Hayleys wins five Presidential Export Awards
Nationally significant export contributions by companies in the
Hayleys Group have been acknowledged with five awards and a Certificate
of Merit at the recently concluded Presidential Export Awards.
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Three Hayleys Group companies in the agriculture and fibre sectors
secured awards, with HJS Condiments - the largest Sri Lankan exporter of
fruit and vegetables - winning three awards for Outstanding Export
Performance in the Non-Traditional Product and Services category -
Agricultural Products for 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Rileys (Pvt) Ltd. - one of the world's largest manufacturers of coir
and rubber based floor mats for homes, gardens and industry - received a
Presidential Export Award for Outstanding Export Performance in the
Non-Traditional Products and Services category - Fibre Products Sector
for 2007, while Ravi Industries Ltd. - one of the region's largest brush
manufacturers - was presented with a Presidential Export Award for
Outstanding Export Performance in the Non-Traditional Products and
Services category - Fibre Products Sector for 2008.
The company also received a Certificate of Merit in the same category
for 2007.
The 19th edition of the Presidential Export Awards organised by the
Export Development Board (EDB) was held under the patronage of President
Mahinda Rajapaksa to honour exporters who played a significant role in
the economic development of Sri Lanka in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
HJS Condiments accounts for 43 percent of the country's exports of
fruit and vegetables, and exports locally-grown gherkins, silver skin
onions, chillies, red bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, spanish peppers,
pineapple, papaya, mango, banana and cashew in value added form to 32
countries.
Rileys (Pvt) Ltd. is a manufacturer of flocked mats, combination
mats, rubber mats, woven coir mats, PVC Coir mats, utility mats and boot
scrapers. The company is a Gold Award Winner at the National Awards for
Export Excellence and is also a previous winner of a Presidential Export
Award for Outstanding Export Performance.
Ravi Industries is the first brush manufacturer in Sri Lanka to
obtain ISO 9001, 14001 and FSC certifications and has been the premier
producer in the sector since 1962. It has over four decades of combined
experience in the industry, together with its partner, B.V
Borstelfabriek VERO of Holland.
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