Apparel Online India Magazine September 1st Issue 2018 | Page 40

FAIR REVIEW
Sanjay Jha (C), Director, Unix Stitch Machines with Sandeep Sehgal (Right), Proprietor, Sita Shori Fabrics
comfort and innovative washing.
With denim being the next big fabric
for the masses, the visitors from
small centres were excited to see
the possibilities.
Less than a year old in denim,
Ludhiana-based Om Yarn Plus
specialised in rope dyeing and knitted
denim. “Denim has a good future in
India and we have invested heavily in
latest washing technologies that are
sustainable and which will help us
get business,” said Aashray Talwar,
Director, Om Yarn Plus, confidently.
Another new player in denim, ULTRA
DENIM, a 3-year-old company that
has engaged Arvind Pandey, who
has over two decades of exposure
in the denim segment, as President
to oversee the business. Currently
the company is manufacturing only
denim fabric with a capacity of 2.1
million metres a month, but a new
10,000 per day sewing set-up is being
Ultra Denim Pvt. Ltd. team – Arvind Pandey, President, Ultra Denim (Left)
established to produce jeans at
their Surat premises.
VISITORS FROM
SMALL CITIES
EXPLORE NEW
GROWTH AVENUES…
Jesse Zhang, Business Development
Manager, SBS Zipper, China
Vipin Jain, Director,
KMB Papers Pvt. Ltd., Sahibabad
Jitender Pal Singh (Left), Business Head – Textile, Colorjet was content with the response received for its
digital printing machine Vastrajet
Many of the small garment
manufacturers with 20 to 40
machines were at the event to seek
out options to expand and explore
new areas of business. Most of them
said that apart from knowing the
latest in technology, the event also
gave them an insight into where
the business was heading. Of the
few exporters who did visit the
fair, the general feedback was that
there is business in the market for
those players who are committed
to the trade, but sadly not everyone
wants to make that much effort. “It
is disappointing the way exports
are going, but companies that are
serious are looking for ways to be
effective, whether in terms of saving
on cost of production or adding value
through techniques like printing.
And that is why visiting such fairs is
important,” said Amarjit Singh of
Indigo Apparel, Delhi.
While the players from the export
segment were talking of 20 per cent
decrease in business, players from
the domestic segment were excited
about the future. Sandeep Gupta,
Head of Business Development
Asia Pacific, Solunaris,
Ahmedabad averred that in
next five years, apparel business
will grow at a rate of 30 per cent
annually. Ankur Nahar, Owner,
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LS Enterprises, Ujjain, Madhya
Pradesh spoke about relevance of
cost-effectiveness and how important
it is for the business growth of
apparel sector. Overall most of the
visitors looked content and believed
there is always something interesting
coming up in technology every year.
It was interesting to see lot of
sportswear manufacturers/companies
attending the event – yet again
showing the growing prominence of
sportswear. Many felt sportswear
has been booming since last decade.
Substantiating further on the above,
Yoginder, Owner, Aerotech Wears
Pvt Ltd, Delhi said that sportswear
industry has been doing well and
the Indian apparel industry is
seeing year-on-year improvement.
He however added that Indian
fabric quality needs improvement.
Meanwhile Rajesh Gupta, MD of
RMP Fab Sourcing, Panipat which
has an annual turnover of Rs. 300
crore and calls itself an innovative
fabric supplier, was looking for latest
digital printing technology.
The organisers of the event were
very satisfied with the turnout and
shared that most of the exhibitors
were happy with the enquiries and
some of the companies even confirmed
that they booked business. “The
buzz that was generated throughout
the three days was ample proof that
Gartex has created its place in the
market and people pan-India have
come to understand the direction
of the industry and are seeking
new business opportunities,”
concluded Gaurav Juneja, MD,
MEX Exhibitions.