Business in Brief

Drypers adds more products

Sawy International importers of Drypers brand diapers from Malaysia expanded the product range to include baby bath, baby wipes, baby talcum and baby shampoo from Drypers.

Imported from Maaziz SDN Bhd Malaysia the Drypers range of baby products are tested and comes in 100 ml,200 ml and 750 ml environment-friendly packaging. All products are manufactured using oat kernel extract, provitamin B5 and baby friendly fragrances.

The Drypers alcohol free baby wipes are packed for convenience and can be easily used at home or while traveling to moisturise baby’s delicate skin, said a spokesman of the company.

YNB Holdings launches Arazyme products

YNB Holdings (Pvt) Limited recently launched a range of skin, bath and bodycare products from the Arazyme Products range in Korea.

“There are a lot of cleansers and soaps made from natural substances,”said Executive Director of YNB Holdings (Pvt) Limited Lee.

Equipped with the Certificate of Manufacturing Formula from the Korean Government, Arazyme Products are marketed in 26 countries, where the range also holds patents.

Kegalle Plantations tea factories ISO certified

All Tea Factories belonging to Kegalle Plantations PLC were recently awarded ISO 22000:2005 certification for the establishment of a food safety management system.

The five tea producing facilities, Luckyland, Kirklees, Gampaha, Doteloya and Yataderiya in the plantation districts of Udapussellawa, Dolosbage and Kegalle produce almost three million Kgs of tea of the Rotovane and Orthodox type per annum. Kegalle Plantations PLC Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Sunil Poholiyadde received the Group Certificate of ISO 22000:2005 from N Sriram, Country Manager, SGS Lanka (Pvt) Ltd..The Consultants M/s Praguna Management Consultants (Pvt) Ltd., Superintendents and the management team were also present.

Kegalle Plantations PLC is a subsidiary of Richard Pieris and Co.PLC.

Union Assurance eMotor wins Celent Model Insurer Asia Award 2012

Union Assurance eMotor won the Celent Model Insurer Asia Award 2012 for‘product design/definition’. Model Insurer Asia Awards program is an initiative by Celent to recognise the top insurance technology creativities in the Asia Pacific Region.

The award was presented at the Celent Model Insurer Asia Summit 2012, the Asian edition of the famous Model Insurer Awards held annually.

Model insurer component is recognition of an insurer’s effective use of technology which assists in improving performance and thereby meeting market demands successfully.

General Manager IT,Union Assurance Ruwan Bakmedeniya said, “I am delighted that Celent has recognised the role Union Assurance is playing in setting up benchmarks in the area of driving technology to improve the insurance category. This award is a testimony to our efforts and commitment , convenience and transparency in creating trust at all touch points, thereby raising the bar of our performance higher”.

Astron wins PPA quiz championship 2012

Astron Limited emerged champions for the second consecutive year in the Pharma Promoters Association (PPA) 20th Quiz Nite on March 10, 2012 at Hotel Galadari. The PPA Quiz Nite is an annual event for many prominent pharmaceutical companies in the country.

The Pharma Promoters Association conducted the Quiz Nite for the 20th consecutive time this year and 34 teams competed with one another to win this coveted championship trophy. This is the 4th time that Astron has secured the championship

Kotmale Holiday Resort under new management

Kotmale Holiday Resort which was managed by the Ceylon Hotels Corporation under the Galle Face Hotel Group, has been taken over by senior hotelier, Nandana Rajapakse. With the change of management, the resort is undergoing a massive refurbishment.

The resort which had 60 rooms built in eight cottages, will in the near future consist of 90 rooms including five deluxe rooms, one family room and one honeymooner's ‘White Room'. The new management has appointed a senior hotelier, Ramalee Adjumain as its consultant.

Noritake Lanka Porcelain branch in Kollupitiya

Noritake Lanka Porcelain opened an exclusive branch in Kollupitiya to cater to high-end foreign and local visitors with an investment of Rs 5 m. Noritake Lanka Manager Marketing and Sales, Kumara Wickrama Jayaweera said .

He said the new location will be convenient to customers. A well- trained team of five staff members are available at the show room. It will also be an attraction to tourists during their city tour in Colombo which will provide customer information as well. Tours to Noritake factory in Matale are organised from this point for those interested in visiting the factory.

Latest designs of fine china are manufactured in Noritake's factory in Matale. At present the company produces one million pieces of ceramics per month. It has the capacity to manufacture 500,000 pieces. Noritake products manufactured in Sri Lanka are exported to global markets especially to USA, earning valuable foreign exchange.

JWT wins Lotus Roots Award

JWT Colombo won the Lotus Roots award at ADFEST 2012 held in Pattaya, Bangkok last month. The award was for the creation of a Vesak Pandal centred on the story of ‘gender based violence’ for Care International in celebration of the 2600thSambuddhathva Jayanthi.

The award was received by Regional Executive Creative Director South East Asia, Tay Guan Hin on behalf of JWT Colombo.

Leo Burnett makes it to the Gunn Report

The Sri Lankan office of Leo Burnett made it to the prestigious Gunn “Showreel of the year” Report with its short film, “Pass it on when you’re done with it”. The commercial has made an appearance in the “Top 100 Creative Ideas of 2011” rankings report, which compiles the 100 most creative pieces of advertising from the industry, globally.

President, Leo Burnett Asia Pacific, Jarek Ziebinski said that “Being recognised by The Gunn Report as Creative Agency Network of the Year is without a doubt one of the most prestigious recognitions to have in our business. Leo Burnett Sri Lanka’s success with the “Pass it On” TV commercial contributed towards this success as well. We share the same belief with The Gunn Report that creativity has a direct correlation with business success and it certainly is the case for us as Leo Burnett.