Access Engineering wins Merit Trophy at Presidential Environmental Awards
Access Engineering PLC, the foremost civil engineering enterprise in Sri Lanka was recently awarded with a merit trophy of commendation at the Presidential Environmental Awards 2018.
The Presidential Environmental Awards is organized by the Central Environmental Authority with a view to recognize and reward industries, service sector organizations and individuals that have demonstrated environment-friendly attitudes and who have made significant efforts towards a pollutants free environment through sustainable utilization of the roots of the environment.
With the increasing emphasis being placed on the sensitivity towards the environment, corporates of today’s world are expected to demonstrate stronger stewardship towards the conservation and protection of the environment and this award programme will cater as an alternative system to control environmental pollution beside the already established commands, controlling mechanisms, education and awareness programmes.
The award ceremony took place under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena on October 19th and the awards were presented under several categories ranging from academic / government institutes to private institutes and individuals. Institutional environmental function, fulfillment of legal requirements, maintenance of notes on environmental activities, environmental protection measures of the applicants were measured meticulously by a panel of reputed judges during the selection process of the winners of these coveted awards.
Amidst a stiff competition, Access Engineering PLC was able to bag the Merit Trophy of commendation in the Vehicle Servicing Centre category for the excellent environmental conservation at the Central Equipment Division, Hewagama, Kaduwela.
Access Engineering’s Central Equipment Division is a division set up to maintain and repair all companyowned heavy machinery, vehicles and equipment. A team of in-house mechanical engineers and technicians with extensive industry experience inspect and study operating manuals, perform scheduled maintenance, diagnose malfunctions, repair and replace defective parts, overhaul and test major components and dissemble/assemble heavy equipments and components of machinery under this division.