Kenilworth Tea Graden is located in the Central Province in the district of Nuwara Eliya,approximately 102 kiometers from Colombo-the Capital city of Sri Lanka. Kenilworth is the flagship Estate of Watawala Plantations PLC.
It would appear that the name KENILWORTH originated from an English background,which it is traced to a magnifcent Castle situated in Warwickshire,UK.
The Estate nestles between two prominent rivers of Sri Lanka "Kelani" & "Mahaweli".Kenilworth experiences an annual rainfall of approximately 4500 mm spread over 200 days and enjoys the benefits of both the south West and the North East monsoons.Elevations varies from 616 to 640 meters.
Field
The total extent of Kenilworth is 603.11 Hect.Of which 295.36 Ha(49%) is planted in Tea.The remaining 51% is under Fuel wood cultivation/Forestry and in grass to be replanted into tea.Of the total extent in Tea 86% is under high yielding vegetatively propagated (VP) tea.The annual production of Kenilworth is around
560000kgs of made tea representing a yield of 1900 kgs per hectare.
Processing Center
Under the medium Grown category ,Kenilworth occupies a prestigious position in the Sale average and is possibly one of the prime selling marks of Sri Lanka.The factory is situated at elevation of 616 meters and carried out an orthodox process of manufacture.The annual protection including bought crop is approximately 800,000 kgs made tea.The factory has obtained"Fairtrade Certificate" in July ,2008.(FLO certified producer)existing Tea factory was built in 1947 having demolished the old factory built in 1942.
Kenilworth Tea garden,which consists of five divisions is situated in the Central Province and comes under the district of Nuwara Eliya,and in close to the Ginigathhena town.
Social Welfare Activities
Vocational Training Center for Differently-abled:This center commenced operation on 24th June,1998 to assist the differently able persons in the vicinity of the estate .Presently around 12 disabled persons are employed in the sector with a Training Supervisor.This is not a profit oriented venture,but is operated purely to assist the differently able people to earn an income and also to keep them occupied.Expenditure on salaries,Transport,Medical etc.are incurred by the estate.
Achievements
- Achieved highest sale Average in Jhon Keels Catalogue in the Western Medium Grown Category for Year 2006.
- Most number of Top Prices obtained for BOP, BOPF,OP,OPI,FBOP,Pekoe & BOPI grades in the Western Medium Grown catergory.
- Out of 50 sales in 2006,163 top prices were recorded.
- 7 awards of excellence achieved within a year itself is a magnificent record,which is proud contribution for the better performance of the company.
- The estate tea factory has progressed tremendously since the year 2001 with prestigious merits& awards as detailed below in the recognition of the commitment & dedication of its employees.
