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  ABOUT US
  Our core interests in the services industry as a leader have manoeuvred us into strategic alliances and creditable performances.
CORPORATE PROFILES FINANCIALS REPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievements
 
Corporate
Amongst the Best Ten Corporate Citizens - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2006
One of the leading listed companies in Sri Lanka - LMD 2006/07
One of the Most Respected Entities in Sri Lanka - LMD 2007
Silver Award (the only conglomerate to be awarded) - HRM Awards 2007
Merit Award for Diversified Holding for Groups above 5 Subsidiaries - Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards - 2007
Amongst the Top 5 companies in Sri Lanka - Business Today 2008
Reigning winner for a group of companies in the services sector - National HRM Award
First runner up, Best Corporate Citizen - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2008
Amongst the Best Ten Corporate Citizens - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2008
Winner Environment Category, Ten Best Corporate Citizens Awards - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2008
Winner Diversified Group of Companies, National Business Excellence Awards - National Chamber of Commerce 2008
Second runner up, Best Corporate Citizen Award - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2009
Gold Award - National HRM Awards - 2009
Rated Platinum for Corporate Accountability (one of only four companies in Sri Lanka) by STING Consultants 2010
Silver Award under the Diversified Holdings Category by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka at the Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards 2010.
Placed 2nd at the South Asian Federation of Accountants, Best Presented Accounts Award 2010 Under the Category Hospitality, Health, Transport and Shipping
Rated Platinum for Corporate Accountability (one of only four companies in Sri Lanka) by STING Consultants 2010
Top 10 winner at the Best Corporate Citizen Award - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2010
Community Relations Category Awards Winner at the Best Corporate Citizen Award - Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2010
Placed 2nd out of 64 companies in the STING Corporate Accountability Index of 2011
Named as 'Best in Class for Policy Coverage' and was the Highest Ranked Diversified Holdings Company in the STING Corporate Accountability Index of 2011 While Maintaining the Platinum Classification for the Second Consecutive Year.
 
Hotels
 
5 Gold medals for 'patisserie dessert platter, 'artistic cold food show piece', 'artistic pastry show piece'(2 gold with distinction), 'artistic pastry show piece' for Chef Dimuthu Kumarasingha (Group Skills Development Chef) - Culinary Olympics (Germany) 2004
4 Gold medals for salt dough, 'artistic pastry showpiece - marzipan', 'artistic pastry showpiece - pastillage'' and 'pull sugar' for Chef Dimuthu Kumarasingha - Culinary World Cup (Luxembourg) 2006
Commendation Award for Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings Limited - ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2006
Gold Award for Hotel Companies - Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards 2007
Best Chef: Chef Dimuthu Kumarasingha - Presidential Award 2007
Winner of the highest medal tally for a Hotels Group at Culinary Arts 2010
Joint Winner in the Medium Scale Category at the 7th Annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2010
Joint Winner in the Medium Scale Category at the 7th Annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2010
 
Aitken Spence Hotel Management Ltd
have been presented with Green Hero Award in recognition of their environmental projects at Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Tea Factory The trophy was presented by The Green Organisation at the 18th annual international awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Monday (November 14).
ICASL Annual Report awards - Silver award in the Hotel companies category
Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC winner in hospitality Sector -National Business Excellence Awards
International Green Apple awards Kandalama - Built Environment Heritance Tea Factory - Architectural Heritage
Top Resort Awards
National Energy Efficiency Awards 2011 - Heritance Hotels Crowned the Most Energy Efficient Hotel Chain in Sri Lanka Gold- Heritance Kandalama,
Silver Heritance Tea Factory and Bronze Awards - Heritance Ahungalla
 
Sri Lanka Tourism awards
Ahungalla - Best 5 star resort
Tea factory - Best 4 star hotel Kandalama
Best Host Hotel - Eco tourism
 
