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Access Engineering wins Bronze Award at Presidential Environmental Awards 2019

Access Engineering PLC, the foremost civil engineering enterprise in Sri Lanka, was recently awarded with a Bronze Award of commendation at the Presidential Environmental Awards 2019 under the vehicle servicing centre category.

The Presidential Environmental Awards is organised by the Central Environmental Authority with a view to recognise and reward industries, service sector organisations and individuals that have made significant efforts towards a pollutant-free environment through sustainable utilisation of the roots of the environment.

Environmental conservation and sustainable utilization of resources are key vital factors to be considered in order to ensure that the organizational operations are efficient and effective. The present corporate world expects to demonstrate stronger stewardship towards the conservation and protection of the environment in creating a blue-green era. And this award program acts as an alternative system to control environmental pollution besides the already established commands, controlling mechanisms, education and awareness programs. Furthermore, the initiatives taken by the organizations are taken in to consideration by the award program to determine the levels of contribution made by each organization towards environmental conservation.

The award ceremony took place under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena on 29th of October 2019 at Nelumpokuna Theatre and the awards were presented under several categories, ranging from academic/Government institutes to private institutes and individuals. Institutional environmental function, fulfilment of legal requirements, maintenance of notes on environmental activities, and environmental protection measures of the applicants were measured meticulously by a panel of reputed judges during the selection process of the winners of these coveted awards.

Amidst a stiff competition, Access Engineering was privileged to be honoured as the only winner under the Vehicle Servicing Centre category and was able to bag the Bronze Award for the excellent environmental conservation at the Central Equipment Division, Hewagama, Kaduwela. The Bronze Award was the highest graded award endowed under this category since there were no honour of appreciation assigned for Gold and Silver.

The higher standards maintained in operating, maintaining and repairing the company-owned heavy machinery, vehicles and equipment allowed Access Engineering’s Central Equipment Division to be bestowed for the excellent contribution made towards the environmental conservation.