Mount Vernon Estate bags three coveted awards at Star Awards

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Mount Vernon Estate Superintendent Arjuna Medagama receiving the awards

Mount Vernon Estate, a forerunner in the black tea industry, was the proud recipient of three coveted awards at the Star Awards – 2020 Ceremony organised by the Department of Industrial Development and Enterprise Promotions of Ministry of Industries of the Central Province.

The Gold Award for the Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Best COVID-19 Controlled Entrepreneur of the Year, and Three Star Award for the Best Industrial Institute were the three awards respectively. Mount Vernon Estate Superintendent Arjuna Medagama received the awards from Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage, at the awards night recently held at the Grand Kandian Hotel, Kandy.

“The leadership and guidance given by Mr. Rohan Edwards, Director and Deputy CEO of our company contributed significantly in achieving this award. The secret behind our success story marked with continuous achievements and accolades is the fact that we consider keeping customers’ trust unblemished as our top priority. I thank the customers who trusted us and all the staff whose dedication was central in achieving this award. Also, we hope to keep the name of Ceylon Tea in a high place in the international arena,” stated Arjuna Medagama.

Mount Vernon Estate tea factory made history by obtaining the world’s first SLIS COVID Protection certification. With an annual production of 1.3 m kg, Mount Vernon stands as the largest estate operating under Kotagala Plantations belonging to Lankem Group. With a work force around 900 and a management team of 75 Mount Vernon is well-known for quality black tea. The plantation company is determined to propagate the taste of real Sri Lankan black tea all over the world.