Textured Jersey helps President’s College with new state-of-the-art lab

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Textured Jersey CEO and MD Sriyan De Silva cutting the ribbon

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Premier fabric manufacturer Textured Jersey Lanka (TJ), whose head office is located in the industrial zone of Seethawaka, provided one of their neighbouring schools, President’s College, Avissawella with a state-of-the-art lab and technology centre. TJ who has a strong infrastructural CSR foot print in the vicinity of the area received the request from the school and made a decision to meet the need.

The newly built laboratory was supplied with all the basic facilities such as desks, chairs, green boards, etc. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the new facility, Textured Jersey CEO/MD Sriyan De Silva Wijeratne said, “Education and the improving of young minds ensure that we are building our future leaders. As much as we value the educators involved in doing this as corporates we need to support the state’s efforts to uplift rural education. Science and technological education is an important subject and one that runs closely with the knowledge and skill sets required in the textile industry.

We recognise the need to address difficulties that rural schools in particular are faced with in teaching this subject and proving President’s College with this state-of-the-art facility is part of our plan to help rural schools to upgrade their facilities.” The project was supported by the old boys association of the school as well. TJ will continue to expand its infrastructural CSR footprint to schools, religious places and hospitals and other institutions in the vicinity to support and uplift the rural standards in the coming year.