I-Finlays, umphakeli womhlaba wonke wetiye, ikhofi kanye nezitshalo ezikhishwe, uzodayisa ibhizinisi lakhe lokutshala itiye eSri Lankan ku-Browns Investments PLC, Lokhu kubandakanya i-Hapugastenne Plantations PLC kanye ne-Udapusselawa Plantations PLC.

Yasungulwa ngo-1750, iFinley Group ingumphakeli wamazwe ngamazwe wetiye, ikhofi kanye nezitshalo ezikhishwe emikhiqizweni yeziphuzo zomhlaba wonke. Manje isiyingxenye ye-Swire Group futhi izinze eLondon, e-UK. Ekuqaleni, uFinley wayeyinkampani ezimele yaseBrithani esohlwini. Kamuva, inkampani engumzali ye-Swire Pacific UK yaqala ukutshala imali e-Finley. Ngo-2000, i-Swire Pacific yathenga u-Finley futhi yayithatha yangasese. Ifektri yetiye yaseFinley isebenza ngemodi ye-B2B. I-Finley ayinalo uhlobo lwayo, kodwa inikeza itiye, i-tea powder, izikhwama zetiye, njll., ngemuva kwezinkampani zomkhiqizo. U-Finley umatasa kakhulu emsebenzini we-supply chain kanye ne-value chain, futhi uhlinzeka ngetiye lemikhiqizo yezolimo emaqenjini emikhiqizo ngendlela elandelekayo.

Ngemuva kokudayiswa, i-Brown Investments izophoqeleka ukuthi ithole isibopho sokutholwa kwawo wonke amasheya asele e-Hapujasthan Plantation Listed Company Limited kanye ne-Udapselava Plantation Listed Company Limited. Lezi zinkampani ezimbili zokutshala zinezindawo zetiye ezingu-30 kanye nezikhungo zokucubungula ezingu-20 ezitholakala ezindaweni eziyisithupha ezinesimo sezulu sezolimo eSri Lanka.

I-Brown Investments Limited iyinhlangano ephumelela kakhulu ehlukahlukene futhi iyingxenye ye-LOLC Holding Group yezinkampani. IBrown Investments, ezinze eSri Lanka, inebhizinisi eliphumelelayo lokutshala ezweni. I-Maturata Plantations yayo, enye yezinkampani ezinkulu ezikhiqiza itiye e-Sri Lanka, ineziNdawo eziyi-19 ezihlanganisa amahektha angaphezu kuka-12,000 futhi iqashe abantu abangaphezu kuka-5,000.

Ngeke kube nezinguquko ezisheshayo kubasebenzi emasimini ase-The Hapujasthan nase-Udapselava ngemuva kokutholwa, futhi i-Brown Investments ihlose ukuqhubeka nokusebenza njengoba ibilokhu yenza kuze kube manje.

ISri Lanka Tea Garden

I-Finley (Colombo) LTD izoqhubeka nokusebenza egameni likaFinley eSri Lanka futhi ibhizinisi lokuhlanganisa itiye nokupakisha lizotholakala endalini yase-Colombo ezindaweni eziningi ezitholakalayo ezihlanganisa amasimu aseHapujasthan nase-Udapselava. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-Finley ingaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngesevisi engaguquki kumakhasimende ayo.

"Amasimu e-Hapujasthan nase-Udapselava yizinkampani ezimbili eziphathwa kahle futhi ezikhiqizwayo eSri Lanka futhi siyaziqhenya ngokubambisana nazo nokubamba iqhaza ekuhleleni kwazo ikusasa," kusho uKamantha Amarasekera, umqondisi weBrown Investments. Sizosebenzisana noFinley ukuqinisekisa ukuguquguquka okushelelayo phakathi kwamaqembu amabili. Sibemukela ngezandla ezifudumele abaphathi nabasebenzi basemasimini ase-Hapujasthan nase-Udapselava ukuthi bajoyine umndeni wakwaBrown, onosiko lwebhizinisi olwaqala ngo-1875.”

UGuy Chambers, umqondisi ophethe weqembu laseFinley, uthe: “Ngemva kokucabangisisa kahle kanye nenqubo yokukhetha eqinile, sivumile ukudlulisela ubunikazi beSri Lankan Tea Plantation kuBrown Investments. Njengenkampani yokutshala izimali yaseSri Lanka enerekhodi eliqinisekisiwe emkhakheni wezolimo, i-Brown Investments ibekwe kahle ukuhlola nokubonisa ngokugcwele inani lesikhathi eside lamasimu e-Hapujasthan nase-Udapselava. Lezi zingadi zetiye zaseSri Lanka zidlale indima ebalulekile emlandweni we-finley futhi siyaqiniseka ukuthi zizoqhubeka zithuthuka ngaphansi kokuphathwa kwe-Brown Investments. Ngibonga kakhulu ozakwethu basemapulazini etiye eSri Lanka ngentshiseko yabo nokwethembeka emsebenzini wabo wangaphambilini futhi ngibafisela konke okuhle ngekusasa.”