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JAT Holdings recognizes outstanding retail partners

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JAT Holdings PLC recently hosted the JAT Retail Partners Night 2023, at Monarch Imperial, Kotte. This event, which also coincided with JAT’s 30th anniversary, brought together over 450 distributors and retail partners from across the island, honouring their invaluable contribution to JAT’s success over the past three decades. 
High-ranking representatives from JAT Holdings PLC’s corporate and senior management teams, including Founder and Managing Director, Aelian Gunawardene, were also present at the event. 


These partners, acknowledged as Gold, Silver and Bronze Achievers, were recognized for their outstanding sales contributions during FY 2022/23, based on their annual sales volumes of JAT products, which have helped to shape JAT Holdings PLC’s exceptional business performance.
Speaking at the event, CEO, Nishal Ferdinando, highlighted JAT’s remarkable achievement of reaching a revenue milestone of 10 billion rupees, and emphasized the Group’s resilience and success despite the challenging economic conditions. 
He expressed optimism for the future, while also discussing upcoming product developments and expansion plans in South Asia and Africa saying, “We are committed to enhancing our competitive advantage and solidifying our position as the market leader. Our upcoming ventures include the realization of our binder and alkyd resin manufacturing plants in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, together with a number of other strategic moves, whilst also continuing to focus on the strategies that have worked so well for us amidst the worst economy we have ever had to face.”


Recognizing the vital role played by JAT’s retail partners, Director of Sales and Technical, Wasantha Gunaratne emphasized the importance of strong partner relationships, quality products, technical support and exceptional customer service, “Our success is a testament to the dedication and commitment of our retail partners over the past 30 years, and the quality of our products. We are grateful for their unwavering support and are proud to celebrate their achievements alongside our own.”