United Tractor & Equipment (UTE), the local distributor for the world-renowned Caterpillar Brand of equipment hosted the annual Caterpillar Far East Dealers Association Conference (CFEDA) for 50 overseas delegates from Caterpillar and their South-East Asian Dealers, including India and China at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo recently.
In what can be termed as a partnership of excellence between two leaders in their respective industries, Chevron Lubricants and UTE Engineering inked a partnership to sell high quality US branded Donaldson filtration solutions represented by UTE exclusively through Chevron’s Island wide retail network.
The Cat Solar Pin Fernando Grand Prix November edition final round produced a thrilling fight back by top ranked B.A. Sanjeewa who carded the best round of the tournament of 5 under par 66. However, seasoned campaigner Amarapadma managed to stay calm and hold on with a 1 under par final round of 70 to win the gold medal by 1 stroke.
Sri Lanka’s leading amateur golfer currently, B. A. Sanjeewa, clearly dominated the Pin Fernando Grand Prix 2017, October edition with some scintillating golf over the three round 54 holes event.
The misty hills in Diyatalawa were reverberating to the roar of engines when the Fox Hill Super Cross last April held at the home of the Sri Lanka Military Academy. More than 200 drivers and riders will vie for honours which included few of Hellibees riders and drivers. In addition to the Sri Lanka’s motor racers, few international riders and drivers also could be seen in contest. This was indeed a good exposure for our members.
Experienced J M D Indika, continued his consistency returning a crucial 1 under par 70, in the final Round of CAT Solar Pin Fernando Grand Prix to extend his winning margin to 2 strokes from M U Chanaka Perera who carded an Even Par 71 to clinch the Runner up spot from D M P P Bandara from the Navy 3 strokes adrift in 3 rd place.
The Annual feature Match-Play event on Handicap inaugurated in the Centenary year, 1979, at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, in honour of the legendary Match-play “King” the Late Pin Fernando, concluded the Qualifying Round for both the Pin Fernando Trophy & the Pam Fernando Trophy event for Ladies over the week-end.
It has often been stated that academic excellence and innovative spirit are necessary hallmarks to fuel Sri Lanka’s future knowledge-based economy. With an aim to promote innovation and nurture electronics and computing, United Tractor & Equipment (Pvt) Limited (UTE), Sri Lanka’s foremost engineering solution’s company and The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, (IESL), the nation’s apex body for professional engineers, proudly announce the launch of the IESL-UTE Raspberry Pi Challenge 2017.
Recognised for delivering the highest quality engineering solutions and unmatched service support, United Tractor & Equipment (Pvt.) Limited (UTE) proudly celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Founded by W.D. Fernando in 1947 as a family-owned company, UTE began serving the nation as the sole Caterpillar dealer for heavy construction machinery. This vital partnership continues seven decades later thus making it one of the oldest Caterpillar dealers in Asia.
The country’s youth, especially Small and Medium entrepreneurs need reliable and efficient tools together with financial support to boost their businesses. In an initiative to help SMEs remain competitive and meet an increased demand for energy efficient machinery, United Tractor & Equipment (Pvt) Limited (UTE) and Hatton National Bank (HNB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently to provide SME Entrepreneurs an easy payment scheme to finance the FS Curtis Air Compressor range.
