Factory

 
Opening Times
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 18:00
 
Our Location
100 Mainstreet Center, Sydney
 
Customer Service
+208 333 9296

LEGACY OF 90 YEARS

Late Mr.Omer Salih (Proprietor)

Was the founder member and the father figure of the present Raxawa legacy (1903 – 1989). Caringly and lovingly nurtured by Mr. Salih, who was also very well known as a Planter and Tea manufacturer, started Raxawa’s enterprising and thriving journey of 90 years. Mr.Salih started planting Tea, coffee and spices in 1925 in Kandy and Matale districts. He owned more than 1000 acres and the beginning of his first exciting Tea production and his dedicated Tea factory started in 1934.

Mr. Najimudeen Salih (Proprietor)

Mr.Najumdeen who follow the footsteps of his father started planting Tea in 1960. An enterprising planter and a Tea manufacturer with a mind for every tiny detail, high-quality production, superior high-grade Tea, continue his father’s business as at present. As a result of his hard work, dedication and the commitment to carry forward his late father’s legacy became the present owner of this fully automated and one of the best Tea producing Factories in Srilanka.

Mr. Nafees Najimudeen (Director)

Mr.Nafees Najumdeen who is a successful planter began Tea manufacturing since 1994, is attached to Prime Tea Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd / Raxawa Tea factory (Pvt) Ltd. Well equipped with vast experience in best quality Tea manufacturing since then, has years of thorough knowledge in Tea planting, manufacturing, Tea tasting, grading and marketing is a true and a valuable asset who plays a big role towards the success of the legacy.

Mr.Naleem Najimudeen (Director)

Well experienced and a professional Tea taster for more than 20 years, Mr.Naleem has worked as a Tea broker and auctioneer as well. Overseeing and ensuring smooth production and the superior quality of all the Tea productions at Prime Tea Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd /Raxawa Tea Factory (Pvt) Ltd. His exceptionally and rare good knowledge in all types of Tea, manufacturing, grading, blending and marketing, have made the 90 years of the thriving Raxawa legacy journey, an exclusively unbeatable and one of the top brands at present, which has won the hearts and minds of a large number of consumers in the local and the international Tea market.

Some facts on Raxawa Tea Factory

Raxawa Tea Factory was built in 1934 by the Irish.

The first planter was Mr. G. J. Pickthall.

Raxawa Tea plantation is about 250 hectares of Tea & Spices, with a labour force of more than 500 workers.

Raxawa Tea Factory was the first factory in Sri Lanka to produce Green Tea by Japanese in 1972. All the machinery was brought from Japan and manufactured Green Tea.

Currently this factory is a modern state of the art Tea factory and one of the best in Sri Lanka, surrounded by Tea plantations , Knuckles Mountains Range and beautiful waterfalls.

Currently producing more than one million Kilograms of Black Tea per annum, for the last 5 consecutive years.

This factory is fully automated with all the latest machinery.

Average crop for a day is 18000-20000 kgs of Green leaf.

Producing orthodox leafty grades and Tea bag types of black teas.

ISO 22000 certified.