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Latest News     Aitken Spence Managed Desert Nights Camp in Oman, Voted as One of the World’s Best 6/13/2013 Desert Nights Camp, operated by Aitken Spence Hotels has been voted by the clients of Studiosus as one of the best hotels in their global portfolio. It also won the Studiosus quality award for the year 2012. Studiosus is one of Germany’s leading tour operators offering outbound guided tours to a ...  Read More   Heritance Hotels, the only resort chain in Sri Lanka to be ISO 50001 Certified 5/30/2013 Heritance Hotels, Sri Lanka’s leading chain of resorts, owned and managed by Aitken Spence Hotels is the first resort chain in Sri Lanka to be awarded the ISO 50001 certification for energy management systems which have been effectively implemented at each resort. The International ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Posts a Commendable Performance for FY12/13 5/30/2013 Blue chip conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC reported its annual results 2012/13 to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Thursday, reporting profit from operations of Rs 5.5bn billion, an increase of 14.4% over the previous year's profit from operations of Rs 4.81 billion excluding the reported ...  Read More   Fiji Government partners with Aitken Spence to overhaul the operations of the country’s two biggest ports 4/30/2013 Aitken Spence announced through the Colombo Stock Exchange filing the following: "In terms of Rule 8 of the Listing Rules, we wish to bring to your kind notice that Aitken Spence PLC entered into an agreement with Fiji Ports Corporation Limited, an entity wholly owned by the ...  Read More   Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara Bags Global Award for Best Ayurveda Resort 4/21/2013 Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara was recognized as the "Best Ayurveda Resort" at the 4th FIT Health and Wellness Awards held at ITB 2013 in Berlin, the world’s largest travel trade fair. The FIT Health and Wellness Awards are presented in three categories- "Best Ayurveda ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Travels Certified as Carbon Neutral for the year 2012 4/4/2013 In line with their group wide sustainability strategy, Aitken Spence Travels Ltd (ASTL), Sri Lanka’s largest inbound tourism operator, was awarded the 'Carbon Neutral' Certificate at a formal ceremony held at the Central Environmental Authority last week. Nalin Jayasundara, ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels triumphs for the sixth year in Sustainability Reporting 2/21/2013 Aitken Spence Hotels was recognized in the Medium Scale category at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards and once again joins the ranks of being amongst the most transparent companies in the world. The annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting awards were held on February 20th in Colombo under the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Posts Impressive Results 2/14/2013 Blue chip conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC reported its interim results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Thursday, showing Rs 3.1 bn as profit before tax, which is an increase of 18 per cent for the nine months ended 31st December 2012, amidst challenging macroeconomic conditions. Profit attributable ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Printing First to be LEED (Gold) Certified 1/17/2013 Industry leader Aitken Spence Printing’s state-of-the-art new printing facility was awarded the LEED (Gold) certification recently, making it the first in this region and the one of the very few of its kind the world to receive the international benchmark for leadership in ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Sweeps the Board at National Business Excellence Awards 12/18/2012 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC emerged victorious at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) presented by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka by walking away with the Overall Silver Award, Hospitality Category Gold Award, Large Sector Gold Award and the Runners Up in the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Bags Gold at the CA Annual Report Awards 12/6/2012 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC walked away with the Gold Award in the Hospitality Sector category at the recently concluded Institute of Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards. The much anticipated event with its forty eight year old history was held recently with Central Bank Governor, Ajith ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Recognised as the ‘Best Corporate Citizen 2012’ 12/5/2012 Blue-chip conglomerate Aitken Spence walked away with the ‘Best Corporate Citizen Award 2012’ at the annual Best Corporate Citizen Award Ceremony organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), which concluded recently at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. Sri Lanka’s premier ...  Read More   Heritance Ahungalla Bags Gold at National Green Awards 12/5/2012 Heritance Hotels was once again in the spotlight when Heritance Ahungalla was presented with the Gold Award at the National Green Awards concluded recently at the BMICH. Heritance Ahungalla has successfully taken over the baton from Heritance Kandalama, no doubt one of the greenest hotels on the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Profits Up by 51pc to Rs. 2.1bn 11/14/2012 Blue-chip conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC posted a pre-tax profit of Rs. 2.1 bn for six months ended 30 September 2012, an increase of 51.5 per cent from the corresponding period last year. The impressive half-year results released to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Wednesday show ...  Read More   Heritance Tea Factory Wins Two Prestigious Awards at the EU SWITCH-Asia Greening Hotels Awards 2012 11/13/2012 Heritance Tea Factory walked away with the Best Green Hotel and Energy Conservation Champion Awards at the recently concluded EU-SWITCH Asia Greening Hotels Awards – 2012. The event was organized in conjunction with the prestigious annual CSR Awards of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to ...  Read More   Indian Flavours at Aitken Spence Hotels 11/2/2012 Indian food has always been intriguing, the aroma of spices and various ingredients used to create the magic of its taste, explains its appeal. Diners at Heritance Ahungalla, Heritance Kandalama and The Sands by Aitken Spence Hotels were treated to scrumptious Indian delicacies prepared by a ...  Read More   Earl's Regency Bags First Place at Absolut Bartender Challenge 2012 10/11/2012 Arjuna Rathnayake from Earl’s Regency walked away as the winner of the recently concluded Absolut Bartender Challenge 2012. The competition organized by Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd in collaboration with the Kandy Hoteliers took place in the hill capital recently. The “Absolut Stinger” created by ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Appoints Prasanna Karunathilake to the Management Board 10/6/2012 Aitken Spence appointed Mr. Prasanna Karunathilake to its Management Board with effect from September 2012. An industry veteran, Mr. Karunathilake is the Managing Director of Aitken Spence Printing, a market leader in Sri Lanka. Prasanna Karunathilake joined the then Printing Department of ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy 10/4/2012 With international tourist arrivals reaching one billion in 2012, the tourism industry has recognized that it imperative for industry leaders and followers to accelerate their sustainable energy initiatives in order to guarantee the future development of the industry. It is promising to note that ...  Read More   Heritance Resorts Sweep Green and Individual Awards 9/1/2012 Sri Lanka’s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels & Resorts swept the green and individual awards at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. Sri Lanka’s most internationally awarded hotel, Heritance Kandalama won the awards for Best Practices in Green Architecture and Best Green Practices ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Bags Top Travel Awards 8/31/2012 Only Travel company in Sri Lanka to enter the Hall of Fame, Aitken Spence Travels won the awards for the Best Tour Operator Emerging Market and Best Conference Organiser at the 5th Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. The company’s first employee and also a past Chairman of Aitken Spence PLC Mr. Prema Cooray ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Awarded Most Energy Efficient Hotel for the Second Consecutive Year 8/20/2012 Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara emerged the most energy efficient hotel in Sri Lanka by winning the the highest accolade awarded in the large scale hotel sector at the Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards 2012 which concluded recently. This is the second consecutive year that Aitken Spence ...  Read More   Elpitiya Plantations recognised for Hydro Power Generation 8/10/2012 Aitken Spence managed - Elpitiya Plantations PLC, which comprise of 16 estates of tea, rubber and palm oil; spread across three regions of Sri Lanka was awarded the prestigious “National Plantation Award 2012 for Generating Hydro Power of RCP sector” by His Excellency the President Mahinda ...  Read More   Aitken Spence PBT Grows by 25 pc in First Quarter 8/4/2012 Diversified bluechip Aitken Spence PLC reported a pre-tax profit of Rs 918 mn for the first quarter, a growth of 25 per cent, over the previous year, while the Group’s revenue rose by 54 per cent to Rs. 8.61 bn. Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs. 1.58, an increase of 16 ...  