Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc engages in the provision of import, sale and repair of passenger and commercial vehicles, and material handling, agricultural, and construction machineries. It operates through the following segments: Vehicle Sales, Automotive Engineering Solutions, Retail, Infrastructure Engineering, Agriculture, Power Engineering & Building Services and Healthcare. The Vehicle Sales segment sale of brand new vehicles, special purpose vehicles and pre-owned vehicles. The Automotive Engineering Solutions segment premium vehicles aftersales, mainstream vehicles aftersales, marine and general engineering, assembly of vehicles and pumps, recreation of vehicles (camper trailer) and education in engineering and automotive solutions. The Retail segment sale of automotive parts, tyres, auto-care solutions, lighting products, power tools, home appliances, gardening and construction solutions. The Infrastructure Engineering segment sales and services of construction machinery, storage & material handling solutions, car parking solutions , projects in water & fluid management. The Agriculture segment import, processing, distribution of fertilizer, seeds, agrochemical & plant nutrients, agri machinery, value-added organic food (fruits, vegetables, virgin coconut oil) products for export and local markets, trading of coconut based products, R&D technoparks, agri advisory services, agriculture pipes, advance agri techonolgies including micro-irrigation & greenhouse projects, processing & sales of coconut shell charcoal for local & export markets and operates customer experience centre. The Power Engineering & Building Servicess segment Engineering and related solutions in power & energy, generation of solar power, building technologies , elevator and escalator solutions and The Healthcare segment Medical equipments, consumables, pharmaceuticals, cardiology devices and contrast mediums. The company was founded by Stephen Peries, Pandithage Don Alexander, Cyril Algama and Harold Algama in 1939 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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