Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine December Issue 2018 | Page 36

BANGLADESH INSIGHT
PHITEX giving shape to the dreams of a bunch of young entrepreneurs
B
usiness is all about novelty
and innovation, and who better
to understand the same than the
budding, young entrepreneurs of
Bangladesh. Already a renowned
destination for apparel sourcing
which is teeming with umpteen
number of garment manufacturers
and buying entities, Apparel Online
met a bunch of young entrepreneurs,
who have decided to look beyond just
manufacturing, export and sourcing,
to try something different.
“We love to call ourselves a solution
centre and a networking system…
A flock of hard-working, highly
proactive and self-motivated textile
engineers mainly from Pabna Textile
Engineering College with a common
dream have come together under an
umbrella named PHITEX through
which we try to provide solutions to
every problem/issues by leveraging
the knowledge base across our
network of professionals,” maintains
Monirul Islam Iqra, the Director
of PHITEX speaking to Apparel
Online, sitting with his two business
partners at their Uttara-based office
in Dhaka.
Boasting a huge network of
professionals engaged in different
fields and each having his/her domain
expertise, PHITEX leverages this
knowledge base to provide all kinds of
solutions be it in sourcing garments,
accessories, fabric, merchandising,
design development, quality control,
technical assistance, supply chain
management, etc.
“We have in our network around
2,000 merchandisers alone,” claims
a proud Monirul, whose idea to come
up with a complete solution providing
centre struck early in his career as
a merchandiser. “We are a set of
textile engineers who have worked/
are working in different positions
in this industry. During our working
days, many of us have come across
situations where we needed help from
external sources to guide us but due
to lack of any such solution provider
who has in-depth knowledge and
expertise of the entire supply chain
and production, it was difficult to
handle such situations. That is when
we decided to come up with PHITEX
Monirul Islam Iqra (L) with his two business partners-PHITEX
as a one-stop solution provider,”
explains Monirul.
In terms of RMG, PHITEX guarantees
manufacturing apparels from well-
established manufacturing units,
ensuring best quality and timely
shipment, tailor-made to the clients’
requirement. “From the very
beginning of our journey, we are
sourcing premium quality fabrics from
home and abroad. In this short period
of our journey, we have supplied
fabrics to the top retail brands and
manufacturers of the country. Quality
is always our main concern and we
never compromise on it. Throughout
the supply chain, we maintain quality
and deadline with affordable pricing.
Surpassing our supplier identity we
want to be a proud partner of our
client’s growth through our services,”
opines Monirul who provides complete
solution towards sourcing wide range
of woven/knit/non-woven fabrics with
speciality in Fleece/PU/Sherpa/Fur/
Pongee/Mesh/Taslan, etc.
On the supply management side,
PHITEX ensures uninterrupted
supply chain through its supply chain
personnel who are experienced in
cross-functional product movement
management. The same is applicable
in the fields of design development
and technical support. “We provide
complete design support and develop
new styles for the top manufacturers
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Boasting a
huge network
of professionals
engaged in
different fields
and each having
his/her domain
expertise, PHITEX
leverages this
knowledge base
to provide all
kinds of solutions
be it in sourcing
garments,
accessories,
fabric,
merchandising,
design
development,
quality control,
technical
assistance,
supply chain
management,
etc.
of the country. Our expert designers,
who have specialised trainings from
various fashion institutions from
home and abroad, have developed
designs for many top retail brands…,”
Monirul says.
Monirul and his business partners
actively leverage all social platforms
including LinkedIn, Facebook, Viber,
WeChat, etc., to build and increase the
network further. “We also organise
social events frequently to bring in the
professionals under one single roof so
that they can share their knowledge,
challenges, exchange ideas and figure
out solutions to all their problems.
Besides, we also have very strong
connections with numerous textile
engineering colleges/fashion schools,
etc.,” says the Director of PHITEX,
whose ultimate dream is to come up
with their own brand that would be
popular globally.
Clocking turnover of around US $ 1
million in the very first year of starting
operations, PHITEX objective is to
provide perfect services at all stages
of the textile industry. “We believe
that as a textile professional, it is
our responsibility to make a small
but significant contribution in the
journey of our industry. That’s why we
are using PHITEX to try and make a
positive impact on all the branches of
textile industry through our
efforts and trustworthy services,”
winds up Monirul.