ABMCL bags National Quality Award

ABMCL Director/CEO P. Sarkar receives the award from Technology State Minister Kanaka Herath

Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Limited (ABMCL), a subsidiary of Exide Industries Limited, the manufacturer of renowned automotive battery Exide, was honoured with the Sri Lanka National Quality Award, under the Manufacturing – Medium Scale category.
Organised by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), the Sri Lanka National Quality Award was held at Monarch Imperial, Thalawathugoda recently. 

This event is held annually to acknowledge business excellence of local entities and to recognise Sri Lankan organisations that excel in quality management and quality achievement. The jury consisted of key industry experts selecting the winners on criteria based on standards used for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards of USA, which are leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, workforce focus, operational focus and results. 

ABMCL, a joint venture of Exide Industries Limited (Exide) and Brown & Company PLC (Browns), established in 1960, is the first lead-acid battery manufacturer of Sri Lanka. Since its establishment in 1960, ABMCL has been committed to meeting the requirements of customers in Sri Lanka. 

ABMCL has consistently invested in technological advancements to provide high-quality products to its customers. Notably, ABMCL receives technical assistance from Exide, which is South Asia’s largest manufacturer of lead acid batteries and power storage solutions provider and has consistently remained at the top of international battery technology and introduced various pioneering products and power storage solutions in South Asia and global markets.

ABMCL operates with state-of-the-art technology and has a monthly production capacity of over 65,000 lead acid automotive batteries and 40,000 motorcycle batteries. At present, ABMCL produces lead acid batteries ranging from 2.5 Ah to 200 Ah to cater to the Sri Lankan market and export markets.  
ABMCL is the market leader in the automotive segment supplying Exide, Lucas and Dagnite-branded batteries. Exide and Lucas are the only domestically manufactured automotive batteries that carry the SLS certification.