Hayleys wins 14 awards

Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presents the National award to Managing Director of Hayleys Agriculture Rizvi Zaheed,

The Hayleys Group won 14 awards at the 2012 National Agri Business (AgBiz) awards in Colombo last week.

Seven of the nine companies clustered under Hayleys Agriculture were honoured at this event with six Gold, three Silver and four Bronze awards as well as a national award for their contributions to the sector in the concluded financial year.

"We are happy to sweep the Boards at the National Agri Business awards," said Hayleys Group Director in-charge of the conglomerate's agriculture sector companies, Rizvi Zaheed. "The fact that Hayleys companies has consistently improved their showing at this event each year is testimony to the fact that the Group's commitment to agriculture is not just being sustained, but is growing."

Of the 2012 award winners, Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd., (formerly Hayleys Agro Products Ltd.) received three Gold awards for import and supply of farm machinery, equipment and tools, for extension services and veterinary care products; a Silver for agro chemicals and aBronze for imported seeds, all in the 'large' category.