Brandix to support EDEX 2008 as Platinum Sponsor
-- Country’s largest apparel exporter to showcase depth
of industry and available career opportunities at largest Higher
Education and careers expo --
Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter Brandix, which employs
more than 22,000 people, has come forward to support EDEX 2008,
billed to be the country’s largest ever higher education
and careers exhibition, as the event’s Platinum Sponsor.
Scheduled to take place at the BMICH Colombo from 18th to
20th January and Queens Hotel Kandy on 22nd and 23rd January
2008, the fifth edition of this annual event expects participation
by more than 130 exhibitors and visitor numbers to top 100,000,
according to its organisers, the Royal College Union.
Commenting on the decision of the Brandix Group to support
this initiative, Brandix’s Chief Peoples Officer Nigel
Forbes said: “EDEX gives Brandix the opportunity to
showcase the depth of the apparel industry as well as the
Group and the diverse career options available. It also gives
us a platform to present opportunities for vocational and
professional growth and development within our organisation.”
He disclosed that Brandix, a vertically-integrated end-to-end
solutions provider to global fashion superbrands, has major
plans for expansion and growth within the country and the
region, as it aspires to be a US$ 500 million organisation
by 2010. As it ramps up to achieve its growth objectives,
the organisation will require many more talented individuals
to fuel this growth.
“We are positioning our organisation as the core hub
for design and development within the region, and in order
to achieve this we will require diverse skill sets ranging
from design and innovation to sophisticated IT support specialists
and business strategists.” Mr. Forbes explained.
He added that the Brandix Group believes that initiatives
of this nature are imperative for the future of the national
economy and the people of Sri Lanka, as they provide young
people with guidance and direction in their career aspirations
and give educationists an insight into the educational needs
of tomorrow.
The US $ 320 million (2006-07) Brandix Group comprising of
more than 25 manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka and India
and strategically located international sourcing offices,
pioneered the concept of total solutions in the Sri Lankan
apparel industry. The Group is a preferred solutions provider
to some of the world’s best brands, including Gap, Marks
& Spencer, Victoria’s Secret, NEXT, Lands End, Ann
Taylor, Abercrombie & Fitch and Tommy Hilfiger. Brandix
specializes in casual bottoms, intimate and active wear, textiles,
knitted fabrics, sewing and embroidery thread, accessories
and hangers. The Group also offers wet processing and finishing
and fabric printing.
The winner of two Presidential Export Awards in 2007, Brandix
has many firsts to its name, including the recent certification
of its textile processing company Brandix Textiles as Fair
Trade and Organic compliant. Brandix also has the distinction
of obtaining the fastest certification globally for the Worldwide
Responsible Apparel Manufacturing Programme (WRAP) and is
among very few companies in the world to be WRAP certified.
December 04, 2007
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