Kelani Cables PLC, Sri Lanka’s number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables held its sixth Annual Distributor Convention at Ananthaya Hotel in Chilaw with the participation of Mr. Mahinda Saranapala, Director/ CEO, Kelani Cables PLC, Mr. Anil Munasinghe, General Manager Marketing, Mrs. Hemamala Karunasekera, Chief Finance officer, Mr. Devinda Lorensuhewa, DGM Marketing and managers of all departments.
Among distributors operating around the island the personnel that have performed exceptionally well in 2018 received awards, certificates and cash prizes at the event.
Best Distributors in Large, Medium and Small Scale were recognized at the event.
First, second and third places of Large scale best distributor awards were received by W A Judith Devika, G G Wijeratne and Poorna Weerasinghe. Mediam scale section winners were W R Wimaladharama, S L Gihan Prasad and J L de Silva. Small scale section recognitions came to K M N S Kulatunga, G T S Silva and D C K Jayakody.
Main invitee of the event Mr. Mahinda Saranapala, Director/ CEO, Kelani Cables PLC said this award ceremony highlights the success story of Kelani Cables and the dedicated workers who contribute towards that success.
“A brand could be of exceptional quality. But the dealers are the people who make brands Top-of-the-mind ones among customers. Award ceremonies of this caliber not only recognize the cream of workers but also nurture unity among workers. This gives an opportunity for fellow workers to cheer and wish their peers who receive accolades. That is some sort of motivation for them too to excel in their work”, said the CEO.
Mr. Anil Munasinghe, General Manager Marketing, expressing his views at this sixth annual convention said, “Kelani Cables PLC distributors and the sales force who were awarded today deserve the Lion’s share of the credit for making our company Sri Lanka’s number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables. Hence we joyfully spend two days with them every year like this appreciating their excellent services as a courtesy and also to motivate them. We go beyond award presentations to offer them with foreign tours with a view to encouraging them to perform even better in the coming years”.
Mr. Channa Jayasinghe, Brand Development Manager, Kelani Cables PLC said, “Kelani Cables brand name is known to every household in Sri Lanka. Not only the quality of our products account for that success but also the dedication of our sales force and distributors. Hence this award ceremony is significant for all of them and also to our company”.
Kelani Cables PLC is one hundred percent Sri Lankan company serving the nation for 50 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. The company is ISO 9001and ISO 14001 certified. In 2018 Kelani Cables won the ‘CSR Brand of the Year’ (Silver Award) at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards’ and in 2017 the company won the Gold Award for the Industrial Sector of National Chamber of Exports Awards. And also Kelani Cables won Gold Award for B2B Brand of the Year at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards – 2017’. In 2016 Kelani Cables PLC won the Gold Award for the Best Green Reporter in Tier 2 in the National Green Reporting System. In the same year, Kelani Cables won the ‘Asia Best Employer Brand Award’ and National HR excellence Award.