Haycarb PLC and its subsidiary Puritas (Pvt) Ltd donated 3,000 face masks of Oxypura Care brand equipped with a carbon filter along with a TDK 20 filter material, to the Health Ministry of Sri Lanka on April 17th, 2020. We continue to support the Sri Lankan Government in their fights against the COVID-19 global pandemic.…
Keeping in strict adherence to the guidelines set by health officials in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the plantations sector of Hayleys Group took several initiatives to ensure that the employees’ needs were met during this difficult time. Further, strict health and safety regulations were implemented that are to be followed in the field, factories…
Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTEL) emerged overall winners at the first ever Hayleys Plantations Best Tea Plucker Competition 2020 Palaniselvi, a Tea Harvester from the Bearwell Estate, sealed the win by plucking 9.7kg of prime tea in just 30 minutes (which amounts to a harvesting rate of 19.4 kg/h) gaining the top score of 88.63% from…
Mabroc Teas recently announced the successful completion of the refurbishment project at Men’s Ward of the Kiribathgoda Base Hospital. With an investment of Rs. 2.53 million, Mabroc Teas began this project with the aim of enhancing the comfort and health of the patients through various improvements of the infrastructure and facilities provided, as well…
Dipped Products PLC, a global leader in protective handwear and a subsidiary of iconic diversified conglomerate Hayleys PLC, launched a tree planting initiative to plant 26 saplings at the Hanwella rubber factory premises in collaboration with government schools in the area. Furthermore, each of the 41 children present was given a sapling to plant and…
Already installed 215 eco-friendly charcoaling units Plans to establish 15 new eco-friendly charcoal units by the end of 2019 Maintains premium prices to green charcoal suppliers Over Rs. 26 mn in long-term loans to upgrade supplier network Forging ahead with the sharing of its breakthrough green-charcoaling technique with local suppliers across the island, pioneering activated…
Gherkins grown by a small family in a rural village of Sri Lanka ending up in a burger served by a global giant in New York may seems like a thing of the future when it comes to CSR initiatives. However, that is exactly what we at Hayleys have achieved. Our “Out Grower” program, which…
Twenty-seven estates spanning 13,000 hectares of land, spread over the three agro-climatic regions of Nuwara Eliya/Dickoya and Yatiyantota/Bulathkohupitiya, under almost equal extents of tea and rubber – this constitutes the Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL) portfolio. Of this land extent, over 1,000 hectares comprise natural forest reserve. The portfolio spans properties situated from low country elevations…
MIT Cargo’s ‘Go Green’ programme comprises four main initiatives, i.e. ‘Recycling of polythene,’ ‘Food waste,’ ‘Paper collection’ and ‘Drive Green’. The Company also plans to introduce several more elements to the programme in the future. Under its ‘Recycling of Polythene’ project, MIT Cargo hands over all polythene waste to the KIOSK operated by the Colombo…
Moving away from the norm of the business community of providing donations that fail to sustain and uplift the living standards of its beneficiaries, Hayleys has directly tied its CSR initiatives to the company supply chain that link the communities. “Firstlight” is one such initiatives undertaken by the company that continue to prosper the “People”…