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George Steuarts & Company Limited is the
oldest Company in Sri Lanka. It is also one of the oldest existing
Companies in the world. It was founded in 1835 by an intrepid
and high-principled sea captain James Steuart, who sailed the
southern ocean at the beginning of the 19th century. |
In the course of his voyage to Ceylon, as it then was, he saw the
potential of the island for economic development and commerce. As
his substantive position at the time as Master Attendant of the
Colombo Port, precluded him from engaging in any trade, he secured
the business to his brother George and named the firm after him.
Since it’s early beginnings, George Steuarts Colombo grew
and ventured into a number of new lines; and the group's current
portfolio of activities are represented by the Export of Ceylon
Tea, Import & Distribution of Pharmaceuticals, Airline Ticketing,
Inbound & Outbound Tours, sale of Travelers Checks, Assembly
& Installation of Telephones and allied services and products,
Manpower Recruitment for prestigious overseas principals, General
Sales Agency for Airlines (including as Philippine Airlines), Insurance
and Freight Forwarding.
OUR COMPANY
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George Steuarts Philippines Inc. is the newest
subsidiary of George Steuart Co. Ltd., a long standing, well
acclaimed company in Colombo, Sri-Lanka. George Steuarts Phil.
Inc. became the first Filipino-Sri-Lankan company primarily
engaged in the marketing of pure Ceylon tea in the Philippines.
The company has adopted an open policy of marketing other Sri-Lankan
products that may find good marketability in the Philippines.
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This also includes the marketing of Philippine products that may
be feasible to the Sri-Lankan market. Incorporated in December 1989,
George Steuarts Phil. Inc. has a 60% Filipino and 40% Sri-Lankan
equity.
Housed at the penthouse level of JBC-Clarion building owned by one
of the incorporators, George Steuarts Phil. Inc. holds office at
174 A. Bonifacio Avenue, Marikina City. People carefully selected
by the Board of Directors are running the company. Since the coming
of our brand “Steuarts,” these green packs of Ceylon Teas have continued
to make their presence known to the constantly growing market of
tea-drinkers.
OUR VISION
We are firmly committed to our dream of seeing more and more Filipino
Tea-Drinkers turn to their Tea, in the same way that coffee drinkers
turn to their coffee. George Steuarts Philippines, Inc. endeavors
to be a contributor in promoting good health and physical well being
to the Filipino Consumer, by offering high quality, pure and all-natural
Ceylon Tea products at affordable prices, and by increasing the
Filipino Consumer’s awareness of the many health-related benefits
derived from drinking tea.
OUR MISSION
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George Steuarts Phil. Inc. takes every opportunity to make “STEUARTS TEA” synonymous to the excellent graded tea, harvested and processed from the vast and World-Renown Tea Estates of Ceylon. |
We take deep pride in our affiliation with our Sri-Lanka-based George Steuart Group of Companies, a multinational company with a very rich cultural heritage, backed by more than 165 years of expertise in the Tea Industry.
We believe in providing Quality Service tailored to suit the needs of our clients, at the most reasonable price. We further believe that the growth of our people is our ultimate gain.
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