Structured Cabling in Pallekele

Standard office cable and faceplates are fine in admin blocks, but production areas often need industrial-rated connectors, sealed outlets and cable jackets that tolerate heat, oil or chemicals. Runs close to motors or welding equipment may need shielded cable. Each area is looked at for what actually happens there before products are specified, rather than using one type across the whole site.

You do. At handover you receive the labelling scheme, test results for every link and drawings showing where each cable runs, all in digital form. These records belong to the site, so any future IT provider can work from them. If more points are added later, the documents are updated to match what is actually installed.

Cat5e is the budget option and fine for basic needs; Cat6 is the sensible default for most modern offices; and Cat6a supports 10-gigabit speeds, worth it for server rooms and backbone runs but rarely necessary for individual desks. For most offices we run Cat6 to workstations and Cat6a only on the backbone.

We recommend two data points per desk — one for a computer and one spare for a phone, printer, or future need — rather than exactly one per person. Retrofitting a single missed point after the finishes are complete costs far more than including it upfront.

Cabling during construction, before walls close up, is significantly cheaper per point than retrofitting into a finished space, where cables must be routed around existing finishes. If you're planning a new fit-out, involve your cabling provider at the same stage as your electrician.

Yes. Every structured cabling installation includes termination, testing, and certification documentation. Untested cabling can look fine on day one and cause intermittent faults months later that are far more expensive to diagnose — so certification is standard, not an optional extra.

For a typical 20-person office in the Kandy area, professional structured cabling runs between LKR 150,000 and LKR 300,000 depending on cable type and layout complexity, including data points at each workstation, patch panels, a network cabinet, and testing certification. We provide a detailed quotation after a free site survey.