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Ceylinco Insurance pays tribute to staff

Ceylinco Insurance General, recently recognized and rewarded their team at the Annual Sales Conference and Awards Ceremony 2010. The event showcased the company's outstanding talent and acknowledged the accolades of their loyal staff whilst rewarding its top performers.

The gala event held under the theme 'With you, our staff, we are stronger than ever before' was attended by over 1,200 sales personnel and other members of the staff. Over 550 sales personnel received awards given on a rewarding criteria ; the top achievers were categorized as Members, Certificate Members, Bronze, Silver and Gold going on to the coveted Hall of Fame. Along with rewards based on these categories, five members were recognized and welcomed into the prestigious Hall of Fame while one of them qualified for a brand new house.

Deputy Chairman Ajith Gunawardena said "In a year of tremendous challenges, our staff has displayed utmost loyalty and proven to be a constant source of strength, as they have helped the company overcome adversity and trying times.

It was their effort, their commitment that helped the company sail through, unshaken and untouched by the turmoil around it. It was also their sense of allegiance that allowed us to continue with our position of established market dominance".

"I thank the share holders for the confidence placed in the company and its management "I also thank our regulator, the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka, the authorities, reinsurers and reinsurance brokers, agents and brokers, and all our loyal clients without whose support and belief in us, we could not have achieved anything. I salute their loyalty and steadfastness" he said.

Deputy Chief Executive Director, Patrick Alwis said "We achieved excellent results for 2009 due to the commitment, loyalty and team work of our staff and we deeply express our gratitude to all of them. We are confident of the same level of commitment in the future that will take us to even greater heights".

Ceylinco Insurance announced a dividend of 50 percent for its shareholders as a sign of appreciation for the tremendous trust placed in the company by its shareholders and policy holders.

The Ceylinco Insurance - General team is recognized as the largest sales force in the industry - the company is confident of their high level of motivation and dynamism, able to deliver an outstanding level of service to their customers.

The team is backed by a wide network of branches making them the industry's most well equipped team. In keeping with the surge of economic activities in the North and the East, the company expanded its northern network by opening three new branches in Manipay, Achchuveli and Chunnnakam last year.

Orange helps Kegalle Hospital's surgery theatre

Orange Electric, completed yet another chapter in its mission to shed light upon those lives in darkness with the successful inauguration of the Eye Surgery Theatre at the Base Hospital, Kegalle.

This Rs 3.5 million project comes under the company's flagship CSR program 'Light for you - Sight for me', and was initiated and completed on an invitation by the Health and Nutrition Ministry under its 'Vision 2020' program.

Prior to this, the people of Kegalle faced many difficulties with regards to eye care. Due to high demands and limited resources, eye patients were usually allocated three hours per week for surgical procedures at the General Surgery Theatre.

Some patients were known to have been on the waiting list for more than 10 months before they could have their eyes surgically attended to.

This is why the new Eye Surgery Theatre is such a blessing for the people in the area and the vicinity.

'Light for you - Sight for me' is an achievement not only for Orange Electric, but also to its distributors, dealers, not to mention their consumers. With each CFL bulb purchased, Rs 5 is contributed towards the fund. People's generosity from all corners of the country has enabled the company to contribute towards a vast number of activities of the Sri Lanka Federation of the Visually Handicapped Vision 2020 program under Health and Nutrition Ministry, and other eye care related programs in the country. Furthermore, individual requests for help with cataract operations have also been given due consideration. To date, 'Light for you - Sight for me' has helped almost 1,500 cataract patients see light in their lives, when all hope seemed lost.

Health and Nutrition Ministry, Public Health Deputy Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala, Kegalle Base Hospital, Eye Surgeon, Dr. Y.M.S. Herath, and Hospital Director Dr. Lakshman Gamlath were present at the inauguration. Chairperson Thilaka Kodituwakku, Managing Director Kushan Kodituwakku and CEO Kamil Hussein represented Orange Electric.

PBSS opens first local branch in Jaffna

Perfect Business Solution Services (Pvt) Ltd, the leading business partner for Sage Software in Sri Lanka opened its first local branch in Jaffna. PBSS Managing Director Madura Gamanayake opened the office premises at Small Bazaar Road, Main Street, Jaffna last week.

Gamanayake said that opening this branch is their first step for a long march forward together with the entrepreneurs of the Northern Province.

He said this will provide new opportunities for young graduates in the area who would like to pursue their careers as Financial System Consultants and software engineers, since PBSS has taken a policy decision only to recruit staff from the Northern Province for the Jaffna Branch.

Canon-Metropolitan new service centre at Unity Plaza

Metropolitan Computers, opened a dedicated service centre for Canon printers, all-in-ones and scanners at Bambalapitiya Unity Plaza in collaboration with Canon Singapore.

This centre will support all after sales services to customers who are using Canon inkjet printers, All-in-ones, laser printers and scanners.

This centre aims to offer ease of access and convenience to its channel partners and customers. Having the service centre at Unity Plaza helps to provide a faster delivery and repair service to re-sellers while creating availability and quick access.

"The Canon Service Centre will support the customers of IT vendors within and outside the Unity Plaza. Metropolitan and Canon is ready to embark on large investments to deliver the promise of delighting all Canon customers," said Metropolitan Computers CEO Niranjan De Silva.

The service centre is equipped with state-of-the-art repair tools and spare parts from Canon Singapore, as well as specially trained Canon engineers for fastest repair turnaround time. Thus, Canon users can expect to resolve any nature of breakdown at the Canon Service Centre, Unity Plaza.

Any Canon customer making a purchase through an Authorized Business Partner of Metropolitan at Unity Plaza, can visit the Canon Service Centre for a free demonstration and helpful tips on how to get the maximum output from the purchased Canon product.

"We are looking forward to providing a better service for over 50,000 Canon printer users spread across all parts of Sri Lanka by upgrading the service centres located in all nine provinces of Sri Lanka with the assistance of Canon Singapore," said Metropolitan Computers. Senior Marketing Manager Uvindhu Gopallawa.

Tech Information Solutions Chairman Mohamed Naushad who is an authorized Canon dealer, expressed his pleasure in this new move by Metropolitan Computers which he said will provide a greater customer satisfaction and business opportunities in future.

Seylan Bank opens ATM

Seylan Bank ATM was opened by Seylan Bank Senior Deputy General Managers Leonie Seneviratne and Tissa Nanayakkara last week.

The newly opened Seylan Bank ATM is centrally located on R A De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 5 (opposite House of Fashion). In addition to Seylan Bank customers, individuals with VISA, Master, Maestro, CIRRUS cards issued by other Banks locally or internationally could withdraw cash at this ATM.

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Rajitha Senarathne opens the Trade Exhibition of the Asia Pacific Dental Congress (APDC) last week. More than 35 world renowned experts in the field of dentistry joined the local experts in conducting lectures, symposiums and hands-on workshops during the five days of the conference. The APDC is sponsored by Unilever Sri Lanka’s oral care brand Signal.