OUR ACHIEVEMENTS


Adawatte tea estate is dedicated in providing the best teas to the buyers, single estate tea resellers, leading tea brands around the globe purchasing adawatte tea for their blends and the end user the tea consumer. As one of the leading tea estates in Uva district in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) we must be producing some excellent quality teas to be accolade with awards and certifications as given below being lucky enough to receive. We are proud of these awards and would like to thank all who have been involved in making adawatte tea estate an award winning mark.

Adawatte Estate Ceylon Tea from the nation of Tea Sri Lanka, with a history of over 100 years is known world over for the unique Flavour, Taste, Colour, Aroma and characteristics sourced and marketed as a single estate tea. And a must for the premium gourmet blends by all most all the leading tea brands around the globe.

• Adawatte Tea Estate achieved the number 1 spot in Uva high and medium grown elevations, which has above 100 tea processing centers/selling marks by achieving a net sale average Rs304/10 for the season January-December 2007. In other words it emerged as the best estate in the Uva for the year 2007
• It is the 1^st estate in history, of Uva Province Sri Lanka to record a NSA of above Rs300 for a calendar year.
• The estate established 98 top prizes at the Colombo weekly tea auctions in the year 2007.
• The estate Obtained a all time record of Rs.810/= for BOP1 in the year 2007.
• Achieved a all time highest price for Orange Pekoe (OP) in 2002 at the Colombo Sri Lanka tea auctions.
  
  Certification
• International Organization for Standardization
  
  ISO 9001-2000
  

  The ISO 9000 family addresses "quality management". This means what the organization does to fulfill:

  • the customer's quality requirements
  • applicable regulatory requirements
  • enhance customer satisfaction
  • achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives.
• International Organization for Standardization
  ISO 22000-2005
  
  ISO 22000:2005 specifies requirements for a food/drink safety management system where an organization in the food chain needs to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe at the time of human consumption.

  
  
  Ethical Tea Partnership
  ETP
  
  Emphasis is given to produce tea in a socially responsible way
  
  
  

  • Employment is freely chosen
  • Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining are respected
  • Working conditions are safe and hygienic
  • Total remuneration packages are negotiated between unions and employers
  • Agreements are in place regarding working hours
    
  • Child labor is not used
  • No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed
  • No discrimination is practiced
    
    
    

  Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Pointer process
  HACCP
  Haccp is a systematic preventive approach to food/drink safety that addresses physical,chemical, and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food/drink industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's) can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realized. The system is used at all stages of food/drink production and preparation processes including packaging, distribution, etc. HACCP programs is an effective approach to food/drink safety and protecting public health.
  
  
  
  Annual Awards of John Keels PLC Tea Brokers for estates coming under their catalogue for 2007

1. For achieving the highest sales average in the overall ranking for Uva teas.

2. For achieving the most number of Top prices in the John Keells catalogue in the category Uva Teas at the Colombo weekly Tea ouctions – 98 Top prices

OP	-31	BOP sp	-11
OP1	-29	Pekoe	-08
BOP1	-13	FBOP	-06

3. For achieving the all time record cumulative sale average of Rs. 304.10 for Uva Teas.

4. For achieving the highest sales average in the John Keells catalogue in the category Uva Teas.

5. For achieving the all time record price of Rs. 810.00 for a liquoring BOP1 grade .

Annual awards for Finlays Tea Estates Sri Lanka for the year 2007

1. Special award for the best strategic Business unit - 2007
2. Special award for achieving No 01 Rank in sales average for Uva District. – 2007
3. Award for the best improvement in Quality, Consistency and Prices against the previous year. H.P.L Uva medium.
4. Award for the best improvement in worker productivity. – 2007
5. Award for the best improvement in Yield per ha. (Tea) H.P.L Uva medium.
6. Award for achieving an all time record for “BOP1” grade at Colombo tea auctions.
7. Award for the highest number of Top Tea prices – 2007
8. Award for the Tea factory with minimum stock holding during the year 2007

Annual awards for Finlays Tea Estates Sri Lanka for the year 2006


Award For The Most Consistent Tea Factory Operations - 2006
Category - Uva Medium