ETA Melco celebrates 35-year journey in Sri Lanka

ETA Melco, the global leader in providing end-to-end solutions in vertical transportation, celebrated 35 years of its market presence at a gala event held at the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel on 10 September.  

Over 400 guests joined in celebrating this milestone event of ETA Melco in Sri Lanka, and the attendees included the company’s global management team, loyal clientele from many sectors representing banks, hotels and the hospitality sector, real estate developers and other associated leaders in the construction industry, including various professional consultants, architects, project managers, MEP consultants, quantity surveyors, directors and engineers in the civil, mechanical and electrical fields.

The welcome address was delivered by General Manager of the Colombo operation, A.S.M. Zareer, who briefed the attendees on the milestones achieved by ETA MELCO-Colombo during this period of 35 years. ETA Melco’s Global Operation Executive Director Ahamed Meeran during his keynote address said that he was proud that ETA Melco was presently enjoying a market share of over 60% in the elevator and escalator industry.

He further stated: “The driving force behind this success has been our core values such as passion for people, obsession with quality, drive for innovation and concern for community, all supported by excellent support received from the consultants, architects, project managers, etc. in addition to our valued clients.”

Reiterating the superior performance of Mitsubishi transportation devices, Minoshima, Senior Manager from Mitsubishi Works, Melina stated: “The decision of choosing an elevator for a building is a once-in-a-lifetime choice and it should be maintained very professionally. We enjoy the distinction of maintaining a breakdown rate of less than one breakdown call per unit per annum and we want to improve it to one breakdown every two years. ETA Melco also carries an extensive inventory of spare parts to attend to any breakdown, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.”

ETA Melco, headquartered in Dubai, is a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, the largest elevator and escalator manufactures in Japan and it works with a key business interest of supplying, installing, maintaining, repairing and modernising Mitsubishi elevators, escalators, auto-walks and moving walks that are specifically designed with power regenerative mechanisms to optimising power savings for a greener tomorrow.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s technology and innovation drive has become the key for ETA Melco to consolidate the markets in which it operates.

ETA Melco, Sri Lanka operates with over 35 qualified factory trained engineers and over 250 supervisors and technicians to offer quality, safety, maintenance and proper installation of their products.

The seminar also included presentations by Shimizu, Asst. Manager – Elevator and Escalator Section of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, on ‘Green initiatives and ECO products’, Madhusudan, General Manager – Global Marketing, Sales and Communications on ‘ETA MELCO Global Operations’, Shankaran, General Manager – Global Service Sales and Modernisation on ‘ETA Melco Maintenance, Network and Support’ and Siva Kumar, Head of Global Safety on ‘Safety – It is a way of life’, which was finally concluded with a vote of thanks by Takeshi Arai, Deputy Executive Director of ETA Melco Global Operations, based in Dubai, UAE.