Bandara Senarathne

Head Of Product Development at Hayleys Fabric PLC

Bandara Senarathne has over 20 years of work experience in the textile industry. Bandara most recently served as the Head of Product Development at Hayleys Fabric PLC since September 2018. Prior to that, they worked as a Fabric Technical Manager at Indochine Internaional from 2017 to 2018, and at Dewhirst from 2015 to 2017. Between 2010 and 2015, they worked as a Fabric Technologist at Marks and Spencer. Bandara also has experience as a Fabric Technical Manager at Stirling Group (Pvt) Ltd from 2007 to 2010, as a Fabric Technologist at MAS Holdings from 2005 to 2007, and at MAS Linea Aqua from 2004 to 2005. Bandara began their career as a Production Engineer at Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Ltd in 1996, where they worked until 2004.

Bandara Senarathne attended Badulla Central College for an unspecified period of time but did not earn a degree or specialize in any particular field of study there. From 1992 to 1996, they enrolled at the University of Moratuwa, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. Bandara'smajor at the university was Textile and Clothing.

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Western, Sri Lanka

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Hayleys Fabric PLC

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A journey that began with an investment of USD 7 million in 1994/95 has now spread into a company with an asset base of USD 45million. Hayleys Fabrics PLC (formerly known as Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC), is the pioneer in textiles manufacturing in Sri Lanka. We are capable of providing a complete portfolio of end to end solutions from design to manufacturing of fabric made out of natural and synthetic fibers. We are proud to be the first apparel sector company to be listed on the Colombo stock exchange in 2003. Company was proud to supply fabric for the official T-shirts of USA and the Netherlands soccer teams in the FIFA World Cup 2010. Hayleys Fabric was ranked the No.:1 company in the Apparel and Footwear sector at the recently concluded CIMA-LMD’s TOP 100 award ceremony. Hayleys Fabric is capable of producing 2.5 million meters of fabric per month. We are proud to have some of the leading global fashion brands, such as Decathlon, Intimissimi, Victoria’s Secret, NEXT, BHS, Makes and Spenser, TESCO, George, and DBA as our partners. Our product range includes Single Jersey, Interlock, Pique, Rib, Fleece and Polar Fleece, Jacquard and Flat Knits, which are composed using pure and blend of cotton, polyester, viscose, modal yarns, in both solid colors and in printed form. Hayleys Fabric’s manufacturing facility is capable of Knitting, Dyeing, Printing, Brushing, Sueding and Finishing pure and blended polyester and cotton fabric.SAP-ERP system is used to seamlessly integrate all of our business functions and FastReact Production planning tool which is specifically designed for the textile and apparel industry is used to coordinate all supply chain activities. We have actively adopted a social accountability policy where we are committed to carrying out business in an ethical and transparent manner adhering to all applicable clauses of International Human Rights, International Instruments of Labor and all clauses of the SA 8000 standard.


Headquarters

Neboda, Sri Lanka

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1,001-5,000

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