UMG seals US$ 1mn deal with NEM for CEP

United Mercury Group Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd (UMG) sealed a mega deal of US$ one million for supply of construction machinery with NEM Constructions, a main contractor for the Central Expressway Project (CEP) recently.

Shantui batching plants, KCP Concrete pumps and Airman Compressors are the main products in this deal. NEM a leading contractor has trusted for their construction machinery of concrete pumps, batching plants and compressors on UMG. UMG is a conglomerate based with its head office in Myanmar, operates in eight countries Laos, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Singapore, Vietnam and Sri Lanka and over 65 branches operate in Myanmar. UMG Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd at No.58/D on the Colombo Avissawella Road Welivita Kaduwela established in 2012 is the exclusive sole agents for Shantui range of construction and earth moving equipment such as excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozers and asphalt batching plants from China and also appointed dealers for Airman Compressors from Japan and  KCP concrete pumps from Korea.  Also UMG is marketing their own brand Matador on products of excavators, road rollers, motor graders, power generators, combine harvesters and tractors.

The official handing over of the first concrete pump was took place very recently at UMG head office in Kaduwela. The ceremony was attended by NEM Chairman/Managing Director Raja Nanayakkara and representatives from KCP head office, Korea. Nanayakkara commented: “Personally checked the performance of KCP pump cars in Colombo Mega projects and the Korean origin pump were key features for the deal and entrusted it comes with Daewoo chassis.” Further, he said the quality of the product always trusted. UMG Lanka Managing Director Asiri Walisundara stated it is a happy moment that a company like NEM has kept their confidence on the quality products that marketed by us. We are now serving total solutions for the construction machinery sector. UMG Lanka General Manager Nishantha Fernando emphasised that the aftermarket support is a key factor for business growth and now provide 24 hour assistance all over the country for the machines supplied. Moreover, ample stock of spare parts maintained for the units in the market.