MANUFACTURING HUB
garmenting was a natural option for
companies like us. Further growing
domestic market with organized retail
is also attracting top companies to
come up in garmenting. All chain stores
or retail giants are already associated
with this hub, so there is as such no
challenge for us in garmenting,” states
Suresh P. Bagrecha, CMD, Komal
Texfab. He further added that there
are hardly any top exporters across
India who do not take fabrics/printing
support from Ahmedabad, so they tend
to have a fair idea about the fabric
required for export.
Komal Texfab Group that started in
1981, entered into garmenting in 2008
and now has two units. The company
is strong, both in export and domestic
market with regard to garmenting.
Currently, it is having an order
of Rs. 60 crore from the domestic
market. Having a total turnover of
Rs. 200 crore in the last fiscal, the
company is expecting more than Rs.
250 crore in the current fiscal. Apparel
business constitutes 50 per cent of the
company’s turnover.
Even Swapnil Patel, Director,
CA Patel Textiles, shared, “We
already have strength in cotton
fabric, which is 60 per cent cost of the
garment. This strength motivated us
to start shirts manufacturing. Other
apparel hubs are sourcing fabric from
this city and growing well, so why can’t
we? Our existing strong retail network
is supporting us in marketing which
enables us to have more margin with
less efforts and less investment in
garmenting. Our focus for expansion
will be garmenting primarily as we will
start tees, trousers, etc. The garment
manufacturers to whom we supply
fabrics across India are willing to start
units here.” He further added that
good business environment, proper
infrastructure like enough electricity is
another motivation for the company to
start garmenting. At present, CA Patel
Textiles is having an annual business
of Rs. 300 crore and is expecting
growth of at least 30 per cent.
AOI also got a chance to have more
information on this rising garmenting
business from Bhavin Parikh, CEO,
Globe Textiles India Ltd. who
briefed: “In the last few years, textile
business has strengthened across
India. In Ahmedabad, the focus has
shifted towards apparel. The capacities
have already been enhanced at the
fabric level and now we want to cover
the entire value chain, so things
are in motion. We are also getting
lot of support from State as well as
Central Government for the same.”
He informed that his company has
four verticals, namely apparel, printed
fabrics, denim fabrics and recently it
started home furnishing also which
is nearly 5 to 10 per cent of its total
business. Its apparel domain started in
2006 and is now 35 to 40 per cent of the
entire business of the company. In the
last fiscal, it had a turnover of Rs. 190
crore and it is expecting 15 per cent
growth this year and 25 to 30 per cent
in the next few years.
Bhavin Parikh, CEO, Globe Textiles India Ltd.
SMOOTH LABOUR
HANDLING
It is easy to manage labour in
Ahmedabad as there are no union
issues which makes working
smooth. But labourers here have an
entrepreneur mindset and after few
years of experience and resources,
some of them start their own jobwork
or similar kind of business at a small
level. But companies are managing it
effectively, like CA Patel Textiles which
is giving incentives to the workers,
and that too despite piece rate, is
also training operators to increase
productivity and keeps motivating
them. It even runs programmes in
nearby villages to bring labour to
the factory apart from offering them
living space at discounted rates,
transportation, etc.
More than 60 per cent of the wor k
strength of Globe Textiles have been
associated with it for more than a
decade. “We put in a lot of efforts to
retain the operators and give them the
best working environment. We hire
freshers too and give them proper
training. We prefer to work from the
bottom to the top,” stated a proud
Bhavin. He even confirmed that the
company has very less absenteeism
which helps to solve the cost issue.
Prashanta Kumar (R), Garment Division head, CA Patel Textiles claims that only his organization is
using advanced sleeve placket pressing machine of Ngai Shing in Ahmedabad. The company plans to
further invest in Tukatech CAD
GARMENTING IN-HOUSE
Spread in 38 hectares,
Ahmedabad Apparel
Park, GIDC, has proved
to be a big support for
the garmenting units
of the city. Apart from
strong infrastructure,
the labour availability
is comparatively
easy in this location.
Komal Texfab and
Globe Textiles India
Ltd. also have their
units here.
The nature of textile business
in Ahmedabad is majorly
outsourcing as very few players
are vertically integrated, but the
good thing is that in garmenting,
they have most of the processes
in-house be it cutting, product
development, stitching or finishing.
“With regard to fabric, we are
cost-effective compared to big
mills as they have their overheads
compared to our weavers and
process houses. Our strong network,
vast experience, quite open
sourcing, bulk purchasing power
help us in managing costs,”
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