Read More   Fitch Affirms Aitken Spence’s Senior Notes at ‘AA(lka)’/Negative 8/3/2012 Fitch Ratings-Colombo/Mumbai/Singapore-03 August 2012: Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Sri Lanka-based Aitken Spence PLC’s (ASP) senior unsecured notes at National Long-Term ‘AA(lka)’ rating with Negative Outlook. ASP is the holding company of diverse assets in ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Ahungalla Bartenders shine at National Bar Tenders’ Cocktail and Flair Competition 2012 7/30/2012 A group of upcoming bartenders from Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Ahungalla Hotels walked away with key wins at the recently concluded National Bar Tenders’ Cocktails and Flair Competition 2012, organised by the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates’ Association. Indika Kumara Marasinghe, ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Unveils Sri Lanka’s first World-Class Green Printing Facility 7/23/2012 Aitken Spence Printing ceremoniously opened Sri Lanka’s first world-class printing facility with unrivalled technological and green credentials. At a glittering event on Friday, many of Sri Lanka's corporate leaders witnessed the preferred printing and packaging services provider’s ...  Read More   Aitken Spence comes onboard as lead sponsor for CA Sri Lanka 7/12/2012 Sri Lanka’s leading blue-chip conglomerate, Aitken Spence PLC has come onboard as a lead sponsor for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) to help carry out its development activities for the year. This is the second year in a row, Aitken Spence has ...  Read More   Heritance Ahungalla walks the talk on sustainability 7/6/2012 Heritance Ahungalla, one of Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Group’s deluxe hotels, has employed scores of people and sources supplies from the neighbouring villages as part of the ongoing investment drive to embrace sustainability. More than 65 percent of the hotel’s staff of 400 have been ...  Read More   MMBL Money Master Agents glow @ “WU & YOU Sri Lanka 2011″ 7/5/2012 MMBL Money Master the trusted brand of MMBL Money Transfer (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture company of Aitken Spence PLC and Mercantile Merchant Bank Ltd won the highest number of awards at the WU & YOU Sri Lanka an awards ceremony organized by Western Union International in Colombo ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Inspires Top Management on Green Economy 6/9/2012 Aitken Spence PLC recently conducted a forum to inspire its top management and sustainability team to explore opportunities in a Green Economy. The event “Going Green: Opportunities for Aitken Spence” was held on the 6th of June, based on the 2012 theme declared by United Nations Environment ...  Read More   Aitken Spence promotes HYUNDAI GLOVIS to call at the MRMR Port 6/6/2012 Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd., the car carrier with a worldwide transport network, represented in Sri Lanka by Aitken Spence Shipping Ltd., a subsidiary of diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC, was the first shipping line to explore the viability of transshipping automobiles via Magam Ruhunupura ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Posts a Commendable Performance for FY12/13 5/30/2012 Blue chip conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC reported its annual results 2012/13 to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Thursday, reporting profit from operations of Rs 5.5bn billion, an increase of 14.4% over the previous year's profit from operations of Rs 4.81 billion excluding the reported ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Profits up by a 46pc and Dividends up by 40pc (Part 1) 5/29/2012 With a stellar performance from its tourism sector, Aitken Spence PLC reported its highest ever profit before tax of Rs. 5.5 billion for 2011/12. The Company posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs. 4.7 billion for the year financial year ended 31st March 2012. The blue chip showed a net ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Profits up by a 46pc and Dividends up by 40pc (Part 2) 5/29/2012 (Continued) The sector’s Indian operations continue on a management model and further expansion is envisaged. The hotels in the Oman segment turned around, recording satisfactory growth. The destination management segment of the Group enjoyed its best year on record, ...  Read More   Newcomer Aitken Spence Technologies Bags Oracle Regional Award 4/23/2012 Just in its first year of commercial operations, Aitken Spence Technologies was recognized recently as the “Oracle Partner of the Year '11, for Fusion Middleware” at an event organized by the global IT giant in Colombo, recently. The award was one out of only five awards being ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Strengthens Maritime Portfolio 4/16/2012 Strengthening its maritime services portfolio, diversified blue-chip Aitken Spence enhanced its venture into maritime education by significantly increasing its shareholding in Colombo International Nautical & Engineering College (CINEC), Sri Lanka’s largest private higher education ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Observe Earth Hour 2012 4/5/2012 Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour. For 42 years Earth Hour has been uniting people to protect the planet but it seems that Mother Earth has never been faced with a crisis as ...  Read More   Heritance Ahungalla unveils $35 million sapphire-studded cake 3/28/2012 - The ten-layer "Pirate's Fantasy" first shown to Sri Lankan and English cricketers - Heritance Ahungalla, one of Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Group's premier hotels, has unveiled a $35 million sapphire studded cake, which the hotel hopes will be a ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Technologies Appointed Oracle University Approved Re-Seller Partner and Training Centre 2/29/2012 Aitken Spence Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., (formerly Calspence Technologies), an Oracle Gold Level Partner, has been appointed as an Oracle University Education Re-seller Partner and Approved Training Centre, by the Oracle University (OU), a company communication stated. ...  Read More   Heritance Tea Factory Only Hotel to Win a PATA Grand Award in 2012 2/25/2012 Heritance Tea Factory will be in the limelight once again at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Awards 2012 ceremony, taking place on 21st of April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia accepting the Grand Award in the Heritage and Culture category. PATA Grand Awards are presented to ...  Read More   STING Recognizes Aitken Spence Sustainability Strategy 2/23/2012 Aitken Spence PLC was ranked among the top 3 corporate entities for sustainability, governance and CSR in the country by the STING Corporate Accountability Index 2012, for the second year in a row. Unveiled in the February issue of LMD, the index consists of 63 leading companies in Sri Lanka, ...  Read More   Calspence Technologies Consolidates and Re-Brands 2/22/2012 Calspence Technologies (Private) Ltd., an Oracle Gold Level Partner, which started operations as a Joint Venture between Aitken Spence PLC and Calsoft Group of India, has decided to consolidate its operations, as they complete the first year of commercial operations, a company communication ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels triumphs for the sixth year in Sustainability Reporting 2/21/2012 Aitken Spence Hotels was recognized in the Medium Scale category at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards and once again joins the ranks of being amongst the most transparent companies in the world. The annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting awards were held on February 20th in Colombo under the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Records Strong Performance with a 24% growth in profits for the 9 months 2/15/2012 Blue chip conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC reported its interim results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Monday, showing Rs 3.02 bn as pre-tax profit and Rs 1.95 bn as profit attributable to shareholders for the nine months ended 31st December 2011; an increase of 24 per cent and 20 per cent ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Exits CICT 1/26/2012 Aitken Spence has announced that they have finalized the formalities of the sale of 30 % shareholding in CICT to China Merchants Holdings (international) company Limited (CMHI) their joint venture partner. The Sale was on normal commercial terms which have been ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Supports National Education and Skills Development 12/23/2011 As an organization committed towards uplifting the society they operate within, Aitken Spence has always steered a clear strategy towards social development. As part of an integrated sustainability plan, which spreads across the entire Group, the Company’s HR Division has included supporting the ...  Read More   Heritance Ahungalla, the First Sri Lankan Hotel to be ISO 50001 Certified 12/15/2011 Heritance Ahungalla, Sri Lanka’s leading five-star resort, owned and managed by Aitken Spence Hotels was certified for Energy Management System ISO 50001:2011. Heritance Ahungalla is the first hotel to receive ISO 50001:2011 certification in Sri Lanka. The certificate was presented to Mr. ...  Read More   Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara, First Hotel in Sri Lanka to be Net Metered 12/7/2011 Aitken Spence Hotels’ first hotel property, Neptune Hotel, recently re-opened as Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara. Leveraging on innovative strategies in the area of renewable energy the Hotel recently broke new ground by being the first hotel in the country to enter into a Net Metering Agreement ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC Emerges Winners at the National Business Excellence Awards 12/6/2011 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC emerged victorious at the prestigious National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) presented by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka by being adjudged the winner in the Hospitality Sector. The National Business Excellence Awards is an annual ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Cargo leads the industry in ISO14001 certification 12/6/2011 Aitken Spence Cargo, the Freight Forwarding arm of Aitken Spence PLC was recently awarded ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management Systems Certification. Managing Director Rohantha Peiris stated that Aitken Spence Cargo is honoured to be among the first in the industry to achieve this ...  