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Message from the managing director

Esquire Knit Composite Ltd. has been established for nearly 14 years. Having the industrial knowledge of over 18 years from it sister concern companies namely Esquire Dyeing Industries, Esquire Knitwear Ltd, Fashion Paradise & Synthia Multi Fiber Ltd., Esquire Knit has focused on its business and successfully established the name as a world-class Garment Manufacturer under one roof having a composite facility of Yarn dyeing, Knitting, Fabric dyeing, and finishing up to Garments making it a right choice for one stop solution for all kinds of knitted garments. 

We keep improving the quality of our products and services and looking forward to introduce a wider range of products to our customers to meet their needs. Given the strength of our leading position in the global market, with a comprehensive product portfolio, reputable & strong customer base, the aim is to consolidate our position as one of the best garments manufacturer in Bangladesh. We will continue to focus on strengthening our business foundation to ensure a strong base on which we can rely to explore new business opportunities for the development of our core business, broaden our revenue base, increase the growth and potential and thus enhance the customer satisfaction.

We invite you to explore the world of Esquire Group.

Mr. EHSANUL HABIB

ESQUIRE KNIT COMPOSITE LTD Manufacturer of circular knitted garments

ESQUIRE DYEING INDUSTRIES LIMITED Yarn dyeing and finishing

ESQUIRE ACCESSORIES LTD Manufacturer of garment accessories (Labels, Hangers, Cartons etc.)

ESQUIRE ELECTRONICS LTD Bangladesh agent for Japanese electronic/electrical brands like General, Sharp, Frigor etc.

THAKRAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LTD Franchisee of IBM products in Bangladesh- A Joint Venture with Singapore. Strategic alliance partner for Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh

ESQUIRE GROUP

1989 Establishment of Esquire Electronics Ltd.-A trading co. in electronic goods 1993 Establishment of 1st automated Yarn dyeing project in Bangladesh1994 Diversification of Yarn Dyeing1994 Beginning of Garment manufacturing 1995 Beginning of Circular knitting, Fabric Dyeing & Finishing 2000 Further expansion of the Garment Unit2003 Declared/Awarded ‘Supplier Of The Year’ for C&A for the first time2005 Venture into US market due to abolition of Quota2006 Expansion project undertaken to double the total capacity2007 to 2012 Years of Expansion:

• Fabric Dyeing capacity increased from 10 ton/day to 15 ton/day• Yarn Dyeing capacity increased from 7 ton/day to 10 ton/day• Esquire Accessories Ltd. [a subsidiary] started, producing almost 90% of

all accessories like polybags, labels, hangtags etc• Fully operational Embroidery, Applique, Stone attachment, Industrial

Laundry, Automatic & Manual Printing facilities

THE JOURNEY

PRODUCTS

FABRIC RANGE Jersey, Pique, Interlock, Ribs, Thermal, Fleece, Terry etc in SOLID and YARN DYEDAuto stripe Yarn Dyed – Jersey, PiqueFeeder stripe Yarn Dyed - Jersey, Pique, Interlock and Rib

PRODUCT RANGE Polo shirts, Tee shirts, Tops , Sweat shirts, Jogging sets, Night wear, Intimate wear – MENSWEAR, WOMENSWEAR, KIDSWEAR

CLIENTS

TOTAL COVERED SPACE 550,000sq ft

Sewing floors with 54 sewing lines 78,000sq ft

Knitting 45,000sq ft

Dye house (solid) 56,000sq ft

Dye house (yarn) 20,000sq ft

Auxiliary services (Warehouses, Laboratory etc) 23,000sq ft

The new 12 storied building has an area of 35,000sq ftand will provide more space for production and worker amenities.

INFRASTRUCTURE

DEPARTMENT CAPACITY MACHINERY BRAND NO.

KNITTING 22tons/day Jersey Knitting

Rib/Interlock

Engineering Stripe(9,4 & 5 col)Flat Knit

Orizio, Fukuhara, Mayer&Cie, Pai Lung Orizio, Fukuhara, Pai Lung, Mayer&CieOrizio, Mayer&Cie Stool, Shima Seiki, FlyingHorse

43

23

1 each

20

FABRIC DYEING

15tons/day Dyeing machine

De watering machine

DryerCalendar machineStenter machineCompactingCentral Chemical Dosing

Sclavos, Greece (different capacities ranging from 250 KG to 1200 kgs). Fongs (China), TongGeng (Taiwan)Santex, Switzerland, Bianco, Italy

YARN DYEING 7tons/day Soft WindingHard ConingPackage dyeingDryer

SSM (Switzerland)SSM (Switzerland)Fongs (China), Tong Geng (Taiwan) RF Dryer (Italy) Galvanin (Italy) Rapid Dryer (Italy)

SEWING 80,000pcs/day basic styles

Sewing Machine [all types]

Zuki, Pegasus, Yamato, Kansai (Japan)

1950

CAPACITY & MACHINERY

Garment made of solid dyed fabric 60days

Garment made of yarn dyed feeder striped fabric 75days

Garment made of auto striped fabric 90days

Garment with wash 75days

Garment with manually done embellishment 90days

LEAD TIME

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

PRODUCTS T-shirts 85,000doz/month

Polo shirts 35,000doz/month

Sweat shirts 35,000doz/month

FABRICS Solid dyed fabric 390tons/month

Yarn dyed fabric 185tons/month

ERP customized to cater all requirements in knitting, solid & yarn dyeing, garment making and Merchandising

SCLAVOS Dyeing Management program (Olympian Project)

FASTREACT Planning and management tool

GSD Product analysis, planning, selection for manufacturing process

OPTITEX Design based software for 2D and 3D CAD/CAM

[Auto marker, Pattern etc]

SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE

DESIGN STUDIO

LABORATORY

YARN DYE HOUSE

Fong’s Dyeing Machines

Galvanin,Italy SSM, Switzerland

RF Dryer, Italy

SOLID DYE & FABRIC FINISHING HOUSE

Central Chemical Dosing,(Dosatex, Italy) Compactor (Tubetex, USA)

Sclavos, Greece Icomatex, Spain

SOLID DYE &FABRIC FINISHING HOUSE

Sueding/Peaching (Lafer, Italy) Stenter 7 Chamber (Icomatex, Spain)

CIRCULAR KNITTING

Auto Striper, Mayer&Cie (Germany) Orizio ( Italy )

Fukuhara ( Japan )

FLAT KNITTING

Stoll ( Germany ) for Collar, Cuff and waistband making

Shima Seiki ( Japan ) for Collar, Cuff and waistband making

FABRIC INSPECTION

Inspection based on J.C.PENNY 4 POINT SYSTEM

FABRIC CUTTING

FABRIC SPREADER

FABRIC CUTTER

Total 349heads 9color of Tajima, Sunstar & MG

EMBROIDERY

LAZER CUTTING m/c 2headsSEQUINS EMB m/c 159heads

SEQUINS MOTIF m/c

15head CHENILLE EMB

16head TAPING EMB

PRINTING

18,14 & 8COLOR AUTOMATIC PRINTING M/C from M&R (U.S.A)

HEAT TRANSFER

12COLOR 24STATION OVAL SHAPE m/c

6 PRINTING TABLE (520 FT)

6COLOR 6SIZE AUTOMATIC MOTIF [STONE] m/c

SAMPLING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

CAD/CAM FROM LECTRA SYSTEMS, ITALY

SEWING FLOOR

Smartex (Switzerland)

Dryer 3000

WASHING

EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT (