Central Industries lay foundation stones of new factory complex

Central Industries, manufacturer of well known National PVC pipes and fittings laid foundation stones to their new factory complex in Yakkala recently.

The new plant is set to meet the increasing demands for their brand National PVC and Krypton Switches and accessories. The new plant designed to construct in three stages and the first stage is planned to be completed and to start production by December this year. The new factory will facilitate their existing manufacturing plant in Kerawalapitiya.

From left: Director/CEO Newton Wickramasuriya, Civil Engineer H.M.S. Ellapitawatta, HRD Manager Nihal Perera and Chairman S.V. Wanigasekera

Central Industries commenced its businesses in 1985 being the first PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer to meet Sri Lankan Standards (SLS) instead of the Japanese standards which others were following at the time and became the first PVC pipes and fittings brand to receive ISO 9001 certificate. Central Industries expanded their product portfolio from PVC pipes and fittings to switches and accessories under the brand name Krypton manufactured in Sri Lanka. Kryptonhas become a durable and reliable household name for Switches, circuit breakers, trip switches and main switches.

At the ceremony the Central Industries Director/CEO and Chartered Engineer Newton Wickramasuriya said, “From the inception the company’s our main focus is to maintain the highest quality standards. Well trained quality assurance team of the company is supported by an ultra-modern laboratory, which always checked the quality of the product before it is released to the market and the raw materials as well. The quality of our products has made us a significant player in the industry and today we laid these foundation stones for a larger factory in a nine acre land because we could not meet the increasing demand for our products.”

Being the proud manufacturer and owner of the brands National PVC and Krypton, Central Industries is the sole distributor of Hitachi Power Tools – Japan and FRISCHHUT DI Fittings (Suitable for PVC Pipes) – Germany. During the 27 year journey in the Sri Lankan market Central Industries received ISO 9001, SLS 147, SLS 659 SLS 935, SLS 948 and SLS 1000. Central Industries is a public quoted company and subsidiary of Central Finance.