Read More   Sri Lankan - German Energy Cooperation: A Model to Follow 11/30/2011 COLOMBO, November 28 – German Ambassador Jens Plötner recently visited the Aitken Spence power plant in Embilitiya, together with Mrs Maria Spoelgen, Vice President of the German Investment and Development Organisation DEG.The 100MW Embilitiya plant is the largest power generating unit operated by ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Recognized as a Best Corporate Citizen for the Sixth Year Running 11/17/2011 Consistency at the top reflects its sustainable business strategy The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recently recognized blue-chip conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC as one of the top ten best corporate citizens in the country for the sixth consecutive year. Sri Lanka’s ...  Read More   MMBL expands Western Union Money Transfers location network with tie-up with Softlogic Finance 11/16/2011 MMBL Money Transfer (Pvt) Ltd. (MMBL) has appointed Softlogic Finance PLC - the Finance arm of Softlogic Group to offer Western Union money transfer services through their combined network of Softlogic Finance and gold loan centres island wide. MMBL Money Transfer ...  Read More   Containerisation International Awards recognizes Aitken Spence for Investing in People 11/15/2011 Aitken Spence’s port efficiency enhancement and terminal management services arm, Port Management Container Services Ltd. , was one of the three shortlisted listed finalists for the Investment in People award at the inaugural Containerisation International Awards held in London recently. The award ...  Read More   Aitken Spence 1-H PBT Up by 7.5% to Rs. 1.7bn 11/2/2011 Diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC posted a pre-tax profit of Rs. 1.7 billion for six months ended 30 September 2011, an increase of 7.5% from the corresponding period last year. Half-year results released to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, show a rise of ...  Read More   Qatar Airways Cargo forges a new way forward with Aitken Spence 10/18/2011 Aitken Spence Cargo, the freight forwarding arm of Aitken Spence PLC was awarded the General Sales Agency for Qatar Airways Cargo , one of the rising stars in the Airline Industry. The partnership was announced at a grand social event for key customers and stakeholders in the air cargo ...  Read More   Heritance Hotels Wins Big at the National Green Awards 8/26/2011 The Heritance brand was once again in the spot light when Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Tea Factory emerged winners at the National Green Awards held last evening at the BMICH. Heritance Kandalama, no doubt the greenest hotel in Sri Lanka and one of the greenest hotels on the planet was awarded ...  Read More   Heritance Hotels Crowned the Most Energy Efficient Hotel Chain in Sri Lanka by Bagging Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards 8/12/2011 The attendees present at the Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards 2011 experienced history in the making as they witnessed Heritance Hotels and Resorts being crowned the most energy efficient hotel chain in Sri Lanka. Heritance Hotels made a clean sweep of the Large Scale Hotel Sector ...  Read More   Diversified Aitken Spence Shows Strong Growth in Q1 8/9/2011 Aitken Spence PLC released its first quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Monday, reporting a pre-tax profit of Rs 734 mn for the three months ended 30th June 2011, a growth of 13.5 per cent, over the previous year. The leading diversified conglomerate’s profits ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Brings the First Ever Passenger Vessel to the Port of Hambantota 8/9/2011 Creating history, Mv Logos Hope the goodwill passenger cruise liner cum book exhibition vessel docked at the Port of Hambantota on recently, as the first ever passenger vessel to call at the port. A spokesman for the vessel agent Aitken Spence Shipping stated that they were keen on making the Logos ...  Read More   Heritance Ahungalla, Home to the Best Hotel Team and Best Culinary Team in Sri Lanka 8/3/2011 Heritance Ahungalla, the recent recipient of the Sri Lanka Tourism award for the Best 5-Star Resort in the island has now emerged as the Best Hotel Team and Best Culinary Team in Sri Lanka after competing against both international and domestic star class hotels at the 14th Culinary Art ...  Read More   Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara Geared to Commence its Sustainable Operations 7/22/2011 Situated on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Aitken Spence Hotels’ first hotel property, Neptune Hotel has re-opened as Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara. The authentic ayurveda resort has joined the groups’ prestigious Heritance portfolio. The Heritance brand mission is aimed at travelers ...  Read More   Heritance Sweeps Top Resort Awards 6/1/2011 Heritance Hotels and Resorts were the dominant winners at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, held recently. Heritance Ahungalla, was awarded the Best 5-Star Resort in the island successfully taking over the baton from Heritance Kandalama who won the coveted award for the last three consecutive ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Net Profit up by 23pc in FY10/11 5/31/2011 Colombo, 30 May 2011: Propelled by strong growth in hotels and inbound tourism, Aitken Spence PLC’s net profit attributable to shareholders rose by 23% to Rs. 2.5 billion, from Rs. 2.1 billion last year, revealed the leading diversified conglomerates results for the financial year ended 31st ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Helping Planet and People in Partnership with atmosfair Germany 4/12/2011 Reaffirming their commitment to combating climate change and doing business in a sustainable manner, Aitken Spence Hotels, the pioneers of biomass energy in the Sri Lankan hospitality industry, recently partnered with atmosfair, Germany, to embark on a venture that will not only reduce the carbon ...  Read More   Best Child Development Centre Awarded to Aitken Spence Plantations - Gulugahakanda Estate 3/31/2011 Gulugahakanda Estate managed by Aitken Spence Plantation Managements Ltd. won the title of ‘All Island Best Child Development Centre’ for ‘Outstanding Achievements in Quality Services in Child Development Centres’ for the year 2010. The competition was organized by the Plantation Human Development ...  Read More   Calspence Becomes Oracle PartnerNetwork Gold Level Partner Signs up to distribute Oracle Content Management Solution in Sri Lanka 3/31/2011 Calspence Technologies announced today that it has become a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). Calspence will market; implement and support Oracle Content Management to help customers enhance business efficiencies, reduce expenses and be more profitable. Calspence ...  Read More   Elpitiya Estates Globally Benchmarked for Food Safety 3/11/2011 The Talgaswella and Deviturai estates of Elpitiya Plantations, owned and managed by Aitken Spence Plantations, have been awarded the ISO 22000 food safety certificate this month. ISO 22000 specifies requirements to enable an organization to plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a food ...  Read More   Colombo to Host ASPAC 2012 3/2/2011 Kiwanis Asia Pacific Convention 2012 (ASPAC 2012), hosted by Kiwanis Sri Lanka, is scheduled to be held in Colombo in March 2012. Aitken Spence Conventions & Exhibitions will be the main organizer of this event. The Kiwanis Club of Colombo founded on the 4th of October 1982 is a part ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Triumphant at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2/25/2011 The 7th annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting awards were held on February 24th in Colombo under the aegis of Chief Guest, Nobel Prize winner, Prof. Mohan Munasinghe while the Guest of Honour for the event was ACCA President, Mr. Mark Gold. Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings Ltd. was adjudged the joint ...  Read More   Elpitiya Creates a Sri Lankan Record for the Highest Rubber Price 2/15/2011 Hitting a record of Rs 700 for Latex Crepe 1X, Elpitiya Plantations PLC, managed by Aitken Spence, announced that invoice 55 - 2000 kilos of Latex Crepe 1X from Devitura Estate was sold at Rs. 700 per kilo at the weekly public auction organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels the only Hotel Company in the Top Ten of the Corporate Accountability Index 2/7/2011 Aitken Spence Hotels was the only hotel company ranked in the top ten and was the highest ranked contender in the tourism sector in the STING Corporate Accountability Rating 2011 as revealed in the February issue of LMD. The STING Accountability Rating conducted an independent survey of ...  Read More   271 Families in Trincomalee Receive Aid from Aitken Spence 2/7/2011 People around the world welcomed the dawn of year 2011 with new hope, making plans for the months to come, jotting down new year resolutions, nobody even dreamed of the disaster that was to take place. Many people’s dreams of a bright new year were shattered within minutes when the flood waters hit ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Results Boosted by Strong Tourism Performance 2/3/2011 Aitken Spence PLC reported its third quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Thursday, showing Rs 2.44 bn as pre-tax profit and Rs 1.63 bn as profit attributable to shareholders for the nine months ended 31st December 2010; an increase of 13.5 per cent and 25 per cent ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Rated Platinum for Corporate Accountability & the Best in Policy Coverage 2/2/2011 Aitken Spence PLC was ranked second and among the handful of companies rated as ‘Platinum’ for the second consecutive year in the STING Corporate Accountability Index 2011 which was unveiled in the February issue of LMD. Aitken Spence was the highest ranked diversified holdings company. The company ...  Read More   7 Out of 10 Awards Won by Heritance Hotels & Resorts for Cleaner Production 2/1/2011 The National Cleaner Production Awards 2010 took place on the 27th of January 2011. This event has been held for four consecutive years to recognize and appreciate environmentally friendly businesses in Sri Lanka. At this event Heritance Ahungalla and Heritance Tea Factory secured seven awards and ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Printing Partners Galle Literary Festival 1/5/2011 The ‘literati’ have continued to descend upon Galle for the Galle Literary Festival for half a decade. Writers, from across the globe and the island, have come to this city rich in culture and history to be a part of this event and still continues to do so. In the past five years, The Galle ...  