Hayleys Plantations Archives

March 24, 2022

In a landmark conservation partnership, Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL), a member of Hayleys Plantations, together with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), championed the protection of habitats connected to the Kelani River Weoya catchment supporting the Government’s ‘Surakimu Ganga’ programme. The company recently launched the Kelani Valley Protectors Initiative […]

March 15, 2022

The Hayleys Plantations Sector set a new benchmark for human resource development with the successful awarding of Sri Lanka’s first-ever National Skills Passport (NSP) and National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) to Field Officers. Enhancing their competencies around sustainable plantations business operations, 70 Field Officers from Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), Talawakelle Tea […]

September 1, 2021

Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), a valued member of the Hayleys Plantations sector, set a new global benchmark for the plantations industry, as all ten of its rubber estates received the world’s first Sustainability Framework Certificates from Preferred by Nature, an international non-profit organisation that supports better land management and business practices […]

May 17, 2021

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL), a leading member of the Hayleys Plantations sector, set yet another benchmark in the industry as the first regional plantations company (RPC) to earn the Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification in recognition of its dedication to creating positive workplace experiences for its employees. Based on a […]

May 11, 2021

Hayleys Plantations set a new benchmark for the Sri Lankan Plantations Sector as 80 of its Field Officers became the first-ever graduates of the company’s groundbreaking Technical Skills Development Programme (HPTDP- Tea and Rubber). Harnessing decades of unmatched technical and practical knowledge retained within the organisation, the course was conducted primarily by […]

February 3, 2021

Consolidating their place among the top corporates in Sri Lanka, Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTEL) and Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL), subsidiaries of the leading tea and rubber producer Hayleys Plantations, secured rankings on the LMD Top 50 Most Awarded Companies 2019/20 Hall of Fame. Talawakelle Tea Estates ranked fourth, and Kelani Valley Plantations ranked 46th in […]

November 12, 2020

The tea estates of Sri Lanka’s leading plantations company, Hayleys Plantations achieved another unprecedented milestone after the company’s estates secured all of the Top 10 positions for highest Gross Sales Average (GSA) at the auction for Western High Grown tea in September 2020. Six estates of Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTEL), three estates of Kelani Valley […]

August 14, 2020

On track to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner Committed to the Paris Agreement goals on limiting global warming Moves ahead with organic fertiliser and clean renewable energy initiatives Sri Lanka’s most respected tea and rubber producer, Hayleys Plantations has become the first plantations business sector of its kind in the world, and the […]

August 1, 2020

The Hayleys Plantations Sector set a new benchmark for human resource development after 100 Field Officers representing Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL), Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) and Horana Plantations PLC (HPL) were selected for the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) and the first-ever National Skills Passport (NSP) programme in the plantations industry. The NSP system […]

October 22, 2017

Hayleys Plantations Deputy General Manager – HR & Corporate Sustainability, Anuruddha Thiththagalla Gamage accepting the award for Most Innovative HR Practices at the Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards 2017

Protecting the Kelani River Basin: KVPL and IUCN partner Surakimu Ganga conservation programme

Hayleys Plantations empowers Field Officers with pioneering NVQ and Skills Passport programme

Hayleys Plantations’ KVPL secures world’s first Sustainability Framework Certificate

Hayleys Plantations’ TTEL first RPC to earn Great Place to Work certification

First batch of Field Officers graduate Hayleys Plantations Technical Skills Programme

Hayleys Plantations’ TTEL and KVPL ranked among LMD Top 50 Most Awarded Hall of Fame

Hayleys Plantations bags top 10 ranks at Tea Auction for Western High Grown Tea

Hayleys Plantations: first plantations company globally and first company locally to sign on to global Science Based Targets initiative

Hayleys Plantations’ Field Officers presented with first-ever NVQ Skills Passport in Sri Lanka

Hayleys Plantations emerges as Asia Pacific’s most innovative HR practitioner