Mr. Mohan Pandithage, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Hayleys Group received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Seatrade – Sri Lanka Ports, Trade & Logistics (SLPTL) Awards ceremony held recently. The award is in recognition of Mr. Pandithage’s contributions to the transportation and logistics industry during his career spanning four decades. The event also saw the Group’s Transportation and Logistics arm, Hayleys Advantis Limited, bagging the Shipping Agent of the Year award.

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Hayleys Advantis Limited, the Transportation and Logistics arm of diversified blue-chip conglomerate Hayleys Group, won the Shipping Agent of the Year award at the Seatrade – Sri Lanka Ports, Trade & Logistics Awards held recently.

“It is indeed an honour for us to be recognized as the Ship Agent of the Year at such a distinguished forum,” said Managing Director of Hayleys Advantis, Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne speaking after the event.

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Now accounts for 70% of new vehicles transported from Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port

Logiventures, the logistics services subsidiary of the Hayleys Group, has invested in eight acres of land in close proximity to the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port in Hambantota to build a state-of-the-art logistics hub to support its vehicle transit facility, which opened there in June last year.

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The Hayleys Group has appointed Mr. Niran R. Ranatunga as the Managing Director of its tea marketing and export business Mabroc Teas (Pvt) Limited, with effect from 1st April, 2013.

A founder member of Mabroc Teas, which was established in 1988, Ranatunga was appointed to the Board in 1990. He commenced his career in the tea industry in 1980. He has undergone comprehensive training in tea tasting and blending at Lyons Tetley and R. Twinings & Company Limited in the United Kingdom.

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The Hayleys Group’s cotton and synthetic fabric manufacturing subsidiary Hayleys MGT has appointed Rohan Goonetilleke its Managing Director, effective March1st, 2013.

Mr. Goonetilleke has over ten years of experience in leadership roles within the textile industry. He has formerly served as Director, Brandix  X’pressions Ltd and CLT Apparels (India ) Pvt Ltd – fully owned subsidiaries of Brandix Lanka Ltd.  He has also served as Managing Director/CEO of Textured Jersey Lanka (Pvt) Ltd -a subsidiary of Brandix Lanka Ltd. He has served as MD/CEO of Linea Clothing (Pvt) Ltd – a subsidiary of MAS Holdings Ltd and CEO of Elpitiya Plantations Ltd, a Carson Cumberbatch company.

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