The World of Hayleys

Award Received During the Reporting Period

National Awards for Business Excellence
Amaya Hills - Kandy Hospitality Sector - Runner-Up - 2012
HJS Condiments Limited - Sector Gold Award for Manufacturing - Food & Beverage Sector
HJS Condiments Limited - 2nd Runners up in the Large Category
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) - Agriculture and Plantations Sector Winner - Gold Award
Quality Seed Company Limited - Agriculture and Plantations Sector Winner - Silver Award
Lignocell (Private) Limited - Manufacturing - Non-Traditional Exports Sector - Medium category - Silver Award
Greening Hotels Awards
Amaya Hills, Kandy - Certificate of Merit - EU Switch-Asia Greening Hotels - 2012

Annual CA Annual Report Awards
Hayleys PLC - Silver Award for Diversified Holdings (Above 5 Subsidiaries)
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) - Silver Award for Plantation companies
Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL) - Bronze Award for Plantation companies
Hayleys Advantis Group - Silver Award - Services Category
Amaya Leisure PLC - Hotel Companies Certificate of Compliance

ARC Annual Report Awards - 2011
Hayleys PLC
  • Gold for Cover Photo/Design - Diversified Business Category
  • Gold for Overall Annual Report - Diversified Business Category
  • Bronze for Written Text
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
  • Honours for Overall Annual Report - Agriculture/Agri-Business category
  • Honours for Cover Photo/Design- Agriculture/Agri-Business category

Best Presented Annual Report Awards and SAARC Anniversary Awards for Corporate Governance Disclosures 2011
Hayleys PLC - Award Winner - Service Sector (Excluding Financial Services & Communication & IT Sector)
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC - Award Winner - Agriculture Sector

Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA)
Dipped Products PLC - ‘Investment in People’ category

National Agri Business Awards - 2012 - Awarded by National Agri Business Council

Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd.
Import & Supply of Farm Machinery, Equipment & tools category - Gold Award
Extension Services category - Gold Award
Veterinary Care Products category - Gold Award
Agro Chemicals category - Silver Award
Importation & Marketing of Seeds - Bronze Award
Sunfrost Ltd.
Extension Services - Large - Gold Award
HJS Condiments Ltd.
Marketing - Export of Fruit & Vegetables - Large - Gold Award

National Award (1st Runner-up) for Marketing - Export of Fruits and Vegetables
Quality Seeds
Producer - Seed Farms - Gold Award
Producer - Plant Nurseries - Bronze Award
Foliage and Cut Flower Farms - Bronze Award
Hayleys Agro Farms
Producer Seed Farms - Bronze Award
Agro Technica Ltd.
Manufacture of Farm Machinery & Equipment - Silver Award
Hayleys Agro Biotech Ltd.
Retail/Wholesale Marketing - Silver Award
Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC
Producer - Plantations - Silver Award

National Plantation Awards 2012

Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL)
  • Best among RPCs for ‘Commitment to Value Addition,’ ‘Innovativeness’ and ‘Highest Investment for Social Welfare Activities and Corporate Social Responsibility’
  • 2nd place - Replanting,’ in the Tea sector, ‘Commitment to move towards mechanisation’ and Commitment to HRD - Capacity Building’
  • 3rd place - Replanting’ in the Rubber sector, ‘Highest Crop Productivity’ in the Tea sector and ‘Commitment to Generate Hydro Power’
Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL)
  • ‘Replanting - Highest Rate (Percentage) and Extent in the Tea Sector’
  • 2nd place - ‘Highest Crop Productivity’ in the Tea sector
  • 3rd place - ‘Forestry Management, Environmental Friendliness and Self-sufficiency in Energy’

Highest Sales Average (High and Low Elevations) at Colombo Auctions -
Awarded by Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers (Pvt) Ltd.
Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC

Vision Awards Annual Report Competition 2010 -
Awarded by League of American Communications Professionals (LACP)
Hayleys PLC

  • Platinum Award - Conglomerates & Holding Companies
  • Platinum Award - Best Annual Report Cover in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • Number 36 ranking in the Top 100 Annual Reports Worldwide
  • Number 8 ranking in the Top 50 Annual Reports in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Haycarb PLC
  • Bronze - Chemicals
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
  • Silver - Agri Business

Singapore Airlines Top Agent Awards 2011/12
Hayleys Travels - Amongst Top Ten Travel Agents in Sri Lanka

Star Awards - 2012 for the Best Performing Entrepreneur
Talawakelle Tea Estates’ Mattakelle Estate - Best Performing Entrepreneur - Central Province, Large Manufacturing Sector

NCE EXPORT AWARDS 2011 - National Chamber of Exporters, Sri Lanka
HJS Condiments - Silver Award for Agriculture Value Added - Large Sector
Toyo Cushion Lanka (Private) Ltd. - Gold award for Agriculture value added - Medium Sector.
Lignocell (Pvt) Ltd. - Silver Award for Agriculture value added - Large Sector
Bonterra Lanka Ltd. - Silver Award for Agriculture value added - Medium Sector

