Innovation is the key to the future; Invention the key to success; this thought process led and boosted Ecommerce Gateway to manage and conduct a mega Event like Textile Asia realising that the essential element in the measure of success lies with the first impression of prospective customers and maintaining high standards for current clients. The textile and garments are the largest industry and prestigious foreign exchange earner of the country.
Its performance is directly dependent on cotton lint availability and its prices in the local and international markets. Pakistan is fast emerging as a hub for textile and garments trade in Asian region endowed with one of the largest textile and garment producing industries in the world. In Pakistan's Textile Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have a huge fraction of their share. And thus because of the lack of availability of sufficient resources SMEs are not able to explore the international market. Textile Asia, however, plays a pivotal role in providing them platforms with such buying and selling options where all the relevant decision makers jointly visit, test and purchase machineries that helps them boost their business set ups and loom it large at the same time, moreover it assists them to improve their products in such a way where they can vie against their competitors in international market.
As Trade fairs and events are mainstay for the textile machinery company's market promotion, Textile Asia has become potential hub of meeting for buyers and sellers. Unique Selling Preposition of such fairs is that manufacturers can display their machinery to the buyers directly and buyer can examine and negotiate on the spot for different parameters. Buyers can also compare different machines at the same place for their prices, applications and technologies used. Textile Asia has been able to attract textile machinery manufacturers and visitors to attend the event with different expectations and perceptions. Textile Asia has generated awareness for the need of having better textile infrastructure in the country through acquisition of modern and latest machinery for producing better quality products and enhances our textile exports besides improving Pakistan's image globally.
The history of the development of Textile Asia was started 8 years ago, back in 2004. The first Textile Asia was organised in conjunction with International Trade and Industry Fair - ITIF Asia 2004 but after the great response the organisers received from the industry, the organisers consented to enhance its scope and make it a separate annual event. Since than it has been precisely able to draw a huge number of exhibitors, visitors, entrepreneurs, foreign and local delegates etc, who believe in the power of trade fairs like Textile Asia, to generate good business.
The conference at the event encompassed the topic 'World Requirement of Textiles & Pakistan's Vision'& 'Global perspective' The then, Chairman of Quota Supervisory Council & Chairman of Kings Group Mr Aziz Memon inaugurated the Textile Asia 2004 Conference where the outstanding speakers from the textile sector discussed the non-tariff barriers and specific challenges for knit wear Industry along with the importance of technological up gradation and value addition.The speakers highlighted the significant role of the Textile Industry in the National Economy and future of Textile Exports. Speakers then discussed the administrative bottle necks & deregulation strategy for new Investment and gave specific recommendations to overcome these problems.
Textile Asia 2005 turned out as a superb mega event and was able to receive warm response from all over. Over 500 Foreign Delegates including Overseas Pakistanis from 48 Countries and numerous valued Guests of Honour graced International Textile Asia 2005 Exhibition. Several MoUs were signed during the Exhibition which resulted in millions of US dollar business between Pakistani Textile Companies and their International Counterparts. EC Gateway, alongwith the Government of Pakistan in public private partnership, left no stone unturn in facilitating the exhibitors, visitors and entrepreneurs etc to the best of their hosting abilities. As a result of which, a large number of stalls were already booked for Textile Asia 2006 Exhibition.
In the year 2006, Textile Asia proved truly as an international event covering the entire spectrum of textile industry. There were companies from all around the globe, which participated and displayed their latest machineries & technologies, out of which 85% were International Companies well known in the Textile Industry. Foreign Delegates including overseas Pakistanis from 48 Countries including Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus Czech Republic, France, Greece, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong and India graced the International Textile Asia 2006 Exhibition.
Another achievement of matchless characteristic of Ecommerce Gateway in the year 2006 was the presence of an auditor from UFI -Paris, at the event, who felt content and satisfied with the Textile Asia Exhibition and thus Ecommerce Gateway achieved UFI approval and certification, which speaks loud for the authenticity of the event itself.
4th Textile Asia in the year 2007 was once again able to attract a colossal number of audiences to the Event. Attendees from all around the globe congregated together at the 4th Textile Asia from countries such as Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Spain, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, UK, UAE, USA and many more. Hence, Textile Asia developed to build strong infrastructure for textile industry by introducing latest trends in the textile sector world-wide.
Following the 5th successful year, Textile Asia 2008 was an excellent platform for the introduction of new technology and brands and was helpful in creating synergy between the exhibitors and trade / corporate visitors. This year there were around 132 Exhibitors from 29 countries including Austria, Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, China, Canada, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherland, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, USA, UK etc who managed to display more than 500 stalls at Textile Asia. Like always, Textile Asia was able to magnetise 273 foreign delegates and more than 26,000 visitors which lent high prestige to the exhibition.
The Textile Asia exhibition and its growth and progress every year places a valid proof of a high quality, well planned and well managed concept. In the year 2009, Textile Asia managed to hold high the aim to focus on the immense potential of Textile & Garment sector in Pakistan. In 2009, too, a large number of foreign and local exhibitors managed to make it up to the event alongwith several foreign delegates who graced the 6th Textile Asia Exhibition. China, India, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belgium and United States of America are few of the prominent countries who participated in Textile Asia thus helping it grow enormous every year.
EC Gateway continued to stick to the trend of organising Textile Asia for the 7th consecutive year, where an entire spectrum of textile industry was at display. It rendered a podium to policymakers, decision makers, businessmen, manufacturers of textile machinery and accessories, textile exporters and academia to exchange ideas and meet up at a single stop. Around 71 foreign and 29 local companies participated in the exhibition. And some 212 foreign visitors thronged to the event which adds a lot to the profile of Textile Asia. The major countries which participated in Textile Asia include China, India, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Hence Textile Asia 2010 was much able to extensively generate awareness for the need of having better textile infrastructure in the country.
Sincerely realising the fact that the textile industry of Pakistan experiences a sharp surge in the demand for state of the art textile products and services, Textile Asia, since 8 years has been able to play a vantage role to position Pakistan to allow additional international market access for the top producers and exporters from with in and elsewhere that are in search of new avenues to fully strengthen their existence in the world. Moreover, it has truly helped Pakistan to showcase its supple image for local and international entrepreneurs to expand business and thus has increased textile exports in symbiosis.