Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Services are the key factors that define the efficiency of a building. These engineering solutions consist of setting up power and lighting systems, installing Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning systems (HVAC Systems), data systems, escalators and elevators, and fire-fighting systems, among others.
MEP services are an integral part of the residential, commercial, and government buildings, and are critical to successful construction/building design as it creates functionally and aesthetically more comfortable, efficient, and safe buildings. Abans Engineering (Pvt) Ltd is one of Sri Lanka’s largest MEP Contractors, with a 28-year solid track record in the industry.
The firm is the engineering arm of the Abans Group, one of the largest conglomerate in the nation that has been pulsing with vitality and vigor for decades, run under the leadership of Mrs. Aban Pestonjee who has been recognized as the leading women entrepreneur of the World in 2006. Abans Engineering lays its expertise in providing HVAC Systems, Escalators and Elevators, Electrical & ELV, Fire Detection & Protection & Total MEP Solutions.
Abans Engineering is ISO 9001-2015 as well as 14001-2015 certified company for quality management and environmental management systems respectively. Abans Engineering is staffed with 260+ staff members out of which 100+ proficient professionals with 80 qualified Engineers specialized in the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of Building Services under the MEP Sectors.
The firm also has a dedicated in-house after-sales service team and spare parts which aid in meeting all of the clients’ post-purchase needs. With a sufficient stock of spare parts on hand and 24 hours on-call aftersales service from factory-qualified professional engineers and technicians, clients can rely on Abans Engineering to ensure that once a solution is provided, all after-sales service requirements are met.
The firm guarantees the availability of spare parts for a minimum of 10 years and maintains around 50 million rupees worth of essential spare parts within its premises, so that any breakdowns could be attended to as quickly as possible, as the firm has a clientele base of Mission critical service providers like hospitals, data centers and telecommunications, among others. “We are not just into contracting alone but provide end-to-end MEP solutions from Designing, Installation to Maintenance and After Sales Services.
The knowledge based differentiation strategy we follow is keeping competition irrelevant, when come to some specific customer segments we focus", adds Chinthake Kodippilikande, CEO at Abans Engineering. Abans Engineering ensures to stay with the current trends in the market and employs cutting-edge technologies to streamline operations.
For specific premises, the firm can remotely monitor the complete operation using a full-fledged building management system embedded into the MEP system. Wherever possible, the company incorporates next-generation innovative technologies, be it demand-based ventilation or IoT solutions for air conditioning and elevators.
A notch above all
Abans Engineering is the authorized exclusive agent for Trane Technologies - US for Chillers, Air Handling Units, and Fan Coil Units for Central Air Conditioning Systems, the authorized exclusive agent for Mitsubishi Electric – Japan for VRF type Air Conditioning Systems as well as an exclusive distributor for Hyundai - Korea for vertical transportation, such as elevators and escalators. Owing to this combination, the firm has become the sole party in Sri Lanka capable of providing comprehensive building solutions with end-to-end responsibility, as opposed to other peers in the market who rely on third parties.
As a single distributor, the response time to consumers is significantly faster, and after-sales service can be provided in a much more efficient manner. The scope of work undertaken by the company covers a complete MEP services to Airport Terminals, Apartments, Shopping Malls, High-Rise Buildings, Operation Theatres, Office complexes, Hotels, Restaurants, Factories, and more. In fact, the recently completed biggest projects in Sri Lanka were carried out by Abans Engineering. Among them total Engineering Solutions provided to Colombo City Centre, a mixed development project comprising apartments, a hotel, and a mall & the entire HVAC system for 34 Story High Rise building for Labor Ministry, the tallest Government building in Sri Lanka are two landmark projects in the country.
When it comes to HVAC (Heat, Ventilation and Air conditioning) installation of buildings, the firm is currently involved in around 1.7 billion rupees contract in Defence Headquarters. Further, Sri Lanka’s biggest mixed development project called Cinnamon Life with a vertical transportation solution in a single point, wherein 88 elevators and 20 escalators are required to install on the same premises. Abans Engineering is on the verge of successfully completing this project. “The ability to handle large-scale projects and give sound engineering solutions is the key factor that helps Abans Engineering to stand tall among other players in the market", emphasizes Chinthake Kodippilikande.
Legacy of Excellence
The inception of Abans Engineering goes back to the year 1994 as the Engineering Arm of Abans Group of Companies which has been operational in the business for over 50 years. The initial step of entering into building services engineering by setting up a Central AC Division was a brainchild of late Mr. P. N Pestonjee, the spouse of the chairperson of Abans Group Mrs. Aban Pestonnjee. Abans Group lays its emphasis on Retail, Engineering, Logistics, Hospitality, Services, and Real Estate with over 25 companies operating within those strategic business units. Since its inception of Abans in 1968, the group of businesses has expanded from a modest enterprise to a massive commercial empire with 450 retail locations and 700 group Dealers Island-wide.
The ability to handle large-scale projects and give comprehensive end to end engineering solutions that are differentiated based on knowledge is the key factor that helps Abans Engineering to stand tall among other players in the market
Abans Engineering boasts around three decades of expertise, making it the largest and most seasoned HVAC Company in Sri Lanka. Over the years, Abans Engineering has catered its services on the international front in countries such as Maldives, and as it proceeds ahead, it is looking to collaborate with foreign contractors and expand overseas, particularly in the Asian market including Bangladesh, Vietnam, and more.
Chinthake Kodippilikande, CEO, Abans Engineering
Chinthake Kodippilikande is an exemplary business leader, who brings more than two decades of industry expertise to the table. Chinthake started his career in 1998 as a technical assistant at Sri Lanka’s Research Institute, Industrial Technology Institute, while he was studying engineering at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Chinthake then considered a career in Marketing and joined the Abans Group of Companies in 1999 as a Sales Executive. Along the way, Chinthake completed CIM, the UK-based marketing exam, as well as perused a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
He led the advanced engineering marketing team at Abans for 13 years. In 2011, Chinthake left the company for his future prospects and joined Vallibel One Plc as the Head of Procurement, wherein he served the company for six years before he was called back at Abans Engineering to take up the CEO role in 2018. Over the years, Chinthake has worked his way up and is quite a journey on its own from a Sales Executive to steering the company as the CEO. As a CEO, Chinthake turned around LKR half a billion, loss-making entity when he took over, to a profit-making company with a 153 million LKR profit this year amidst challenges due to Covid 19.
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