HTS Group awarded for world’s first donation of hotel for quarantine centre

HTS Group, a world-renowned business conglomerate, bagged a much coveted ‘CSR Project of the Year’ Award at Business Excellence Awards 2021, organized by Business World International Organization and Best Social Services Company Award at South Asian Business Excellence Awards 2021 organized by SAPS. These two prestigious awards were granted to HTS Group for their donation of Anoma Hotel in Hanwella for a quarantine centre for the first time in the world. The Awards nights organized in recognition of exceptional organizations who achieved their ultimate goals for the year 2021 were recently held at Taj Samudra and Monarch Imperial respectively with Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, former president Maithripala Sirisena and Minister Dayasiri Jauyasekara gracing the occasions as chief guests.

Born in historic city of Seethawake and having started his career as a pilot officer of the Air Force, Rathnasiri Priyantha founded HTS group of companies after gaining experience in the private sector as a sales executive and obtaining a PhD in business management. HTS group comprising five companies such as HTS Senu, Cargo & Shipping Services, HTS Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, Cool Energy (Pvt) Ltd and SN & M Trading has recorded a tremendous success in a few years with establishing strong business partnerships in the US, Australia, Italy, China, Dubai, India and Vietnam. HTS Engineering revolutionized the construction sector by introducing iron structures for speedy large-scale constructions which can be removed and relocated when and where it is necessary. Factory buildings as well as high luxury housing schemes mark HTS engineering’s track record. HTS Group has helped cattle farmers in their milking industry by introducing a portable milking machine on easy payment basis. Rathnasiri Priyantha Chairman/MD, HTS Holdings, is also the chief executive director of Fundamental Rights and Other Rights organization.