TripAdvisor “Certificate of Excellence” 2012
  • Amaya Lake - Dambulla
  • Amaya Hills - Kandy
  • Hunas Falls by Amaya - Kandy
  • Langdale by Amaya - NuwaraEliya

Annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011
  • Best Four Star Hotel - Amaya Lake Resort Dambulla

TripAdvisor’s Travelers Choice Awards 2013
  • Langdale by Amaya
  • Top 20 Luxury Hotels in Sri Lanka - 14th Place
  • Top 25 Small Hotels in Sri Lanka - 20th Place

Global Commerce Excellence Award in recognition of supporting the Sri Lankan Economy during the period 1985 - 2009

Awarded by Airport Aviation Services/BOI/Sri Lanka Ports Authority/Shipper’s Academy Colombo in Association with Central Bank of Sri Lanka
  • Hayleys Advantis Group (Freight Forwarding Sector) - 2 awards
  • Hayleys Advantis Group (Ship Agency Business) - 2 awards
  • Hayleys Advantis Group (Air Express Transportation - FedEx) - 1 award

IJS Global - Best Upcoming Agent In the Asia Pacific Region
  • Hayleys Advantis Group (Freight Forwarding Sector)

The Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers Sri Lanka Branch Awards
  • Best Customer Service Award - Colombo - Mediterranean Service
  • Hayleys Advantis Group (Ship Agency Business)
  • Best Shipping Agent Customer Service - Colombo - USA Tradep
  • Hayleys Advantis Group (Ship Agency Business)

LMD Top 100 (2011/12)
Hayleys PLC

  • Ranked 3rd

LMD - Most Respected Entities (2011/12)
Hayleys PLC

  • Ranked 3rd overall
  • placed first for Nation-Mindedness

LMD - Business Person of the Year 2012
(Ranked amongst Top 10)

  • Mr. Mohan Pandithage - Chairman and Chief Executive

Business Today - Top 20 (2010/11)
Hayleys PLC

  • Ranked 9th


Accreditations and Certifications received or renewed during the reporting period

ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification

HJS Condiments Ltd.
Haychem Ltd.
Hayleys Agro Bio Tech (Pvt) Ltd.
Hayleys Agro Fertilizer (Pvt) Ltd.
Alutec Extrusions (Pvt) Ltd.
Hayleys Advantis Group - Ship Agency Business
Hayleys Advantis Group - Freight Forwarding
Mountain Hawk Express - Fedex
Logiventures (Pvt) Ltd.
Logistics International Ltd.
Hayleys Energy Services Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Logiwiz Ltd.
Ravi Industries Ltd.
Hayleys Exports PLC
Bonterra Lanka Ltd.
Toyo Cushions Ltd.
Chas P. Hayley (Pvt) Ltd.
Haycarb Group
Dipped Products PLC
Lignocell Pvt Ltd
Mabroc Teas (Pvt) Ltd



ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certification

HJS Condiments Ltd.
Haychem Ltd.
Hayleys Agro Fertilizer (Pvt) Ltd.
Hayleys Energy Services Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Ravi Industries Ltd.
Haycarb Group
Dipped Products PLC
Hayleys Advantis Group - Ship Agency Business



ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety

Management System
HJS Condiments Ltd.
Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
Mabroc Teas (Pvt) Ltd.

HACCP
Mabroc Teas (Pvt) Ltd.



OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification

HJS Condiments Ltd.
Hayleys Energy Services Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Logiwiz Ltd.



Kosher Certification

HJS Condiments Ltd.



Halaal Certification

HJS Condiments Ltd.



FDA Approval from USA

HJS Condiments Ltd.




Global GAP Certification

Hayleys Agro Biotech (Pvt) Ltd.
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
(all tea estates - recertified)




BRC Global Standard for Food Safety

HJS Condiments Ltd.
Dipped Products PLC




Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

Hayleys Agro Biotech (Pvt) Ltd.
USDA NOP Certification of Organic Production Methods

HJS Condiments Ltd.




Organic EU Certification of Organic Production Methods

HJS Condiments Ltd.



SA 8000

HJS Condiments Ltd.
Hayleys Energy Services Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.



Ethical Tea Partnership Certification

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC



Rainforest Alliance Certification

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC



UTZ Certification

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC



NSF 42 Certification Renewal

Haycarb Group



ISO 27001 - Information Security Management Certification

Hayleys Business Solutions International Pvt) Ltd.



BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products

Issue 3: Feb 2010, Achieved Grade - A
Dipped Products Group



Forest Stewardship Council

Ravi Industries Ltd.
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC



FSC Forest Management/Chain of Custody (FM/COC)

Kelani Valley Plantations PLC - Dewalakanda Rubber Factory
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC - Panawatta Rubber Factory
Dipped Products PLC



International Air Transport Association

Hayleys Travels and Tours (Pvt) Ltd.


Directive on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Dipped Products PLC


ISO 17025:2005

Dipped Products PLC