Maxims Holdings factory opens with Rs 2 bn investment

The new tea factory of Maxims Holdings Company established at Mulleriyawa, Ambathale area was opened by the President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday. This modern tea factory with an investment of Rs 2 billion, composed of the cutting age technology, a computerized storehouse complex, and most modern office complex. It has the capability of making tea with machines and packing systems and other technological procedures. A business approved by the Sri Lanka Board of Investment, this tea factory will produce high-quality tea, primarily for export. It will also provide packing facilities to small and medium sector tea plantations. The warehouse has a modern racking system and will be ventilated by electrical turbine ventilators along with windows. It will be using sky lighting through the roof with energy saving light (CFL and LED),” said Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, Chairman Maxim Holdings Private Limited and former Sri Lankan Ambassador for Russia Dr. Saman Weerasighe.