Financial Times

A&E Lanka creates milestone in environmental excellence
American & Efird Lanka Private Ltd, the quality sewing thread manufacturer, recently commissioned a state of the art wastewater-recycling unit (Reverse Osmosis) from GE Osmonics of USA, the global leaders in High Pressure Membrane Technology, thus creating another milestone in environment conservation in Sri Lanka.

Fred Jackson, President of American & Efird, Inc. USA, commissioned the new unit at the A&E Plant in Kaduwela, in the presence of Aslam Omar, Managing Director, A&E Lanka and other distinguished guests.

This new Reverse Osmosis unit is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, where wastewater is treated for re-use in the entire manufacturing process, thus conserving precious water and also contributing to the protection of the environment.

The latest water-recycling unit adds a new dimension in social responsibility to American & Efird Lanka's long commitment to the protection of the environment having been certified for both ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 9001: 2000 ver., for quality standards. In addition, they are also certified for Okeo-Tex Standard 100 certifying that non-harmful dyes are utilized in the manufacturing process. Most recently, A&E Lanka won the bronze award in the large business category at the Community Leader Awards 2005 - jointly organised by The Sunday Times and CIMA - in recognition for their contribution to environmental excellence and commitment to the community.

American & Efird Lanka, is jointly owned by American & Efird Inc. of USA, one of the world's largest thread manufacturers with operations in over 50 countries, Brandix Lanka, Sri Lanka's leading apparel solutions provider and Brandot Ltd. of USA.

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