Hela Group awarded two major accolades at Presidential Export Awards 2023

Hela Apparel Holdings PLC walked away with the prestigious Overall Award for Best Exporter in Product Diversification and Sectoral Award for Best Exporter – Medium Category, at the 25th Presidential Export Awards Ceremony, held on the 23rd of November at the Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) with the patronage of Ranil Wickremasinghe – President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

“It gives me immense pleasure to have received these awards on behalf of Hela,” said A.R Rasiah, Chairman, Hela Apparel Holdings PLC. “It’s been a challenging couple of years for the apparel manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka and it has been no different for Hela. Despite the challenging global operating environment, we have been steadfast in our commitment to growth across our global footprint, expanding our offerings and creating global partnerships that share our vision. This recognition further cements our journey within the sector and is a true testament to all the hard work, commitment, and dedication of the Hela Group across the globe” he concluded.

This year’s ceremony recognized the country’s top exporters in multiple categories for the two years, 2021/22 and 2022/23 under two main categories, awarding 13 Overall Awards and 51 Products and Services Sector Awards. According to the current Government Policy Framework and newly formed strategies to promote exports, the esteemed judge board headed by a retired judge of the supreme court took measures to identify organisations for efforts taken in Market diversification, Product diversification, Innovation, Value addition, Introduction of indigenous brands to the world, Sustainable Initiatives in exports, Development in regional value chains and more.