Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine April Issue 2019 | Page 37

RESOURCE CENTRE
UL expands footprints in
Bangladesh
New consumers and retail services laboratory (33,000 sq. ft. advanced textile and
leather testing facility) offer end-to-end technology and service solutions at a
single destination
U
L, a global safety science leader,
has expanded its footprints in
Bangladesh with the inauguration of
its new consumer and retail services
testing laboratory in Dhaka. The
state-of-the-art 33,000 sq. ft. facility
provides advanced, end-to-end service
solutions for the textile, apparel,
leather and footwear industries at a
single destination.
UL’s pioneering facility seeks to foster
innovation, increase market access
and enable faster time to market
by empowering customers to show
compliance to the highest standards
for quality and safety. The suite of
services offered at UL’s consumer
and retail services laboratory
include a wide range of testing
capabilities combined with solutions
for inspections, factory and technical
audit, chemical management,
sustainability and social compliance
for responsible sourcing. The facility
is strategically located in the heart of
Dhaka, along the Dhaka-Mymensingh
Highway, which is easily accessible
for the customers.
Sharing his views on how customers
can benefit by partnering with UL,
Sarbajeet Mukherjee, Managing
Director, UL’s Consumer and Retail
Services in South Asia said, “Over
the past decade since our inception
in Bangladesh, UL experts have
been supporting the retail industry
with world-class testing services and
technical expertise. With the global
acquisition of Consumer Testing
Laboratory in 2016, we are steadily
consolidating our presence in the
country to address the increase in
demand from customers for quality
testing services to meet rigorous
compliance requirements. Our new
UL’s array of
testing expertise
for quality and
safety assurance
spans chemical,
physical,
mechanical,
colourfastness,
fibre and
flammability-
performance and
regulatory tests.
Its sustainability
solutions to
address chemical
safety for
environmental
compliance include
wastewater onsite
assessments and
testing solutions
for Zero Discharge
of Hazardous
Chemicals (ZDHC)
programme, etc.
innovative facility will enable us
to help service our existing and
potential customers better. The total
solutions we offer here are designed
to empower our clients to mitigate
market risk, strengthen global supply
chains and protect brand reputation.
We have developed leading-edge
customer service solutions like
fast-track projects and digital lab
fulfilment systems to reduce lead
times and ensure accurate, in-depth
test results. Our customers can
collaborate with us to test a variety
of products as per global standards
and regulations to get global market
access (GMA) and increase their
market share.”
Commenting on the launch of the
new laboratory, Suresh Sugavanam,
UL’s Vice President and Managing
Director for South Asia and Sub-
Saharan Africa maintained, “UL’s
investment in Bangladesh comes
at a time when the country is on an
ambitious path to meet the export
target of US $ 50 billion from the
apparels by 2021, to mark 50 years of
the Republic of Bangladesh. Our team
of multidisciplinary experts leverage
the latest technologies, best-in-class
equipment and engage in rigorous
analysis of quality and safety
parameters to help our customers
launch winning products in the
market in a cost-effective manner.”
UL’s array of testing expertise
for quality and safety assurance
spans chemical, physical,
mechanical, colourfastness, fibre
and flammability-performance and
regulatory tests. Its sustainability
solutions to address chemical safety
for environmental compliance include
wastewater onsite assessments and
testing solutions for Zero Discharge
of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC)
programme, etc.
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