Swadeshi awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification

The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading herbal-based personal care products company, has received the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 International Quality Management Certificate from the Sri Lanka Standard Institute (SLSI).

The company, which manufactures and markets an extensive range of personal care, baby care and laundry care products led by its flagship brands ‘Khomba’ and ‘Rani Sandalwood’ said in a media release that this certification covers the quality management systems pertaining to the production of all personal care products, baby care products and laundry care products in the company’s portfolio.

Commenting on this important milestone in Swadeshi’s 77 year history, the company’s spokesperson said: “The trust and confidence enjoyed by Swadeshi products over seven decades will be reinforced by the ISO 9001:2015 certification. This acknowledges an unwavering commitment to quality that has made Swadeshi a household name in Sri Lanka”.

The ISO 9001:2015 system certification was awarded to Swadeshi based on important key elements known as the “quality management principles”, which include leadership in achieving quality objectives, involvement of people in the quality management system, the process approach and continual improvements in manufacturing, fact-based decision making, mutually beneficial supplier relationships and most importantly customer satisfaction and focusing on customer needs.

These principles ensure the path to a final quality product, a company spokes- person said. She said the quality of all raw materials, packaging materials and all processing steps are closely monitored by the Quality Assurance Department of the company, to ensure that quality is maintained throughout the production process to attain the final objective of delivering a quality product to the customer.

Established in 1941, The Swadeshi Industrials Works Ltd, was the first company to manufacture soap in the country. A strong focus on innovation, research and development has endowed the company with many firsts the first herbal beauty soap, first sandalwood based soap, first herbal baby care range, first herbal shower gel range, first kids personal care range and first mosquito repellent with a best herbal mix.