Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine February Issue 2019 | Page 22

EVENT REVIEW
Team Shima Seiki at DTG
Ashok Budhathoki, (R), Chairman and Varun Dawadi, MD of Himalayan Cowboys
Mirella Sardini (L), Executive Director, IMA Spa along with Gian Pietro Rossi, Head of Sales, IMA Spa, at DTG
As innovation in products is the key,
most of the visitors were keen to
explore those products that could
assist them with this emerging
concept. Shaker Ahmed, Director,
SM Group, Bangladesh (having more
than 120 lines) was exploring new
kinds of yarns and fabric as his focus
is more on new products development.
Priority for Md. Matiur Rahman,
Director, Essential Clothing,
Bangladesh were all those which
could reduce cost or add value to his
products. “Be it technology or raw
material, wherever we can reduce the
cost or can add value, we will surely
go for that. With the same purpose,
I visited Garmentech,” he added.
The events also witnessed some
visitors from overseas like Ashok
Budhathoki, Chairman and Varun
Dawadi, MD of Himalayan Cowboys,
Kathmandu (Nepal). “The event
is really helpful to explore hi-tech
machines and we have also finalised
orders for some machines,” informed
Ashok. Zulfikar Ali, DGM-Production, BSA
Group of Companies shared, “I like
the machine for label attachment
and elastic joining as it reduces
the manpower requirement.” The
company, with nearly 10,000 sewing
machines, works with Walmart
and many other such prestigious
companies.
A lot of mid-level professionals
from various factories and buying
offices visited the events like Md.
Fazley Elahi, Head, R&D – Fabric
Division, DBL Group and SK
Asadut Daulla, Asst. Manager –
IE, Utah Fashion Ltd.; and Md. Aimed at showcasing new technology,
state-of-the-art equipments, materials
and services (for the complete textile
and garment supply chains covering
different processing stages from
spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing
and finishing to sewing and fabrics
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A few days prior to Garmentech,
Bangladesh Textile Mills
Association (BTMA) in association
with Hong Kong’s Yorkers Trade
and Marketing Service Company
(YTMSC) Limited jointly organised
the four-day 16th Dhaka International
Textile and Garment Machinery
Exhibition (DTG 2019) concurrently
with 16th Dhaka International
Textile & Apparel Accessories
Exhibition (DitaTex) and the
inaugural Bangladesh International
Sewing Machinery & Accessories
Fair (BISMA) at the International
Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB)
between 9th and 12th January.