Maga crowned with 2015 Engineering Excellence Award

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Sri Lanka’s largest construction firm Maga Engineering won the 2015 Excellence in Engineering Award presented by the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL), in recognition of achieving engineering excellence in the large-scale construction sector.

The award is the country’s highest level of recognition in construction and engineering sector and this was the fourth year Maga Engineering won the award, the highest by any single organisation in IESL’s history. Maga was adjudged the winner at the ceremony held at Waters Edge on 26 January with Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Chief Representative in Sri Lanka Kiyoshi Amada as the Chief Guest.

02-01 Maga Engineering Chairman and Managing Director M. G. Kularatne accepting the award from Vidya Jyothi Prof. K. K. Y. W. Perera, whilst IESL President Wimalasena Gamage, IESL President Elect Jayavilal Meegoda and Maga Chief Executive Director M. Piyadasa look on

Maga Engineering, which has been in operation for over three decades, provides employment to a workforce of around 12,000 and boasts a dynamic team that consists of 300 engineers. The company’s engineering expertise has brought to life few of the landmark structures in the country, including the Customs Headquarters, Grand Hyatt Colombo, the Kandy City Center, Mahiyanganaya Sakura Bridge, Matara-Wellawaya Road and Greater Kandy Water Supply Project (Stage 2), to name a few.

“Receiving this prestigious award from the Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka for the fourth time is a great honour. I dedicate this award to our entire team—everyone within the Maga family who has contributed to our journey towards excellence. This award is also recognition of our hard work during a challenging year, and is a testimony to the great spirit and resilience of our organisation. We are driven by the vision of sustaining our leadership presence in construction which we achieved through the skill, innovativeness and dedication of our employees. Going forward, we aim to set further benchmarks in the industry by constantly challenging and reinventing ourselves,” commented M. G. Kularatne, Chairman and Managing Director of Maga Engineering.

During 2015, Maga was involved in several noteworthy projects such as the 100-kilometre Anuradhapura-Trincomalee Road, 47-storey Grand Hyatt Colombo, NSBM Green University Town and 47-storey green building, Clearpoint Residencies. The year also saw the successful completion of a public-private partnership with International Labour Organization and Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training to train construction craftsmen. Maga’s environmental initiatives during the year paid dividends with the company winning the National Green Award for the second time.

Maga Engineering is an Organisational Stakeholder of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and holds the distinction of being the only Platinum-rated construction company in the Corporate Accountability Index of Sri Lanka.