Heritance Kandalama
Commitment to Environmental Improvement Award - Green Globe21 1994
Commendation Award - Green Globe21 1996
Two rosettes for the Good Food Award - SAGA 1997
Environmental Award - Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science 1997
Commendation Award - Green Globe21 1997
Gold (Culinary Excellence) - Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka 1997
Two rosettes for the Good Food Award - SAGA 1998
Commendation Award - Green Globe21 1998
Three rosettes for the Good Food Award- SAGA 1999
Green Globe21 Certification 1999/2000
Two rosettes for the Good Food Award- SAGA 2000
Green Leaf Gold Award for Environmental Education - PATA 2000
Best Green Tourism Front Runner Award - Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) 2000
Gold Award - Thomson 2000
Leadership Energy & Environmental Design Award (Green Building) - Green Technologies Inc. Canada 2000
WTTC Award for a paper submitted to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development - World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) - 2000
Ultimate Service Award (first such award for the Indian subcontinent) - CNN 2001
Travel and Tourism Exchange Award - Indian National Trust of Art 2001
ISO 14001 - 2004 Certification - Sri Lanka Standards Institution 2002/2005
Green Globe21 Certification 2003
Green Planet Award - KUONI 2003
Two rosettes for the Good Food Award - SAGA 2004
Green Globe21 Certification 2004 (first hotel in Asia)
President Award - The Central Environmental Authority 2004
Three rosettes for the Good Food Award - SAGA 2005
Green Globe21 - Benchmarked 2005
Green Planet Award - KUONI - 2005/2006
Community Leader Gold Award - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 2005
Bird Friendly Resort Award - Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka 2005
Green Globe21 - Benchmarked 2006
Two Star Silver Award for Best Performance Entrepreneur (Large Services) - Central Province (IDA) 2006
ISO 2200:2005 (HACCP) Certification - SGS 2006/2009
Super Brands Award - Sri Lanka Super Brand Council 2006/2008
Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia - HOTEL CLUB Hotel Awards 2007
ISO 14001:2004 Certification -Sri Lanka Standards Institution 2007/2010
Winners (Award for special projects on CSR Infrastructure) - The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2007
3 Star Gold Award for Best Performance Entrepreneur (Large Services) - Central Province (IDA) 2007
All Island Silver Award - National HRM Awards 2007
Green Globe 21 Benchmarked Bronze 2008/2009
National Cleaner Production Bronze Award - National Cleaner Production Centre - 2008
National Cleaner Production Merit Award for Energy Efficiency - National Cleaner Production Centre 2008
Best Five Star Resort - Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism 2007, 2008
National Cleaner Production Awards, Gold Award - 2009
Excellence Award for Energy Usage
Excellence Award for Water Usage
Excellence Award for Material Usage
National Productivity Awards, Bronze Award - 2009
Provincial Productivity Awards - Silver Award - 2009
Awarded Best Five Star Resort for the Third Successive Year and Joins the Hall of Fame - 2009
Gold Award for the 5 Star Resort Category at the Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism 2010, awarded by the Ministry of Tourism
Presidential Award for Travel & Tourism - 5 Star Resort-Hall of Fame Awarded by the Ministry of Tourism 2010
National HRM Award 2009-Hall of Fame Awarded by the Chartered Institute of Human Resource
Gold Award Won at the Conde Nast World Saver Award 2010 for Environmental and Cultural Preservation
Silver Award for Energy Efficiency Award 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Second place National Productivity Awards , Awarded by the National Productivity Secretariat
Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Award 2010 by Responsible Tourism Asia-Pacific
Best Hotel Award  for Energy Efficiency 2010-North Central Province
Merit Award for Special Projects in the Environment Category
2 Gold Awards ,2 Silver Awards, one Bronze Award Won at the Culinary World Cup 2010
Special Award Presented by Jury President Aloyse Jacoby to Chef Dimuthu Kumarasinghe - Team Manager /Team Coach for Overall Commitment at the Culinary World Cup 2010
Received the International Gold Award for The Built Environment at the International Green Apple Awards Ceremony 2011 conducted at the University of Westminster, London.
Awarded the Gold Flame at the Energy Efficiency Awards 2011
 
Heritance Tea Factory
South Asian Architecture Award for converting an abandoned tea factory into a unique theme hotel 1996
Most Innovative Product - Travel and Tourism Fair (Ahmadabad) 1998
Successfully restoring an abandoned building whilst maintaining its original facade 2000 - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (London)
Heritage Merit Award for the impressive conversion of a dilapidated tea factory into a luxury hotel complex - UNESCO Asia Pacific 2001
ISO 22000:2005
Green Globe 21 Benchmarked 2006
100 Best Places to Stay in the World - Sunday Times (UK) 2007
Top Five Factory Hotels in the World - The Independent (UK) - 2007
Best Four Star Resort - Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism 2008
Runners up at Star Awards 2009 - Best Performing Entrepreneurs (Medium Scale - Service Sector - Central Province)
Awarded Best Hotel, Construction and Design - Asia Pacific Property Awards 2010 in association with Bloomberg Television
Silver Award-National Cleaner Production- Service Sector 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Excellence Award- Energy Efficiency 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Excellence Award-Water Efficiency 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Excellence Award-Material Efficiency 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
5S Productivity Award Best Performing Entrepreneurs - Service Sector 2010, by the Department of Industries and Enterprise Promotion, Central Province (CP)
Star Awards - Best Performing Entrepreneurs (Medium Scale) 2010, by the Department of Industries and Enterprise Promotion ,Central Province
Asia Pasific Property Awards for Best Construction & Design (Over 50 Rooms) at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2010
Received the International Gold Award for Architectural Heritage at the International Green Apple Awards Ceremony 2011 conducted at the University of Westminster, London.
Awarded the Silver Flame at the Energy Efficiency Awards 2011
 
