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| Company type | private |
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| Industry | manufacturing |
| Founder | Martin Trust |
Area served | worldwide mainly in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh |
Key people | Priyan Fernando (chairman)[1] Ashroff Omar (CEO) |
| Products | clothes |
Number of employees | 41,000 |
| Website | brandix |
Brandix is a Sri Lankan apparel manufacturing industry which is also considered as the leading apparel manufacturing firm in the country.[2][3] The company also has branches worldwide especially in India, Bangladesh and the US. It also plays a crucial role for the upliftment of the Sri Lankan economy by being the main contributor to the Gross Domestic Production. It is also regarded as the single largest employer in Sri Lanka's export sector and it is also the highest foreign exchange earning company for Sri Lanka.[4]
History
The company was founded in Sri Lanka in 1969 with the assistance of Martin Trust, who is highly regarded as the father of modern Apparel industry of Sri Lanka.[5] The company began its operations in 1972. The company was formed as a conglomerate which was formally a part of Omar Group.
Business
The company was incorporated as a private limited company in 2002 under the Companies Act No 7 of 2007 as Brandix Pvt Ltd. In 2008, the firm opened its branch in Seeduwa and the branch of the Brandix firm secured the world's first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification.[6] The company is headquartered in Colombo and has domestic branches in Seeduwa, Mirigama, Batticaloa, Pannala, etc.
In 2009, the company was recognised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as one of the Top 10 Best corporate companies in the country. Brandix also became the first apparel firm in the world to obtain the ISO ISO 50001 standard system certification scheme in 2011.[3][7]
The company has also shown significant interest towards sustainability and the company has also aimed to reach 100 percent carbon neutrality by 2023 as a part of sustainable development programme.[8][9]
In June 2019, the Batticaloa branch became the first factory in the world to achieve Net Zero Carbon status.[10][11][12][13]
Brandix Lanka Group received the Exporter of the Year Award at the 2018/19 National Export Awards from the Export Development Board.[14]
References
- ^ "Priyan Fernando succeeds Ken Balendra as Brandix chairman". Daily FT. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "BRANDIX LANKA LTD". www.srilankabusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ a b "Brandix". brandix.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Brandix ranked Sri Lanka's largest apparel exporter by EDB". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Tukatech. "From Inspiration to Innovation, The Brandix Way". Tukatech. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Brandix secures highest LEED Platinum Rating in Sri Lanka". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "BUSINESS TODAY -Brandix First Apparel Maker In The World To Get ISO 50001". www.businesstoday.lk. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Brandix inspires sustainable solutions to develop Sri Lanka | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Brandix to achieve 100% carbon neutrality by 2023". Sunday Observer. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Sri Lankan apparel factory becomes world's first in "Net Zero Carbon" status - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Styles, David. "Sri Lanka firm claims 'Net Zero Carbon' first". Ecotextile News. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Donaldson, Tara; Donaldson, Tara (2019-06-07). "Brandix Becomes World's First Net Zero Carbon Apparel Manufacturer". Sourcing Journal. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Brandix world's first to achieve Net Zero Carbon Status for a manufacturing facility". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Brandix receives 'Exporter of the Year' award". Sunday Observer. 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-11-01.