PCH Benchmark ICT

 

1997
v Established first PCH showroom with two employees

1998
v Signed distributor agreements with Power Tree and Phillips

2000
v Registered as a limited liability company
v Forayed into corporate and public sector markets

2001
v Set up Head Office at No.464, Galle Road, Colombo 03

2002
v Launched Panora – Sri Lanka’s first locally innovated brand of computers
v Achieved Intel Premium Partner status, Microsoft, IBM and Gigabyte Partner status

2003
v Launched ‘IT on Wheels‘ CSR Initiative for regional IT diffusion

2004
v Opened fourth branch in Jaffna
v Awarded ISO 9001:2000 Management Quality Process Certification
v Awarded Microsoft Gold System Builder status

2005
v Authorised partner for Optoma

2006
v Achieved Rs. 1 billion turnover
v Acquired Head Office premises at No. 451, Galle Road, Colombo 03
v Appointed Sri Lanka’s first Microsoft named OEM partner
v Appointed authorised distributor for Kyocera
v Diamond Sponsors – Infotel ICT week 2006

2007
v Acquired Greenwich Lanka (Private) Limited
v Implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
v Greenwich appointed as authorised distributor for BitDefender
v PCH appointed as authorised distributor for Samsung and MSI
v Launching of Sri Lanka’s first PC manufacturing facility
v ISO 9001:2000 Management Quality Process for Panora
v ISO 14001:2001 Environment Quality Standards Process for manufacturing

2008
v Implementation of 5S Quality Management System throughout the organisation
v Greenwich appointed ‘Sri Lanka Partner’ by Reliance Communication
v Greenwich appointed authorised distributor for Red Hat and JBoss
v PCH appointed authorised distributor for Dell Inc.
v Greenwich appointed as Microsoft Gold Partner across three competencies
v Greenwich appointed as CISCO Certified Partner in Sri Lanka
v Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status received by PCH and Greenwich

2009
v Increased Regional Branch Network to 13
v PCH appointed Intel Premium Channel Partner by Intel Corporation
v PCH appointed distributor for Creative Labs

2010
v Dell Certified Partner for Enterprise Architecture 2010
v Launched new identity through the launch of new logo
v Listed on the Main Board of Colombo Stock Exchange as PCH
v Appointed authorised distributor for Belkin products from Belkin USA
v Appointed authorised distributor for Karbonn Mobile products from Jaina Group, India
v Rated among the top 100 Corporate Entities and the No.1 ICT firm of 2010 by LMD
v PCH subsidiary Procifinity Limited becomes Sri Lanka BOI registered BPO/ KPO Service Provider
v Greenwich Awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership
v Greenwich Awarded Microsoft Voice Specialized Partner Status
v Appointed Value Added Reseller by Corel Corporation
v Launched PCH 9 to 9 Showroom

2011
v Appointed as Cisco Partner for Sri Lanka.
v Appointed Avast! Authorised Reseller by Avast Software a. s.
v Increased Branch Network to 20
v Rated as the Most Valuable IT Brand in Sri Lanka in the Brand Finance 2011 league table with A+ Brand Rating

2012

v Appointed as Lenovo, Adobe, and IBM Business Partners for Sri Lanka

v Launched Marbella GPS Navigation Systems

v Launched Helpdesk at Sabaragamuwa University, Belihul – oya

v Increased Branch Network to 25. Total Showroom network to 37

v Rated as the Most Valuable IT Brand in Sri Lanka in Brand Finance 2012 league table with A + Brand Rating and    claimed two spots from last year to #48 in the Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in Sri Lanka.