Ceylinco-CISCO rebrands as Certis Lanka

by P. Krishnaswamy

Ceylinco-CISCO that has been operating as Key Security Services (Pvt) Ltd in collaboration with the Singaporean Government-owned CISCO Security International Pte Ltd will re-branded as Certis Lanka from January 2011.

From left: Group CED Vipul Hettige, Acting Deputy Managing Director Business Development Eric Koh, Acting Chairman Sanka Wijesinghe and Vice President Richard Lau. - Pic: Vipula Amarasinghe

All companies that have hitherto been known under the brandname of Ceylinco-CISCO will now be re-branded as Certis Lanka including Security Solutions (Pvt) Ltd (which renders manpower security) Secure Logistics (Pvt) Ltd (which handles collection of transport) cash and valuables, Technology and Consultancy (Pvt) Ltd (dealing with electronic security systems).

Home Nursing and Swift Care (Pvt) Ltd provids home nursing, doctor on call and ambulance services) and the Courier Services (Pvt) Ltd which provides courier service, it was said at the media conference.

The services which Ceylinco-CISCO had rendered to the motherland since its inception in 1977, including well-paid employment opportunities to over 6,000 personnel under their state-of-the-art security solutions, protection and safeguard of properties and valuables, monitoring and cutting-edge technology in alarm systems and home nursing were elaborated in detail by the CEOs.

In 1995 they entered into a joint venture with CISCO Security International Pvt Ltd (Commercial and Industrial Security Company) owned by the government of Singapore and since operating as an independent entity providing security services for nearly thirty-four years. In 2005, CISCO Security Pte Ltd, the company's joint venture partner in Singapore was corporated as a wholly-owned company of Temasek Holdings, the private investment arm of the Singapore government. In 2007, CISCO Security underwent a brand transformation emerging as Certis CISCO Security Pte Ltd.

It has equipped itself with a new and refreshed image and progress, regionally using the brand name of Certis, the word meaning 'assurance' in Latin. The re-branding accentuates the strength and expertise of Certis Group in Singapore.

The company has 12 branches in Colombo and in all provincial capitals. The CEYLINCO-CISCO Academy trains its personnel including the managers on specialised courses. The Academy has its own instructors and also obtains services of outside facilitators.

They also exchange training programs with their joint venture partner Certis CISCO.

A twenty-four Central Alarm Monitoring Service (CAMS) is being operated by them with 24 hour Response Teams.