Indore is the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, the second largest State in the country. Indore is one of the richest cities in Central India and also known as “Mini Mumbai” among native people of Indore, due to its lifestyle similarities with Mumbai. It has established as a big hub for readymade garments manufacturing. Madhya Pradesh contributes 4 percent to the total cotton production in the country, making it the fifth largest state to produce cotton. In last 5-10 years, Madhya Pradesh has become a major center for new textile investments in India. During this period majority of major textile companies have invested in the state either in Greenfield projects or on expansions; major investors include Trident, Vardhman, SEL, SRF and Century Textiles.
The state is natural choice for textile related investments due to easy availability of raw materials like cotton, well established ecosystem and progressive policy framework. Currently 65 large textile mills, thousands of looms and millions of spindles are operating in the state Indore, Ujjain, Dhar, Dewas, Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Gwalior, Chhindwara, Jabalpur and Bhopal are major centers for textile industry in Madhya Pradesh.
With good availability of yarn and fabric, the readymade garment industry comes as the next natural choice for new investments. In the view of the high employment generation potential, the State Government has declared special incentives for garment manufactures.It is now one of biggest kids wear manufacturing hub in India for domestic market.
Looking at the growing potential and need for investment in new technology, the 1st edition of Garfab-TX Indore was launched by Vardaan events Pvt. Ltd. This is an international trade show on apparel and embroidery technology along with fabrics and accessories, was held at Labhganga Exhibition Centre, Indore from June 24 – 26, 2022. The show was supported by the local associations like Indore Ready Made Vastra Vyapari Sangh and Apparel Manufactures Society of Indore (AMSI). The event was inaugurated by Umesh Dembla, Vice President of AMSI in the presence of leading players from the Indore textile industry.
Garfab – TX Indore provided a unique platform for international and national technology suppliers to showcase their latest offering in CAD/CAM, Spreading, sewing, embroidery, printing and spare parts. Some of the brands on display were Juki, Jin, Jack, Siruba,Orbito, Durkopp, Bulmer , SinSim Liberty, Impress, Dalvinder and Sons, Astha, CMR, Axis enterprises, Toyo, Siliconi, Cerliani, DCC, Richpeace, Studio Next, Ramsons, Groz-Beckert, Pegasus, Mehala, Siruba etc.
Good number of trade visitors visited the three-day event to expand or upgrade their business opportunities in the textile industry in India. The show provided networking and engaging in investment opportunities during the show. The show has helped the industry to upgrade its factories from second-hand machines to new machines.
While speaking after the show BP Mishra, CEO, Vardaan Events Pvt. Ltd said, this is our first show in Indore, which is a growing market in apparel manufacturing. Improved market scenario and the latest technologies on display played an important role in attracting good quality visitors at the show. We are very happy with the response from the industry and confident that the next edition will be much bigger show. He further added “the market for textile is in uptrend now. So, it’s going to be a good year for the industry. Prior to the show, some of the exhibitors were apprehensive about customers’ footfall, but when they came here it was far better than their expectations. All the exhibitors reported good number of enquiries and many on the spot order were also placed. So, again Garfab-TX proved itself as the best platform in this region.”
The organizer Vardaan Events Private Limited is being in existence since 2001, and has completed 21 years of organisingworld class exhibitions in India. It has already organized over 80 exhibitions in 7 cities in India for various segments including Garment & Textile machinery. Now Vardaan Events has successfully established its brand name in the Indian textile industry, and its shows are now well-known all over including Garfab-TX, Garknit-X and Texma.
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