SMS Holdings to build fifth factory

SMS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, the market leader in interlocking paving blocks will invest Rs 40-50 m to build its fifth factory in Batticaloa. Construction work will start on October 14.

Shehan Senevirathne receives the award from SLSI Director. Pic: Kavindra Perera

Chairman and Managing Director of the company Shehan Senevirathne said that they enjoy a market share of 60 percent and export to the Maldives as well.

The company will start exporting to Bangladesh in the near future . Among their future plans are increasing the export market and be the biggest player in interlocking paving blocks in the South Asian region. The company started exports to the Maldives in 2008.

He said that they have four factories in Sri Lanka which includes two in Colombo and one each in Vavuniya and Hambantota. “The factory in Vavuniya has 60 workers at present but we will increase it to 100 in the near future. The Hambantota factory has 80”, said Senevirathne.

The company recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and was also awarded ISO certification for its products.

He said that he started the company 10 years ago with eight people investing Rs 450,000 in a 40 perch land. At that time we did everything manually and produced 800 paving blocks per day while we now produce 70,000 blocks per day.

The staff is qualified and experienced with over 40 percent having over five years experience with the company. The company today has the best equipment and qualified and experienced staff to handle any project relating to landscape and construction industries.