Ocean Lanka inaugurates new office premises

Cheng Wai Han Company Secretary of Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited, Liu Qing Director of Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited, Kithsiri Kumarasinghe Director of the Board of Investment Biyagama, Li Gang Executive Director and Vice President of Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited, Siddarth Hirdaramani, Director Hirdaramani Group, Ashroff Omar Group Chief Executive Officer, Brandix Lanka Limited, Anil Hirdaramani Director Hirdaramani Group, Vinod Hirdaramani Director Hirdaramani Group, Dr. Austin Au Managing Director Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the esteemed joint venture between Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited, Brandix Lanka Limited and Hirdaramani Group, inaugurated its new office premises recently.

The welcome note was delivered by Dr. Austin Au, the Managing Director of Ocean Lanka said; “It is a new, happy and an exciting experience, to have our partners, suppliers, customers and others here tonight. This celebration is not only for the opening of our new office, it is also a celebration of our 25th year in operation, which we were unable to celebrate before due to the pandemic. We have entered into a new era of Ocean Lanka’s business, from our new look and vision, we are excited to see what the future holds.”

The ceremony also featured insightful guest speeches by key partners. Li Gang, Executive Director and Vice President of Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited. “I am very happy to be here at the new office of Ocean Lanka. This a challenging period of time in our industry and I hope we will overcome it in time to come,” Gang said.

Brandix Lanka Limited Group Chief Executive Officer Ashroff Omar stated; “I think Ocean Lanka was the first professional, educated textile plant in Sri Lanka. Because of Ocean Lanka, we became known as a nation of cut-and-sew knits.”

Hirdaramani Group Director Siddarth Hirdaramani, statd; “To maintain our position as a market leader in Sri Lanka, we’ve had to adapt and innovate. This is something we have done with Ocean Lanka for many years and I hope we will continue to move forward. As one of the few large-scale fabric mills on the island, I think we have a unique opportunity to influence the future of our industry, I believe we have to continue exploring avenues of improvement, by investing in technology, and our environmental impact.”