President gifts latest Singer X Series laptops to top 12 G.C.E O/L level students
Singer helps education in Sri Lanka
Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, has stepped forward to inspire high-achieving students and thereby boost education in the country by providing the latest Singer X Series laptops to top 12 students who excelled in last year’s G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination.
The laptops were handed over to these students by His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena at a special event organized at the Presidential Secretariat on 23rd August. Singer Sri Lanka was represented by Asoka Pieris – Group CEO together with Mahesh Wijewardene – Director-Sales & Commercial
The Singer X Series laptops include latest Intel Core i5 with 6th Generation Processor, 4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Disk, 15.6” HD Display, DVD RW Drive, Integrated HD Web Camera, Multi Card Reader, enhanced Intel graphic support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. All laptops are powered by the all-new Genuine Windows 10 Operating System.
Group CEO Singer Sri Lanka PLC Asoka Pieris stated, “Singer has always been passionate about boosting education in Sri Lanka. As a company, we would like to see that the bright, young students have all the necessary tools and resources to realise their educational dreams and successfully face the challenges they encounter in today’s highly-competitive business world. I am confident that these laptops will be put to good use by these students as they move on to the Advanced Level classes and look beyond that towards degree level studies.”
Recently SINGER Sri Lanka achieved Named Account status with Microsoft. As a Named Account, SINGER has entered the echelons of large multinationals that prefer this arrangement with Microsoft Sri Lanka for the numerous advantages it offers them. By taking this strategic step, SINGER joins the world’s best brands operating with Microsoft under this agreement. This was yet another milestone for SINGER Sri Lanka proving that the company has set exemplary standards expected of Microsoft partners and would further enhance the brand’s global visibility.
Singer offers consumer convenience with a network of over 400 showrooms spread island-wide and an equally established after sales service network. Singer continues to be in the forefront of corporate entities that touches millions of Sri Lankan lives daily in trying to improve their quality of life by various means in nurturing education, sports, health care and protection of environment and many other societal activities that improves the quality of life. The company has won numerous awards for such efforts and out of all SINGER has been the number one People’s brand in the country for ten consecutive years.