1. Jagath Sawmill
Arakawila,
Handapangoda.

2. Jagath Sawmill
• Arakawila,
Handapangoda.
• Kaluthara District
• Estd. 1987

3. Workers
• 20 Workers
• Working Hours 7.30am to 5.00pm
• No Prior Training, Training by
Experience

4. Management
• Manager – Mr. M. Vimal Wasantha
• From 2006
• A/L in Commerce Stream
• No Professional Qualifications
• 6 Year Experience

5. Economy
• Growth in Bank
• Hesitate to tell the Profit

6. Technology
• No New Technology (Older than 15
Years)
• Just Using the Traditional Methods
• Main Species Used
• Rubber

7. Product
• Main Product
• Board
• Sub Product
• Wood

8. Waste Control
• Reusing the mixing agents used
• For the treatment.
• Saw dust is reused to dry boards

9. Communication
• Telephone
• 011-2759942
• No Fax, Email or Web Site

10. SWOT Analysis (Internal Env.)
• Strengths
• Experienced Workers
• Minimal Environmental Pollution as saw
dust is reused
• Weaknesses
• No Advanced Technologies
• No any Professionally qualified worked

11. SWOT Analysis (External Env.)
• Opportunities
• Rubber Estates are abundant in this
area
• Threats
• Logs are purchased by “MERBOC”
so Difficulty in finding rubber logs

12. Technology Level
• Medium Machinery
• Wood Seasoning
• Mixing agent are Used for Preservation
Process.
Saw dusts are collected manually

13. Process
Logs are carried into Woods are sold to
Logs are sawed , in
the factory by the Kelaniya CEAT tyre
the factory premises
Dealers, and Measure Factory
the Logs
Then Boards are Boards are allowed
transferred to to mix with Boric
Treated Boards are another tank to Acid & Borax in to
allowed to dry in absorb the mixing 6:9 ratio plus water
the presence of agents in a separate tank
smoke in a separate
shaded house
Timbering is taken Product is sold to
place to remove Harris Ceylon Pvt Ltd
roughness And Arpico