DIMO expands its presence, opens new branch in Trincomalee

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Trincomalee is the administrative capital of the Eastern Province. Trincomalee’s strategic importance both commercially and military wise has shaped the history of Sri Lanka. The European powers contested for the harbour – the Portuguese, the Dutch, the French, and the English, each held it in turn.

Geographically the Trincomalee harbour is the fifth largest natural harbour in the world. With the Government of Sri Lanka focusing on the east for rapid development and especially on Trincomalee for its commercially strategic location due to its port, DIMO decided to move into Trincomalee.

DIMO recently opened its latest branch in Trincomalee. The new spacious branch is capable of handling sales and services for passenger and commercial vehicles. The Trincomalee branch is situated along the Nilaveli Road.

The new branch was opened by DIMO CEO Gahanath Pandithage with the presence of DIMO Director Channa Weerawardena, TATA Commercial Vehicles GM Vijitha Bandara, TATA Motors Country Manager Arup Baruah and Anuradhapura Branch Manager Hemal Ratnayake. The DIMO Trincomalee branch is equipped to carry out sales and service of TATA commercial vehicles, TATA passenger cars and the sales and distribution of TATA genuine parts.

The service facility boasts of 10 workshop bays, two washing bays and four hoists for commercial and passenger vehicles.

In addition to the above the branch consists of a modern customer waiting area, latest equipment and tools to repair and diagnose vehicles, a canteen, workmen changing and rest room and a water treatment and purification plant.

Apart from TATA commercial and passenger vehicles, the branch also markets Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and trucks, Mahindra tractors, Claas harvesters, Osram lighting, Bosch power tools, Bosch Automotive products, Siemens Delta vega switches, Komatsu heavy machinery, MRF tyres, Kumho tyres and TATA genuine spares for all models. In 1939 DIMO started as a purely automobile company and today has diversified into many facets of engineering including power engineering, medical equipment, building technologies, power tools, lighting, construction machinery, warehouse solutions etc.

zThe relationship between DIMO and TATA Motors celebrated 50 years in 2011, which was a historic milestone for the two giants in the automobile industry.

Apart from Trincomalee, DIMO branches can be found in Akkaraipattu, Ambalangoda, Ambal-anthota, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Balagolla, Colombo, Dambulla, Embilipitiya, Hatton, Horana, Jaffna, Kandy, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matara, Monaragala, Nikawaratiya, Padaviya, Piliyandala, Puttalam, Ratn-apura, Vavuniya, Welimada and Yakkala.