Read More   Heritance Tea Factory Greening All The Way This Season 12/23/2010 A visitor to the Heritance Tea Factory this season will be able to enjoy a unique set of environmentally friendly Xmas trees made out of recycled material. These Xmas trees that adorn the public areas of Heritance Tea Factory hotel have been made with waste and used material supporting the 7R ...  Read More   Eleven year old Sandeepani steals the show at Aitken Spence Hotels school art competition 12/7/2010 On the 26th of November 2010, Aitken Spence Hotels conducted a grand finale to award prizes and certificates to the overall winners of the Aitken Spence Hotels art competition. The prize giving was held as the final event of the art competition commenced by Aitken Spence Hotels to ...  Read More   TNT sponsors National Chamber of Exporters AGM 12/7/2010 TNT, one of the world’s largest Air Express Delivery companies and the market leader in Europe sponsored the recent Annual General Meeting of the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka which was held recently at the Taj Samudra hotel. The National Chamber of Exporters consists of a large number ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Conducts the World’s First Program on Marketing HR 12/3/2010 Probably for the first time in the world Aitken Spence PLC’s human resources division conducted a programme in marketing of HR practices attended by human resource practitioners from some of the leading corporate entities in the country as well as from its subsidiary companies. The programme ...  Read More   Team Heritance Strikes Gold at the Culinary World Cup 2010 12/2/2010 The 11th Salon International de la Gastronomie (International Gastronomy Show) - EXPOGAST 2010 Culinary World Cup, organised by the Société des Foires Internationales de Luxembourg ‘Luxexpo’ in collaboration with the Vatel Club Luxembourg and the Amitié Gastronomique François Vatel took ...  Read More   Aitken Spence School of Hospitality Produces Third Batch of Hospitality Trainees from the East and Uva 11/23/2010 Considering the demand for skilled and experienced hotel staff in the country, Aitken Spence Hotels established a fully fledged hotel school located in the Southwest of the Island. The hotel school was built in an attempt to fill the skills gap in the tourism sector. It was established and ...  Read More   Adaaran ‘Select’ Meedhupparu wins Gold Award from Thomson Holidays 11/23/2010 MALE – Adaaran ‘Select’ Meedhupparu has won Gold Award for the best hotel in its class according to the feedback of Thomson Holidays customers. The award was given at a ceremony held at the renowned Savoy Hotel in London during World Travel Mart 2010. The awards are given based on the feedback ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels to Participate in the Culinary World Cup 2010 11/15/2010 The 11th Salon International de la Gastronomie (International Gastronomy Show) - EXPOGAST 2010, organised by the Société des Foires Internationales de Luxembourg ‘Luxexpo’ in collaboration with the Vatel Club Luxembourg and the Amitié Gastronomique François Vatel will take place from ...  Read More   Adaaran Prestige Water Villas bags World's Leading Watervilla 2010 11/8/2010 Adaaran Prestige Water Villas in the Maldives, run by Aitken Spence, won the award for the World's Leading Watervilla 2010 at the World Travel Awards 2010. The awards, which are considered the ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry’, were held in London on 7th November during the 2010 World Travel ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Recognised as the Best in Community Relations 11/6/2010 Heritance Kandalama Produces Top Environmental Project Recognizing the Group’s commitment to building sustainable livelihoods and developing local communities, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce placed Aitken Spence Plc as the category winner for Community Relations at the recently concluded Best ...  Read More   Aitken Spence acquires another hotel in India 11/4/2010 Aitken Spence Hotels is pleased to announce the addition of the fifth hotel to its portfolio in India. The company has taken over the management of the hill resort, Grand Palace Hotel and Spa in Yercaud, owned by MSV Hotels Pvt Ltd, on 1st October 2010. Aitken Spence Hotels is an emerging ...  Read More   Aitken Spence profits up by 37% in first six months of FY 2010/11 11/2/2010 Aitken Spence PLC released its second quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, reporting a rise in pre-tax profit to Rs.1.6 bn for the 6 months ended 31st March 2010, while profit attributable to shareholders rose by 37 per cent to Rs. 1.05 bn, over the previous year. ...  Read More   Ace Power Horana among Sri Lanka’s Safest Workplaces 10/27/2010 Ace Power Generation Horana was adjudged the winner of the National Safety Award for the Safest Workplace in Engineering Services Sector in Sri Lanka at the National Safety Awards 2010, which concluded recently. The 20MW plant is a part of Aitken Spence Power which operates two other power plants ...  Read More   Asia’s Responsible Tourism Award Goes to Heritance Kandalama 10/26/2010 Bringing pride to Sri Lanka, Heritance Kandalama won Asia’s Responsible Tourism Award for large hotel category at the ITB Asia tourism trade show held at the Suntec City Convention Center, Singapore on 21 October 2010. Asia’s Responsible Tourism Awards is organised by Wild Asia and it is ...  Read More   Six Senses partners Aitken Spence Hotels to unveil Six Senses Ahungalla 9/30/2010 [Colombo, 30 September 2010]: Six Senses Resorts & Spas, together with the Favourite Group and its associates has signed an agreement with Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence PLC today to establish the first Six Senses property in Sri Lanka as a Board of Investment ...  Read More   Gold for TNT Express at NCE awards 9/28/2010 TNT Express, who are represented by Ace International Express(AIX),- the Express delivery arm of Aitken Spence Cargo walked away with the 2009 Gold Award for Support Services to Exporters in the extra large category at the National Chamber of Exporters Award Ceremony held on the 17th of ...  Read More   Sri Lanka Aitken Spence-China Merchant consortium gets terminal deal 9/17/2010 Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has awarded a contract to build and operate a new deep-water container terminal in Colombo port to a consortium consisting of China Merchant Holdings International and Aitken Spence, a statement said. The South Container Terminal, the first ...  Read More   Aitken Spence hotels partners with environmental leader EarthCheck 9/15/2010 Aitken Spence Hotels is the latest leader in travel and tourism to partner with EarthCheck and certify the environmental practices employed at its chain of hotels and resorts in Sri Lanka, Maldives, India and Oman. With more than three decades in hospitality and considerable expertise in ...  Read More   Sri Lanka shares hit fresh highs on Aitken Spence share split 8/17/2010 Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s benchmark share index. CSE jumped more than 2 percent on Tuesday to a new record high as investors snapped up large cap shares on hopes of further stock splits. Conglomerate Aitken Spence SPEN.CM said after the market close on Monday that its board of ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Reports Strong Q1 Results 8/3/2010 Aitken Spence PLC released its first quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, reporting a pre-tax profit of Rs 647mn for the three months ended 30th June 2010, a growth of 33 per cent, compared to last year. Profits attributable to the shareholders soared by 50 per ...  Read More   Legend of Spin Celebrates Farewell at Heritance Ahungalla 8/2/2010 Heritance Ahungalla had the pleasure of honouring the first man in the world to take eight hundred career wickets in Test cricket with a celebratory welcome back to Heritance Ahungalla where the team was staying along with the members of the Indian cricket team during the recently concluded Test ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Trains Rural Youth in Hospitality Sector 7/28/2010 Investors have shown tremendous interest in setting up new tourism businesses in the country. Substantial investments have been approved by the government to develop new resorts in the East coast including Trincomalee which is well known to be one of the best beaches in Asia. Most of these resorts ...  Read More   TNT appointed Official Courier for 3rd Asian Junior Squash Championships 7/10/2010 TNT, one of the world’s Largest Air Express Companies and the market leader in Europe was appointed Official Courier for the 3rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships and the 1st Asian Masters Squash Championships, which commenced on the 6th of July 2010 in Sri Lanka. This is a landmark ...  Read More   Brighter futures Sustainability highlights of the Aitken Spence Hotels Annual Report 7/9/2010 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC has doubled the sustainability content of this year’s Annual Report. In addition to reporting impressive financial achievements, the company has highlighted tremendous positive impacts made on environmental and social aspects. In reaching out to the local ...  Read More   Sustainability is the key to tourism development in Sri Lanka 7/9/2010 Sustainability is a big buzz word globally, and it is increasingly shaping the way how businesses think and operate. In the travel and tourism sector, which is the largest industry worldwide, sustainability has become a key driver helping market airlines, destinations, hotels & tours. ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Amongst the World’s Firsts to Sign Up to the UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles 6/21/2010 Aitken Spence PLC is among the first 38 leading companies worldwide who have signed up to the United Nations’ Women’s Empowerment Principles, comprising of actions that advance and empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community, and communicate progress. The diversified conglomerate is ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama is the Best Five Star Resort for the Third Successive Year and Joins the Hall of Fame 6/16/2010 Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka’s most awarded hotel, was rated as the Best 5-Star Resort in the island for the third consecutive year and was welcomed to the prestigious the Hall of Fame, at the Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism, held on the 15th of June at the BMICH in Colombo. ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Bags Both Top Travel Awards Again and Enters the Hall Of Fame 6/16/2010 Aitken Spence Travels and its subsidiary Ace Travel & Conventions won the two most important awards given for travel companies as the Best Destination Management Company and the Best Conference Organiser respectively for the third consecutive year at the Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Team Gets Ready for the Culinary World Cup 2010 6/14/2010 Heritance Ahungalla and Heritance Kandalama celebrated their jubilant win in the recently concluded 13th annual Sri Lankan Chefs Guild Culinary Art Competition by selecting the most outstanding winners of the competition to participate in the Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2010 held in Singapore ...  Read More   TNT’s support in ‘Ending child hunger’ 6/7/2010 TNT, the renowned Air Express Delivery company once again joined hands with the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) to provide local assistance to the UNWFP‘s global fund raising initiative ‘Walk the World’. This year’s awareness building theme was the ‘hunger train’ ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Records an Excellent Performance Once Again 6/4/2010 Fast forwards plans for Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka-based diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC recorded a net profit attributable to shareholders of Rs. 2.08 billion for 2009/10, showing an increase of 1.8% from last year. Revenue for the year stood at Rs. 24.4 billion. The ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Funds the Complete Logistics Operation for IIFA 2010 6/1/2010 The IIFA Awards, the celebrity charity match and the IIFA Fashion Show this week have brought in over 75 tonnes of cargo by air and 16 containers by sea. The complete cargo operation was funded by the Sri Lanka-based conglomerate, Aitken Spence. The cargo comprises of stage fittings, ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama Awarded EarthCheck Silver Certification for Environmental Practices 5/15/2010 The environmental practices of Heritance Kandalama have been recognised by EarthCheck; the world’s leading sustainable travel and tourism certification organization in line with the Green Globe Company Standard for Travel and Tourism. Heritance Kandalama was first certified by Green Globe in 1999 ...  Read More   Heritance Tea Factory Triumphs at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 4/22/2010 The results of the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2010 in association with Bloomberg Television have been revealed and Heritance Tea Factory is rightly proud to be amongst the winners. Successful entrants were announced at a high profile gala dinner held at the Langham Hotel in Hong Kong on April ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Enters into a Strategic Partnership with CINEC Maritime Campus 4/7/2010 Port Management Container Services Ltd (PMCS), a fully owned subsidiary of Aitken Spence PLC has formed a strategic partnership with Colombo International Nautical & Engineering College (CINEC). This agreement was concluded on 30th March 2010. CINEC a Company in the Ceyline ...  Read More   Fitch affirms Aitken Spence’s senior unsecured notes as "AA" 3/16/2010 FITCH Ratings said yesterday it has affirmed Sri Lanka`s Aitken Spence PLC`s (ASP) senior unsecured notes as National Long-term AA (lka). The Outlook is Stable. The rating reflects the strong operating cash generational ability of ASP`s core business segments, the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Rated Platinum for Corporate Accountability 2/24/2010 Aitken Spence PLC has been classified as among the four Platinum-level companies in the Corporate Accountability Index published in the February issue of Sri Lanka’s leading business magazine LMD in its cover story. The index developed by STING Consultants- Sri Lanka’s sole ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama Spa Named Among Asia's Top 5 Sustainable Spas 2/24/2010 Luxury Insider, Asia's leading luxury online magazine announced that the Six Senses Spa at Heritance Kandalama is among the top-5 sustainable spas in Asia. Heritance Kandalama has been celebrated for its green philosophy and is widely recognized as the five-star resort that ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels reaffirmed as Sri Lanka’s Best Culinary Team 2/22/2010 Culinary Art 2010, an event organised by the Chef’s Guild of Sri Lanka awards top achievers in the field of culinary arts; namely, restaurateurs, star category hotel chefs, airline caterers and hotel schools including competitors from Maldivian hotels. Offering visitors with stunning feasts for ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Q3 Profits up by 14% 2/3/2010 Interim Results of Aitken Spence PLC for the third quarter ended 31 December 2009 Aitken Spence PLC released its third quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange today, showing a10 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to Rs 914 mn and a 14.3 per cent rise in profit ...  Read More   Elpitiya Plantations’ Factories Receive Coveted ISO 22000 1/12/2010 Dunsinane Estate Tea Factory and New Peacock Estate Tea Factory of Elpitiya Plantations Plc have been awarded with the prestigious ISO 22000 Quality Certificate by SGS, Switzerland. These estate factories are owned and managed by Aitken Spence Plantation Managements Ltd. The Dunsinane Tea ...  Read More   Ramada Hotel & Convention Centre, New Delhi – The Latest Addition to Aitken Spence Hotels 12/21/2009 Aitken Spence Hotels’ latest foray into the Indian market, takes the company to New Delhi, where a brand new property is due to open February / March 2010. The 130-roomed, Ramada Hotel & Convention Centre will be laid out on a spectacular property spanning twelve acres, just ten ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Recognized for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship 12/12/2009 Aitken Spence PLC was awarded the 2nd Runner-Up in the overall category at the 6th Annual Best Corporate Citizens Awards organized by the Ceylon Chamber on 10th December 2009. This is the second consecutive year that Aitken Spence has been recognized as among the top corporate citizens in the ...  Read More   The Tea Factory to become a Heritance Hotel 12/3/2009 Sri Lanka’s popular hill country hotel, The Tea Factory, is being re-branded as a Heritance Hotel on 15 December. This is the natural outcome of the successful development of an abandoned tea factory building into an eco-friendly, world class hotel. Recognising that a hotel does ...  Read More   Seal the Deal at Copenhagen 12/1/2009 Statement from Mr. J M S Brito, Deputy Chairman/Managing Director of Aitken Spence PLC in support of the UN Seal the Deal! campaign calling for a fair, balanced and effective post-Kyoto climate agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 15) to be held from 7-18 December 2009 ...  Read More   Adaaran Prestige Resorts, Maldives, celebrate World Travel Awards 11/25/2009 MALE – Adaaran Prestige Resorts celebrated winning the international travel industry’s Oscar as the “Indian Ocean's Leading Water Villa Group” at a special ceremony held at the Adaaran Prestige Vadoo resort on 21 November 2009. The event was attended by the Minister of Tourism, Arts & ...  Read More   Mark Mobius visits Heritance Ahungalla 11/23/2009 Investment Guru Mark Mobius Spends Weekend at Heritance Ahungalla Dr. Mark Mobius, Managing Director and Mr. Dennis Lim, Senior Executive Vice President Templeton Asset Management Ltd. being welcomed at the Heritance Ahungalla. The welcome dance "The Salu Paliya" belongs to the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Shows a Stronger Performance in 2Q 11/4/2009 Aitken Spence PLC released its second quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange today, reporting Rs 744mn as pre-tax profit and Rs 470mn as profit attributable to shareholders for the quarter ended 30th September 2009; both increasing by 16% over the previous year. The Sri ...  Read More   Japan’s NICC Lauds Aitken Spence Efforts to Disseminate Management Best Practices 10/8/2009 [Colombo, 08.10.09] Deputy Director of Japanese business community’s international corporation arm, Nippon-Keidanren International Co-Corporation Center (NICC), Mr. Hiriyuki Matsui commended the initiatives made by Aitken Spence PLC to proliferate NICC’s Management Training ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Launches its Fifth Hotel in India with the Opening of “Tamara” in Coimbatore 9/30/2009 Aitken Spence Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the latest addition to its portfolio of hotels in India with the opening of “Tamara” in Coimbatore. Situated in the foothills of the Western Ghats, Tamara is nestled in a fairytale setting. The surroundings of the resort with the ...  Read More   MMBL Money Master Helps Former LTTE Child Soldiers 9/22/2009 MMBL Money Master recently donated shoes and socks for 113 children at the Security Lodging and Rehabilitation Centre in Ambepussa. The centre helps rehabilitate former LTTE child soldiers who had surrendered during the war. The centre carries out a one year vocational training for its ...  Read More   Sri Lanka shares at 30-mo high on GDP data, rate cut 9/14/2009 Banking shares and diversified firms, led gains, as both sector indices hit record highs, led by conglomerate Aitken Spence & Hatton National Bank. By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's stock market surged to its highest in ...  Read More   Sri Lanka Bags Global Best Service Award for Small Destinations from TUI 9/10/2009 Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Travels and the TUI Service Team in the country were recognized by TUI for overall service performance to its guests during Winter 2008/09 season, by winning the third place globally among small destinations. TUI is the world’s largest integrated tourism group ...  