Kelani Cables comes to Anuradhapura again with ‘Kelani Visura’
A brand new ‘Kelani Visura’ electrical technicians’ workshop conducted by Kelani Cables PLC was held i n Rajarat a H o t e l , Anuradhapura recently.
Kelani Cables PLC unveiled ‘Kelani Visura’ a decade back as a part of its CSR program, ‘Electrical Technicians’ Golden Welfare Service’. This noble Endeavour was initiated with the object of gearing electrical technicians scattered throughout the island with the latest techniques practised in the sphere.
Kelani Cable, the number one secure electrical and communication cable product in Sri Lanka, is produced by Kelani Cables PLC.
‘ Kelani Visura’ workshop in Anuradhapura was led by Sanjeewa Gunetilleke, Sales Engineer of Kelani Cables PLC. The program hosted over 150 electrical technicians from the locality.
Here the participants were taught how to; select wires with certified quality for the safety of houses and buildings, how to fix plug- points and switches taking into account the distance and nature of the house/building, criterions of selecting wires to suit the number of lamps, laying of wires and other relevant areas of crucial importance.
These comprehensive one- day workshops were inclusive of food and refreshments and were concluded after presenting certificates and gifts to the participants.
The significance of ‘ Kelani Visura’ is, gearing every participant with the knowledge to illustrate an electrical wire-laying plan of a house or a building during the session. Thus a particular technician becomes a person who could rub shoulders with others in this competitive field.
‘Kelani Visura’ being the leading workshop that trains electrical technicians and apprentices throughout Sri Lanka has reached the milestone of training around 20,000 technicians to date.
Kelani Cables PLC without confining to Colombo and urban areas has taken ‘ Kelani Visura’ workshops to other districts as well. Districts such as Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kalmunai, Ampara and Monaragala benefited immensely from ‘ Kelani Visura’. In the process professional lives and social status of families in these districts were upgraded making ‘ Kelani Visura’ a valuable CSR program.
Channa Jayasinghe, Brand Development Manager, Kelani Cables PLC commented, “With the pay-off line ‘To be a house of special cables’, Kelani Cables PLC has saturated the marketplace with many products with superior quality. Kelani Cables maintains its position as the number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables in Sri Lanka”.
He added, “We selected Anuradhapura yet again to conduct a ‘ Kelani Visura’ workshop since an enormous number of electrical technicians here engage in electrical wire laying projects taking place all over the country. Thus they need to be equipped with the latest know- how and it is our responsibility to upgrade their knowledge constantly with the newest innovative developments taking place in the sphere. ‘Kelani Visura’ workshops are held each month some place in the country with this object”.
Kelani Cables PLC is a one hundred percent Sri Lankan company serving the nation for 47 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, kelani 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.