Kent Engineers wins two national awards for construction

Kent Engineers Managing Director Prasanna De Silva receiving the award from Minister of Housing and Construction Sajith Premadasa along with Kent Engineers Project Manager Shantha Amaranath 

Kent Engineers Ltd., the renowned mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contractor, was recently awarded the National Award for Construction Merit, Electrical Installation (Low Voltage) and the National Award for Construction Merit, Supply and Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Air Conditioning and the Ventilation System at the Rainbow Business Centre in Colombo 4. These were awarded by the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) – the government agency that regulates, registers, formalises and standardises the activities of the construction industry in Sri Lanka. 

Established in 1991, the company has designed and installed at least one MEP solution for most of the hotels, condominiums, hospitals, office complexes & factories such as Lanka Hospitals, Ninewells Hospital, Emperor Residencies, Empire Residencies, Earls Regency, Elephant Corridor, Rainbow Business Center and many others. The company has also been involved in several international projects in Bangladesh, Seychelles and Maldives. Managing Director Prasanna De Silva and Director Operations Nimal Thilakasiri have more than 35 years of industry experience in the design and installation of MEP systems.

Outlining the leading edge maintained by the company, Director Madura De Silva said, “For more than two decades, Kent Engineers have been the premier provider in design and installation solutions of hot and cold-water systems, sewer and waste water systems, fire protection and detection systems, electrical and extra low-voltage (ELV) systems, gas systems, steam and compressed-air systems, AC and mechanical ventilation systems, steel fabrications, water treatment plants and swimming pools. The company’s ongoing projects include among others, Altair Residencies, Luna Tower, Fairway Urban Homes and Fairway City Hotel in Galle.”

Kent Engineers Director Operations Nimal Thilakasiri  receiving the award from Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction Indika Bandaranayaka along with DGM (AC Division) Kasun Jayaweera (far left)

Further, De Silva explaining the value of having a preferred MEP contractor said, “Having an experienced and reliable contractor such as Kent for MEP solutions is important for any project and clients of all projects we have undertaken are assured of excellence with trouble free service in our MEP solutions to which our awards stand testament to.