TPL wins award for “Right Environment” at Cummins APAC Distributor Conference

Trade Promoters Limited (TPL), the authorized distributor in Sri Lanka and Maldives for global entity Cummins Inc. (diesel generators and engines for marine, construction and industrial applications, was awarded a prestigious award at the virtual Cummins Asia Pacific Distributor Principals Conference held recently.

The company was presented with an award at the recent virtual Cummins Distributor Awards (Asia Pacific) for “Right Environment” recognizing its advances in gender diversity, financial assistance and for going the extra mile for staff.

TPL recorded a 300% increase in the number of females in the business since 2015, and recently appointed their first female in Senior Management for the position of Parts Manager, TPL Sri Lanka. This year the company celebrated International Women’s Day with a program that discussed challenges women face during the COVID pandemic such as mental health, domestic violence, childcare & financial issues.

Chief Operating Officer, Cummins Division, Sri Lanka & Maldives, Prasanna Belpage stated, ‘We are thrilled to have been recognized for our initiatives towards gender diversity and women empowerment. At TPL we strongly believe that gender is no barrier to those who set their mind to making a difference.’

TPL was also recognized for offering full financial assistance to staff for medical support to undergo major treatments including Heart Surgery & Cancer Treatments. So far in 2021, TPL has assisted two staff members for Bypass surgery and one for Thyroid radiation treatment.

Lastly, TPL was recognized for providing care packages for staff returning from Maldives after long rotations away from their families.

“This award goes to our dedicated Management Team, whose unwavering support resulted in TPL receiving this award. We look forward to implementing more HR-focused initiatives and to taking TPL to even greater heights in the future’ commented TPL Chairman Rohan Fernando.

Cummins Inc., a global technology leader, a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufactures, distributes and services a broad portfolio of power solutions. The distributor conference recognized many of its partners in the region including Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Established in 1976, TPL supported by its team of experienced engineers and Cummins factory trained technicians, is the market leader in the diesel generator industry in Sri Lanka. TPL is also Sri Lanka’s sole authorized distributor for global entity Schindler for its elevators and escalators. TPL’s Head Office, Workshop, Parts Centre, Noise Treatment Area, Test Cell, and Cummins Certified Training Centre are located in Malabe, Sri Lanka.