In 1962, Associated Cables Ltd was incorporated as a subsidiary of Associated Motorways (AMW). Manufacturing of electric cables commenced in the following year in the AMW industrial park in Kalutara. Associated Cables was quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1976. The company moved out of Associated Motorways Group in 1980 and was renamed ACL Cables to build an independent identity from Associated Motorways in 1990. The company started manufacturing armoured cables in 1986. ACL Cables commenced a technical collaboration with Nokia Cables in 1988. In 1995, the company started exporting to Bangladesh and Maldives.
