ERI’s manufacturing companies on show at Expo 2012

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Taking full advantage of the opportunities available for its manufacturing companies to expand into the foreign markets, Environmental Resources Investment PLC group is fully endorsing the efforts of the Export Development Board (EDB) in having all its manufacturing subsidiaries participate in the four day Expo 2012 currently on at the BMICH.

Ceylon Leather Products PLC – (CLPL), Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC – (DPL), South Asia Textile Industries Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. – (SAT), and ERI’s latest acquisition through CLPL, Palla & Company are those which will be making their presence at this much look forward to trade fair. Apart from Dankotuwa, it is the first time that the rest of the ERI manufacturing companies are participating at an Expo Trade Exhibition.

The manufacturing companies of the ERI group produce quality locally produced products including Dankotuwa’s porcelain tableware, Ceylon Leather and Palla’s award winning shoes and leather goods, and South Asia Textile’s knitted fabric manufactured according to the highest international standards.

Expo 2012 is organized by the Export Development Board to facilitates buyers to make Sri Lanka a sourcing destination for quality products & services and this encourages the exporters to increase their export volumes and to diversify their products and markets. This renewed efforts by the EDB is in keeping with their target to increase the total value of exports to US dollars 15 billion by 2015. Special features such as Symposiums, Key Note Addresses, Corporate Events and vast networking opportunities are in place at this year’s exhibition.

“ERI is happy and privileged to participate at the EXPO 2012 where a large participation of foreign buyers are expected to visit. We believe that this will be an excellent forum for business networking amongst the stakeholders whilst positioning the country as a positive vibrant economy among the global business community.

ERI group companies produces some of the finest quality products in the country and we look forward to making full use of the Expo 2012 to expand our businesses network and relationships with buyers representing these foreign markets” said Lalith Heengama, Chairman of ERI.

Environmental Resources Investment PLC (ERI) is a leading investment holding company which owns some of the key manufacturing companies in the country which produces truly Sri Lankan products. ERI strives to be a socially responsible business entity which firmly believes in the positive and far-reaching effects of good governance policies. ERI provides financial management, strategic guidance and strong management discipline to help re-structure companies and make good companies even better.