Singer Sri Lanka has set up a major logistics hub in Dambulla. It was opened by President Maithripala Sirisena last week.
The opening of the state-of-the-art logistics hub will result in doubling Singer’s speed of distribution while maintaining a streamlined inventory control to keep up with rapidly increasing growth in sales, the company said in a press release. The Logistics Hub located on a 5.5 acre block of land, will cater to the needs of 180 company shops and 200 consumer durable dealers in the North Central, Northern, Eastern, North Western and Central Provinces.
The ultra-modern hub will also supply 250 dealers of tractors and agricultural hardware products bringing Singer’s products closer to the farming consumers. The Hub is equipped with the latest technology to ensure safety and uninterrupted operation via wireless communication, CCTV, surge arresters and a 150 KVA generator and the latest distribution management system for on-time deliveries. The storage capacity of the hub will also be extended by using a double deep racking system.
The Logistics Hub is on a long-term lease from the KST Group of Companies, who purchased the land and constructed the complex to Singer’s specifications. Group CEO of Singer (Sri Lanka), Asoka Pieris said that the private sector too is involved in developing the country and it was encouraging that the president was present to witness some of the major projects of this scale.
He said, “All this time the distribution of goods to all of Sri Lanka, including these areas was done from the main distribution centre and sub distribution centres in the Colombo district. By bringing a distribution hub to this area, we are getting closer to our customers and therefore could provide a better service to our customers. We also help to develop this area.”
The Chief Incumbent of the historical Buddhist temple in the area, religious clergy representing all major religions in Sri Lanka, Cabinet Ministers John Amaratunga, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Chief Minister of the Central Province, Sarath Ekanayake, Singer Group CEO, Asoka Pieris, Director, Logistics, Shyam Ramanathan, Deputy Director, Service and Logistics, Ananda Manoratne and Chairman of KST Group, K. S. T. Perera were also present.