DSI Holdings Ltd
P O Box 778,
Kumaran Rathnam Road,
Colombo 02
Sri Lanka.

Tel : +94 (0)11 2320978-9
Fax : +94 (0)11 2440890
E-mail : info@dsi.lk
 

Milestones

Founder chairman along with his children selling local and imported footwear through D. Samson & Sons Ltd, a small shop located in Colombo Fort.
Introduction of a small footwear assembly line with 16 employees
D Samson Industries incorporated as a limited liability company.
Setting up of rubber mixing plant.
1st export consignment to Saudi Arabia.
D. Samson & Sons Ltd opens the first DSI showroom in the heart of Colombo.
Incorporated Samson Trading Company to directly import raw materials and to sell shoe components and accessories to small scale shoe manufacturer
Opening of 2nd shoe factory Samson Manufacturers Ltd., to make footwear under the brand name "Ranpa".
DSI Footwear 25 Years anniversary.
Listing of Samson International as a public quoted company in the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Launching of Sithuvili art competition.
Entrepreneur of the year award winner.
Opening of 3rd shoe factory Samson Sportswear Ltd., to manufacture school and sports shoes.
D. Samson & Sons Ltd opens the 100th ultra-modern DSI showroom in Kandy.
Diversified to food & beverages sector by joining with Kelani Valley Canneries (KVC) Ltd.
DSI selected as one of three outstanding brands in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.
DSI Footwear 40 Years anniversary.
Opening of first showroom in Chennai, India.
FILA and RBK (REEBOK) appoint D. Samson & Sons as authorized reseller in Sri Lanka.
Incorporated Samson Information Technologies to provide IT services and products.
Incorporated Hydro Trust Lanka a mini hydro project generating 2 mega watts of power.
CIC Agribusiness joined DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Ltd as major partner in Kelani Valley Canneries (KVC).   DSI Samson Group has a 20 percent stake in this subsidiary of CIC Agribusiness.
DSI Samson Group extended partnership with Asiri Hospitals Ltd. through investment in Central Hospitals Colombo. (Asiri Central)
National Long-term rating of Sri Lanka-based DSI Holdings Limited (DSIHL) and the rating on its senior unsecured notes upgraded by Fitch Ratings-(Colombo) Singapore to 'A-(lka)' - from 'BBB+(lka)'
DSI Supersport Triumphs again, with “The Brand Leadership Award” DSI Samson Group wins the prestigious International award
Re-branded Samson iT (Samson Information Technologies (Pvt) Ltd.) become the DELL authorized distributor in Sri Lanka.