KVPL wins awards for excellence
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), owned and managed by Dipped
Products, the Hayleys Group's multinational hand protection business has
won two prestigious national awards at recent ceremonies in recognition
for its outstanding performance in business.
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Managing Director of KVPL (left) Kavi Seneviratne accepts
the Agricultural and Plantations Sector Award at the
National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) from Director of
the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM). Dr. Uditha
Liyanage, Chairman of NBEA Steering Committee Lal de Alwis
is also in the picture. |
KVPL received the Agricultural and Plantations Sector Award at last
week's National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA), an annual competition
conducted by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka.
"This award recognises KVPL as a business enterprise that has
demonstrated excellence in business whilst contributing to the economic
progress of the country," Managing Director of KVPL Kavi Seneviratne
said.
KVPL was also presented the Gold Export award in the 'Service
Providers to Exports - Extra Large Sector' at the recent NCE Export
Awards, also an annual event conducted by National Chamber of Exporters
of Sri Lanka. The award recognised the company's export performance in
2007.
"As a business group that has traditionally focused on producing and
exporting value added produce, it is most encouraging to be recognised
our contribution to the country in this particular area," Seneviratne
said.
KVPL manages 27 estates with an extent of more than 13,000 hectares,
divided almost equally in to tea and rubber.
All of the company's black tea producing factories have been
certified compliant with HACCP, ISO 22000:2005 and SGS-TASL product
quality standards, ensuring that the teas they manufacture meet the
highest required international food safety standards. |
