NEW VENTURE: LAUGFS Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd., has entered the fast growing condominium market with a development known as Havelock Havens, located at Maya Avenue, Colombo 6 is a prime location w...
The Cabinet has granted its approval to a Memorandum submitted by Hon. A.H.M. Fowzie, the Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resource Development, to liberalize the lubricant market and enter in to r...
The Cabinet has granted its approval to a Memorandum submitted by A.H.M. Fowzie, the Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resource Development, to liberalise the lubricant market and enter in to releva...
August 28, 2006 (LBO) – Just over ten foreign and local firms put in bids for a license to market lubricants in Sri Lanka, when offers closed on Monday, a top official said. Sri Lanka threw ope...
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation would call open tenders to sell the liquid petroleum gas produced at its refinery, Petroleum Minister A H M Fowzie said LAUGFS Gas, the company which had a 5-year contract...
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is analyzing going for a open tender to sell Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG). Chairman of the CPC Asantha de Mel told the Daily News that they are in the process of check...
NEW PRODUCT: Laufgs has been given the go-ahead by the Government to import, distribute and sell their branded lubricants in Sri Lanka. The official agreement with the Government is to be signed next ...
LAUGFS Gas Company will be exploring new horizons down under with an investment of Australian $ 2 million in the auto gas conversions sector, which will be kicking off operations by the end of this mo...
The LAUGFS group this week won a hard-fought licence to market lubricants in a battle that nearly ended in courts owing to what is said was unfair criteria. The organization also announced plans to en...
LAUGFS Gas Company, a pioneer auto gas converting company in Sri Lanka will enter the Australian Auto market with an investment of Australian $ two million. The first Sri Lankan team of Auto gas conve...
AGREEMENT: LAUGFS Holdings signed an agreement with the Government yesterday to engage in the business of importing and selling lubricants in Sri-Lanka. LAUGFS was first to sign the agreement with the...
LAUGFS Holdings Ltd signed a historic agreement With the Government of Sri Lankan on Thursday to engage in the business of import and selling of lubricants in Sri Lanka. "LAUGFS" was first to sign the...
May 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has nodded a price hike for Shell and LAUGFS gas companies from 26th May while a shortage prevails in the local market. Shell gas distribution has lessened since ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday had a meeting at Temple Trees with the main LP Gas suppliers Shell and LAUGFS along with the officials of the Consumer Affairs Authority and Treasury to resolve t...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday urged Gas Companies to sort out their grievances with the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) in a manner the consumer public will not be unreasonably burdened. Foll...
May 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s gas prices were increased from midnight yesterday prior to the earlier decided due date of 26th May. Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has granted permission to incr...
Shell Gas and LAUGFS increased their LP gas prices with effect from midnight on Monday despite the Consumer Affairs Authority granting them permission for a price hike only from May 26. According to t...
Literally fuelling another revolution LAUGFS Holdings Limited is set to franchise rural fuel stations that are being operated by private owners to upgrade their services by providing them with car car...
The LAUGFS Holdings Limited has incurred a heavy loss of Rs.27,000 million this month and Rs.20 million last month as the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) rejected the application for gas price increa...
LAUGFS Gas (Pvt) Ltd filed a fundamental rights violation petition against the Consumer Affairs Authority before the Supreme Court for a declaration from the court that it is entitled in law to effect...
LAUGFS Holdings will open up three more Sun Up Supermarkets in Thaluwathugoda, Battaramulla and Hendala as part of its expansion drive “We are the first people to change the era of supermarkets ...
The Sri Lanka – China Business Council (SLCHBC) members who participated at the Kunming Fair for the first time returned to Sri Lanka with a success story. The Council which functions under the...
LAUGFS Holdings chairman W.K.H. Wegapitiya has hit out at President Mahinda Rajapaksa for failing to promote local entrepreneurs.The statement came after the government allowed only multi-national com...
Shell allowed to increase price while LAUGFS faces step-motherly treatment Despite the Supreme Court order to submit a pricing formula by July 5, 2007 to sort the current crisis in the domestic LP gas...
Two of LAUGFS Supermarkets were opened recently at Pannipitiya and Koswatta (left & Middle). (Right) Mr. Wegapitiya is seen in conversation with Unilever Chairman Amal Cabraal at the Pannipitiya openi...
First step taken to becoming a multinational company; largest auto gas conversion facility in Perth LAUGFS Group announced yesterday the commissioning of its first Auto gas conversion facility in Per...
