achievements.
Kelani Cables PLC is one of the first companies in Sri Lanka that took oaths to adhere to National Green Reporting System. As a green oriented and socially responsible company, Kelani Cables PLC has been certified to use the ‘Responsible Care’ label which has added immense value to the company’s reputation in the export market sector.