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Leema Creations Ltd., the leading interior solution provider in Sri Lanka collected the National Gold Award for Large Category Segment at the prestigious ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2015’. Performance of Leema Creations had been recognised by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Sri Lanka (FCCISL). In addition, the company also bagged the Provincial Gold Medal for Large Category at the ceremony.
While this is the first occasion the company won the National Gold Award, Leema Creations has won several awards previously for four years consecutively since 2010. Managing Director Channa Wijesekara and Director/CEO Shamika Wijesekara of Leema Creations accepted the honour at the ceremony held at Stein Studio Complex recently.
Leema Creations Managing Director Channa Wijesekara receiving the awards
The name ‘Leema Creations’ is renowned in the market for providing highest levels of service to clients and supplying high quality products. Leema, as a vibrant organisation, believes that they are the most recognised ‘single source interior solution provider in Sri Lanka’ to enhance the pervasive quality of commercial and household interiors. The intent of the company is to provide the client direct access to a professional team of Interior Designers, Quantity Surveyors, Technicians from the inception of a project.
Being an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, Leema has shown a steady growth since the inception and identified as an organisation which genuinely looks after customers’ interests. The company maintains the highest quality when catering to the clients, whether they are large or small. Continual improving of human and physical resources paved way for Leema to offer better services to the clientele. During the past year, many a modern machinery was introduced to the manufacturing plant in order to enhance the production capacity.
The Design and project teams were further strengthened to facilitate the ever increasing work volume and client demand. Areas such as Research and development and product quality enrichments are personally and relentlessly monitored by the Managing Director, one of the most experienced industry veterans. In order to cater to the clients in keeping with the improving standards, the staff is being constantly guided to be consistent and be on alert about timely deliveries.
The 60,000 square foot manufacturing Plant of Leema Creations is located at Dompe is one of the main contributing factors for winning awards. The area of operation of the plant is scheduled to be increased by further 10,000 sq. ft. by end of the year. The factory is one of the most advanced in Sri Lanka. A combination of computerised equipment and fine craftsmanship ensures exact execution of the detailed projects. Leema’s highly trained and skilled production team works with state-of-the-art equipment and a host of other standard tools.
The Managing Director, the strength behind the success, Channa Wijesekara is an Engineering diplomate passed out from the University of Moratuwa and Fellow of the Institute of Incorporated Engineers. Later he successfully followed a two-year Technical Teacher’s Certificate in Wood Technology Program in Germany. He is an author, curriculum writer, trainer and an educator. He is the incumbent President of the Wood Based Industrialists’ Association in Sri Lanka (WBIA). Wijesekara is a distinguished past pupil of Richmond College, Galle and Nalanda College, Colombo.