Events in Focus · Sri Lanka
The 28 businesses that won at Sri Lanka's National Business Excellence Awards 2026
From banking and manufacturing to healthcare, logistics, ICT and hospitality, these are the companies recognised at NBEA 2026, led by People's Bank, CDB and JAT Holdings.
In short
People's Bank took the Overall Gold Award at the National Business Excellence Awards 2026, with CDB taking Overall Joint Silver and JAT Holdings PLC Overall Bronze. In all, 28 businesses were recognised across banking, insurance, manufacturing, construction, state services, food and agriculture, exports, shipping, hospitality, education and healthcare.
The overall awards
Financial and business services
CDB: winner, non-banking financial services; first runner-up, extra-large category. Union Assurance: gold in insurance and gold for performance management. WNS Sri Lanka: winner, professional and business services. AB Securitas: gold, security and technical services, large. eChannelling PLC: gold, ICT services.
Construction, infrastructure and state services
ACL Cables PLC: winner, construction. DIMO: winner, infrastructure and utilities. Litro Gas Lanka: gold, state sector services, extra-large. Laugfs Eco Sri: first place, other service sector.
Manufacturing
Thimark Technocreations: gold in engineering and gold for business and financial results, medium. Teejay Group: winner in apparel, textile and leather, and winner for capacity building. Three Sinha Industries: winner, other manufacturing. JAT Holdings PLC: business excellence award, chemical manufacturing; second runner-up, extra-large. PGP Glass Ceylon: gold, ceramics and glass.
Food, agriculture and exports
Dyvesta: winner, livestock and fisheries. Quality Seed Company: runner-up, agriculture and plantation. Wichy Plantation Company: winner in the export sector, winner for global market reach, and first runner-up in the large category. HJS Condiments: runner-up, food and beverage manufacturing. Edinborough: winner, food and beverage manufacturing. Hayleys Agro Biotech: winner, non-traditional sector.
Shipping, logistics, travel and hospitality
Spectra Logistics: gold, logistics and transport. McLarens Shipping: gold, shipping and related services. GAC Shipping: silver, shipping sector. Expo Visa Services: runner-up in travel, visa and immigration; first runner-up, small category. Barista Sri Lanka: gold, hospitality and tourism.
Education and healthcare
CIPM Sri Lanka: winner in educational services and winner in the medium category. Nawaloka Hospitals PLC: joint winner in the healthcare hospital sector, gold for business and financial results in the large category, and joint second runner-up in the large category.
Questions people ask
Who won the overall award at NBEA 2026?
People's Bank took Overall Gold, CDB Overall Joint Silver and JAT Holdings PLC Overall Bronze.
Which hospital won?
Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, joint winner in the hospital sector.
Which exporters won?
Wichy Plantation Company won the export sector and global market reach awards.
How many businesses were recognised?
28, across more than a dozen sectors.