The packaging arm of Vallibel One PLC; Unidil Group of Companies, the Leader in Packaging in Sri Lanka which offers the best & ideal packaging solutions for Corrugated Cartons & Paper Sacks for local & export industries, once again displayed its prowess by clinching top honors at the prestigious National Project Management Excellence Awards 2024 presented by Project Management Institute of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The company secured two gold & silver awards in the highly competitive Best Managed Project in the Manufacturing Transportation & Logistics Sector categories.
The event was held on 31st May 2024 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo with about 300 participants representing over 50 leading organizations in Sri Lanka. The purpose of these awards is to acknowledge and celebrate Sri Lankan project teams, and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the development of the country or any industry, and also to promote and improve the practice of the project management profession while demonstrating leadership and initiative by advancing project management concepts, techniques, best practices, or theories. This significant victory is a tribute to Unidil’s exceptional talent in navigating the intricate landscape of change, brought about by the unprecedented economic conditions in the country that prevailed last year. Unidil success is founded on its forward-thinking strategy of optimizing resources through the skillful execution of the rightsizing project.
Unidil has 30 years of history and embarked on its wining journey by achieving numerous accolades and recognition including Best Kaizen Awards by SLAAQP, world-recognized 5S Awards, and Lanka Star Innovative Packaging Awards over three consecutive decades which led to achieving NPM Excellence awards in this year. Unidil production facilities are equipped with cutting-edge technology from Germany, Japan & China to ensure precision and efficiency in the manufacturing process. They always adhere to international standards according to the world-recognized certifications of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 14064:1, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, SLS 1474 & SLS 1492, FCS COC, SMETA and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) certificate to guarantee the highest quality of corrugated cartons & paper sacks.
Being one of the top players in the packaging industry in Sri Lanka, Unidil is always trying its best to benchmark its innovative, eco-friendly, and unique packaging solutions to both local and international markets. At the moment, a company provides corrugated boxes and paper sacks to Asian & African regions. By considering the timely need for sustainability practices which are required to overcome challenges created by the global economic crisis during the last few years consequent to the pandemic affected throughout the global, Unidil too established “Sustainability” as one of its key strategic priorities and rolled out many measures and initiatives by pushing hard its limits to implement continuous improvement projects which lead to fly up and establish their brand in higher place in the country. To step up to another chapter towards in existence of Sustainability, Unidil now has introduced a Circular Economy Business Model for its client tale which encourages more efficient use of materials, so they can be Reused, Recycled, or Produced into a new product.
Mr. Sameera Liyanage, the Managing Director of Unidil, stated: “With great pleasure and humble pride, I would like to share our achievement with all our stakeholders and also to showcase our commitment towards strengthening our journey as the Leader in Packaging. Further, I express my gratitude to the Unidil project management team, management team, and all employees for their efforts in accomplishing this achievement.
