Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited

Infobox Company
company_name = Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd.
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company_type = Private
foundation = April 1, 1953
founder = Haji Ali Mohammad
location_city = Karachi
location_country = Pakistan
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key_people = Bashir Ali Mohammad - Executive Chairman
area_served = Worldwide
industry = Textile
Retail
products = Fabrics, bedding, yarn, apparel, accessories
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revenue = profitUS$133.5 million (2006) [ [http://www.gulahmed.com/PDF/annual/Annual%20Report%202006.pdf 2006 Annual Report] ]
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees =
parent = Gul Ahmed Group
divisions = Ideas by Gul Ahmed
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owner =
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homepage = [http://www.gulahmed.com www.gulahmed.com]
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Gul Ahmed Textile Mills is Pakistan’s leading exporter of home textiles, including bed linen, curtains, and fabric. It also manufactures lawn fabric for the domestic market. Recently, it has begun to produce value-added materials such as apparel and accessories for both men and women under the label Ideas.

History

The Gul Ahmed Group began trading in textiles in the early 1900s. In 1953, the group decided to enter the field of manufacturing under the name Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited, and was incorporated as a privately limited company. In 1972, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. Since then, the company has made rapid progress and is currently one of the leading composite textile houses in the world.

Ideas

Ideas by Gul Ahmed is the retail venture of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills. Considering the growing trend towards the retail industry in Pakistan, as well as the increase in cotton prices and the need to focus more on value-added products, the company decided to diversify into the country's retail sector in 2003. [http://www.gulahmed.com/html/sec_1024/mess.html] [http://www.szabist.edu.pk/Publications/RetailBook.pdf] Ideas offers a range of home textiles and furnishings for the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, as well as men's and women's apparel. [http://www.szabist.edu.pk/Publications/RetailBook.pdf] It also provides in-house monogramming, embroidery and tailor-made services.

The Ideas flagship store is located in the Clifton area of Karachi, with plans to establish a retail chain throughout Pakistan.

Equipment

The mill is presently a composite unit with an installed capacity of 103,000 spindles, 220 wide width air jet looms, 90 Sulzers, 297 conventional looms, and a state-of-the-art processing and finishing unit.

References

External links

* [http://www.gulahmed.com/ Gul Ahmed Official Site]
* [http://www.gulahmedshop.com/ Online shopping Site]
* [http://www.ideas.com.pk/ Ideas by Gul Ahmed Official Site]