Who we are

Botanicoir was founded in 2005 by Kalum, Samantha and Chaminda Balasuriya

Becomes primary sponsor of local orphanage (2005– to date), originally set up for children who lost their parents after the devastating tsunami of 2004

First entry into the European tomato market

Introduces the first compressed buffered grow bags into the UK soft fruit market

Agrovista joins us as our UK partner and we soon become one of the most popular grower choices for strawberry growbags in the UK

Proudly inaugurate our new production facility having outgrown the previous space and wanting to offer a more comfortable working environment for our team

The launch of Precision Plus grade mix for soft fruit production

An unforgettable trip to Sri Lanka with some of our loyal customers

The first commercial trial of our Precision Plus Ultra mix with New Forest Fruit.  Other leading UK strawberry farms also follow suit

Opening of our Waste Water Treatment Plant in Sri Lanka

Implementation of the industry first mechanical dryer of its kind, ensuring more consistency of products and on-time delivery

Our specialist soft fruit mix, Precision Plus Ultra launches at Fruit Focus with a special visit by Hon. DEFRA minister George Eustice

Expansion of our production capacity into India

Launch of our first bio-degradable plastic for grow bags and Open Top Containers, enabling growers to choose a more eco-friendly option

Botanicoir and Legro proudly join forces. The partnership enables Botanicoir to make the necessary investments to cater to the increasing global demand for compressed coir products