Koombi construction was formed in 2004 to project manage the construction of private villas along the south coast of Sri Lanka. At that time a great deal of properties were being developed and certain problems were being encountered. A large number of the properties were owned by people who lived outside Sri Lanka and therefore could not oversee the work carried out. Typically the problems were wide ranging such as;

1. Securing building permits and permission from the local building authority.
2. Selecting competent contractors
3. Quality control
4. Accountability

The services offered proved very popular to the absentee owners and the company undertook several projects along the south coast, initially obtaining the necessary building permits. Unfortunately before any of the projects really began in earnest Sri Lanka was struck by the Asian tsunami and all work was halted. As a result of the tsunami Koombi was asked to assist in various aid programs. This would involve the rebuilding of local private dwellings as well as renovation work on 2 small local hospitals.
To date Koombi has been involved in the construction of approximately 250 houses with repairs to about the same number. The work on the two hospitals was also completed.
The company is now back on track managing the construction of private villas along the south coast. At present we are involved in the construction of nine villas from Weligama to Tangalle, some of which can be seen on the projects page.

Liam has worked permanently in Sri Lanka for the past 7 years. He is half Sri Lankan and therefore very well placed to understand the ways of the local people. Liam has local knowledge and contacts of various capacities that are all part of one large mutual working team. Liam has been involved in a large number of building contracts in the UK, mainly hospitals and office developments.

Verena is Sri Lanka born, but lived and worked in the UK from 1962 to 2002. Her working life began in an Australian Bank in the City of London as a clerk/typist after which she joined an Advertising Agency and worked there for a period of 15 years as a Receptionist, leaving there to study for her HND. After completing the course she returned to Advertising and worked for a further period of 10 years as a Telecommunications Manager, this entailed managing a staff of 4, programming of Telephone Systems, Budgeting, Installation of new services Telephone and Data. At the same time she also ran a small private catering company. In 2002 she and her husband decided to leave the UK and travel. Verena joined Koombi in June 2007.

Sumith has been a resident of the south coast of Sri Lanka for over 20 years and has extensive experience in people management and also accounts, payment schedules and dealing with people on a day to day basis whether they are local, contractors, clients or government officers.

Indika has 2 years working experience in Sir Lankan construction field as a technical officer. He has 4 years experience in Middle East with contractors & project management company as a Quantity Surveyor. He joined Koombi recently as Project Manager in a holiday resort project.

Gajanayake joined Koombi in May 2009 as the Construction Coordinator. He has 12 years experience in House Construction and Water supply projects as a technical officer. He worked for Adra Sri Lanka from March 2008 before he join Koombi.

Sumal has spent his working life in construction in Sri Lanka. Sumal spent 2 years working with a local construction company as a building supervisor and joined Koombi Construction as a technical officer in February 2007 Sumal is currently undertaking courses in AutoCAD.

Chathuranga joined Koombi recently as a site officer.He is having 2 years of experience in the construction industry as a technical officer. He worked for State Engineering Cooperaion for about two years before he joined Koombi.

Rizwan Joined Koombi in April 2008. He is a Sun Certified Java Programmer with the JEE/PHP/CSS experience, he is assisting koombi with managing website content and other IT related issues. Rizwan is currently pursuing his BCS.