2019-01-01
Showcasing remarkable dominance, Sri Lanka’s Number 1 cable manufacturer, ACL Cables PLC has witnessed a marked rise according to LMD 100-Sri Lanka's leading 100 listed companies 2017/2018 as published by the nation’s premier business magazine, Lanka Monthly Digest’s annual pioneering rankings.
According to the list, ACL Cables is now ranked 53rd among the Top 100, climbing three places from the 56th position as witnessed last year. Additionally, affirming the company’s performance, ACL Cables has also been ranked 41st among the Top 100 movers of the Year.
Commenting on the company’s affirmed dominance, Suren Madanayake, Managing Director, ACL said, “We are very proud and elated to witness our progress among Sri Lanka's top 100 listed business entities. Our ranking demonstrates and proves our commitment towards growing the industry during the last financial year. I wish to thank all our business partners and stakeholders as a whole in contributing towards this achievement and our continued success. We firmly believe our journey of continuous innovation and smart market investment opportunities have resulted in this remarkable accomplishment.”
In the Sector Profile, ACL Cables categorized under the Manufacturing Sector is ranked Number 6. This noteworthy classification is symbolic as ACL Cables has made its way into the forefront proving its number one position in the cable industry.
LMD’s annual ranking of leading listed companies in Sri Lanka is firmly established to showcase capabilities of diverse entities. Several key criteria including revenue profit, assets, funds, profit margins, return on equity etc., are taken into account to showcase a company’s financial strength within its sector and industry and also overall status.
As the country’s cable expert and pioneering cable manufacturer, ACL Cables holds a market share of 70% and revenue of over Rs. 16 billion as a Group.
ACL Cables PLC has continuously been in the forefront of the local cable industry earning a strong following in the market providing customers with innovative and high quality products. The company has introduced many industry firsts including Fire rated cables which remains today as the only proven tested cables with national and international quality and standards certification.
The company has introduced also new innovative product categories such as fire resistant, fire retardant cables, fire survival cables, aerial bundled cables, low voltage transmission cables and the finest range of electric switches and sockets based on research and stringent testing via their laboratory.
2015-09-09
ACL Cables PLC, the pioneer in fire retardant cables locally, has supplied 100% of the wiring for international hotel chain Marriott's new resort and spa in Weligama, which is a subsidiary of East West Properties PLC. The wiring for the hotel utilised state-of-the-art ACL Fire Zero cables, which is a non-PVC product that has three unique benefits over normal PVC cables, namely it is fire retardant, with zero emissions of black smoke and acidic gases during a fire.
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2015-08-27
ACL Cables PLC, the number one cable company in Sri Lanka recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Engineering Faculty of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), offering the company’s expertise in product engineering to one of the country’s fastest growing universities. The MOU was signed on August 27, 2015, by ACL Cables Managing Director Suren Madanayake and SLIIT President/ CEO Professor Lalith Gamage.
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