Read More   Hotel Atithi Celebrates First Anniversary 9/9/2009 Hotel Atithi, Pondicherry celebrates its first anniversary on 11th September and reveals the strategies for 2010, to expand the short haul feeder markets as well as the important local domestic market, for both the leisure and MICE segments. The Aitken Spence-managed hotel has already achieved ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Records Rs 488mn as First Quarter PBT 8/6/2009 [COLOMBO, 06.08.09] Aitken Spence PLC released its first quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange today, reporting Rs 488mn as pre-tax profit, a decline of 19.4% while revenue fell by 20% to Rs 5.06 bn over the previous year. The diversified conglomerate ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama Partners AFLAC to Uplift School Library in Dambulla 7/21/2009 Sri Lanka’s most awarded resort Heritance Kandalama will partner Sri Lankan charity- Association for Lighting a Candle (AFLAC) to provide books and library equipment to Wewalawewa Maha Vidyalaya in Dambulla. The school was chosen by the Ministry of Education from among ...  Read More   Aitken Spence donates goods worth Rs. One Million as aid for Internally Displaced Persons 7/16/2009 As a leading corporate entity in the sphere of Sri Lankan business and industry, Aitken Spence has been continually committed to ensuring the wellbeing of the communities in the regions it operates in. Responding to the call of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka to assist in providing ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Rejuvenates Neptune Resort 7/9/2009 Ayurveda ashrams and yoga meditation are now part of Aitken Spence Hotels’ refurbishment programme for Neptune Hotel in Beruwala. When the property opens its doors as ‘Heritance Mahagedera’, it will be the latest 40 to 60 room wellness resort in the groups’ prestigious ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Achieves Landmark Amidst Global Turmoil 6/8/2009 Aitken Spence PLC reported its highest ever net profit before tax of Rs. 3.4bn and net profit after tax of Rs. 3.1bn for the financial year 2008/09, signifying a growth of 8.4%. The diversified conglomerate’s net profits attributable to shareholders rose 10.8% to Rs. 2.0bn in the year ...  Read More   Aitken Spence-Managed Desert Nights Camp among the Top Ten Desert Retreats of the World 5/13/2009 Aitken Spence-managed Desert Nights Camp in Oman was recently named one of the top ten desert retreats of the world by The National in an independent study conducted by the UAE-based regional publication. Located two hours away from the City of Muscat on the dazzling sands of Al Wasil in ...  Read More   ADAARAN ‘Select’ Hudhuran Fushi receives the Presidential Award for Highest Occupancy 4/21/2009 ADAARAN‘Select’ Hudhuran Fushi has received the ‘Presidential award for highest Occupancy in Maldives in the 300 beds and above category. The award was handed over by His Excellency the President Mohamed Nasheed to the Director / General Manager -Administration of ADAARAN Resorts Mr. Mohamed ...  Read More   ADAARAN Resorts inaugurates ADAARAN ‘Prestige’ Vadoo 4/1/2009 ADAARAN Resorts have unveiled their latest property ADAARAN ‘Prestige’ Vadoo. The resort was inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Dr. Ahmed Ali Sawad at a function held on 28th March 2009 at the resort. Chairman of Aitken Spence Deshamanya D H S Jayawardena, Deputy ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Continues its Steady Progress 2/11/2009 [COLOMBO, 11.02.09] Aitken Spence PLC released its third quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange today, reporting Rs 2.1b as pre-tax profit and Rs 1.3b as profit attributable to the shareholders for the nine months ended 31st December 2008, which is an increase of 11.5 % ...  Read More   The Tea Factory Crowned Sri Lanka’s Best 4-Star Hotel 1/28/2009 [Colombo, 27.01.09] The Tea Factory, Sri Lanka’s first theme resort was awarded the Presidential Award for Best 4-Star Resort at the second annual Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism held at the BMICH. The awards were adjudged by an eminent panel of judges based on a ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama is Sri Lanka’s Best Five Star Resort for the Second Successive Year 1/28/2009 [Colombo, 27.01.09] Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka’s most awarded hotel, was recognized as the Best 5-Star Resort at the Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism for the second consecutive year. Held at the BMICH on Monday, the objective of this prestigious awards ceremony is to ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Travels Wins the 2 Top Travel Awards Again 1/27/2009 [Colombo, 27.01.2009] Aitken Spence Travels and its fully-owned subsidiary Ace Travels & Conventions won the awards for the Best Destination Management Company and the Best Professional Conference Organisation for the second consecutive year at the Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism held ...  Read More   Kingfisher Airlines launches daily direct flights from Colombo to Bangalore and Chennai 1/20/2009 Colombo, January 19, 2009— Kingfisher Airlines, India’s first and only Five Star Airline, today extended its international footprint by launching daily direct flights from Colombo to Bangalore and Colombo to Chennai. Guests traveling on this route can now experience Five Star service, thanks to the ...  Read More   Diamond Club Offers You the Best Present Yet 1/8/2009 Diamond Club, the exclusive loyalty club of Aitken Spence Hotels announces its newest promotion, an offer which will captivate its members irrespective of their age. The promotion, launching on the 12th of January, 2009 will offer Diamond Club members staying at Aitken Spence Hotels or Heritance ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Receives Gold for Corporate Accountability 1/5/2009 Aitken Spence was classified under the ‘Gold’ band of the Corporate Accountability Ratings conducted by STING Consultants. Flagged as “Sri Lanka’s ‘Report Card’ on Corporate Accountability”, the ratings are based on findings related to corporate values, identifying risks and opportunities, ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Hotels Signs Fifth Hotel in the Middle East 12/23/2008 Aitken Spence Hotels has signed an agreement with Desert Nights LLC to manage its luxury property Desert Nights Camp in Oman, making it the fifth property in the Middle East to be managed by Aitken Spence. Desert Nights Camp is located two hours away from the City of Muscat on the dazzling ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Launches Heritance Madurai in India 12/8/2008 Heritance Hotels & Resorts will launch its first hotel in India this December with Heritance Madurai. Aitken Spence Hotels has been awarded the management rights to the five-star deluxe resort situated in the heart of the temple city of Madurai. Mr. Lakshman Ekanayake, CEO Aitken ...  Read More   Sri Lanka’s Challenge- From Low to Zero 12/1/2008 As the world prepares for the 20th anniversary of the declaration of World Aids Day on the 1st of December, we in Sri Lanka are still battling with the social taboos of HIV/AIDS. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus was first brought to the forefront in the early 1980s and spread rapidly the ...  Read More   Adaaran Resorts unveils new Water Bungalows at Adaaran ‘Club’ Rannalhi 12/1/2008 MALE, MALDIVES – Located in South Male’ Atoll of the Maldives, the Water Bungalows at Adaaran ‘Club’ Rannalhi is a luxurious experience in themselves. With the unveiling of the 16 new Water Bungalows on Saturday, Adaaran ‘Club’ Rannalhi now hosts a total of 96 standard rooms and 34 water ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Wins Diversified Group of Companies Sector 11/26/2008 Aitken Spence PLC was conferred the Winner under the category for “Diversified Group Companies Sector” at the National Business Excellence awards 2008 organised by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka. The comprehensive application process was evaluated by an eminent panel of ...  Read More   Aitken Spence First Runner-Up at Best Corporate Citizen Awards 11/25/2008 Aitken Spence PLC was awarded the overall First Runner-Up at the ‘Best Corporate Citizen Awards 2008 organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for the fifth consecutive year. The leading Sri Lankan conglomerate also won the Environment category at the awards. Evaluated by eminent ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Shows Modest Profit Growth in Q2 11/4/2008 Second quarter financial results of Aitken Spence PLC released to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, revealed Rs 1.24 b as profit-before-tax for the six months ended 30th September 2008. The diversified conglomerate disclosed Rs 792.4 m as profit attributable to the shareholders, a ...  Read More   Clean and Green Record Propels Heritance Hotels & Resorts Internationally 10/27/2008 Malin Hapugoda, Managing Director of Aitken Spence Hotels says the pioneering global best practices in managing the impacts on the environment and sustaining win-win relationships with communities and stakeholders have helped the leading resort operator to expand its presence ...  Read More   Over-all Winner for Support Services goes to TNT 9/27/2008 Aitken Spence subsidiary, Ace International Express was selected the Most Outstanding Provider of Support Services to Exporters at the National Chamber of Exporters Awards ceremony held on 26th September 2008 at the Colombo Hilton. In addition to the Most Outstanding provider of Support Services, ...  Read More   Aitken Spence to launch Hotel Atithi, Puducherry 9/13/2008 Aitken Spence Hotels and Resorts are pleased to announce the newest addition to its portfolio of hotels in India with the soft opening of Hotel Atithi in Puducherry. Aitken Spence Hotels is an emerging player in the Indian hospitality arena already managing two other resorts in India ...  Read More   Gehan M. Perera Appointed to Aitken Spence PLC Board 9/1/2008 Presently, heading the Travel sector, he counts 30 years in tourism and at Aitken Spence. --- Mr Gehan M. Perera was appointed to the Board of Aitken Spence PLC with effect from 1st September 2008. Presently, heading the Travel sector, he counts 30 years in tourism ...  