Richardson & Co. (Ceylon) Ltd was associated with its parent - Richardson & Co. (London) Ltd., an export buying house based in the UK. Being one of the largest shippers to former commonwealth countries including Sri Lanka, it was deemed necessary at that time to set up localized operation. Richardson & Co. (Ceylon) Limited functioned as the Sri Lankan office until regulations were brought in by the local government in 1970 turned it into a Sri Lankan owned company.
During the first 15 years of operation, Richardson & Co. (Ceylon) Ltd., was primarily engaged in trading and indent sales of electrical switchgear, construction materials and industrial machinery. The company was successful in securing several supply contracts for many electrification projects, which were completed under the Mahaweli Development Scheme, one of the largest infrastructure programs initiated by the Government of Sri Lanka.
During the early 90's, new opportunities in infrastructural projects based on BOO / BOT models and donor assisted development programs, created a demand for local companies to handle projects on a turnkey basis. Richardson Projects was set up in 1995 for this purpose and the company has played a key role since then in executing several major National Power Transmission & Distribution projects.
The company's association with world class manufacturers of Medium & High Voltage equipment has helped the company to raise its own quality standards. This has enabled Richardson to deliver a far superior service and have earned a reputation for reliability and consistency with our customers locally.
In early 2000 the company decided to expand into the low voltage electrical segment and so incorporated Richardson Electric. The primary focus of this new company was to identify market requirements in the Manufacturing and Building Automation sectors, in order to promote the comprehensive range of Electrical Switchgear and Building Automation products manufactured by principals such as - Moeller GmbH of Germany.
With the expansion into the low voltage business segment, the company embarked into Lightning Protection products and services, by partnering with a world renowned Lightning & Surge Protection company - W. J. Furse of Wilford, Nottingham, U.K.
Richardson Electric is a leading solutions provider for lightning protection and has successfully completed several projects for blue chip companies and leading telecommunication providers in Sri Lanka.
Richardson is proud of it's history of achievement and growth and looks forward to establishing strong international business venture for the manufacture of electrical products for export.