ACHIEVEMENTS
Designer of World’s largest Test Cricket Trophy – Wisdom Cricket Monthly
UK 1982 (Qualified for Guinness Book of World Records)
Top Award Winner for Designs & Craft
Top Award Winner for Designs & Craft – Jaycees International 1982
Designer of the Satellite communication Award
Designer of the Satellite communication Award (Arthur C. Clark Award) 1987 and commended by USA – NASA Directorate.
Responsible for transferring technology for 148 production processes
1987 to make the industry more flexible in Flexible Manufacturing Systems.
USA and UK for Arts and Crafts and Design excellence
The first Sri Lankan to enter into Who’s who in the World Catalogue, USA and UK for Arts and Crafts and Design excellence – 1986
Top Award Winner for Designs & Craft
Top Award Winner for Designs & Craft – Jaycees International 1982
International Selection Commission
International Selection Commission – Germany declared “Coirpack global Greening” a World Green Project – ’99
Pioneer in Sri Lanka in Chemical Milling
Pioneer in Sri Lanka in Chemical Milling, PCB, Signage’s, Flock Technology, Automated OEM 3 axis drives, Manufacture of Limited Edition Museum Pieces for export – creating 30 pioneering R&D projects.
Lanka Star Award winner
Lanka Star Award winner for packaging from Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging and holder of several World-wide patents.
Winner of two World Star Awards
Winner of two World Star Awards for no-waste, garbage free packaging invention from the World Packaging Organization – Paris ’92
Inventor of world’s first no-waste, no-garbage packaging and the world patent holder for the invention
Published by the world press and CNN world news telecast of 8th November 1992 which brought 104 Franchise requests from all over the world within few hours of its telecast.
Designer & maker of world’s most valuable Diamond trophy for world Tennis championship
Designer & maker of world’s most valuable Diamond trophy for world Tennis championship ’93 valued at US $ 305,000 and won by Steffi Graff.
Presidential Award winner for Inventor of the Year ’95
Presidential Award winner for Inventor of the Year ’95
Winner of Swarnathilaka Award
Winner of Swarnathilaka Award ’95 for Creativity and Innovation.
Winner of “International Man of the Year ’95-’96”
Winner of “International Man of the Year ’95-’96” from Biographical Institute Cambridge, UK.
Winner of the International Inventors Award ’96
Winner of the International Inventors Award ’96, in Geneva, (IFIA Gold Cup) and 2 Gold Medals for the invention, PacGro – the World’s First Garbage-free packaging, from over 1000 entries from 43 nations. Styrofoam & Plastics.
Winner of Export Award ’95
Winner of Export Award ’95 (Gold) from National Chamber of Exporters
The Platinum Award Winner
The Platinum Award Winner in Entrepreneurship ‘97
Winner of Entrepreneur Award ’96
Winner of Entrepreneur Award ’96 (Gold)NATIONAL Most Outstanding Entrepreneur ’96
Selection of PacGro as a World Green Project
Selection of PacGro as a World Green Project by International Selection Commission for the implementation of Earth Summit Agenda 21- ’99.
International Gold Award ’99
International Gold Award ’99 – India
2002 Earth Summit
2002 Earth Summit – Attending World Summit on Sustainable development as a national delegate only one from the industrial sector appointed as a adviser to the ministry of industries.
WIPO declared “PacGro Invention” as product meeting a world demand for environmental friendly packaging material
WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization declared “PacGro Invention” as product meeting a world demand for environmental friendly packaging material in February 2000
2003-Winner of “Royal Crown to Excellence”
2003-Winner of “Royal Crown to Excellence” from The World Marketing