Adamjee Lukmanjee
One of the oldest exporters of tea, rubber and coconut, in Sri Lanka, as been Adamjee Lukmanjee & Sons Ltd. In 1860's, Mr `Adamjee Lukmanjee came to Ceylon from India and established for spices, sugar and pulses in the Pettah. The company moved to Grandpass in 1907 which was concurrent with the expansion of the business into the plantation sector, thus becoming a grower, processor, and exporter of Sri Lanka's three main agricultural crops. The bsiness comprised of warehouses and the Mohamedia Oil Mill for extracting oil from Copra and other seeds. In 1936 they were instrumental in founding the "Sucharitha" Foundation. In 1953, the company was converted into a Limited Liability and added new oil expellers and a steel drum manufacturing plant. Despite nationalization of its properties in the 1970's, in the 1980's hey expanded and diversified further.
The Directors of the Company in 2007 are:
Mr Murtaza A Lukhmanjee
Mr Khuzaima T Gulamhussein
Main Areas of Business:
Manufacture and export of Dessicated Coconut
Manufacture Coconut Oil under the "N-JOY" brand name
Manufacture and export of Copra - largest exporter in Sri Lanka
Export of Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg & Cloves
Produce Market and export Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk
Adam Group
Directors:
Shabbir A Gulamhussein
M T A Gulamhussein
Main Areas of Business:
Export of Tea, Dessicated Coconuts
Manufacture & Export of Garments
Main Business Establishments:
AdamExpo Pvt Ltd. - export of Tea, DC, Spices - Imports wire
Adam Apparels Pvt Ltd. - garment manufacturing and export
Adam Metals Pvt Ltd. - manufacture of barbed wire, nail wire and panel pins. imports and distribute hardware, building materials, agricultural implements and sanitary ware
NetCom Pvt Ltd. - imports and deals in Computer Hardware
Ceylon & Foreign Trades Ltd. - established in 1949 as a private limited liability company and then converted to a public quoted company in 1978, later bought over by Mr Gulamhussein - processing packers, exporters of coconut products, dessicated coconut, rubber and spices
Adamjee Extractors Pvt Ltd. - operate solvent extraction and export essential oils
Georgio Morandi Pvt Ltd. - garment factory located in Hanguranketa
Spice of Life Pvt Ltd. - export of spices