Historical win as the first logistics company to win gold

Participating in the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards for the first time, Logiwiz was recognized as the B2B Brand of the Year at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards Ceremony held recently at the BMICH. A fully-owned subsidiary of the Hayleys Advantis Group, Logiwiz is the Third Party Logistics brand within the Transportation and Logistics arm of Hayleys PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s pre-eminent multinational conglomerates. Managing Director – Hayleys Advantis, Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne and General Managers of Logiwiz, Mr. Chintaka De Zoysa and Mr. Sheran Abeyesundere accepted the award on behalf of Logiwiz from Mr. Roger Wang, President of the Singapore Institute of Marketing.

Expressing himself on the achievement, Mr. Waidyaratne stated, “I am ecstatic that Logiwiz has been awarded the Gold for the meticulous efforts in strategically crafting and building a sustainable brand over the past decade. I believe this is a testament of the commitment of our staff backed by prudent execution of well-planned strategies throughout the company’s history.”

“I would also like to extend my heartiest congratulations to our clients, who managed to bag 14 out of the 36 awards handed out at this ceremony. We are indeed proud to be a part of your success story”, added Mr. Waidyaratne.

Speaking further, Mr. Waidyaratne stated, “I need to thank our loyal customers for giving us the opportunity to serve them; and our passionate staff without whom, we would not have been able to win this award today. It is because of our customers and our staff that we have grown from strength-to-strength to become the undisputed leader in the Third Party Logistics (3PL) industry.”

Logiwiz Limited was followed by Bodyline in 2nd place and Virtusa & EFL (Expolanka Freight Limited) sharing 3rd place.

Logiwiz provides end-to-end logistics and supply chain management solutions, including contract warehouse management, transportation and distribution, logistics and SCM consultancy, pre-retail & export value additions and production line logistics services.

Photo caption: (From Left) Mr. Chintaka De Zoysa – General Manager - Logiwiz, Mr. Rohan Somawanse – VP - Asian Marketing Federation, Mr. Roger Wang – President - Singapore institute of marketing, Mr. Kalana Rathnayake – President - Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, Ms. Dileka de Silva – CEO - Sign-tech Advertising, Ms. Chandani Bandara – Chairperson – 4Ever Skin Naturals (Pvt) Ltd, Ms. Thushari Palipana – Account Director – LOWE LDB, Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne – Managing Director - Hayleys Advantis and Mr. Sheran Abersundere - General Manager - Logiwiz