Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine Magazine May 2018 | Page 24

EXPORTER STRATEGY DELTA GROUP ON TECHNOLOGICAL PATHWAY Aims to become the leader of Bangladesh denim industry In 2014, Bangladesh set RMG exports target of US $ 50 billion to be attained by 2021. However, with the current resources, technology imbibement and capacity building, the garment export industry of the country presently stands at US $ 29.21 billion and the industry is very sceptical about the fulfilment of this target. The Delta Group, I n order to sustain and then become profitable, the garment industry needs to defy all the conventional business practices and old methodologies.The Delta Group, a US $ 190 million group, is following the same mantra as it has developed itself as a composite group having knitting, dyeing, finishing, sewing, printing, embroidery and washing units – all under a single roof. The Group is already producing knitted garments in its sister concern The Delta Quality Fashions Ltd. whereas, its highly automated denim factory The Delta Quality Denims Ltd. will become fully operational by June 2018. According to Rupak Chakraborty, Director (Operations & Marketing) of both the companies, most of the denim factories in the country are old. “It’s tough for them to change interiors, switch from manual operations to automation and improve the infrastructure substantially in the same premises. But, we are probably one of the few factories who have laid the foundation of a whole new automated denim set-up by challenging ourselves,” shares Rupak. With the installed technologies, Delta has reduced human intervention, salary burden and has improved the flow of processes to a great extent. led by Engineer A.K.M. Faruque Ahamed, Chairman & Managing Director, is one amongst such groups which is contributing significantly to take the country’s vision forward by setting up new garment factories, creating new jobs and adopting automation. Team Apparel Online delves deep to find out the company’s vision and strategy for the future. Engineer A.K.M. Faruque Ahamed, Chairman and Managing Director (L) with Rupak Chakraborty, Director (Operations & Marketing), The Delta Group 24 Apparel Online Bangladesh | MAY 2018 | www.apparelresources.com