Heritance Ahungalla
Partners in Excellence Awards - Thomas Cook Best Property Awards 2003
Green Planet Award - KUONI - 2007/2008
Green Globe21 Benchmark 2006
Green Globe21 Benchmark 2007
Green Globe21 Benchmark Bronze 2008/2009
National Cleaner Production Silver Award for Service Sector - National Cleaner Production Centre in Association with UNEP and UNIDO 2008
National Cleaner Production Merit Award for Energy Efficiency for Service Sector - National Cleaner Production Centre in Association with UNEP and UNIDO 2008
National Cleaner Production Merit Award for Water Efficiency for Service Sector - National Cleaner Production Centre in Association with UNEP and UNIDO 2008
National Cleaner Production Awards - 2009 - Bronze Excellence Award for Water Usage
Winner of the highest single medal tally at Culinary Arts 2010
Service Sector Gold Award 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Merit Award for Energy Efficiency 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Excellence Award for Water Efficiency 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Excellence Award for Material Efficiency 2010, Awarded by the National Cleaner Production Centre
Gold Award and 2 Silver Awards won at the Culinary World Cup 2010
Awarded the Bronze Flame at the Energy Efficiency Awards 2011
Best Cullinary & Best Hotel Team in Sri Lanka - Cullinary Art 2011
 
Neptune Hotel
Merit Award for Most energy efficient installation - Ceylon Electricity Board - 1997
Gold Award - Thomson - 1998, 1999
Highly Commended Hotel - JMC - 2001
Gold Award - First Choice - 2000-2003
 
Bandarawela Hotel
National Cleaner Production Awards - 2009 - Excellence Award for Material Usage
Best Tourist hotel in Uva Province Wasantha Udanaya 2010, Awarded by the Uva Provicial Ministry of Tourism
Best Homestead Development & Landscaping in Uva Province -1st Place - Wasantha Udanaya, Awarded by the Uva Provicial Ministry of Toruism
 
Ramada Resort
ISO 14001:2004 Certification -Sri Lanka Standards Institution 2009
 
Earls Regency
Winner 5S Productivity Award for Large Scale Service Sector - Central Province (IDA) 2005
Best Entrepreneur through 5S - Central Province (IDA) 2005
ISO 22000 HACCP 2006
Winner National Productivity Award _ National Productivity Secretariat 2007
Green Globe21 Benchmark 2007
Provincial Productivity Award - National Productivity Secretariat 2007
Winner "Nagarayata Uyanwathu" Landscaping in Central Province - Governor & Provincial Council 2007
Achievement in Culinary Art - Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka Culinary Art Competition 2007
Finalist for Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia - Asia Pacific Hotel Club 2007
Green Globe21 Benchmark 2008
 
Browns Beach Hotel
Certificate of Recognition - Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards 2002 - 2004 & 2007
Affiliate Status - Green Globe 21 2005
Animal Friendly Award - TUI 2007
Green Globe 21 Benchmark 2008
ISO 14001 : 2004 Certification - Sri Lanka Standards Institution 2009
Provincial Productivity Award - Western Province, Merit Award 2009
 
Adaaran Resorts
Market Manager Special Award 2009, Indian Ocean - Expedia at Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) 2009
Adaaran Prestige Resorts
 Indian Ocean's Leading Water Villa Group 2009
 
Adaaran Prestige Water Villas
Maldives Leading Water Villas - World Travel Awards 2008
Five Star Butler Rating (Adaaran Prestige Water Villas) - International Institute of Modern Butlers (USA)
The Maldives Leading Water Villas 2009
The World's Leading Water Villa at the World Travel Awards 2010
 
Adaaran Prestige Ocean Villas
Design "Hotel & Tourism" Excellence Award - Sri Lanka Institute of Architects 2008
 
Adaaran Select Meedhupparu
Thomson Gold Award for Three T category in Maldives
 
Adaaran Select Hudhuran Fushi
Highest occupancy in Maldives in the 300 beds and above category - Presidential awards 2009
 
