“Committed to Sustainable Business”

PEDRO ESTATE

Kelani Valley Plantation PLC is a member of Hayleys Group of companies, a highly diversified local blue chip with world wide business interests and connections.  The elevational differences influences the distinctive characteristics of tea. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC’s estates span in all three agro climatic zones. Lovers Leap, Mahagastotte, Inverness, Fordyce, Ingestre, Ullswater and Kelani are some of the esteemed black tea marks of KVPL produced in different regions. KVPL is known for its Glassaugh green tea which is grown at the highest elevation of Sri Lanka. The tea leaf harvested consist of species 'Camellia Sinensis' and benefit from the south west monsoon all of which are factors that help us to produce the finest green tea from Sri Lanka. Instant tea manufactured at Nuwara Eliya Estate adds variety to KVPL product diversity.

Kelani Valley Plantations PLC at a Glance

Sri Lankan Multinational Conglomerate2.6% of Sri Lanka’s Export Income

7 M Kg of Tea & 4 M Kg Rubber 13,000 ha of Land15,900 Workforce

7 Rubber Processing Centres19 Tea Gardens

13 Black Tea Factories1 Green Tea Factory1 Instant Tea Factory

Nuwara Eliya

Nanuoya

Hatton Yatiyantota

Nuwara Eliya ( High grown)•Lovers Leap•Mahagastotte•Edinburgh •Uda Radella •Inverness •Nuwara EliyaGreen Tea •Glassaugh

Hatton ( High grown)

•Annfield •Fordyce •Tillyrie•Blinkbonnie•Battalgalla•Robgill•Ingestre Low grown•Halgolla•Ullswater•Kelani•Ederapolla

The initial name “Pedro” has originated as Pedro is situated in the foot of the highest mountain range in Sri

Lanka, Pidurutalagala. (The sinhala version for Pidurutalagala is dry grassy

rocky plains)

• Pedro one of the best estate of Sri Lanka

• Pedro is the 1st Centralized factory in Sri Lanka in 1890.

• Famously known as the Champagne of Ceylon Tea

Pedro EstateThe whole world loves lovers. Especially if

they leap off a precipice to a rocky death in the name of their love. As did a young

prince and the low cast girl, he loved when the soldiers of the King, tried to drag him

back to the palace by force. The two lovers embraced for one last time, held hands and jumped off the mountain of Pidurutalagala.

History does not record their names, but since that fateful escapade the waterfall

nearby, is called Lover's Leap. To this day, every drop of water that cascades down the sloping rocks to the pool below is an

eulogy to their undying Love. 

Pedro EstateA brief walk from the water fall to

the tea factory on Pedro Estate introduces you to yet another kind of love. As strong and unrelenting as the love of the legendary Prince and his beloved this love appears

in the form of underlying passion to produce a brand of tea which too,

is called Lover's Leap. 

This spirit of undying love and determination, passion for the

romance of great traditions still hover in the air, the soil and the

tender green leaves of tea on Pedro.

PEDRO ESTATEPEDRO ESTATEPedro estate, Nuwaraeliya is situated at the elevation above 1828 m with the extent of 516.2 Ha.

The temperature varies from 10 to 15 degrees centigrade with annual mean rain fall of 2500mm.

Pedro estate consists of seven divisions namely Pedro, Lovers’ Leap , Naseby , Moon Plains , Scrubs , Mahagastotte Upper and Lower ….

Total Population 7518No of Staff 52No of Workers 1196Total 1248% of Workers (against estate population) 16.60%

Selling MarksMahagastotte & Lovers’ Leap

are the selling Marks of the Estate

Mahagastotte in sinhala language means a “plain of massive trees”.

The grand but silent opulence of the ever green tea fields of Mahagastotte division bear testimony to the fact that this

was one of the first tea estates that was planted in the 1870s.

Nuwara Eliya district has been the most famous and precious tea growing district of Sri Lanka.

Mahagastotte

Lovers’ LeapThe “Lovers’ Leap” takes its name from

the ancient legend that tells of a love story between a kandyan

prince and a maiden of low cast, who leapt from the waterfall which is bordering Pedro estate from piduruthalagala mountain range.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Visit April 1954

Miss Tourism - 20 country candidates visited to the Pedro Estate in Nuwara Eliya.

Sri Lanka will enter into the Guinness Book of Records on the completion of this event which washeld on August 30, 2015. The event is named as “Tea Plucking Guinness Book of Records Attempt” which will be held in Pedro Estate, Nuwara Eliya.