Read More   Aitken Spence helps life return to normal in the East 8/9/2008 Following the devastation of the tsunami in 2004, Kumburupiddy in the Trincomalee district was badly affected leaving many families homeless and destitute. In response to the dire situation, Aitken Spence initiated a housing project comprising of 26 housing units which was primarily funded by ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Records Steady Performance in First Quarter 8/6/2008 Aitken Spence PLC released its first quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, reporting Rs 387m as profit attributable to the shareholders for the three months ended 30th June 2008, a growth of 13.6 per cent, compared to last year. Group Turnover has increased ...  Read More   Aitken Spence among Sri Lanka’s Top 5 7/23/2008 Aitken Spence was ranked among the top 5 companies in Sri Lanka by Business Today with the award being received by its Chairman Deshamanya D H S Jayawardena from His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapakse, recently. Dr Rohan M Fernando, a Director and the Head of Business ...  Read More   International Beauty Queens at Earl’s Regency, Kandy 7/15/2008 Maria Colombage, Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2007, Simran Kaur, Miss India for Miss Universe 2008 and Roshni Soin, Miss Singapore for Miss World 2007 visited Earls Regency upon an invitation made by the Rotary Club of Kandy. The Asian beauties’ visit was to commemorate the installation ...  Read More   Aitken Spence School of Hospitality Builds International Careers for Rural Youth 7/14/2008 Aitken Spence School of Hospitality in Ahungalla is scheduled to commence training for its fourth batch of students in August, 2008. The three preceding batches passing out, numbering 74 in total, is a success story in molding rural youth aspiring to make their mark in the international ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Plantations Records Best Ever Year 7/3/2008 Elpitiya Plantations Ltd. (EPL), Aitken Spence’s plantation arm recorded its best year of profits during the financial year ended 2007/08. Profit-after-tax improved to Rs 170.2 m, up from Rs 7.8 m in the previous year. Turnover rose 41% to reach Rs 1.81 b. ...  Read More   Adaaran ‘Prestige’ Water Villas wins the ‘Maldives Leading Water Villas’ at the World Travel Awards 2008 superseding stiff competition 6/27/2008 Shanghai, CHINA - Adaaran ‘Prestige’ Water Villas an Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC (Maldives) resort, won the ‘Maldives Leading Water Villas’ award at the inaugural World Travel Awards Asia and Indian Ocean Ceremony held on 19th June, 2008 in China. This most sought after awards ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Shows Excellence in Adversity 6/4/2008 Aitken Spence posted a remarkable 26% growth in profits attributable to shareholders over the previous year, despite an adverse and challenging environment faced by both the national and global economies. In its annual results released to the Colombo Stock Exchange today for the financial ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Targets India, Maldives, Oman Hotels for Profit - Bloomberg 5/24/2008 ``The company is one of the best managed and with its overseas expansion, the outlook for growth is excellent.'' (Bloomberg. Anusha Ondaatjie) -- Aitken Spence & Co., Sri Lanka's biggest operator of resort hotels, will focus on India, the Maldives and Oman to boost profit as escalating ...  Read More   Manilal Fernando Joins Aitken Spence Board 5/7/2008 Mr Manilal Fernando was appointed to the Board of Aitken Spence & Co. PLC with effect from May 2008. Mr Fernando, is presently the Chairman of Holcim (Lanka) Ltd, Shipping and Cargo Logistics (Pvt) Ltd [agents for Hyundai Shipping], Hyundai Lanka (Private) Ltd. [Agents for Hyundai Cars ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Leads Amongst the Best 4/29/2008 Aitken Spence was ranked among the top 5 companies in Sri Lanka by Business Today in its April 2008 edition. Aitken Spence showed the best improvement in ranking amongst Business Today’s annual top ten ranked companies in the country. Business Today, a leading business magazine, ...  Read More   Aitken Spence “Diamond Club” Welcomes You to a World of Extended Privileges 4/8/2008 Aitken Spence Hotels, Sri Lanka’s leading resort operator plans to unveil an exclusive loyalty rewards program, ‘The Diamond Club’ with the tag line ‘Welcome to a world of extended privileges’. Speaking at the launch ceremony Mr. Malin Hapugoda, Managing Director of the hotels sector ...  Read More   Adaaran ‘Prestige’ Ocean Villas wins Excellence Awards at the SLIA Design Awards 2008 3/25/2008 Adaaran Resorts latest property, Ocean Villas has won the Excellence Award in the ‘Hotel & Tourism’ category at the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) Design Awards 2008. Every year Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Design Awards gives recognition to outstanding work to the latest ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Only Conglomerate to Win at HRM Awards 2/26/2008 Sri Lanka’s leading conglomerate Aitken Spence became the only conglomerate in Sri Lanka to be awarded at the recently held HRM Awards. The diversified blue chip which represented almost 13000 employees in over 80 subsidiaries including joint venture companies won a HRM Silver award. Sri ...  Read More   Aitken Spence India strategy to dwarf Sri Lanka 2/22/2008 Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Hotels is on track to control around 1,400 rooms in India within two years, making them overtake domestic operations unless new hotels are built in the island, an official said. The firm has bagged eight management deals in India, some with equity participation, ...  Read More   Aitken Spence notes affirmed at 'AA(lka)' outlook stable - Fitch 2/15/2008 Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has affirmed the national long-term ratings on Sri Lanka-based Aitken Spence & Company Ltd's (ASCL) senior unsecured notes at 'AA(lka)' reflecting the commercial and geographic diversity of its businesses and its strong cash generative earnings. The ratings ...  Read More   Aitken Spence 9-month profit up by 16% to Rs 1.9b 2/12/2008 Sri Lanka’s leading conglomerate Aitken Spence released its third quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The blue chip reported a Rs 1.9b as profit before taxation and Rs 1.1b profit attributable to the shareholders for the nine months ending 31st December 2007, a ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Enters Middle East Hospitality Industry 2/7/2008 Signifying a milestone in Sri Lanka’s hospitality sector, the country’s leading resort operator, Aitken Spence signed an agreement with Oman Hotels & Tourism Co SAOG this week to manage four properties in Oman. Aitken Spence, which was the first Sri Lankan hotel company to enter the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Bags Most Presidential Awards 1/29/2008 The Aitken Spence was the most awarded group, bagging five accolades at the inaugural Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism Excellence 2007 held at the Presidential Secretariat. Aitken Spence won the two main travel awards with Aitken Spence Travels winning Best Destination ...  Read More   Here's how to leave less of a carbon imprint There are a number of fine 'green' resorts around the world to choose from 1/14/2008 The Province (British Columbia, Canada)- Canwest News Service http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/travel/story.html? id=d474bcab-1f73-4455-a910-a7995e423482 Want to leave less of a carbon imprint during your travels? Here are the best ...  Read More   MMBL Money Transfer Holds Agents Convention 1/2/2008 Western Union Agent, MMBL Money Transfer, held its annual Agent convention at Galadari this year. The convention was attended by over 250 Agents to discuss the potential of the remittance market in Sri Lanka and the economic development that remittances are bringing to the country. The event also ...  Read More   Heritance Kandalama, One of the Top 15 Green Hotels of the World 12/19/2007 Raising Sri Lanka’s profile as an eco-tourism destination, Heritance Kandalama was yet again recognized for its environmental commitment by the popular US-based Travel & Leisure magazine, as one of the top 15 green hotels in the world. The magazine in collaboration with Conservation ...  Read More   1000 MMBL Money Transfer Locations 12/13/2007 Sri Lanka, 10th . December 2007 – MMBL Money Transfer, one of Western Union’s Agents in Sri Lanka has reached a significant milestone with the opening of MMBL’s 1,000th Western Union location. This 1000th location is the Beliatta Rural Bank of the Beliatta Multi Purpose Society located in the ...  Read More   Tea Factory among the top 5 Factory Hotels of the world 11/27/2007 Raising the profile of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, the London based The Independent recently released its review of the top five factory hotels in the world with Sri Lanka’s first theme hotel, The Tea Factory being selected as one of them. The balance four hotels hail from Spain, Greece, Italy ...  Read More   Construction of new port terminal awaits Cabinet nod 11/27/2007 Daily News http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/11/27/bus01.asp The Aitken Spence conglomerate is awaiting Cabinet approval to construct the proposed container terminal in the Colombo South port. The company seems to be the highest bidder to build and operate the new container ...  Read More   MMBL Signs On Lanka Bell to Offer Western Union Money Transfer Service 11/26/2007 Lanka Bell has entered into an agreement with MMBL Money Transfer (MMBL) to offer Western Union money transfer services through its network of 55 business offices across Sri Lanka. All the Agent locations will be fully equipped to offer Western Union’s Money Transfer Service. Remittance is ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Sailing Despite Rough Weather 11/6/2007 Sri Lanka’s leading conglomerate Aitken Spence released its second quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, reporting a Rs 1.24b as profit before taxation and Rs 757.3m profit attributable to the shareholders during the first six months of operation, a growth of 18.7% and ...  