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'Arpiradial' radial retread tyres from Arpico

Richard Pieris Tyre Company recently launched Arpiradial tyres for trucks and light trucks. Richard Pieris Tyre Company are the sole agents of Arpidag retread tyres, manufactured to high international standard specifications. Arpiradial tyres present the same high standards and guarantee of quality.

The newly introduced Arpiradial tyres are manufactured using state-of- the-art technology with the assistance of American Bandag. They are produced using a special rubber compound and come in a wide array of tread designs.

The Arpiradial tyres offer the benefit of 60 percent to 70 per cent more miles according to the engineering team at Richard Pieris Tyre Company who recommend that the consumers replace their tyres well before the existing tyres go bald.

Chief Guest at the occasion, Director and General Manager of Richard Pieris Tyre Company, Pushpika Janadheera said: "Our primary objective is to offer our discerning consumers, very especially those who own commercial fleets, a product that ensures high performance, economy and more miles.

We are committed to providing our customers with high standards at a cost-effective price. I invite large scale fleet owners to visit our factory and see for themselves the standards we maintain in producing high quality tyres for the industry".

Mobitel partners Am-Ex for internet payments

Chairperson, Sri Lanka Telecom and Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel Leisha de Silva Chandrasena, exchanging the agreement with Director/CEO, Nations Trust Bank Zulfiqar Zavahir. Looking on are Deputy General Manager, Consumer Banking at Nations Trust Bank Renuka Fernando, and CEO. Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, Suren J. Amarasekera.

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, signed an agreement with Nations Trust Bank PLC recently to provide enhanced services to its valued customers.

The agreement was signed by Chairperson, Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, Mrs. Leisha de Silva Chandrasena and CEO Suren J. Amarasekera, with Director/CEO, Nations Trust Bank, Zulfiqar Zavahir, and Deputy General Manager Consumer Banking Ms Renuka Fernando, at Nations Trust Bank.

"We are delighted to partner with Mobitel, a key player in the telecommunications industry, to usher in greater facilities and convenience to our American Express Card members," Zavahir said.

"As a customer-centric financial institution that is reputed for exceptional customer service, NTB is one of the fastest growing banks in the country. We are pleased to have the opportunity to work in close partnership with Nations Trust Bank, and hope to continue to offer innovative customer convenience through this partnership," Amerasekera added.

The agreement will provide the convenience of secure online credit services to Mobitel's valued customers via American Express.

This affiliation also enhances the existing relationship between Mobitel and Nations Trust Bank, ensuring greater service to and connectivity with mutual customers and as well as showcasing both corporate entity's commitment to customer centricity.

Grant McCann Erickson felicitated

Outstanding work for 'Poppy Day':

Commodore Edward de Silva handing over a token of appreciation.

Grant McCann Erickson, who won the first ever Effie Awards with 'Poppy Day' as one of its award winning entries, was honoured recently by the Ex-Servicemen's Association for 14 years of committed service and pathbreaking work for a truly worthwhile cause.

The poppy day ceremonies are a way of paying tribute to the soldiers who have given their lives in the war to protect those of us who call our freedom and safety our own thanks to them.

The funds raised are channelled toward housing for soldiers' families, schooling for their children, care and income for parents who lost their children through the war and other facilities and means of benefiting those who have given so much to Sri Lanka.

In times of war as well as when that war is drawing to a close, these brave and selfless individuals should be honoured and remembered.

The country as a whole sees Poppy Day as a way in which to show these brave men and women that their sacrifices and efforts are indeed appreciated and remembered and that their lives will be honoured and their names not forgotten with the ending of the war.

Commodore Edward de Silva of the Ex-Servicemen's Association in his speech, placed on record the highly valuable services rendered by Grants.

Emirates SkyCargo supports relief effort in Sri Lanka

Emirates SkyCargo has begun assisting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the transport of humanitarian relief for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka.

An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 747-400 freighter on charter to the UNHCR landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Monday with a cargo of 119 tonnes of tents for people who have crossed into Government controlled areas to escape the ongoing conflict in the north east.

It was the first aircraft carrying relief supplies to arrive in the country. A second Emirates freighter, a Boeing 777 carrying another 100 tonnes of relief goods, mostly tents, arrived on Tuesday. It was the first Boeing 777F to operate to Sri Lanka.

Emirates Area Manager Sri Lanka and Maldives Chandana de Silva, said, "Emirates is happy it was able to divert two dedicated freighter aircraft within 24 hours to serve the needs of the UNHCR. Emirates has served Sri Lanka for 23 years, and we are fully committed to support the country in whatever way possible."

He said more Emirates SkyCargo freighters carrying humanitarian relief goods are expected to arrive in the weeks ahead. Emirates operates 14 flights a week between Colombo and Dubai and four flights a week between Colombo and Singapore.