3M partners Lankem to offer innovative automobile repair and restoration solutions

3M Sri Lanka and Lankem Ceylon PLC have entered into a unique partnership to provide services and innovative product solutions to the collision repair industry. The collaboration will further serve the construction, woodworking and metal industries, with 3M abrasive product solutions.

3M’s comprehensive range of collision repair solutions cater to every step of the automobile restoration process utilising innovative, high quality products that create sleek, elegant and impressive restorations and enable body shop professionals to restore vehicles that have suffered collision damage to original manufacturer standards, whilst improving process efficiency.

“Vehicle owners in Sri Lanka can enjoy great value and benefits as products of high international repute are utilised in the repair process and the extensive distribution network that Lankem brings to the partnership ensures unparalleled service for our customers,” explained Suren Rajanathan, Vice President, 3M Sri Lanka.

Body shop professionals in Sri Lanka will be able to leverage 3M’s wealth of global knowledge and expertise in collision repair, and sales and technical representatives of Lankem are trained by 3M to further this initiative of sharing global knowledge.

“With exciting plans in the pipeline for diversification and market development,  Lankem is pleased to provide services combining world class innovative products with global best practices that meet the requirement of current and futuristic changes within this industry,” stated Ruwan T. Weerasinghe, Director – Lankem Ceylon PLC.

Lankem Paints Ltd., a pioneer in the paint industry of Sri Lanka and counting more than 30 years of understanding the local consumer is part of a well-diversified conglomerate involved in plantation and plantation management, agri and agro chemicals, industrial chemicals, food, farms, bitumen, construction, FMCG and the leisure sector.

“Lankem Paints Ltd., the distribution arm of Lankem Robbialac, has a wide sales and distribution network with a market penetration level of over 80% and this would help us to take a world class product range that 3M offers to every nook and corner of the island,” added Weerasinghe.

“3M products are sought after by collision repair professionals and individual vehicle enthusiasts alike, the world overm” elaborated Rajanathan. “Our understanding of these important markets helps us deliver the innovative solutions our customers have come to expect from 3M, and our commitment to serving the needs of our customers has made 3M a trusted leader in vehicle care and repair.”