Read More   Gama Navodhaya Scheme by Aitken Spence Cargo 10/19/2007 Aitken Spence Cargo will continue to support Dedunupitiya Maha Vidyalaya, in Mawanella, as part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. This is an extension of the company’s scheme of Re-awakening the Village - “Gama Navodhaya” through village ...  Read More   Aitken Spence-PSA "set to operate port terminal" 10/12/2007 News- Key consortium set to operate port terminal Official announcement awaited in view of detailed calculations By Sunimalee Dias Daily Mirror- Financial Times http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/10/12/ft/01.asp Financial bids for the Colombo South Harbour terminal ...  Read More   TUI Raises Awareness on Dolphins in Negombo 10/9/2007 World’s leading tour operator TUI, brought together school children in Negombo’s fishing community for an awareness programme on the Dolphins to mark the “Year of the Dolphin”. The workshop, attended by children from fifteen schools in and around Negombo was organised by TUI’s ...  Read More   Prominent Chinese Buddhist Delegation Visits Sri Lanka 9/22/2007 Subsequent to His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapakse’s visit to China, the President of the China Buddhist Association Most Venerable Shi Yi Cheng and a delegation of the most nenerable Buddhist prelates/lay Buddhist leaders of China visited Sri Lanka recently. The delegation comprised ...  Read More   The Tea Factory among the World’s Best 100 Places to Stay 9/19/2007 In an encouraging sign to the Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, The Sunday Times of UK has named Sri Lanka’s first theme hotel, The Tea Factory among the “World’s Best 100 Places to Stay” in its September Travel issue. The UK’s largest-selling Sunday newspaper commenting on The Tea Factory ...  Read More   Countdown to a World First 9/7/2007 The countdown has started for the world’s first passenger service of the A380 in October. Singapore Airlines A380 will make global aviation history when it flies from Singapore to Sydney on 25 October and returns to Singapore on 26 October. To mark this momentous occasion, Singapore ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Chefs Dominate Culinary Art 2007 8/29/2007 Aitken Spence Hotels, Sri Lanka’s leading resort operator once again emerged as the runaway winners of the 12th Culinary Art Competition organized by the Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka, maintaining its reputation for offering the best cuisine in the country. Chefs from hotels belonging to the ...  Read More   MMBL forms alliance with Lankaputhra Development Bank to offer Western Union ® Money Transfer service 8/24/2007 LankaPuthra Developmant Bank (LDB) has entered into an agreement with MMBL Money Transfer (MMBL) to offer Western Union money transfer services through their branches in Colombo, Hambantota and Polonnaruwa. This coorperation will provide a reliable, fast and convenient foreign remittances ...  Read More   FIRST A380 FLIGHT ON 25-26 OCTOBER 8/21/2007 Airbus and Singapore Airlines have agreed to a delivery timetable for the first A380 aircraft. The aircraft is planned for handover by Airbus to Singapore Airlines on Monday 15 October at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. It will be configured with 471 seats in three classes: ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Sustains Profitability in First Quarter 8/7/2007 Sri Lanka’s leading diversified blue chip conglomerate Aitken Spence released its first quarter financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, revealing an increase of 11. 6% in profit before tax compared with the corresponding period last year. It recorded Rs 584m as profit before ...  Read More   Murali continues to endorse Western Union whilst MMBL expands network 7/30/2007 MMBL Money Transfer, Principal Agents for Western Union, the world’s leading money transfer services provider is on a major expansion drive targeting over 800 locations in Sri Lanka by the end 2007. Currently MMBL Money Transfer operates through an unmatched network of over 600 agent locations ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Travels Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence 7/18/2007 Aitken Spence Travels (ASTL), the premier Destination Management Company in Sri Lanka celebrated 30 years of excellence in tourism on 6th July 2007. The celebration to commemorate 3 decades of service was preceded with a project at Vajira Sri Rehabilitation Children's Home, where the entire staff ...  Read More   Aitken Spence achieves highest ever Profit- strengthens global prospects 6/29/2007 Sri Lanka's leading diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence, reported its highest ever profits for the financial year 2006/07. The conglomerate posted a profit before tax of Rs. 2.6 billion for the financial year, a 35.1% increase over the previous year. The exceptional growth, despite an adverse ...  Read More   Heritance adds a Third Dimension to Sri Lankan Cuisine 6/19/2007 In addition to taste and presentation, Heritance Hotels & Resorts is introducing health as a third dimension to Sri Lanka’s cuisine in its properties, Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Ahungalla. Sri Lanka’s premier international hospitality brand which recently announced its expansion ...  Read More   SANASA Development Bank joins MMBL to offer Western Union® Money Transfer service 5/21/2007 MMBL Money Transfer (Pvt) Ltd (MMBL) and Sanasa Developmant Bank (SDB) have entered into an agreement to offer Western Union money transfer services through their network of 27 locations. Western Union is a leading provider of global money transfer services and is listed in the New York ...  Read More   Aitken Spence Overseas Travels and Thai Airways International carry Lankan cricket academy team to Bangladesh 4/20/2007 Aitken Spence Overseas Travels, who have firmly established a reputation as one of the market leaders in the travel industry, was the choice of travel agent for the Sri Lanka Academy Cricket Team's Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament in Bangladesh. The team that departed Colombo on the 19th of ...  Read More   TNT opens new express centre in Wattala 4/18/2007 TNT Express, the European leader in Express & Mail, opened another express centre in the city of Wattala, adding another milestone to its focus, 'within customer's reach'. Wattala will be the twelfth TNT express centre that will be added to the TNT local network. TNT already has eleven ...  Read More   Browns Beach and Beach Hotel first to receive TUI Animal Friendly Award 3/29/2007 TUI, the world's largest integrated tourism organisation, presented Browns Beach Hotel and Beach Hotel in Negombo the first TUI Animal Friendly Awards in Sri Lanka. The problem of stray animals in Sri Lanka has been brought to the attention of TUI, Europe's largest tour operator, through ...  Read More   Elephants fly with Aitken Spence Cargo 2/27/2007 A baby elephant with his entourage of mahouts and veterinary surgeons recently embarked on a trip to China by air. Aitken Spence Cargo took the honours of flying the elephant in an especially constructed compartment aboard an exclusive chartered aircraft. The baby elephant was accompanied ...  Read More   Sri Lankan Heavyweights Set Up Joint Palm Oil Mill worth Rs 250m 2/20/2007 The joint venture Crude Palm Oil (CPO) mill set up by Agalawatte Plantations Ltd. Elpitiya Plantations Ltd. and Namunukula Plantations Ltd. under the company AEN Palm Oil Processing (Pvt) Ltd. (AENP) commenced commercial production recently. Agalawatte, Elpitiya and Namunukula Plantations ...  Read More   Aitken Spence profits up by 27% despite domestic tourism challenges 2/7/2007 Diversified blue-chip conglomerate Aitken Spence issued their 3rd-quarter results to the Colombo Stock Exchange, recording an increase of 26.9% in profit before tax over the corresponding period in the previous year, while net profit attributable to shareholders increased by 35%. The ...  Read More   TNT Wins European Business Award for Customer Focus 1/31/2007 TNT Express has won a "European Business Award" for the most customer focused company in Europe. This renowned prize is supported by several organisations including CMS, AXA, Grey EMEA, Siemens, Societe Generale and The Wall Street Journal Europe. TNT Express won the prize in the "Customer ...  Read More   TNT: Principal Sponsors FASE-AISEX Exhibition 2006 11/28/2006 TNT Express was appointed as the official courier for FASE /AISEX exhibitions held at the Sirimavo Bandaranayake Memorial Convention between 09th to 11th November 2006. Lanka Exhibitions & Conference Services (Pvt.) Ltd and Sri Lanka Garment Buying Association together with the Joint Apparel Forum ...  Read More   Sri Lankan becomes World's No. 1 Chef 11/27/2006 Heritance Hotels and Resorts' Group Skills Development Chef Dimuthu Kumarasinghe, has won 4 Gold medals at the 10th Culinary World Cup held in Luxembourg from the 18th to the 22nd of this month. He won Gold in all 4 of the events in which he participated. Dimuthu is the first Sri Lankan ever to win ...  Read More   Aitken Spence continues growth - Profits up by 76.5% 11/8/2006 Leading diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence released its financial results for the six months ended 30th September reflecting an increase in profits after tax of 76.5% to Rs. 969 million over the same period last year. Aitken Spence, the leader in Tourism and Cargo Logistics in the ...  Read More   Aitken Spence, to be the First Hotel Chain in Southeast Asia with the Latest International Food Safety Standard 10/25/2006 Heritance Hotels & Resorts and Aitken Spence Hotels & Resorts announced today the successful completion of ISO 22000and HACCP certification audits for three of their properties. ISO 22000-2005/HACCP is the latest international standard on food safety management systems, which ensures high ...  Read More   Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse met business leaders yesterday regarding sponsorships for the South Asian Games. 7/26/2006 Aitken Spence Chairman Mr. D H S Jayawardene (Left) is seen here sharing a light moment with the Presidnet (centre) at the conclusion of the meeting held at Temple Trees. ...  Read More
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