Three Hayleys companies win at Presidential Export Awards
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Award: Rileys Managing Director Chrishan Mendis receives the
Presidential Export Award from the President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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The contribution to Sri Lanka’s export economy by three companies in
the Hayleys Group has been acknowledged with two Presidential Export
Awards and a Certificate of Merit at the recent awards presentation
organised by the Export Development Board (EDB).
Rileys Limited, the world’s leading manufacturer of Coir and Rubber
based Floor Mats and HJS Condiments, Sri Lanka’s largest exporter of
fruit and vegetables accounting for 23% of the country’s exports of
fruits and vegetables received the top awards in the Coconut and Coconut
Based Products and Agricultural Products categories, while Ravi
Industries Ltd., one of the leading brush and broom manufacturers in
Asia received the Merit Certificate for Coconut and Coconut Based
Products.
The awards for export performances in 2005 were based on an
assessment of turnover, new markets penetrated, the number of successful
new products introduced, patents and trade marks owned and own brands,
overseas partners, R&D and innovation, quality compliances, employed
benefits and HR initiatives and social and environmental responsibility.
Commenting on the awards received, a spokesman for Hayleys PLC said:
“As a business group that has historically focused on value addition to
and export of local produce and indigenous materials, it is most
encouraging to be recognised for our contribution in these particular
areas.”
Rileys, an ISO 9001 and 14001 accredited company and the owner of
more than 400 international patents, is the world’s leading producer of
boot scrapers, scraper mats, flocked mats, combination mats, pet
scrapers, rubber mats, woven coir mats and utility mats. The company has
international offices in Japan, Australia and the UK.
The ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and HACCP certified HJS Condiments exports a
range of products to 25 countries. The company’s state-of-the-art
processing plant in the Biyagama Export Processing Zone produces
Gherkins, Red Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Chillies, Silverskin
Onions, Celery, Cauliflower, Baby Corn, Carrots, Pineapples, Papaya,
Mango, Banana, Jack Fruits, Tamarind, and Cashew for export.
Ravi Industries which has more than four decades of combined
experience in the brushware industry, offers an array of products which
are now literary sweeping the world, from UK to Japan, Europe to the
Middle East, Netherlands to USA.
The Hayleys Group’s 129 year history is inextricably linked with key
sectors of the national economy.
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