Arpico, the longstanding frontrunner in Sri Lanka’s mattress industry, recently received the award for 2nd Runner-Up in the category of Innovative Product of the Year at the 2025 PRISL Industry Awards. Hosted by the Plastic and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka (PRISL), the awards honour outstanding industry contributions to the plastics, rubber, latex, and recycling sectors. 

Awarded for Arpico’s NextGen mattress, the recognition reaffirmed the company’s commitment to crafting state-of-the-art sleep solutions and providing its customers with seamless retail experiences.

The Arpico NextGen mattress stands as a distinctive example of Arpico’s vision. With its inclusion of profile-cut air-cooling pocket technology, the NextGen mattress is the product of intensive research and development, designed to align with Arpico’s mission to innovate products that enrich everyday living. Built using cutting-edge German Computer Numerical Control (CNC) foam-cutting technology, the NextGen’s design aims to amplify cooling, essentially enhancing sleep quality through its superior comfort, adaptive support, and long-lasting performance, allowing sleepers to wake rejuvenated.

Discussing the award, Lalith Wijeyesinghe, Managing Director of Arpitech (Pvt) Ltd, Richard Pieris & Company PLC, said, “The award is a testament to the efforts and ingenuity of our team, led under the visionary guidance of our Group Chairman, CEO, and Managing Director of Richard Pieris & Company PLC, Dr Sena Yaddehige. It reaffirms our endeavours to design products that integrate emerging technologies for the benefit of our customers. Furthermore, we recognise the award as an incentive to continue pushing the boundaries of our achievements and pursue ever greater heights of success.”

 Arpitech (Pvt) Ltd is a leading trailblazer in polyurethane foam and spring mattresses, sheets, cushions, and siliconised fibre pillows, backed by a corporate legacy spanning over four decades of manufacturing excellence. The company upholds the highest quality standards, having secured the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 certification. Furthermore, Arpico adheres to the SLS standard for its acclaimed Arpifoam. Renowned as a trusted brand, Arpitech (Pvt) Ltd draws from the 90-year legacy of its parent company, the Richard Pieris & Company PLC. From a modest beginning as a filling station in 1932, Richard Pieris & Company has grown into one of Sri Lanka’s most diversified business conglomerates with interests in retail, plantations, rubber, furniture, tyres, plastics, insurance, stockbroking, financial services, and logistics. It is one of the largest listed entities on the Colombo Stock Exchange, with a remarkable annual turnover.

(Left – Right) Thilina Mihiran, Senior Executive - Supply Chain and Sarith Jayasinghe, Assistant Manager - Supply Chain from Richard Peris & Company PLC; and Nilantha Withanage, Finance Controller; Gayan Weerasinghe, Chief Accountant; Janaka Priyankara, Marketing Manager; Jayanatha Alwis, Deputy General Manager - Manufacturing; Lalith Wijeyesinghe, Managing Director; Pradeep Jayaweera, Deputy General Manager - Sales, Hiran De Silva, Senior Head of Sales – Corporate; Derrick Perera, Head of Marketing; Nadun Gunarathne, Senior Production Executive; Jayarathne Perera, Assistant Manager - General Stores; Lakshan Jayawardena, Production Executive; and Shashini Wijesundara, Assistant Production Manager, representing Arpitech (Pvt) Ltd, Richard Pieris & Company PLC

Image Caption - (From Left – Right) Arpitech (Pvt) Ltd, Richard Pieris & Company PLC, represented by Lalith Wijeyesinghe, Managing Director, and Jayanatha Alwis, Deputy General Manager - Manufacturing, accept the award and certificate for the Innovative Product of the Year Award