Leading glass container manufacturer, Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC) has recently won its fourth consecutive Gold award in the Large Industry segment in the Ceramic sector at the recently concluded NCE awards ceremony. In addition to this, for the first time at the NCE Awards, PGC was also recognized as the overall winner of the ‘Most Outstanding Exporter’ in the Industry sector.
“The award winners were selected by a very elite panel of judges and it is a testimony of our performance,” said MD/CEO, Piramal Glass, Sanjay Tiwari . “Inspite of the prevailing difficult global economic conditions and tough competition from many of the international low-cost manufacturers, Piramal Glass Ceylon has shown a healthy growth in its operations”.
Tiwari attributed the Company’s success to its dedicated management team and long-term strategies implemented by the Company that have helped to grow the export market, while successfully entering new markets in the region. The Company is accredited for ISO 9001:2008 certification, FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System) certification and PAS 223:2011 (Pre-requisite programs and design requirement) certification.
“Aided with the above certifications, whilst working closely with its international customers to meet the stringent quality requirements of various markets, PGC is poised to further enhance its performance”, said Tiwari. “PGC is steadily moving towards realizing its vision of being. The most preferred Specialty Glass Packaging solutions provider in Asia by meeting customer expectation through innovative designs and manufacturing.”
PGC is a member of the Piramal Group with production facilities located in India and USA as well as Sri Lanka. PGC with a history of over five decades in Sri Lanka, started focusing its attention on export markets with the establishment of a 250MT per day production facility in Horana.
The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka which conducts the annual export award ceremony to recognize and encourage the performance of the Sri Lankan exporters, held its 21st Annual NCE Export Awards Ceremony recently.
