Rhino Roofing brings new hopes to Aranayake residents
The handover ceremony of 20 houses, constructed by Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. for 20 families affected after by the landslide at Aranayake Samasarakanda, took place under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 19th February.
The event was held in the presence of several dignitaries including Ministers Kabir Hashim and Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, District Secretary Abeywickrama Wanasuriya, Aranayake Regional Secretary A.M. Faizal and other administrative officers of the area, regional politicians, Managing Director of Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. Jeyaseelan Gnanam as well as the Coordinator of the housing project Group Marketing Manager Priyantha Jayasinghe and other officials of the company.
The housing project costing over Rs. 50 million was completed by Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. on a plot of land granted by the government. Moreover, the houses - each extending 781 SQFT, were planned and constructed in accordance with the recommendations of the National Building Research Organization.
Expressing his views on the housing project, Group Marketing Manager of Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. and the Coordinator of the housing project Priyantha Jayasinghe said, “One of the prime CSR concerns of Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. is to take all necessary measures to return the lives of those affected by natural disasters to normalcy. We constantly take measures to provide houses to those affected by natural disasters, and offer Chrysotile roofing sheets free of charge for construction projects of public venues. The housing project which cost over Rs. 50 million to build 20 houses in the Aranayake area, marked an important milestone of our CSR program. And we believe that our endeavour will truly bring solace to the owners of the new houses.”
“Our company has implemented several CSR initiatives within the last decade, which includes the construction and donation of 50 houses in Matara to those affected by the Tsunami disaster. Furthermore, within the last two years we have built and donated four fully equipped theatres for Maharagama National Cancer Hospital and IT labs for 10 selected schools in the island.”
“We have won the trust of our stakeholders for more than 50 years by offering high quality products. The positive response from the masses towards our CSR initiatives and our attentive focus towards the market behaviour has helped us dominate the market by over 50%. And we believe that this is a great achievement.”
He further expressed that the government has extended great support to successfully complete the project and thanked Kegalle District Secretary Abeywickrama Wanasuriya and Aranayake Regional Secretary A.M. Faizal.
Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. completed the housing project and handover the houses to the relevant 20 families in Aranayake within four months.