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GRI (Global Rubber Industries, Pvt. Ltd.) is an ISO certified tire manufacturer in Sri Lanka producing industrial and specialty tires for the global market. GRI produces tires for over 50 countries across the world.
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History
GRI was established in Sri Lanka in the year 2002 by Prabhash Subasinghe, its current Managing Director. GRI is headquartered in Sri Lanka and operates in six countries including the United States, Germany, France, Netherlands and Australia.
The company’s first off-shore sales offices were established in the United States and France in 2003 .
It opened its latest sales and service offices in Australia in Brisbane, in 2014 followed by another in Melbourne in 2015. Currently, GRI is one of the major tire manufacturers operating in Sri Lanka, the largest producer of high-quality solid rubber tyres in the world.
Types of Tires
GRI’s main products are Material Handling tires; a tire used on material handling equipment such as forklifts. These tires are produced using natural rubber compounds, which have properties of high-heat dissipation, high run-time and low rolling resistance .
GRI also produces tires required for agricultural purposes which are used in farming vehicles especially those in tractors and harvesters. Agricultural tires are unique in aspects of tread pattern & high-load carrying capacity.
Other tires produced by GRI include Industrial and Construction Tires. Both these types are often used for vehicles that perform heavy industrial work .
Off the road tires produced by GRI are more durable tires built for surfaces such as sand, gravel, mud, rock and other off-road terrain.
Milestones
• 2002 – GRI introduces GLOBESTAR a standard solid tire to the market which runs with reduced heat build-up
• 2003 – GRI opens its first off-shore sales offices in United States and France
• 2008 – Introduces ULTIMATE XT, a premium-plus solid tire which consists of high abrasion resistance and tensile strength
• 2008 – Launches THE PERFORMER, a tire built for normal working conditions
• 2011 – GRI opens sales offices in Netherlands & Germany in its objectives to expand its operations.
• 2011 – Launches PEAKMASTER, a premium solid tire, which consists properties of high-abrasion resistance, a wide profile, rim guard & side wall.
• 2014 – Enters the Australian market with the launch of its Tire Sales & Service Centre in Brisbane, Australia
• 2015 – Opened Tire Sales & Service Centre in Melbourne, Australia
Awards
Overall Award for Excellence in Sustainable Development 2015
Gold Award in the ‘Manufacturing Others’ category and the Silver Award for ‘Excellence in Global Market Reach at the National Business Excellence Awards- 2014.
Overall Winner in the Bronze category at the National Business Excellence Awards -2013
Silver Award – Agriculture Value Added Sector
Bronze Award – Most Innovative Exporter