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Abans, a leading brand and service provider has introduced an ‘Integrated Facility Management’ services arm to strengthen its existing business model in Sri Lanka.
Abans has been the leading provider of facility management services for over three decades in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India. The group has earned the trust of the market by dealing with many blue-chip companies and Government entities. Drawing on this level of experience and capacity, the organisation offers a single-stop integrated facility management services, which is designed to seamlessly integrate with operations and processes of local business and services through Facilities Management Integrated Ltd., an associate company of Abans.
Commenting on the services offered by FMI, Phiroze Pestonjee, Managing Director said, “Facility Management is often a responsibility to property owners and the cost of handling these services internally can accrue many expenses and inefficiencies while also requiring significant coordination. However, FMI provides total solution that is not only cost effective but also makes property owners stress free. Our highly trained FMI team comes with the guarantee of delivering higher efficiencies and professionalism.”
FMI provides a one-stop total solution in facility management with soft services such as engineering and technical operations of hard services such as electrical and mechanical systems, HVAC, electricity and water distribution, car park management, fire alarms, generators, UPS services, CCTV and electronics and soft services like housekeeping and cleaning, landscape and gardening, security, butler services, hygiene and solid waste management, pest control, help desk management, etc. This is in addition to FMI’s portfolio of offering range of trouble-free corporate services like receptionists, courier and office boys, manpower needs, drivers, attendants, flower arrangements, messengers, storekeepers, etc. for offices.
Abans’ legacy of providing quality services has been undisputed and comes with a guarantee of recognition spanning over 30 years and serving thousands of satisfied customers. The values that have been at the centre of the growth includes the commitment to innovation, willingness to take risks and utmost adherence to ethical operations and personalised customer care.
FMI endeavours to become the leading service provider in the country through reliability and professionalism with a deep commitment of using technology and higher standards. The FMI team comprises many fields and comes with a management team consisting of dominant players in their respective industries with international exposure. FMI is proud to be the only institution in Sri Lanka affiliated to BIFM (British Institute for Facilities Management) and BICSc (British Institute of Cleaning Services) and is committed to upholding the highest of standards in providing facilities management services.
Manish Shrivastava CBIFM, MRICS, Director of FMI said, “Sri Lanka’s Real Estate industry is growing at an unprecedented rate and demand for facilities management is obvious to follow suit. The modern properties that are developed across Sri Lanka are far more superior inbuilt-design which needs competent professional approach in handling. The efficiency of the building, its machineries and services are meant to provide high level of comfort, convenience and safety to its occupants.”
FMI is a combination of various Abans Facilities Management Services under one roof as one of Sri Lanka’s largest Facilities Management Service providers.
“As none of the offered services are outsourced, we have better and direct control over our deliverables and its accountability assuring higher level of customer satisfaction. We at FMI ensures that property owners and occupants are not facing any botheration of managing complex facilities but are absolutely free to manage their core business. FMI not only keeps the property in upbeat condition but also helps them manage with lower energy consumption, perfect maintenance and overall pleasant feel of the property. After all, a conducive environment and facility will bring best productivity from the people occupying them,” he added further.
FMI is committed to constantly provide the cutting-edge technology to ensure industry leading standards and provides consistent, reliable and professional services that is unmatched across the island. With a competent workforce and ever evolving processes to adopt to meet growing expectations of property owners. FMI comes with workforce of highly trained and dedicated staff with a promise of stability and accountability to provide seamless services at any given level of operation.