Heritage
Our Heritage
The Pereira spirit of innovation from the history books of old Ceylon: F X Pereira & Sons departmental store that was started by Francis Xavier Pereira in 1889 became a flourishing business that they expanded and moved to the above premises in First Cross Street (Colombo 11) in 1905. The family went on to introduce the first ‘Woolworth’s type departmental stores in Ceylon in 1937.
F X PEREIRA
Founder F X PEREIRA & Sons Ltd
CHEVALIER DEWAN BAHADUR I.X. PEREIRA
Acting minister of Labour ,Industry & Commerce (1946 - 1947)
Chairman and Managing Director of
F X Pereira & Sons Ltd Chairman Narottam & Pereira Ltd
F X A PEREIRA
Chairman and Managing Director
F X Pereira & Sons Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Narottam & Pereira Ltd Chairman and Managing Director
Asha Agencies Ltd
The Pereira Legacy
Subsequent progression and the various companies the Pereira family went on to create over the glorious 130-year heritage is what we know as Pership Holding today.
Today, Pership Holding (Pvt) Ltd is a fourth and fifth generation managed group of companies, fostering the same spirit of innovation and noble characteristics that has won the hearts of their stakeholders as one of the most respected brands in Sri Lanka.
