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Telesonic puts Sri Lanka on global map

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November 17, 2025

■ Wins Midea's first-ever Sustainability Pioneer Award

MIDEA, the world’s largest producer of consumer appliances and the global leader in air treatment, recognised Sri Lanka’s Telesonic with the first-ever Sustainability Pioneer Award at its prestigious Global Strategic Partner Summit held in China.

The three-day global summit for Midea’s world-leading Residential Air Conditioning directorate brought together over 500 of Midea’s leading partners from around the world, marking a landmark moment as Telesonic stood tall among global industry giants to earn this pioneering accolade. The recognition placed Sri Lanka firmly in the international spotlight for sustainability and innovation in the airconditioning sector as Telesonic’s far-reaching sustainable eco systems restoration and rural empowerment mission was awarded over other sustainability initiatives spanning the globe.

Receiving the award on behalf of Telesonic, Managing Director Arun Mahtani described the honor as “an incomparable feeling - to be awarded as a pathfinder and receive Midea’s first-ever

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