Dedunu Fiber Mills was crowned winner of the Merit of Industry Manufacturing Sector, Large category, Best Value Added Enterprise and Best Energy Efficient Enterprise at Western Province Entrepreneurship Awards 2019.
Speaking about this great victory Chairman of Dedunu Fibre Mills Nalin Viraj Uthurawala said the award would provide the firm with invaluable resources. “We’re delighted to have won the competition, it was much unexpected. We’ve got a 20 years’ experience and entered to the business in 1998 in the midst of many difficulties with efficiently and environmentally friendly. While we have started as the coir company in the first time, by 2011 it was possible to enter the export market. In 2016 Dedunu Fibre Mills was able to export its products to 15 world leading countries. Specially to USA, Japan, UK, Spain and Sweden. We were able to maintain close relationship with them by customizing and exporting products to suites their needs. Dedunu Fibre Mills provides 120 direct and indirect employments opportunities for the village people. It is a great pleasure for me to be able to contribute to the country foreign exchange by strengthening the country’s economy with my business.”
Nalin Uthurawala appreciated the services rendered by the Coconut Development Authority, Export Development Board, other Financial Institutions and banks for their great support extended and also selecting them as winners at this award ceremony.
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