Metropolitan Technologies honours top dealers at Canon Partner Awards Night

From left: Metropolitan Senior Manager Brand Management and Marketing Saleem Muthaliph, Metropolitan Vice President Retail Sector Praveen Samarakone, Metropolitan Deputy Chairman Ivor Maharoof, Accell Technology Holding Managing Director Danushka Perera, Canon Marketing Asia Digital Printing and Business Solutions Operations Regional PSD Division Director Too Kok Yong and Metropolitan Head of Distribution Prasad Dias

Metropolitan Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd held the Canon Partner Awards Night 2023/2024 at Grandeeza Hotel in Negombo, honouring the exceptional contributions of Canon’s top dealers across Sri Lanka. 

The evening opened with remarks by Metropolitan Technologies Deputy Chairman Ivor Maharoof, who noted Metropolitan’s milestone of 66 years in operation and 50 years as Canon’s exclusive distributor in Sri Lanka. 

Canon Marketing Asia Digital Printing and Business Solutions Regional PSD Division Director Too Kok Yong also graced the occasion, proudly announcing Canon’s #1 position in the Sri Lankan printer market for the first half of 2024. 

Metropolitan Technologies Vice President Retail Sector Praveen Samarakone extended an invitation to IT dealers across Sri Lanka to join forces with Canon Metropolitan to promote Canon’s premier range of printers.

A total of 31 awards were presented across three categories. The highest honours, the Elite Top Performer Awards, were given to the top three dealers for their exemplary performance and commitment to Canon’s brand. Accell Technology Holding (Pvt.) Ltd was named as the Winner, followed by Printers LK (Pvt.) Ltd as the First Runner-Up and IT Galaxy (Pvt.) Ltd as the Second Runner-Up. Additionally, the Elite Top 10 Partner Awards recognised Barclays Computers (Pvt.) Ltd, Digital Media Centre, Elinext It (Pvt.) Ltd, It Hub, Sense Micro Distributions (Pvt.) Ltd, Techno Forms (Pvt.) Limited and VYS International for their outstanding contributions. Special honours included Modern Trade Excellence Award for 2023/2024, which went to Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC for its leadership in modern trade channels and Government Sector Excellence Award for 2023/2024 was awarded to State Trading Corporation for its role in the government sector.