Leading construction company Sanken Overseas selects IFS Applications9

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Standing from left: From IFS – Sean Fernando (Business Solutions Advisor), Saahd Ghouse (Business Development Manager), Shiraz Lye (Director Sales and Marketing), Jayantha De Silva (President/CEO) and From Sanken Overseas – V.B. Kulupana (Managing Director/CEO), Mevan Gunatilaka (Executive Director), Duleesha Wijesiri AGM Estimation and Contracts), Dines Widanage (Systems Administrator)

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced that Sanken Overseas Ltd., subsidiary of Sri Lankan Construction giant Sanken Construction Ltd., has selected IFS Applications 9 to manage its overseas construction projects and operations.

The company chose IFS Applications to ensure access to improved management information, project profitability information, enhanced stock and employee management as well as management of subcontracting work.

The IFS solution purchased by Sanken Overseas Ltd. includes finance, supply chain, project management, and human resource capabilities and will be used by 233 employees across the organisation’s geographically dispersed operations in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Uganda, and Myanmar.

“Sanken is pleased to work with IFS and we look forward to deploying a fully-fledged ERP suite,” said Sanken Overseas Ltd. Managing Director/CEO B.B. Kulupana.

“Rapid growth of our overseas business has brought on many management challenges, which we hope the IFS solution will help us overcome and transform into an opportunity that can have a positive bearing on our margins and profitability.”

IFS Sri Lanka President/CEO Jayantha De Silva added, “IFS has a proven track record in the construction industry globally and we are happy to be able to embark on yet another construction implementation, this time together with a Sri Lankan company. IFS Applications is a user-friendly and easily adaptable ERP suite that I am sure will be well received by Sanken’s user base. Our experienced team of consultants and I look forward to completing yet another successful implementation.”

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