Hela Archives

October 23, 2024

Hela Apparel Holdings PLC, the publicly-listed fashion conglomerate headquartered in Sri Lanka, recently announced an exclusive long-term partnership with Authentic Brands Group to design, manufacture, and sell Reebok-branded outerwear across the UK and Europe. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in expanding the Hela Group’s offering to the fashion industry by fusing its design, manufacturing […]

July 26, 2024

25th July 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a global brand development, marketing, and entertainment platform, today announced a long-term partnership with Focus Brands, the brand licensing division of Hela Apparel Holdings PLC, for Reebok. Through the partnership, Focus Brands will design, manufacture and distribute Reebok-branded outerwear products across the UK and […]

July 7, 2022

July 2022, Colombo Sri Lanka, Hela Apparel Holdings successfully concluded its first P.A.C.E. graduation at its manufacturing facility in Egypt on the 28th of June 2022, making the company the first apparel manufacturer to implement the globally-recognised employee empowerment initiative in the country. The ceremony certified 28 Egyptian team members as […]

May 27, 2022

27th May 2022, Colombo: Amidst a host of global and local challenges, Hela Apparel Holdings PLC recorded a landmark year of growth in FY 2021/22, with revenue increasing by 75% to LKR 56 Bn. Profits attributable to equity holders also increased to LKR 813 MN, compared to LKR 767 MN in […]

May 17, 2022

Certification for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions across the group COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Marking a key milestone in its sustainability journey, Hela Apparel Holdings has been awarded the prestigious ISO 14064-1:2018 certification by The Sustainable Future Group (SFG). The ISO 14064-1:2018 certification was awarded to Hela in recognition of the […]

March 28, 2022

145 team members from Hela’s manufacturing facilities in Mawathagama, Narammala, Palapathwela and Thihariya graduated under the P.A.C.E. programme Hela ‘Diriliya’ launched with team members across 7 manufacturing plants showcasing their skills March 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Hela Apparel Holdings successfully concluded its biggest graduation ceremony under the P.A.C.E. programme (Personal Advancement and […]

January 27, 2022

26th January 2022, Colombo: Hela Apparel Holdings (the holding company of the Hela Clothing Group) made history this month with the successful oversubscription of the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the past decade. The IPO, which sought to raise Rs. 4 billion through the issue of new shares, was oversubscribed […]

January 12, 2022

13th January 2022, Colombo: The initial public offering (IPO) of shares of Hela Apparel Holdings Limited (Hela Clothing), one of the largest IPOs ever in Sri Lanka, received an overwhelmingly positive response, being oversubscribed within hours of the offer opening on the 12th of January 2022. Having successfully raised LKR 4 […]

Evolving Apparel Industry Models: Hela and Reebok’s partnership to capitalize on verticality

Hela and Authentic Brands Group Announce Outerwear Partnership for Reebok

Hela Becomes the First Apparel Manufacturer to Extend the Globally-Recognised P.A.C.E. Program to Egypt

Hela Apparel Holdings Completes Landmark Year of Growth and Consolidation

Hela Apparel Holdings receives ISO 14064-1:2018 certification

Hela Apparel Holdings Achieves New Milestones in Building Social Capital

Hela Apparel Holdings IPO sets new milestones, oversubscribed by 5.4 times on opening day

Hela Apparel Holdings sets new milestones, oversubscribed on opening day