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Orit Apparels adorned with Gold for second consecutive year at NCE Awards 2023

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Orit Apparels CEO Ajith Wijesinghe and CFO Chaminda Ekanayake receive the Gold award from the distinguished presentation party at NCE Awards 2023

Orit Apparels Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd claimed the Gold award among the extra large companies in the textile and garment sector for the second consecutive year, at the NCE Awards ceremony recently. 
Being adorned with the prestigious Gold award on a momentous back-to-back win has put Sri Lanka’s premier denim manufacturer on a winning streak, backed by strong business results, Orit’s sheer commitment to sustainability and operational excellence in the manufacture and export of premium quality denim apparels. This emergence to the top amid the prevalent volatile, uncertain, challenging and ambiguous socio-economic business landscape has been a testament of the company’s grit to deliver on promise to its stakeholders year after year.
Orit Apparels Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of the global apparel giant Indochine International, single-mindedly focuses on all things denim. Tastefully combining traditional techniques of denim manufacture with cutting-edge technology, Orit has earned the formidable position of being one of South Asia’s largest denim manufacturers, possessing manufacturing capabilities par excellence with global standards. Orit, which carries a legacy that spans two decades, has grown its business operations significantly and currently operates a streamlined network of eight manufacturing facilities spread across Sri Lanka.


Providing direct employment opportunities to over 6,500 employees, Orit Apparels is a truly Sri Lankan company that touches the lives of thousands more local families that benefit from its presence in Sri Lanka. With a reputation for being ‘outstandingly innovative’ in the denim manufacturing arena, Orit is home to some of the world’s most premium brands, which form its globally renowned portfolio of denims. The company, which has robust plans, envisages to build on its outstanding capabilities and has already expanded its manufacturing operations transcending national boundaries.
Upon collecting the award, Orit Apparels Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd CEO Ajith Wijesinghe said, “We consider it a great privilege to be bestowed with this prestigious Gold award for the second year running, especially during a time when the external business environment really tested our mettle. It has been a long, rough terrain for the apparel industry but we, at Orit, were able to navigate gracefully through yet another challenging year because I believe we’re the best at what we do. The trust and unshakable reputation we have won with our buyers through our past performance coupled with a team that is determined to beat the odds come what may, time after time has truly stood us in good stead.”