[In brief]

Browns opens six centres

Brown and Company PLC, one of the pioneer companies in Sri Lanka, widened its branch network by opening six new centres in Hatton, Kuliyapitiya, Negombo, Horana, Moratuwa and Homagama within two months.

These centres offer an array of products and services to fulfil the customers' diverse requirements.

Managing Director/CEO, Murali Prakash said, "Browns Centres is our key retail channel to market our diverse products and services of the group. He said "the Browns Group is not a company only marketing consumer electronic items, but a conglomerate with a diverse portfolio of businesses. Therefore, we are keen to expand our retail channel to increase our customer touch points in rural and urban areas."

CEAT supports Idiriya to promote ‘Access ability’

Efforts to promote ‘designing for inclusion’ in Sri Lanka’s construction industry to accommodate the increasing numbers of people who are physically or sensorily disadvantaged have gained momentum with the country’s top pneumatic tyre manufacturer CEAT supporting Idiriya , an organisation of professionals campaigning for the provision of better access to public building.

CEAT Sri Lanka is a winner of the National Productivity Award and 11 Awards at the National Quality and Productivity Convention.

Its support to this campaign of national importance spearheaded by Idiriya’s founder and Secretary General Dr. Ajith C. S. Perera, would enable the organisation to intensify its campaigns to make the public more aware of the need to create environments that empower and enable all citizens to accomplish their day-to-day activities with dignity, regardless of their degree of mobility.

Among the first initiatives in this direction since the formalisation of the partnership between Idiriya and CEAT was the launch of a book entitled ‘Access ability for All-why you?’ as another community service initiative by Idiriya.

Open forum on Cochlear Implantation

J. M. Wickramarachchi and Company, the sole representative of Cochlear in Sri Lanka, with the support of Cochlear International hosted an Open forum on Cochlear Implantation at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel recently. The Guest of Honour for the event was High Commissioner for Australia Kathy Klugman. The Sri Lanka College of Audiology, the Lanka Audiology Association and the Wickramarachchi Institute of Speech and Hearing (WISH) hosted the forum.

The event consisted of a round table discussion on various aspects of Cochlear Implantation including candidacy selection, clinical support, rehabilitation, personal experience and technology developments.

Tikiri kids to be entertained in Singapore

Seylan Bank’s Tikiri, the children’s Savings Account with the highest value additions has again launched a promotion to reward regular savers.

This year, 25 lucky Tikiri kids would get an opportunity to spend an exciting and fun-filled three nights four days in Singapore, with star class hotel accommodation.

Each winner could be accompanied by one parent/guardian.

Every Rs. 500 deposited to a Tikiri Account during the three months promotion from May 12 to August 12 would get one chance in the draw to choose the lucky winners who would enjoy this privilege. The tour would include ample opportunities for fun, excitement and education.

The winners would go on the Night Safari, visit the Jurong Birdpark, enjoy the Sentosa Full Day Tour including the Cable Car Ride, the Dolphin Lagoon, Underwater World and Songs of the Sea and the Bumboat Ride.

An additional 50 winners, along with their families, would be entitled to a fun-filled day’s enjoyment at the “Leisure World” Theme Park at Hanwella.