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Apparel Singapore fortifies trade ties with US retailers
31 Oct '08
5 min read
Teah Karr-Beasley, Project Manager, for Adidas, said, "We've been working with Bodynits for many years. We have a very strong relationship built on trust. Our Singapore partners are good communicators, timely, sophisticated and understand our needs well." Bodynits is one of the nine Brand Ambassadors of Apparel Singapore.
Mr. Chris Koh, Secretary General, Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore (TaFf) said the launch of Apparel Singapore will cast the spotlight of Singapore's cutting edge advantage in apparel manufacturing. He said, "The best kept secret is that Apparel Singapore companies have grown over the past 40 years to become the most trusted and well-established. Our apparel companies are producing clothes for several of the largest and most reputable global brand names around the world."
On sourcing challenges in the industry, he said, "Apparel Singapore member brands are all approved manufacturers of global retailers. We are bound not only by client agreements and international regulations, but also business integrity to uphold best business practices and consistent reliability to protect our customers' intellectual property rights."
Singapore's apparel industry continues to grow significantly with rising export volumes, through offshore facilities owned by Singapore-managed companies. The industry contributes significantly to the Singapore economy and generated about US$4.5 billion (S$6 billion) in manufacturing output in 2007, a 78 percent increase from US$2.5 billion (S$3.2 billion) in 2003.
The Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFf) was formed through a coalition of the textile and garment associations in 1981. Singapore's textile and garment industry has since then transformed from a manufacturing base to become a regional fashion, marketing and sourcing hub. Many garment manufacturers have relocated their production out of Singapore. TaFf provides support on these fronts: Manufacturing – to educate and provide guidance to encourage industry to safeguard, add value to their products and raise standards; Marketing - expose the ASEAN region and beyond to Singapore textile and fashion apparel design; Sourcing - provide information for local manufacturers on where in ASEAN region and beyond to source for materials; Designing - provide a platform for Singapore designers and brands to display and sell their designs; Distributing - encourage different sectors in the textile and apparel supply chain to become more cost effective logistically.
International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is an agency under Ministry of Trade and Industry spearheading development of Singapore's external economic wing. Our mission is to promote overseas growth of Singapore-based enterprises and international trade. With a global network of more than 30 locations and our "3C" framework of assistance - Connections, Competency, Capital, we offer services to help enterprises export, develop business capabilities, find overseas partners and enter new markets. At the same time, we work to position Singapore as a base for foreign businesses to expand into the region in partnership with Singapore-based companies.
Mr. Chris Koh, Secretary General, Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore (TaFf) said the launch of Apparel Singapore will cast the spotlight of Singapore's cutting edge advantage in apparel manufacturing. He said, "The best kept secret is that Apparel Singapore companies have grown over the past 40 years to become the most trusted and well-established. Our apparel companies are producing clothes for several of the largest and most reputable global brand names around the world."
On sourcing challenges in the industry, he said, "Apparel Singapore member brands are all approved manufacturers of global retailers. We are bound not only by client agreements and international regulations, but also business integrity to uphold best business practices and consistent reliability to protect our customers' intellectual property rights."
Singapore's apparel industry continues to grow significantly with rising export volumes, through offshore facilities owned by Singapore-managed companies. The industry contributes significantly to the Singapore economy and generated about US$4.5 billion (S$6 billion) in manufacturing output in 2007, a 78 percent increase from US$2.5 billion (S$3.2 billion) in 2003.
The Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFf) was formed through a coalition of the textile and garment associations in 1981. Singapore's textile and garment industry has since then transformed from a manufacturing base to become a regional fashion, marketing and sourcing hub. Many garment manufacturers have relocated their production out of Singapore. TaFf provides support on these fronts: Manufacturing – to educate and provide guidance to encourage industry to safeguard, add value to their products and raise standards; Marketing - expose the ASEAN region and beyond to Singapore textile and fashion apparel design; Sourcing - provide information for local manufacturers on where in ASEAN region and beyond to source for materials; Designing - provide a platform for Singapore designers and brands to display and sell their designs; Distributing - encourage different sectors in the textile and apparel supply chain to become more cost effective logistically.
International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is an agency under Ministry of Trade and Industry spearheading development of Singapore's external economic wing. Our mission is to promote overseas growth of Singapore-based enterprises and international trade. With a global network of more than 30 locations and our "3C" framework of assistance - Connections, Competency, Capital, we offer services to help enterprises export, develop business capabilities, find overseas partners and enter new markets. At the same time, we work to position Singapore as a base for foreign businesses to expand into the region in partnership with Singapore-based companies.
Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore
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