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The launch took place with the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion Faizer Musthapa.
“Our aim is to do the business competitively by showcasing a different showroom that caters to the needs of the building industry and home building industry in Sri Lanka. The world class and the highest quality products range from high end category to the competitively affordable general low income category who are longing to make their building dreams an eternal reality,” says the GISMO team.
Gismo home builders supermarket established with the mission of providing services to home builders and large scale developers, by catering to their total building finishing materials requirement under one roof and is also well known as a paradise for architects who always search for home ware products of a nature friendly taste.
GISMO is the sole agent for the American Standard bathware and accessories in Sri Lanka. For more than 137 years American Standard brands have created innovations that have set and reset the standards of living healthy, living beautifully and living responsibly at home, at work and around the world.
It is also a world renowned brand that is trusted by home-owners and the trade to deliver great style and performance in the new construction and remodelling segments of residential and commercial construction markets worldwide.
The largest manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment in Japan, LIXIL Group that manufactures and introduces American Standard products in Sri Lanka has grown, since its launch in 2011, from a domestic powerhouse to a truly global enterprise with a workforce of more than 75,000 employees in more than 30 countries with an annual turnover of $ 16 billion. Headquartered in Japan and Singapore, LIXIL Group with its international arm LIXIL Global Company spearheads its efforts to emerge as the unquestioned leader for its core products and services worldwide.
Present at the occasion, LIXIL Asean COO Bill Crichton stated that Sri Lanka located at the most lucrative and strategic position in the Indian Ocean possesses immense potential with ample scope for Free Trade Agreements to bring investments to make viable business for the entire region.
“Our business model here is to become a strong local distributer in this emerging market in order to receive a strong voice of the customers. At present, we are closely monitoring the market in the country and we are happy to see it is developing. It is easy to communicate with the people here in friendly environs. So we have come up to open this new showroom with GISMO to effectively promote the world class American Standard brand name in Sri Lanka,” Crichton said.
He added that the company is keen on bringing investment by opening their manufacturing plants in Sri Lanka in the near future, in the trade of top quality world class home ware, not only to cater to the country but also to the entire region.
“Discussions are underway and we are studying. We have learnt that the existing Free Trade Agreements here are becoming the most popular investor-friendly policies compared to the other booming platforms in the entire region. And in the near future, we hope that these avenues will open us opportunities to successfully invest in this beautiful and peaceful country Sri Lanka,” he added.
Gismo provides environment friendly range of products, such as, homogeneous, nano, rasty, and mosaic tiles, traditional brass lamps, brass hinges, brass locks, brass handles, bath fittings and accessories, solar system, multimedia brackets, electrical fittings and wires etc. with international quality standards.
By squiring sole distributorship of Venus - Malaysia, Hettich - Germany, NCC - China, IPSA - India, Malans - China and Asian - India, Gismo has proven its ultimate efficiency before the commencement of operational activities.
Gismo also entered an MOU with Landmark Ltd. of china as a local representative for its mega projects in the country. Gismo interacts with various contractors, professionals, government institutions and has ensured the highest level of recognition. Gismo generates revenue on a fee-for-service basis, with the assurance and guarantee for the best interest of the customers for a luxuries and comfortable living under competitive and with surprisingly affordable prices.
LIXIL Corporation representatives including Global Company CEO Toshimasa Iue, Manager/CEO Miho Mizuhaki and Rest of Asia General Manager Prasanna Uduwana, were also present at the launch of GISMO at the new showroom in Nawala Road, Nugegoda.
