HNB and Brown & Company partner to offer leasing facilities for agri machinery

HNB Deputy General Manager Retail and SME Banking Sanjay Wijemanne (centre) exchanges MoU with Brown & Company PLC Cluster Chief Operating Officer Sanjaya Nissanka (sixth from right) in the presence of (from left) HNB Business Development Associate Chinthana Edirisinghe, HNB Assistant Manager Business Development Mahesh Ratnayake, HNB Assistant Manager Leasing Roshan De Silva, HNB Head of Leasing Susith Perera, HNB Head of Micro Finance Vinodh Fernando, HNB Assistant General Manager Personal Financial Services Kanchana Karunagama, Brown & Company PLC Cluster Deputy General Manager Niyas Ahamed, Brown & Company PLC Business Development Manager Abdul Faizer, Brown & Company PLC Research and Development Executive Poshana Sanka, Brown & Company PLC Research and Development Executive Wikumanthi Abeywardena and Brown & Company PLC Brand and Administration Executive Menaka Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka’s premier private bank HNB PLC joined hands with Brown & Company PLC, the most trusted and preferred partner of customers, to offer exclusive leasing packages for state-of-the-art agricultural machinery.

The partnership between the industry leaders will offer customers purchasing Browns Yanmar and Sumo harvesters and Massey Ferguson and TAFE tractors with exclusive discounts and exciting benefits. The MoU was signed at a special ceremony at Browns Agriculture premises on Dewanampiyatissa Mawatha, Maradana, in the presence of HNB Deputy General Manager Retail and SME Banking Sanjay Wijemanne and Brown & Company PLC Cluster Chief Operating Officer Sanjaya Nissanka.

“The agricultural sector employs close to 30 percent of the workforce and has the potential to become one of the largest importers in the country. Given the challenges we face as a country today, we worked doubly hard to provide our customers in the sector with the most convenient and beneficial payment solutions to invest in a wide range of agricultural machinery. We are delighted to have renewed our time-honoured partnership with Brown & Company to offer farmers across the island this opportunity,” Wijemanne said. 

The partnership entails an attractive leasing package with low-interest rates and customised repayment facilities, tailor-made to suit each customer’s budget and income. HNB customers will also be offered the Prestige Prime credit card, with the bank waiving off the first year’s annual fee payment. The card will give customers access to unique discounts on automobile products, servicing, spare parts, tyres and batteries.  

Dedicated to serving a vast array of motor needs, HNB General Insurance will provide additional benefits to customers through cost-effective vehicle and life insurance schemes. This includes discounted vehicle insurance premiums for customers and free life insurance covers.

“At Browns, we operate with our customers’ best interests at heart and we’re excited to offer a diverse range of agriculture machinery paired with advanced technology, our renowned and impeccable aftersales service and a wide selection of genuine spare parts. We look forward to strengthening partnerships of this nature to continue offering valued clientele unparalleled pricing and leasing options,” Nissanka said. 

Customers looking to purchase TAFE tractors will be eligible for free registration and four doorstep services with no charge for labour in addition to a 24-month/2000-hour warranty and a 12-month/1000-hour warranty for Massey Ferguson tractors.

Browns YANMAR harvesters purchased through the HNB promotion will be entitled to three free doorstep services and a six-month/ 600 working hour warranty. Customers purchasing Browns world SUMO harvesters will be eligible for three free doorstep services and a six-month/300 working-hour warranty.