Apparel Online India Magazine January 1st Issue 2019 | Page 36

PEOPLE HAVE YOUR SAY BREAKING NEWS Tell us your news by emailing at [email protected] To read the latest sustainability news, go to https://apparelresources.com/business-news/sustainability/  MAKING A DIFFERENCE ROUNDUP 2018 AOI MOVERS AND SHAKERS OF 2018 2 3 1 1 4 INDIA TO JORDAN started its first overseas factory five years ago. The company is also doing well in India and focusing a lot on worker welfare. Managing factories in India and abroad with equal success is commendable. Gautam Nair, MD, Matrix Clothing, Gurgaon; EC member AEPC and Chairman - CII National Committee on Textiles and Apparel Running a successful garmenting company in India, Matrix Clothing has strategic tie-ups in both Bangladesh and Vietnam, and also a reach in textile-related business (trims and leather). As a part of a major decision, Nair has invested in his first garment expansion, outside India to Jordan. 2 GROWING IN INDIA, AND IN INDONESIA TOO Lalit Gulati, CMD, Modelama Exports, Gurgaon In 2018, Modelama Exports expanded its operation in Indonesia where it had 36 Apparel Online India | 3 EXPANSION, EXPANSION AND EXPANSION Sanjay Lalbhai, CMD, Arvind Ltd. Arvind Ltd. is one of the few Indian corporates having a strong reach in every aspect of the textile value chain, be it fabric manufacturing, apparel brands, direct retailing, manufacturing, technical textiles. In 2018, the company expanded in a big way, especially in manufacturing, be it the launch of its largest garmenting hub in Bavla (Ahmedabad) or starting of operations in Ranchi. The company was always in news during 2018 and for all the good reasons. JANUARY 1-15, 2019 | www.apparelresources.com 4 POSITIVE THINKER Deepak Seth, Chairman, Pearl Global Industries, Gurgaon Among the truly global players in India, Deepak Seth has manufacturing and buying operations across the globe. But this is old news. What puts him among the Movers and Shakers of 2018  is his positive thinking and fresh views. In the middle of 2018, contrary to what a majority of the industry was saying, Seth was of the view, “There is now a barrier to entry into our industry, so it is difficult for new players to get in. This means that exporters who are fully compliant under international standards have a huge opportunity to grow, especially since China is slowly exiting the apparel space.”