SHRAMA ABHIMANI – DEEWARA PRANAMA

Mr. Priyalal Fernando, the Chairman of JP Fresh Products and JP Marine (Pvt) Ltd had received 2011 National Shrama Abhimani Award at the Ceremony organized by the Shrama Abhimani Council held at Bandarnayake Memorial International Hall

He had received this prestigious award under the fisheries sector for the enormous dedication he had rendered towards the betterment of the fishing sector in Sri Lanka. Speaking about of winning the award he said, that the business inherited from his ancestors who fought traditionally with the rough seas in the past and seeing the hardships they faced, he decided to bring modern era to the business by utilizing the technologies and to search the avenues to grow up the business towards the international trade. Since then he had taken up every initiative of the business to a significant height in the trade by gaining an asset to hold a fleet of fishing trawlers, fish processing units including cold rooms etc to produce the fish products to the European norms. Here Mr. Priyalal Fernando received this prestigious award from Hon.Dr. Rajitha Senarathna , Minister of Fisheries , 2011.

National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE)

Gold Award 2011 , 2012

The pioneer in obtaining the SLS standard for processed Seafood, JP Fresh Products and JP Marine (Pvt) Ltd produces its entire portfolio at ISO 22000-certified facilities, which are also HACCP accredited.

“Over the past few years, our exports have seen systematic and steadfast growth across a number of international markets. This is a direct result of our best-in-class manufacturing processes and systems that continue to adhere to very high, international standards in food safety and processing. In fact, JP Fresh Products and JP Marine (Pvt) Ltd in particular has proven to be especially popular in the EUROPE ISREAL AND USA, leading to an impressive overall export. Mr Priyalal Fernando added, “This award for excellence, received at the NCE Export Awards 2010, is undeniable proof that our existing export strategy is not just sound but also thriving. As such, our plans for future growth will, in the coming months, see us continuing to take our beloved products to many more markets worldwide. This is a direct result of the encouragement provided to us by National Chamber of Exporters in the form of their award, which indicates to us that we are on the right path.”