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EFL 3PL sets Sri Lankan benchmark in employee experience
EFL 3PL – the country’s most progressive 3rd Party Logistics Solutions Provider – has been certified as a Great Place to Work® with a benchmark score of 94% on the Trust Index© Survey, beating the national top-40-workplaces average of 85%. EFL 3PL also outperformed the 40 best Sri Lankan companies across all five dimensions of the overall employee experience assessed during the survey; namely Credibility, Respect, Fairness, Pride and Camaraderie.
“We take immense pride to be certified as a Great Workplace in Sri Lanka,” Managing Director of EFL Saif Yusoof commented. “It underscores the fundamental priority of our company; to create a nurturing, safe and progressive workplace. We follow an Employee Safety First Policy that has enabled us to make people-centric decisions, even during an unprecedented global crisis such as COVID-19. It’s gratifying to know our efforts to empower and appreciate our employees for their unwavering commitment towards organizational success has earned us their trust and loyalty.”
A member of the diversified global conglomerate Expolanka Holdings PLC, EFL 3PL draws from nearly four decades of industry dominance, strategically managing a globally spread supply chain with the latest technology to offer total integrated logistics solutions across Apparel, FMCG, Tech and Pharmaceutical sectors. With a team averaging an impressively young biological age of 32-years powered by a future-focused mindset, EFL 3PL claims possession to a winning equation that has afforded the company to be rapidly responsive and successfully address global industry alterations.
“At EFL 3PL, we are one big family,” CEO – Logistics, Sammy Akbar added. “We believe each individual has the right to experience, and responsibility to promote a culture of inclusivity and acceptance. We may not be able to control what is outside these walls, but we can always inspire transformation by remaining true to our ethos of human-centric innovation, supporting the ideas, aspirations and wellbeing of our people.”
EFL 3PL has been certified as a Great Place to Work for the 12-month period from July 2021 to June 2022. Great Place to Work® is the world’s most trusted authority on workplace culture, helping more than 10,000 companies worldwide to build a better place to work by understanding what really matters to their people. Each year, more than 11 million employees across 60+ countries provide feedback to their employers through the Great Place to Work survey, the world’s most credible methodology to measure the employee experience that cuts across regions, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, level, and role.
The Business World International Conference and Awards Ceremony organised by Business World International Organisation INC-USA, the event which is recognized as one of the most prestigious Business Award Festivals in the Asia Pacific Region, was held at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, Colombo with the participation of several business personalities and celebrities of Sri Lanka. The Joint Chief Guests were Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali (Ambassador of Nepal to Sri Lanka) and Prof. Dr. Dietmar Doering (Founder / Chairman – AGSEP Research and Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization – USA). Guests of Honour were Tham Whye Long (First Secretary/Head of Chancery – High Commission of Malaysia in Sri Lanka), Prof. Dr. Rohan De Silva (President – Sri Lanka Chamber of Small and Medium Industries), (Retd) Major General R. A. J. N. Ranasingha (RSP USP NDC MSC – Sri Lanka Army), Dr. Rohan Pallewatta (Excutive Chairman of the Start-Up High Tech Company – Lanka Harness, a BOI approved company operating in the Free Trade Zone at Biyagama in Sri Lanka), Dr. Kishu Gomes (Chairman – Exterminators PLC, Group Managing Director / CEO – Dreamron Group of Companies & Advisory Committee Member – Sri Lanka Tourism), Dian Gomes (Nonorary Consul of Georgia in Sri Lanka, Chairman – Colombo School of Business Management & Independent Non-Executive Director – Nestle Lanka Ltd).
Special Guests were Rt. Rev. Bishop Prof. Dr. Nissanka Weerappulige (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization – USA), Prof. Dr. Dame Anoma Weeraratne Wijenayake (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization – USA), Gerd Heinzerling (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization – USA), Priyantha Padmasiri (President – Sri Lanka Canada Business Council), M. H. K. M. Hameez (Vice President – Sri Lanka Canada Business Council & Immediate Past President – Sri Lanka Malaysia Business Council). The invitees were graciously welcomed by Dr. Anthony Dexter Fernando (Chairman – Business World International Organisation USA – International Chapter), Dr. Tharindu Wijenayake (Deputy Chairman – Business World International Organisation USA – International Chapter) and Dr. Emerita Wijenayake (Project Chairperson & Director – Business World International Organisation USA – International Chapter).
Sampath Bank recently formalised a strategic partnership with the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at its Head Office. This partnership highlights Sampath Bank’s ongoing commitment to promoting innovation, driving business growth, and empowering Sri Lanka’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Through this collaboration, Sampath Bank will serve as the official banking partner for the COYLE Awards and the Young Lankan Program, two flagship initiatives that recognise business excellence and nurture emerging leaders. Supporting these initiatives allows the Bank to create a strong pipeline for SME engagement, provide access to tailored financial solutions, and build meaningful relationships with the country’s leading entrepreneurs.
ANC, a leading Lankan higher education provider, partnered with Northwood University to host the 2025 NUCARS simulation in Sri Lanka for the first time. Held from April 7–11, the event brought together students from the U.S., Europe, and Sri Lanka for an immersive, hands-on learning experience in automotive retail strategy. Twenty-two ANC students participated, showcasing their ability to compete globally. Celebrating its 28th anniversary, NUCARS emphasized teamwork, cross-cultural collaboration, and real-world business decision-making—highlighting ANC’s commitment to delivering globally recognized education and empowering students with essential skills for the international marketplace, said a release.
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