Industry leader JAT sponsors International Wood Expo 2019

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Address by Guest of Honour, High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Receipt of sponsor’s award by JAT Holdings Director Sales and Technical South Asia Wasantha Gunaratne, from Futurex Trade Fair and Events Managing Director Prem Anveshi

Exhibition stall displaying world’s best Sayerlack coatings

JAT, the trusted industry leader for wood coating, recently sponsored the International Wood Expo 2019 at the BMICH, Colombo. Supported by JAT Holdings, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the exhibition was inaugurated by the former Minister of Megapolis and Western Development along with High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh.

Held for the seventh consecutive year, the renowned tradeshow showcased a variety of materials, products, machinery and technology related to woodworking and the furniture industry; facilitating opportunities to source new products, learn from experts and network with like-minded professionals in the industry. Widely considered as the ideal platform, the International Wood Expo 2019 saw the participation of more than 1,000 visitors and 200 organisations across 10 countries, further proving JAT’s commitment to patronise and uplift the timber industry both locally and globally.

Additionally, JAT Holdings Director Sales and Technical Wasantha Gunaratne, recipient of the Sponsors Award, remarked that the Wood Expo was an opportune networking space for local companies to develop, transform and expand in their business processes.

The Wood Expo 2019 exhibited a variety of resources and products such as laminates, veneers, plywood, particleboards, engineered wood, panel products, wood composites, machinery and more. With the presentation of a variation of materials related to the furniture and finishing industry, JAT Holdings exhibited its renowned Sayerlack coatings at the tailor-made pavilion – further manifesting the organisation’s standard of quality and excellence as the world’s best distributor for Sayerlack.

Over the past 25 years, JAT Holdings improved its corporate reputation, financial strength and brand recognition – establishing a presence in Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. JAT is named one of the strongest conglomerate brands in the country through diversification in 2015, along with the title of the largest distributor for Sayerlack in the world. The company is also rated one of the Top 100 Most Respected Companies as stated by LMD, for the past three consecutive years commencing 2016.