Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine February Issue 2019 | Page 36

RESOURCE CENTRE THE LATEST NEWS HAVE YOUR SAY For the latest news on apparel and textile, make sure that you visit https://apparelresources.com/top-news/ Write to Apparel Resources, B-32, South Extension-1, New Delhi (110049), India or email: [email protected] INTERTEK INAUGURATES EXPANDED SOFTLINES LAB IN CHITTAGONG of Intertek as a quality partner for the textile, apparel and allied industries. A leading total quality assurance provider to industries globally, Intertek on January 8 this year inaugurated its expanded softlines testing laboratory in Chittagong (a major hub for export-import trade in Bangladesh) to offer enhanced chemical management and analytical testing services to the textile, apparel and RMG supply chain. As a direct response to the growing demand from the customers, Intertek has now expanded the square footage of its laboratory by 50 per cent. This extended facility will enable Intertek to offer its As a direct response to the growing demand from the customers, Intertek has now expanded the square footage of its laboratory by 50 per cent. This extended facility will enable Intertek to offer its services with reduced turnaround time. services with reduced turnaround time. Both physical and analytical testing capabilities have been enhanced, inspection capacity reinforced and assurance services added to the portfolio, to make the Chittagong facility probably the only full service capability in the region. Mohammed Abdus Salam, Managing Director and Founder, Asian Apparels Ltd., while expressing his happiness and thankfulness for the initiative to expand laboratory testing capabilities in Chittagong, underlined the role and importance 36 Apparel Online Bangladesh | FEBRUARY 2019 | www.apparelresources.com “As a leading ATIC service provider to the textile and apparel industry, we are delighted to invest and expand this facility in Chittagong. The combination of this strategic location, extended analytical capability and our expertise and innovative assurance solutions will allow us to deliver excellent customer service with total quality assurance to meet our customers’ business needs,” maintained Rajesh Saigal, Executive Vice President – Intertek South & South East Asia on this occasion while Sandeep Das, Country Managing Director, Intertek Bangladesh observed, “We have invested for the expansion of this facility based on the potential growth and demand from major customers in Chittagong. We have also kept in mind the future potential for further expansion of leather and footwear testing services that will provide the next level of growth for the region.” It may be mentioned here that Intertek is a leading total quality assurance provider to industries worldwide. It has a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 44,000 people in more than 100 countries, to deliver innovative and bespoke assurance, testing, inspection and certification solutions for customers’ operations and supply chains.