Arava recognised at the Presidential Export Awards as the Emerging Exporter of the Year 2020/21

Arava Private Limited, a leading exporter of coconut based products, proved its excellence with receiving the “Emerging Exporter 2020-2021” Award at the Presidential Export Awards organised by the Export Development Board Sri Lanka (EDB). The flagship event of EDB, which has helped many of Sri Lankan exporters to reach global markets in terms of productivity and value creation, was recently held at the BMICH with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gracing the occasion as chief guest. asiri Gurusinghe, chairman and Founder, arava (Pvt) Ltd received this prestigious presidential award by the hand of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

With a humble start in 2013,Arava (Pvt) Ltd has come a long way to become a leading exporter who can boast of exporting thousands of containers annually, in addition to having established two subsidiary companies related to export services. Today the company owns three fully fitted-out manufacturing locations in Sri Lanka with a workforce strength exceeding 350.As an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, arava (Pvt) Ltd is focused on manufacturing and exporting highquality unique products from Sri Lanka.

Presently the company manufactures 10 – 12 product range made out of coconut-based products coir fibre bales, cocopeat, grow bags, cut coco fibre and husk chips to name a few, which is exported to over 46 countries around the world covering seven continents.

‘'This presidential award is a gold milestone in our journey. this achievement would have been impossible if not for the hard work and dedication of our indefatigable team. arava is fully committed to maintain the highest standards in its manufacturing process, which has OMRI certification and GMP certification. Initiating from Coir based products we have also broadened our portfolio towards other value-added products in building a Sri Lankan brand to the world.all our products are certified by the Sri Lankan government approved authorities and required international standardising agencies to ensure quality. I would like to thank my staff and the customers who have trusted our products.'' said Mr. Asiri Gurusinghe. Arava (Pvt) Ltd has been recognised with many accolades previously, including FCCISL awards.

The company's head office is located at Rosemead Place, Colombo 07.