John Keells Plc
CCSELK:JKL.N000072.60
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- CEO
- Hishantha Gerard Rodney de Mel
- Full Time Employees
- 142
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- Colombo Sri Lanka
- Website
- johnkeellstea.com
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- John Keells PLC is a Sri Lanka-based produce broking, warehousing, and logistics company primarily engaged in tea and rubber broking, commodity auctioneering, and agricultural supply chain solutions. Founded in 1870 and headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the company operates as a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC. The company operates principally through two business segments: Produce Broking and Warehousing. In its Produce Broking division, John Keells PLC delivers specialized intermediary and advisory solutions for agricultural producers, including tea tasting and sensory evaluation; estate crop valuation, price discovery, and market intelligence; cataloguing, marketing, and auction management for the Colombo Tea Auction; rubber broking and trade facilitation; technical extension services and factory advisory for tea manufacturing optimization; and crop advances and short-term financing facilities for plantation enterprises. Through its Warehousing division, managed via its subsidiary John Keells Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd, the company provides pre-auction tea warehousing; climate-controlled and secure commodity storage; computerized inventory management and lot tracking; bulk and palletized cargo handling; sample drawing, packing, and dispatch services; and integrated logistics coordination for tea producers and exporters. The company also engages in investment property ownership and commercial leasing. John Keells PLC primarily serves regional plantation companies, proprietary tea factory owners, smallholder cooperatives, and tea and rubber export merchants across Sri Lanka. In recent operational developments, the company has expanded its digital capabilities by deepening integration with the Colombo electronic tea auction platform; implemented upgraded digital cataloguing and real-time inventory tracking systems across its warehousing operations; modernized its central warehousing and logistics infrastructure in Muthurajawela with energy-efficient equipment and automated material handling workflows; broadened its advisory programs on sustainable agricultural practices and international food safety compliance for tea estates; and restructured warehouse space allocation to accommodate increased demand for specialty and orthodox tea grades.