A land mark visit to Logiwiz Distribution Centre, on his recent visit to Sri Lanka, by President of Chevron Lubricants Mr. Danny Roden was the highlight of our long term partnership spanning 8 years.

The extensive logistic services support rendered by Logiwiz to the local operations of Chevron Lubricants in Sri Lanka was highly commended by him and he commented in the guest book ” Many thanks for the hospitality and for the long term partnership our two companies have.It goes from strength to strength.I look forward to a long and prosperous long term partnership”

Chevron Lubricants has been a client of Logiwiz since its inception in 2003.Logiwiz offers an array of services to Chevron from raw material & bulk lube transportation,production line logistics,warehousing and yard storage management,factory transfers and local distribution of finished goods.Chevron is the market leader in the local lubricants market and is expected to strengthen  its business in Sri Lanka and continue its involvement in the development of the market.

Logiwiz, the leading 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) service provider in Sri Lanka, was recognized for business excellence at the Sri Lanka Standards Institution’s (SLSI) National Quality Awards ceremony held at the BMICH recently. Logiwiz was awarded with the Merit Certification in the Medium Sector Service category.

The award represents the culmination of Logiwiz’s increased focus in conforming to international quality standards. In 2009, Logiwiz received the ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications. Subsequently, in the same year Logiwiz received the Gold Award under the Transport and Logistics Category at the National Business Excellence Awards hosted by the National Chamber of Commerce.

“Securing this award at a renowned forum such as the Sri Lanka National Quality Awards is testament to the innovation and commitment Logiwiz has consistently displayed towards uplifting the standards of the 3PL industry. We are honoured that our homegrown venture has reached a point of being recognized for business excellence under this award,” Managing Director, Hayleys Advantis Limited, Ruwan Waidyaratne said. He went on to say “the benefits obtained through productivity improvement will be cascaded down not merely to clients but the industry as a whole”.

This highly prestigious accolade is bestowed upon organizations that have earned high scores according to the Malcom Balridge assessment criteria, which is the benchmark used to assess the performance excellence of high performing international companies. Including metrics such as best practices aligned to process excellence, efficiency of technology deployment, partnering culture with clients, and the knowledge and commitment of the organization’s workforce, the assessment criteria helps pave the way for benefits such as cost savings through process excellence and benchmarked service standards.

Logiwiz is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Hayleys Advantis Group, the Transportation and Logistics arm of the Hayleys Group, one of Sri Lanka’s pre-eminent multinational conglomerates. Engaged in providing Logistics and Supply Chain Management Solutions to a majority of the leading multi-national companies operating in Sri Lanka, as well as local corporate entities, Logiwiz manages over 1 million sq. ft of warehouse space for its prestigious clientele.

Becomes 1st recipient of the ‘Logistics & Transport’ sector award

Logiwiz, the third party logistics (3PL) arm of the Hayleys Advantis Group secured two awards at the prestigious National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA), presented by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka.

The company was adjudged winner   ‘Logistics & Transport sector’ and was also adjudged runner-up in the ‘Knowledge Integrator’ category at the sixth edition of this awards ceremony held at the Hilton Colombo on 26th November.

“The two awards that we won at this prestigious event are extremely significant to us,” said Omar Raban, Managing Director of Hayleys Advantis. “This recognition provides further motivation to introduce more innovative products and processes in the future, and goes to endorse Logiwiz’s position as the premier Third Party Logistics Service provider in Sri Lanka.”

“Logiwiz has to date invested over USD 7.5 million in logistics infrastructure to support its operations across the country and are extremely proud about our contribution to significantly uplift the standard of Third Party Logistics in Sri Lanka over the last few years. The results of which are evident from our impressive clientele”, Omar Raban further said.

The ‘Knowledge Integrator’ award presented recognises the company’s superior performance in product and process innovation.

The company’s product innovations during the last 5 years include several industry tailored services that have supported the logistics requirements of the various industries keeping in minds their inherent characteristics.

The company has implemented several specific process innovations which has impacted the business growth significantly over the same period. These include a World Class Warehouse Management System operating in a Radio Frequency environment with High Availability; deploying a world class warehouse design and simulation tool; continuously implementing business process re-engineering exercises, deploying energy conserving material handling equipment and other infrastructure, innovative racking solutions and implementing the “People Going Beyond” Performance Management Systems.

Today, Logiwiz has grown beyond the shores of Sri Lanka, and moved in to India and the Pacific Islands, in keeping in line with the company’s vision to be the Supply Chain Solutions Provider of choice throughout the Asia Pacific region.

The National Business Excellence Awards are designed to recognize business organizations making a significant contribution to the socio economic development of the country while adopting exemplary business practices. The decisions were made by the eminent panel of judges.

Logiwiz which offers end-to-end logistics and supply chain management solutions is the specialist third party logistics company under Hayleys Advantis, the transportation and logistics arm of the Hayleys Group (www.hayleys.com).