Idea Group's i-Roof product secures export markets

Idea Group of Companies, that offered local consumers the revolutionary roofing product i-Roof, has ventured into the export market by exporting its first i-Roof consignment to India.

Goods shipped in February this year were ordered by a leading construction company in Bangalore, Idea Group said in a media release.

i-Roof will be exported to many other countries within the next few months. Orders have been already secured from Ghana, Malawi, Madagascar and Egypt. i-Roof produced with the payoff-line “Roof with best benefits” is the only ASA polymer roofing tile produced in Sri Lanka with the ISO 9001:2015 international standard certification, the company added.

“The green product i-Roof doesn’t contain Lead (Pb) or asbestos in its composition and is considered the best solution for Sri Lankan roofing requirements. In estimates made by building constructers on fixing the roof, i-Roof contributes to the lowest cost per square foot that include; fixing the frame, using heat resisters and fixture of thatching sheets. When estimates are made on roofing tiles, Aluminum sheets (regular shape) and Aluminum sheets (tile shape) for roofing requirements, the cost is much higher,” the release added.

Sampath Mayakaduwa, CEO/Managing Director, Idea Group Ltd said that while securing the export market was a positive development, i-Roof is also a ground breaking product.

“We used the latest technology in the world and the best raw materials to produce i-Roof product. After securing the largest market share in the country we aimed at entering the export market and participated in few trade exhibitions in the world including ‘Big 5’ a leading trade exhibition in Dubai. At those exhibitions, leading construction companies in the world got attracted to the i-Roof product. The supremacy of our product resulted in exporting the first i-Roof consignment to India. We will soon export our roofing products to many more countries,” he said.

Since i-Roof has four layers, it gives coolness to homes. The outer layer is made with ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) that offers heavy resistance to sunlight. Hence i-Roof rids houses of heat and saves the cost for heat resistant gear needed by other thatching sheets. i-Roof maintains its colour too. Idea is a leading diversified company in Sri Lanka, active in construction, hotels and IT.