Travels
Gold Service Award - Jet Tours 2000
Gold Award for Excellence - PATA 2000
ISO 9002:1994 Certification (first Destination Management Company in Sri Lanka) 2000
Gold Service Award Jet Tours 2001-03
National HRM Awards Runner Up Services Sector 2002
Green Globe21 Certification (first DMC in the world to be certified) 2004
Excellence & Efficiency in Environmental Reporting - TUI 2006
Certificate of Appreciation - Ecco Travel 2006
ISO 9001:2000 Certification 2006/2009
Best Chauffeur Guide (Mr. Ravindra Palagolla)
- Presidential Award 2007
Best Destination Management Company - Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism 2007, 2008, 2009 and entered the Hall of Fame
Global Best Service Award for Small Destinations - TUI 2009
Top Agent Merit Award at the Singapore Airlines Top Agents Awards 2010/2011
Ace Conventions & Exhibitions - Presidential Award for Best Conference Organiser 2009 and entered the hall of fame 2009
Aitken Spence Travels - Presidential Award for Best Destination Management Company and Member of the Hall of Fame 2009
 
Conventions & Exhibitions
Best Professional Conference Organisation - Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism 2007, 2008, 2009 and entered the Hall of Fame.
 
Cargo
National Chamber of Exporters Award - National Chamber of Exporters 1997
ISO certification (first courier company in Sri Lanka) - DNV 1997
Top Cargo Agent Award - Air Lanka 1997-1998
National Chamber of Exporters Awards - National Chamber of Commerce 1998
ISO 9001:2000 - DNV 2000
National Chamber of Exporters Award - National Chamber of Exporters 2000
National Chamber of Exporters Award - National Chamber of Exporters 2001
Outstanding Sales Performance - Cathay Pacific 2002
Recognition & Contribution - British Airways World Cargo 2001-2002
Loyal Support Top Customer - British Airways World Cargo 2001-2002
National HRM Award - Association of Human Resource Management 2003
Valued Support & Excellent Sales Performance - Czech Airlines 2003
Cargo Agent Award - Qatar Airways 2003
Service Quality Award- Virgin Atlantic Cargo 2004
Top Agents Award - Cathay Pacific 2004
National Quality Award (TNT International Express) - Sri Lanka Standards Institute 2004
National Chamber of Exporters Award - National Chamber of Commerce 2007
Aitken Spence Cargo Emerged Sector Winners- Best Team- Freight Forwarding & Logistics Service Providers - at Sri Lanka's First Ever International Trade & Logistics Quiz
ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management Systems certification
 
Overseas Travels
KLM 2000 Top Agents Award
LTU 2004 Outstanding Sales Performance Award
Cathay Pacific
2005
Top Agents Award
American Airlines
2006
Performance Recognition
Singapore Airlines Top Agents Award 2006/2007
 
Aitken Spence Garments
ISO 9001:2000 Certification
 
Aitken Spence Printing
Award of Excellence (pictorial calendars - single sheet)- Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2001
Award of Excellence (pictorial diary) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2001
Award of Merit (labels & tags) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2001
Award of Excellence (annual reports, periodicals & magazines - Sri Lanka Association of Printers (2002)
Award of Excellence (cartons) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2002
Award of Distinction (pictorial calendars - multi sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2002
Award of Merit (cartons) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2002
Award of Excellence (pictorial calendars - multi sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2003
Award of Distinction (labels & tags) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2005
Award of Distinction (pictorial calendars - single sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2005
Award of Distinction (pictorial calendars - multi sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2005
Award of Merit (pictorial calendars - single sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2005
Award of Distinction (posters) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2006
Award of Distinction (pictorial calendars - single sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2006
Excellence Awards (pictorial Calendars - multi sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2008
Excellence Awards (books) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2008
Excellence Award for Posters - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2010
Excellence Award for Periodicals & Magazines - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2010
Distinction for Pictorial Calendars (Single Sheet) - Sri Lanka Association of Printers 2010
AS Printing receives ISO 9001:2008 certification
Lanka Star 2011 4 Gold 3 Silver 1 bronze in Consumer, transport, and Student categories
 
Plantations
ISO 22000 Quality Certificate SGS, Switzerland - Dunsinane Estate Tea Factory and New Peacock Estate Tea Factory
Gulugahande Estate was the Best Child Development Centre in the all Island Competition Organized by the Plantation Human Development Trust
Dunsinane Estate Received a Merit Award at the Taiki Akimoto 5s Awards Ceremony Organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency
 
Aviation
Transforming Customer Services Award 2010 for Colombo won by Mr. Wasantha Kuda Liyanage at the Singapore Airlines CEO Awards Ceremony
 
Power
Aitken Spence Power Generation Horana (Pvt) Ltd Awarded Sectoral Winner for the Safest Workplace in the Engineering Services Sector at the National Safety Awards 2010
 
Financial Services
MMBL Money Transfers (Pvt) Ltd Received Recognition from Western Union at the Western Union Asia Pacific Agent Summit in Beijing for the Services Rendered Over Ten Years as the Oldest and Largest Principal Agent in Sri Lanka.
 
PLC
ICASL Annual Report awards
Silver award - Aitken Spence PLC - diversified holdings category