Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC
GET TO KNOW US
Founded in 1963, Ceylon Tea Brokers is the first stand-alone Tea Broking Company to be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. Since our inception, we have ascended to great heights in the Ceylon Tea industry as a premium service provider specializing in tea broking and marketing superior quality tea from factories representing all elevations, such as Uva High, Uva Medium, Western High, Western Medium and Low Grown.
Find more about what we do.
OUR VISION
To be a dynamic and leading service organization
OUR MISSION
In our core business of Tea Broking, to be the preferred choice of the industry. Provide a professional and fully-integrated service, thus adding value to our clients, employees, shareholders in the country. Be a socially responsible corporate citizen
OUR VALUES
Provide a professional and fully-integrated service, thus adding value to our clients, employees, shareholders and the country.
Ability
Since the inception of Ceylon Tea Brokers, our extraordinary team has dedicated themselves to always
Credibility
We value honesty above all else. We ensure it is reflected in our operations with stringent measures
Integrity
Doing the right thing that benefits all our stakeholders, protecting their wellbeing and growth, is at
Team Work
Striving towards a common goal, the main ingredient of our secret sauce that leads us to our success
Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC
HIGHER STANDARDS
We believe that our customers are at the core of all that we do. Their satisfaction, sustainable growth and ultimate success matter to us as much as it does to them. Accordingly, to support their ascension, we promise to deliver services of the highest standards, with precise accuracy, up-to-date knowledge of the industry and a keen eye for quality, today, tomorrow and always.
ROAD TO SUCCESS
There is no such thing as an overnight success. Successful organizations spend years facing a plethora of challenges and troubles before rising to be the tremendous successes they are. We are no different – Here’s our story.
1963
Foundation laid with a partnership formed by M/s
C.J.C De Silva, R.E.P. Abeywardena and J. Peiris.
1999
Incorporated as a private limited company.
2005
Acquired by the Capital Alliance Group
2006
Renamed Ceylon Tea Brokers (Pvt) Ltd.
2007
Renamed Ceylon Tea BConverted to a Public Companyrokers (Pvt) Ltd.
2010
Listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange as the first
standalone Tea Broking Company.
2015
Corporate office shifted to a strategic location at
Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 02.
2016
Bronze Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the
52nd Annual Report Awards competition organised
by CA Sri Lanka.
2017
Acquisition of Logicare (Pvt) Ltd to enter into the logistics business |
I Silver Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the 53rd Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka. |
I Merit Award – ‘SME Category’ at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2017 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
I Annual Staff Get-Together and Employee Award Ceremony |
Acquisition of Logicare (Pvt) Ltd to enter into the logistics business |
I Silver Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the 53rd Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka. |
I Merit Award – ‘SME Category’ at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2017 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
I Annual Staff Get-Together and Employee Award Ceremony |
2018
First ever Rights Issue. | Silver Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the 54th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka. |
Best Integrated Report – ‘SME Category’ at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2018 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
Overall Merit Award at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2018 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
First ever Rights Issue. |
Silver Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the 54th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka. |
Best Integrated Report – ‘SME Category’ at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2018 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
Overall Merit Award at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2018 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
2019
Achieved a profit after tax of Rs. 113.55 Mn for the year ended 31st March 2019. | Silver Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the 55th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka |
Best Integrated Report – ‘SME Category’ at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
Overall Merit Award at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
Achieved a profit after tax of Rs. 113.55 Mn for the year ended 31st March 2019. |
Silver Award – ‘Service Organisation Category’ at the 55th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka |
Best Integrated Report – ‘SME Category’ at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
Overall Merit Award at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019 organised by CMA Sri Lanka. |
2021
Commencement of Online Auctions by the Tea Trade
2022
Bronze Award- “Service Organisation Category “at the 56th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka |
I Achieved a Market Share of 15.77% on the value of Teas sold. |
Bronze Award- “Service Organisation Category “at the 56th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka |
I Achieved a Market Share of 15.77% on the value of Teas sold. |
2023
“Best Integrated Annual Report Award” SME Category at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2023 organized by CMA Sri Lanka. |
“Best Integrated Annual Report Award” SME Category at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2023 organized by CMA Sri Lanka. |
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We are proud to say that Ceylon Tea Brokers handles over 16% of the total volume of Tea sold at the Colombo Tea Auction. To acknowledge our service and similar contributions to the industry, we have been awarded a myriad of awards.
Silver Award
Service Organisation Category’ at the 54th Annual Report Awards competition organised by CA Sri Lanka.
Credibility
We value honesty above all else. We ensure it is reflected in our operations with stringent measures
OVERALL Merit Award
Overall Merit Award at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2018 organised by CMA Sri Lanka.
Best Integrated Report
Striving towards a common goal, the main ingredient of our secret sauce that leads us to our success
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