1000 people gathering in one location to pick the most amount of tea within a specified period of time

Product - Black tea

International accreditation – Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, GLOBAL G.A.P, ISO 22000/HACCP

Product Traceability – Traceability to the origin

Standards - Conform to EU, Japan & other international food hygiene standards and maximum residue levels (MRL) of chemicals

PURITY & FOOD SAFETY

ISO 22000:2005

HACCP

ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL GAP Certification

Forest Stewardship Council

International

Agricultural Standards

Beyond the TRI & RRI Guidelines

Committed to CEO Water Mandate

Signatory to the ‘Caring for Climate’

Preservation of Biodiversity

Committed to the Ten

Principles in

•Human Rights

•Labour Standards

•Environment

•Anti – corruption

Ethical Tea Partnership

ETHICALBUSINESS

Living Environment

Health & Nutrition

Community Capacity

Building

Empowerment of

Youth

SOCIETY

Committed to sustainable business

Pedro EstatePedro has been driven with an unblemished business philosophy, consisting of four pillars namely purity & food safety, ethical business, environment and Society.

All these categories consist with standards policies and procedures and all these standards are verified by independent certification institutes.

Processes have been improved to enhance quality, reduce rejects, shorten cycle times, and make it safer for employees Kelani Valley Plantations PLC, Food Safety Policy

 “Preserve Quality & Safety from Bud to Cup” Implementing ISO 22000:2005/ HACCP standard for food safety management systems (FSMS) to ensure the Safety and Quality of product.Periodically reviewing the FSMS to ensure continuous improvement of the effectiveness of the FSMS.Communicating the policy to all levels within the organization and ensuring that it is adequately understood.Motivating employees to achieve required competencies through adequate training and a well-managed system of recognition and rewards.Ensures that the Company complies with all relevant applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.  KVPL has very competent staff in assuring the Quality and Safety objectives throughout the value chain process. We communicate our Purity and Food Safety commitment to our employees to engage them to achieve above objectives.

WE HAVE HIGH CONCERN FOR OUR PRODUCT QUALITY

Empowerment of Youth - Monitoring of child development (age 5-18) Special projects e.g.: Educational awareness programmes, vocational training, bridal dressing & beauty culture, sewing etc..

Community Capacity Building - Pre school & nursery, Estate Worker Housing Cooperatives a) Micro financing b) Skill & personality development programmes e.g.: Computer classes, gender equity programmes, etc..

Health & Nutrition - Day-to-day preventive & curative health measures, immunization coverage, nutritional programmes, post & antenatal clinics & special projects e.g.: medical camps, clinics - TB, cataract removal, etc..

Living Environment - new houses for workers, improvement to existing worker houses, sanitation, electrification, other infrastructure projects e.g.: - access roads, play grounds, etc..

A HOME FOR EVERY PLANTATION

WORKER

“To Create a Contented Family Life for all at

Kelani Valley Plantations”

“Commitment to

Sustainable Business”

KVPLs Pedro Estate in Nuwara Eliya, in collaboration with the Save the Children Sri Lanka, completed a sanitation project and upgraded the Mahagastotte Divisional hospital at a cost of Rs. 23 million. 431 families received new or renovated toilets under sanitation project and the entire 1955 families will benefit from the renovated Divisional hospital.

The aim of this project is to uplift the health and sanitation levels of the mother and child in the estate, and ensure that productive time of the mother is not wasted due to hygiene related sicknesses.

This is in line with the Company’s direction to improve the ‘quality of life’ and the ‘quality of work life’ of all our employees in the Company through sustained performances.

Environment Best PracticesEnergy Conservation • Construction and upgrading of mini -

hydros• Fuel switching from diesel to firewood • Energy audits

Water Conservation/Water Quality Improvement

• Planting of Bamboo along streams/ river banks• No Chemical Zones – 10 meters from the stream• Rubber – Effluent plants - CEA approved • Tea – waste water filtration systems

Environment Solid Waste Management

Bio – Diversity Conservation & Enrichment

• Segregation of waste• Disposal of unsafe waste (empty

chemical cans) through approved channels

• Composting

• Inventory of flora and fauna in each plantation • Identification of conservation status of species• Identification of different ecosystems and habitats in each

plantation • identification of biodiversity rich plantation • Preparing management plan for high priority conservation areas

A comprehensive survey of

flora, fauna & watersheds

within our boundaries

Recent Achievements of Pedro Estate

IAN DIAS ABEYSINGHE MEMORIAL JASTECA CSR AWARD 2015JAPAN SRI LANKA TECHNICAL & CULTURAL ASSOCIAITON

(JASTECA) GOLD NATIONAL SOCIAL DIALOGUE & WORKPLACE COOPERATION – 2015 MINISTRY OF LABOUR GOLD

NATIONAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2015NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SRI LANKAAGRICULTURE & PLANTATIONS SECTOR OVERALL CATEGORIES RUNNER-UP (SILVER)EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WINNER- GOLD

ANNUAL REPORT AWARDSINSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF SRI LANKA PLANTATION COMPANIES CATEGORYSILVER - 2014BRONZE - 2015 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT AWARDS 2015

INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS MERIT

SLITAD PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2014SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENTSILVER

NATIONAL HR EXCELLENCE GOLD AWARD - 2016

Recent Achievements of KELANI VALLEY Plantation PLC….

Committed to SUSTAINABLE

Business

Our Journey will Continue….

Thank You