President opens Singer Logistics Hub in Dambulla
View(s):President Maithripala Sirisena last week opened Singer Sri Lanka’s logistics hub in Dambulla with a capacity of 75,000 sq.ft.
Ministers John Amaratunga and Nimal Siripala de Silva along with Singer Management including Group CEO Asoka Pieris, Director – Logistics Shyam Ramanathan and Deputy Director – Service and Logistics Ananda Manoratne were present at the event.
The opening of the state-of-the-art logistics hub would result in doubling up Singer’s speed of distribution while maintaining a streamlined inventory control to keep up with the rapidly increasing growth in sales, the company said in a media release.
The new Singer Logistics Hub located on a 5.5 acre land in Dambulla will cater to the needs of 180 company shops and 200 consumer durable dealers in the North Central, Northern, Eastern, North Western and Central Provinces.
The ultra-modern hub will also supply 250 dealers of tractors and agricultural hardware products bringing Singer’s products closer to the farming consumers, the release added.
The Singer Logistics Hub is equipped with the latest technology to ensure safety and uninterrupted operation via wireless communication, CCTV, surge arresters and a 150 KVA Generator and the latest distribution management system for on-time deliveries. The logistics hub is on long term lease from K.S.T. Group of Companies who purchased the land and constructed the complex to Singer’s specifications.