Celebrating dedication, passion and loyalty: Litro Gas felicitates senior staff with Long Service Awards

Litro Gas has developed a unique legacy that combines the efficiency and tradition of a private enterprise with its state owned status.

In keeping with the Company’s commitment towards recognizing and rewarding its employees who have grown with the Company, Litro Gas recently feted its senior most staff at the Long Service Awards ceremony 2020.

A total of 33 employees were recognized by the company for their loyal and dedicated service spanning up to 35 years of continuous service to the LPG industry.

Mr. W.H.Padmasiri (35 Years), Mr. D.C.P.Wijesinghe, Mr. D.K.Nanda, Mr. W.A.S.P.Perera, Mr. K.D.J.T.Gunasekara, Mr.A.Pathmarajah, Mr. H.B.Weerasena, Mr. L.N.G.Perera, Mr. A.L.A.Nandana, Mr. K.S.Chandrathilake (30 Years) , Mr. K.K.M.P.Jayawardena, Mr.  S.W.J.Senaratne, Mr. W.H.G.Wildeniya,  Mr.  B.Mahinda, Mrs. H.K.Nilmini, Mr. M.S.Punchihewa, Mr. N.P.S.A.H.Kumara, Mr. K. Sarathchandra, Mr. K.A.A.Priyadarshana (25 Years), Mrs.   H.M.Chamani Pathirage, Miss.Shymalie Enoshie P Karunaratne, Mr.  Ranil Palinda Seneviratne, Mrs. W.M.Lakmali C. Hapuarachchi, Mrs. H.Sunethra Sahabandu, Mr.  S. Hiran Senewirathne, Mr.  P.H.Vidanagamage , Mr. W.D.L.Nalin Achala, Mr. H.P.Pradeep Kumara, Mr. H.K.Chandraratne, Mr.Priya Kelum Alwis, Mr. D.K.N.G.Kumara Fernando, Mr. K.P.Weerasekera (20 Years) , Mrs. W.B.Sudeshini Wijewardena (15 Years).

“Recognizing our team members who have made a tremendous contribution to empowering the Litro Gas journey is an honour for us”, says Mr. Anil Koswatte, Chairman and CEO of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. & Litro Gas Terminal Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. “The team’s commitment has helped us emerge as the market leader in the Sri Lankan LPG industry with a 75% market share. We will continue to recognize and reward our employees as a part of the culture we have inherited from the past and continue to nurture at Litro Gas – a small, efficient team of 234 members managing the entire operation.”

He adds that those who have served through the years are an asset to the Company. “Their expertise and experiences have evolved through the years and have been a tremendous contribution to our success whilst upholding the Company’s values and ethics and stringently complying with the Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures”.

The long service awards are a valuable component of Litro’s overall employee recognition efforts and play a significant role in motivating and engaging staff. Rewarding loyalty and commitment by recognising those who have dedicated their careers to the Company is proof that the organisation values and respects people who are committed and add value to the Company.

Litro Gas is recognized as an industry leader in the Sri Lankan energy sector with a turnover of Rs 45 billion. The Company’s LPG storage facility located at Kerawalapitiya and Hambantota Terminals deliver domestic gas across Sri Lanka through an island-wide network of 37 distributors, approximately 1,500 home delivery hubs and 11,000 points-of-sale locations.