Access Engineering recognised for ‘Excellence in Engineering’ by IESL

Access Engineering PLC, the leading value engineering solutions provider in Sri Lanka, was awarded ‘Excellence in Engineering for Organisations’ in the ‘Infrastructure – Construction’ category at the IESL Engineering Awards 2012 held on 19 October 2012 at the BMICH.

IESL, The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, is the premier and the largest professional body for the engineering profession in the country with over 16,000 active members.

The annual Engineering Awards hosted by IESL encourage and celebrate the excellence in the science and the practice of engineering by rewarding the best and the finest of its members, individuals, organisations and companies in Sri Lanka for their outstanding accomplishments and achievements related to engineering.

Applications for awards were evaluated based on various criteria such as the volume of work handled during the year, major projects undertaken/completed, cost and energy savings achieved in projects, recycling and minimising of waste, use of indigenous material, interaction with professional institutions, national registrations, national awards, market share, financial stability, etc.

As Access Engineering excelled in these standards, the company secured the award for Excellence in Infrastructure Construction.

Among some of the completed and ongoing projects of Access Engineering is the Hambantota international airport project (cargo and fire rescue buildings, airport access road, fuel hydrant for the apron, pipe laying and a water tower), designing and building of 1,137 housing units at Henamulla and the outer circular highway piling project which is the largest piling project awarded to a single contractor.

Others include the Unity Container Terminal Rehabilitation Project at Colombo Harbour, the rehabilitation of the Mirissa, Hikkaduawa and Puranawella fishery harbours, the Hambantota water supply project, the Batticaloa water supply project, the Ibbagamuwa -Madagalla road project and the Galagedara - Rambukkana Road Project.

More notable projects were the Jaffna rehabilitation and improvement project (three major roads), construction of major part of the A15 road under the Trincomalee integrated infrastructure development project, Colombo metro network project, Dialog aerial optical fibre network project, the Nugegoda, Kelaniya, Dehiwela and Veyangoda flyover project and the landmark Sangupiddy bridge in Mannar.

As the leading company in the construction sector to promote innovation in engineering, Access Engineering won the Best Knowledge Integrator award presented by the National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year during the National Business Excellence Awards. This was followed by Construction Performance Awards presented by ICTAD, where the company won awards for completed projects.  

As a major player in the infrastructure development sector as well as a specialist civil engineering constructor, Access Engineering has successfully completed many landmark projects across the island and has achieved an unprecedented growth rate over the years.

The company undertakes the construction and design of all main sectors in infrastructure development including roads, highways, bridges and flyovers, water supply and drainage, telecommunications infrastructure, harbours, marine and aviation.

In addition to the infrastructure design and construction projects, Access Engineering also provides engineering services including piling, engineering material supply and geotechnical laboratory services.

Access Engineering began a new era in the corporate annals of Sri Lanka when it became the first Greenfield construction company to be listed on the national bourse in March 2012 following a hugely successful private placement and an IPO.

The company’s financial performance for the last six months ended 30th September 2012 with a turnover of Rs. 4,784 million and profit before tax of Rs. 823 million, a growth of 88% and 74% respectively when compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The company is recognised as a major and specialised contractor by the National Contractors Association of Sri Lanka and ICTAD (the Institute of Construction Training and Development) with C1 grading for six engineering sectors, GP-B1 for Piling and EM-1 for telecommunication.

Access Engineering has ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 accreditations for quality and environmental management systems and is a signatory of the UN Global Compact, the first construction company in Sri Lanka to achieve this status. The company is now in the process of acquiring ISO 17025:2005 accreditation and OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditation.

Today, Access Engineering is armed with some of the best talent in the industry with over 3,000 employees including over 150 engineering professionals, cutting-edge engineering solutions, core engineering services complemented by an in-house design unit and a modern fleet of specialised machinery and equipment.