LAUGFS last week commissioned its very first Auto Gas Conversion facility in Perth, Western Australia. The facility was inaugurated in Carlisle, Perth under the patronage of the Chief Guest, Steve Aro...
The LAUGFS Group has entered the growing Australian auto gas market in big way by commissioning its first auto gas conversion facility in Perth, Western Australia. LAUGFS Australia Pty Ltd is a 100 % ...
LAUGFS, the LPG company which has diversified into many areas including restaurants and apartments, will invest another Rs. 350 million in the next three months at their tyre manufacturing plant in Mi...
Sri Lanka is being considered as the “Capital City†of the solid tyres to the international market, which accounts for 35% of the world Solid Tyre manufacture and exports, out of which 23%...
LAUGFS Gas yesterday announced an immediate price increase of Rs. 188 on a 12.5 kg cylinder of gas following a Supreme Court ruling that went in its favour. A domestic LAUGFS cylinder of gas will now ...
Following the price increase by Shell Gas Company, the Supreme Court yesterday allowed LAUGFS Gas Pvt. Limited to increase the price of a 12.5 kg LP gas cylinder from Rs. 1060 to Rs. 1248. The Court a...
LAUGFS Holdings Ltd. will construct the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) import terminal at a cost of US$ 10 million in the Galle Harbour by the end of this year. The import terminal which will be built on ...
The estimated cost of this project will be US $ 10 to 15 million. LAUGFS Lanka Gas Limited will meet 50 per cent of this expenditure while the balance is expected from local banks, Ranasinghe said. "W...
LAUGFS Holdings Limited Chairman W.K.H. Wegapitiya, was recently awarded the “Asian Grid Leadership Award†for “Excellence in Entrepreneurship-2007†at the Ninth Annual Convent...
Picture shows Wegapitiya receiving the award from Prof. P.V.Ramana. LAUGFS Holdings Chairman W.K.H.Wegapitiya was recently presented the “Asian Grid Leadership Award†for “Excellence...
The Awards Committee of the 9th Annual Convention on Leadership has conferred the Asian Grid Leadership Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship to LAUGFS Chairman W. K. H. Wegapitiya. This award has ...
LAUGFS Gas (Pvt.) Ltd, the flagship company of LAUGFS Holdings, celebrated reaching its 6th year in service to the nation by taking home the 2nd runner-up award in the Western Province at the recently...
CleanCo Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and LAUGFS Eco Sri (Pvt) Ltd have been selected to implement the vehicle emission testing programme from April 2008.The companies will invest Rs. one billion and Rs. 500 millio...
SC grants permission to proceed with FR violation petition The Supreme Court yesterday (14) granted permission to proceed with the fundamental rights violation petition filed by LAUGFS Gas (Pvt) Ltd c...
Two private companies Clean Co Lanka (Pvt ) Ltd and LAUGFS Eco Sri (Pvt) Ltd are to invest over Rs 1 billion to implement the Government’s Vehicle Emission Testing programme aimed at creating a...
LAUGFS Holdings is diversifying its business into the leisure sector with a Rs. 500 million investment on a small luxury hotel. The project is targeted to be completed within eighteen months, General ...
The winner of the Platinum award Chairman LAUGFS Holdings Limited W.K. H. Wegapitiya in an inspiring speech at the 12th annual award ceremony organised by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and In...
Chairman of LAUGFS Holdings Limited W.K.H. Wegapitiya received the award for Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year. The Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards ceremony organised by the Federation of...
LAUGFS Holdings Limited has diversified its business to property development. "We have invested Rs. 515 million on our new project "Havelock Haven" by our new venture LAUGFS Property Developers (Pvt) ...
LAUGFS Property Developers launched their condominium project, Havelock Heavens, last week. The ceremonial launch was held at Ceylon Continental with the Heads of LAUGFS Holdings. LAUGFS Holdings Gene...
The Vehicle Emission Testing (VET) programme will be implemented in next year. It is mandatory for vehicle owners to obtain the VET certifications from 2008. The VET programme was officially launched ...
LAUGFS Holdings plans to construct its own gas terminal and also expand market penetration in LP Gas both in the domestic and industrial sectors next year, the company said. Group Managing Director Th...
LAUGFS Gas Chairman W. K. H. Wegapitiya said the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) cannot sell Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) when a Supreme Court decision was pending in a case filed against the CPC by ...
Operational efficiency, astute business planning, and strategic product diversification have made LAUGFS Holdings Ltd a big name in local energy retailing and connected businesses today. In this inter...
