Our Journey

1970

Established Firoze Limited - a textile trading company.

1972

Finitex Textile Finishing (Pvt) Ltd. established.

1981

Acquired Kuruwita Textile Mills Ltd.

1986

Acquired LM Apparel (Pvt) Ltd.

1990

Thread joint venture forms Manchester Yarn & Thread (Pvt) Ltd; later renamed as American & Efird Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

1991

Acquired Gil Garments (Pvt) Ltd.

1992

Acquired Phoenix Fashions (Pvt) Ltd.
Lux Shirts Kahawatta (Pvt) Ltd. established.
Acquisition of Kuruwita Manchester Textile Mills Ltd.

1993

Kuruwita Textile Plant commissioned.
LM Collections (Pvt) Ltd established.
Acquisition of Eden Fashions (Pvt) Ltd.
Mast Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Established.

1996

Eden Fashions (Maldives), Pte. Ltd. established.
Investment in Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Finitex Textile Finishing (Pvt) Ltd. established.
Phoenix College of Clothing Technology (Pvt) Ltd. established.

1998

DTM Buttons (Pvt) Ltd. a buttons JV formed.

1999

Phoenix Clothing (Pvt) Ltd. established.

2000

Quenby Lanka Prints (Pvt) Ltd. a printing JV, is formed.
Acquisition of Lakeside Garments (Pvt) Ltd.
Comfortwear (Pvt) Ltd. another JV, is formed.
Investment in Textured Jersey Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

2001

Joint Venture with Colombia Clothing Co Ltd. established.

2002

Brandix Lanka Ltd. formed. The new name and identity would become a flag-bearer for the Sri Lankan garments sector.

2003

Strategic acquisition of Mast Industries' equity.
Merger with the Jewelex Group.
Brandix Group restructured into Apparel, Textile and Accessories sectors.
Ken Balendran appointed as first Chairman of Brandix Lanka Limited (Tenure: 2003 - 2013)

2004

Phoenix College of Clothing Technology is rebranded as BCCT - Brandix College of Clothing Technology.
Hangers JV A&E Brandix Hangers is formed.

2005

Brandix Centre of Inspiration established.
Automated Denim Plant established.
Brandix Activewear Ltd. established.
MoU for Brandix Apparel City signed with Government of India.

2006

Brandix India Apparel City launches first manufacturing unit.
Garment Dyeing JV Stevensons Lanka formed.

2008

Brandix Eco Centre in Seeduwa was ceremonially inaugurated in April.
Brandix Casualwear plant in Seeduwa achieved a global first in August receiving the Platinum Rating under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, US Green Building Council (USGBC).

2009

Textured Jersey launched the in-region fleece programme for Victoria's Secret PINK.
Commendation by the United Nations Global Compact as an example of good CSR practice and compliance with the principles of the UNGC.
The LEED Gold rating for New Construction by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded to the Brandix Activewear Centre in Ratmalana - the first commercial building in Sri Lanka to receive this certification.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recognised Brandix among Top 10 Best Corporate Citizens.

2010

Brandix Activewear transformed to Brandix Essentials reflecting shift in product focus, specialization and future business direction.
Brandix India Apparel City formally inaugurated in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Ashroff Omar - CEO, Brandix addressed prestigious Centenary World Conference, The Textile Institute, Manchester, UK.

2011

Comfortwear (Pvt) Ltd., initially established as a JV partnership, becomes a fully-owned subsidiary of Brandix. The newly created cluster will operate under the name Brandix Lingerie.
The Brandix Eco Centre, Seeduwa becomes the first apparel manufacturer in the world, and only the third manufacturing entity worldwide across all sectors of industry to be ISO 50001:2011 certified.

2012

Brandix becomes first private company in Sri Lanka to release a Sustainability Report on par with global standards.
Inauguration of Brandix i3.

2013

Priyan Fernando succeeds Deshamanya Ken Balendra as Chairman of Brandix upon the latter's retirement after 10 years at the helm.
Accenture signs agreement with Brandix to provide BPO services for human resources, finance and accounting and procurement from Sri Lanka.

2014

Becomes the first corporate entity to be recognised as Sri Lanka's Organisation Committed to Green for 2013 by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL).
Brandix i3 opens new 'Innovation Center' in Rochester, Minnesota, USA., built on the premise of fostering creativity and encouraging innovation. This is the first office in the US for Brandix i3.
Leads apparel industry in tribute to Martin Trust, the father of Sri Lanka's emergence as an apparel manufacturer of global significance, with a 238-page coffee table book titled Built on Trust.

2015

Textured Jersey Lanka PLC acquires 100% ownership of Quenby Lanka Prints (Pvt) Ltd to support its journey in becoming one of the leading Fabric Mills in South Asia.
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC acquires 100% ownership of Ocean India (Private) Limited, reinforcing its footprint as one of the leading Textile Mills in South Asia.

2016

Dedicates Brandix headquarters to Ken Balendra.

2017

Brandix i3 relaunched as Fortude.
BrandM is formed, a JV with Grupo M (Dominican Republic).

2018

Brandix Essentials Batticaloa rated highest LEED Platinum Facility in Sri Lanka and second highest in the world.
BCCE launched as a new facility to enhance employee training in collaboration with Brandix and CINEC.
Teejay India launches world-class Administration office.
MoU signed by Vocational Training Authority with Brandix.
MoU signed by Faculty of Management of the University of Peradeniya with Brandix.

2019

Brandix Essentials Batticaloa rated as the world’s first manufacturing facility to achieve ‘Net Zero Carbon’ status.

2020

Accenture deploys ‘Brandix iConnect’, based on SAP® SuccessFactors® solutions
UNDP Partners with Brandix to promote Sustainable Biomass Energy in Sri Lanka

2021

Inaugural Brandix Sustainability Summit, themed ‘Towards a Net Zero Future - Translating Targets to Action’
Brandix signs agreement with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen Gender Equality focus

2022

MoU between Brandix and Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA)