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facility – nickel quoting button (metal look),
layer button and others.
Further, we can also develop butterfly,
collar bone unit in plastic division which
can help gear-up sales.
Over the years, KDS accessories has
been working with some of the major
shirt manufacturers in Bangladesh
like Viyellatex, Interfab Shirt, Mohammadi
Group, New Age App, Evince Group,
Dressman/Shirt Maker, Shinest Apparels
and several others.
Bureau Veritas CPS
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products
Services is world’s leading testing,
inspection and certification solution
provider for the global consumer. It works
closely with clients to effectively manage
quality assurance needs throughout their
supply chains and mitigate risks in terms of
quality, health, safety, social responsibility
and environment, thus protecting the
brand’s reputation and minimize costs.
Rasanga Ulluvis Hewage, Regional Chief
Executive, responsible for BV Central
Asia – covering Bangladesh, Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia & Myanmar, shares
his views...
Bangladeshi exporters
on scale of 10
Bangladeshi exporters on scale of 10
I will give Bangladesh 6 out of 10 and this
is so because we are still not strong enough
for woven fabric manufacturing and we
cannot accept shorter lead time like less
than 45 days.
Five critical testing norms
Dimensional stability to washing,
Appearance after washing, Seam slippage
(light weight fabric), CF to washing and
CF to rubbing.
If the fabric has been treated for
easy-care properties, then tests for
Formaldehyde, Appearance of seams and
Appearance of fabric, includes the above
mentioned tests.
Any new testing norm
Nowadays ZDHC (Zero Discharge of
Hazardous Chemical) is a very sensitive
issue and everybody should know the
ZDHC roadmap.
Support from UL
As a third-party, we have expertise in state-
of-the-art testing laboratory that can help
industry to ensure garment performance
quality. We have expert/qualified quality
inspection team for garment and fabric
inspection to support suppliers and buyers
and ensure good quality products.
Challenges… We provide compliance audit like, SEDEX
& BSCI that can ensure workers’ health &
safety. We are also offering ZDHC waste
water testing, ZDHC audit and sharing
knowledge about ZDHC by organizing
vendor seminars.
Price and technical barrier to trade ZDHC
MRSL, beside PRSL. Intertek
Bangladesh is No. 2 in EU and No. 3 in USA,
so we could give the country 9 or 8 on a
scale of 10 in shirts.
BV Support
We conduct technical meetings, seminars
and awareness workshops regularly to help
and support the industry in various aspects.
UL VS Bangladesh Limited
For over 120 years, UL has been
developing scientific-based methods to
test the quality, performance and safety
of diverse key consumer products.
Today, UL solves the safety, security
and sustainability challenges of the 21st
century. Around the world, UL along with
its employees promote safe working and
living environments for all people. UL
tests, inspects, audits, certifies, verifies
claims, advises and trains as well as
provides software solutions. Md. Golam
Sarwar, Consumer and Retail Services
– UL VS Bangladesh Ltd., shares his
views on shirts...
Dr. Karthik N.D., Country Managing Director, Intertek Bangladesh
certification solutions for customers’
operations and supply chains. Country
Managing Director of Intertek
Bangladesh, Dr. Karthik N.D. shares his
viewpoint on shirts...
Five critical testing norms
In physical/colour fastness parameters:
a. Seam strength/slippage
b. Button attachment
c. Tearing strength
d. Pilling resistance for synthetic blends
e. Appearance after wash
f. Colour fastness to washing/light
Analytical/RSL:
If trims sourced from local factories or
without nominated source the possibility of
failure are as below:
• Twill tape?Labels: Azo
Intertek is a leading total quality assurance
provider to industries worldwide through
its network of more than 1,000 laboratories
and offices and a dedicated workforce
of over 42,000 people in more than 100
countries.
In Bangladesh and across the world,
Intertek offers customers a Total Quality
Assurance value proposition, assisting
organizations as their trusted quality
partner providing ATIC (Assurance,
Testing, Inspection and Certification)
solutions which go beyond just assuring
the quality and safety of a corporation’s
physical components and assets to
also look at the reliability of their
operating processes.
As the globally leading quality assurance
provider, Intertek goes beyond physical
quality control to provide total peace of
mind through its innovative and bespoke
assurance, testing, inspection and
• Button/plastic accessories: Lead, Phthalate
Any new testing norm
Mainly ZDHC requirements and
especially focusing on printed shirts/with
embellishments, focusing on waste water
testing, chemical management etc., in
addition to product quality.
Support from Intertek
Increased capability for testing all
requirements in Bangladesh, conducting
awareness seminars/workshops – DETOX,
TECHNICAL – Performance, Regulatory,
Product Integrity, etc.
Besides, with a focus o