MTD Walkers to set up master workshop
MTD Walkers PLC, successor to Kapila Heavy Equipment PLC and holding
company of Walker Sons and Company Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd., will set up
a fully fledged master workshop inclusive of a state-of-the-art steel
fabrication plant to enhance engineering and infrastructure development
capabilities, the company said.
“The master workshop which is to be set up in a nine acre land in
close proximity to Malwana will co-locate all workshops related to
engineering and infrastructure development operations, thus further
facilitating those works”, Head of Operations of MTD Walkers PLC, Air
Vice Marshall (Rtd.) Lal Perera said.
“Several advanced features required for engineering and
infrastructure development projects such as, ‘blast cleaning’, automatic
welding and ultra modern steel plate rolling facilities will be
available at the master workshop. In addition, the production capacity
of our plantation engineering arm, which manufactures machinery required
for the tea industry, will be doubled due to the setting up of this
workshop”, he said.
MTD Walkers PLC intends to complete the setting up of the workshop by
September 2009 and provide job opportunities to over 100 skilled
individuals in this facility.
At present, the Engineering Division of MTD Walkers PLC mainly
engages in the construction of superstructures of bridges using
prefabricated steel, designing and building storage tanks for the
petroleum industry and repairing petroleum storage tanks including the
replacement of bottom plates of vertical tanks.
“Erection of the superstructure of the recently completed, 160m long,
two-lane, Arugam Bay Bridge, using 535 metric tons of prefabricated
steel, in a time span of 52 days could be highlighted as an example of
the company’s engineering prowess. A similar bridge constructed
according to conventional methods would require a minimum of 3-4 months
for completion”, Head of Engineering of MTD Walkers PLC, Channa Caldera
said.
“In the petroleum storage tank designing and manufacturing arena too,
we have served local and foreign clients, he said. |
