Welcome to Finlays

We hope this site enables us to share some of the passion and knowledge we have developed for our products and services, and the places where we live and work.

We have a history which goes back over 250 years. Our reputation has been established on longstanding and trusting relationships with our customers and our communities, and a legacy of caring for our environments. Sustaining and enhancing this reputation is a responsibility we take very seriously.

We hope you enjoy the experience of learning about us and the services we offer...

Tea Estates

Tea Estates

Our tea estates are in Kenya and Sri Lanka

Leaf Tea

Leaf Tea

We are black and green Tea suppliers and manufacturers of Decaffeinated Tea

Tea Extracts

Tea Extracts

From small beginnings, we’re now the world’s largest supplier

Beverages

Beverages

Expertise in sourcing, blending and packing in both the UK and Sri Lanka

Horticulture

Horticulture

A diverse business growing and distributing flowers and fresh produce

Flowers

Flowers

We grow roses, carnations and a wide range of commercial crops

Logistics

Logistics

We have logistics businesses in Sri Lanka

Services

Services

We have over 100 years of service experience in Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Finlays News

Copenhagen

Finlays in support of higher climate change targets

Finlays Managing Director Ron Mathison was asked to sign a letter in support of the UK's energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, in his effort to persuade the European Union to toughen its targets on reducing greehnouse gas emissions.
 
The following press release by University of Cambridge, Programme for Sustainability Leadership explains:
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Eastern horizons look bright for Taikoo

Three years ago, Finlay Flowers commenced work on a cut-flower project in Songming county, 57kms north of Kunming city in the Chinese province of Yunnan. Today the Yunnan Taikoo Flowers farm has a production area of 9.5 hectares, growing over 12 million stems of high quality spray and standard carnations per annum, targeting the Japanese market.

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Finlays Estates first in Sri Lanka to be awarded Rainforest Alliance certification

Finlays estates in Passara, Uva Province earned the Rainforest Alliance certification for sustainable production, becoming the first company in Sri Lanka to be awarded this independent and transparent accreditation. Commenting on this achievement, Finlays Chairman Naresh Ratwatte stated, "This is an inspiring moment not only to Finlays, but to the entire Tea industry in Sri Lanka.

What's Inside

How are we adapting to climate change?

We have launched a detailed and exhaustive exercise to measure our carbon footprint, and to minimise it.

The fast-evolving field of decaffeinated Tea

We are one of the industry’s prominent processors and suppliers of decaffeinated tea. As part of the Finlays family, the decaffeinated tea division is able to draw on considerable technical knowledge from across the Finlays businesses.

Omniflora

With operations in Continental Europe and the USA, Omniflora is the marketing and distribution arm of the division specialising in the development and awareness of Fairtrade flowers in northern Europe.