Sri Lanka Institute of Architects celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2018, and to make a memorable landmark in history it will introduce a virtual exhibition on the web immediately after the conclusion of the Architect 2018 Exhibition. 

Colombo is a thriving city; a modern metropolis that is evolving in to one of the most sought after cities in Asia. 

Over 150 massive international companies are looking to expand in the country’s ever growing presence in the building and construction sector with innovative, cost effective materials, products  and services. 

The sad news of Dr. Saman Kelegama’s untimely death had shocked friends and academic collaborators across the world. At Manchester, as elsewhere, we feel the loss. Our condolences go out to all of his family and colleagues – we understand

Sri Lanka’s biggest ‘4-in-1’ international exhibition LankaBuild‘17, LankaWater‘17, LankaEnergy‘17 and SIVAR‘17 will come to life at the SLECC (near Lake House) from today to 12 August.

Mupro is a 50 year old engineering solutions company which has been selected to provide a world-class fire fighting pipe support system to the prestigious South Asia’s iconic residential skyscraper Altair in Colombo, Sri Lanka and will have the

A major concrete pour of 6500 cubic-metres was done at ITC One Colombo One project located on the 5.87 acres of land on Galle Face Road, Colombo - 01 adjacent to the Taj Samudra hotel, recently. 

The Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) launched a quarterly magazine for the construction industry named ‘Construction Today’ at the 6th World Construction Symposium organized by the CIOB held at Hotel Galadari Meriden, Colombo, recently

Lanka Livestock’17 was recently held at the SLECC where Bodum Engineering Solutions Ltd, a leading knowledge-based company specializing in supplies, installation and equipment maintenance for the poultry, dairy, swine and feed industries, was t

Being Sri Lanka’s largest bulk tea distributor holding 53 percent of the market share, Richy Tea celebrated its 25th year anniversary recently. 

The Browns Agriculture Division was selected by the Government of Sri Lanka as the preferred partner in its initiative to distribute water to the drought affected communities in the country.

Strathspey Estate, managed by Maskeliya Plantations PLC, which is owned by Richard Pieris Group of Companies, recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of the tea industry and 25th anniversary after the privatization of estates from Sri Lanka State P

St. Anthony’s Consolidated (PVT) Ltd. launched ‘Homemart’, a one-stop general hardware supermarket and homewares retailer, hosting the largest selection of the most trusted brands in the nation.

REUTERS: China has approved plans to establish international agricultural demonstration zones in 10 countries, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, as Beijing looks to extend its influence in the global farm sector.

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the parental body of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, established a branch in Sri Lanka last week named ‘RIBA Members : Sri Lanka’, the second RIBA membership group to be formed in the A

The local construction sector recently saw the launch of the Barton brand in the country, a top notch, premium range of quality electrical cable protection systems.  

In August this year, Sadaharitha Plantations will celebrate 15 years of enhancing Sri Lanka’s forest cover by encouraging over 26,000 investors to grow trees as a long and mid-term lucrative investment. 

Maskeliya Plantations PLC and Namunukulla Plantations PLC, which are owned by Richard Pieris Group of Companies, allocated brand-new motorcycles to the assistant superintendents of the respective estates coming under these two plantation companies re

Having travelled the plantations extensively, during the 1950s as a schoolboy, with some of his kinsmen, who were already in the tea industry, Jayantissa Ratwatte was a frequent visitor to the island’s hill country tea plantations and so the tr

Access Residencies, a fully owned subsidiary of Access Engineering PLC, recently broke ground for the first apartment complex built under its name in Thalawathugoda recently. 

UltraTech Cement Lanka and the Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka signed an MoU, pledging to continue their partnership to offer free expert engineering advice through Building Clinics to home-builders island wide.

Shelter is one of the basic necessities discovered by humans as early as the prehistoric times. The earliest shelters were built using stones, clay and sundried bricks and later materials like timber, glass, concrete as well as steel were invented to

The Blue Mountain Group recently introduced CrossFit Colombo, along with a luxury leisure pool complex, as the two latest value additions to the group’s state-of-the-art sports and wellness complex, OSMO Fitness. 

Colombo City Centre, an upcoming mixed-use venture developed by the Abans Group in collaboration with SilverNeedle Hospitality, attained the coveted award for ‘Brand Excellence in Social Media and Digital Marketing (Retail & Real Estate)&rs

Insee Cement, Sri Lanka’s premier cement manufacturer won the Gold Award from the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) at the presentation of the Green Mark Certifications held recently at Hotel Ramada. 

Today, the growth of Sri Lanka’s construction industry has become a hot topic. The housing construction sector in particular has seen rapid growth due to the rise in housing demand as well as government incentives for new housing projects. 

While introducing an attractive payment plan for homeowners for the US $ 50 million Iconic Galaxy real estate project in Rajagiriya, which is to be completed by 2020, its developer, Iconic Development Ltd, said that it has more projects in the pipeli

Aster Residencies (Pvt.) Ltd announced the launch of Aster Residencies, a unique apartment project in the heart of Nugegoda. This Board of Investment (BOI)-approved apartment project comes to light as a joint venture between Aster Residencies and Mag

The 3rd high rise project of Millennium Housing Developers PLC, the Green Heights at 504 Rajagiriya was launched by fully owned subsidiary MC Developers (Pvt) Ltd, the company’s marketing division announced this week.

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