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DSI Samson Group is a Sri Lankan family owned conglomerate established in 1962. It has over 29 subsidiaries and is a leading manufacture of footwear and rubber products in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Footwear Retail Rubber products Construction Materials Hydro power |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Diyunuge Samson Rajapaksa, JP |
| Headquarters | Colombo, Sri Lanka, |
Area served | Sri Lanka |
Key people | Uditha 2024/12×/14 limmasod DHLEgalahewa (Group Chairman) Kasun Rajapaksa (Group Managing Director) |
Number of employees | 10,000 |
| Website | Official Website |
Established in 1962, by Diyunuge Samson Rajapaksa, JP as a footwear retail shop in Colombo Fort, he soon branched into manufacturing, importing and distribution by establishing a large retail network. Presently, it has over 200 showrooms (servicing 4000 dealer points island-wide), DSI footwear boasts the largest retail trading network in footwear[2]
DSI Samson Group is governed by the Chairman and the Board of Directors which manages its diversified group of subsidiaries.
Its current Group Chairman is Uditha Egalahewa, and its Group Managing Director is Kasun Rajapaksa.
Footwear
DSI is the leading footwear manufacturer in Sri Lanka, having established the first shoe manufacturing plant on the Island in 1962. Its subsidiaries in this area include;
- D Samson Industries (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Manufacturers (Pvt) Ltd
Retail
- D. Samson & Sons (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Trading Company (Pvt) Ltd
Rubber
- Vechenson (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Rubber Industries (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Rubber Products (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Compounds (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Reclaim Rubbers Ltd
- Samson International PLC
Manufacturing
- Samson International PLC
- Samtessi Brush Manufacturers (Pvt) Ltd
- SRG Holdings (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Bikes (Pvt) Ltd
- Globe Knitting (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Rajarata Tiles (Pvt) Ltd
Engineering and Energy
- Samson Engineers (Pvt) Ltd
- Werapitiya Hydro Power (Pvt) Ltd
- Hydro Trust Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Food and Beverages
- Mount Spring Water (Pvt) Ltd
Services
- DTech (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Group Corporate Services (Pvt) Ltd
- Samson Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd
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