Special award given to Kelani Cables PLC at the National Quality Awards

Kelani Cables PLC, the company that produces the number one secure power and telecommunication cables and enamelled winding wires in Sri Lanka, was conferred with a special award at the recent ‘National Quality Awards - 2019’ organised by the Sri Lanka Standard Institute.

This special award was presented in appreciation of Kelani Cables PLC winning the ‘Global Performance Excellence World Class Award’ at the 17th edition of the ‘ Global Performance Excellence Awards’ held in Philippines, the company said in a media release. The award ceremony was held at the Nelum Pokuna attended by the President Maithripala Sirisena and Minister of Science Technology and Research, Sujewa Senasinghe.

Only the companies that have won the ‘ National Quality Award’ are eligible to apply for the ‘ Global Performance Excellence World Class Award’.

Kelani Cables PLC to date is the only company to win the ‘ Global Performance Excellence World Class Award’ from all companies that contested for the National Quality Award in 2016.

With the ‘Global Performance Excellence World Class Award’ Kelani Cables was recognised in the Asian Pacific region as a company that is dedicated to constantly maintain world class quality standards.

Anil Munasinghe, GM (Marketing) Kelani Cables, speaking of the ‘Global Performance Excellence World Class Award’ won by the company said: “Stringent quality standards are the backbone of Kelani Cables PLC and the secret behind its success. This award has endorsed Kelani Cables as an internationally recognised company. Kelani Enamel winding wire has international UL certification. Similarly wires produced by Kelani Cables for CCTV cameras are of highest quality and they are more durable than imported wires.”

Ms. Shyama Perera, Technical Operation Manager, Kelani Cables PLC, said, “There are a seven-fold criterion to select companies for National Quality Award and Global Performance Excellence World Class Award which being; Leadership, Strategy, Customer, Measurement and Knowledge Management, Workforce, Operations and Business Results. This criterion is in line with the standards of most accepted quality award ceremony in the world, Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Awards. Hence this prestigious award has endorsed the standard excellence of Kelani Cables.”

Channa Jayasinghe, Brand Development Manager, Kelani Cables PLC said, “Ours has been the number one secure electrical and communication cable in Sri Lanka for 50 years because of excellent production quality. We introduce products under the Kelani Cables brand after thorough market research to know customers’ needs and manufacturing products with stringent quality checks. Our product portfolio has diversified to include LED bulbs, fans and tapes that drew demand from customers because of its quality.”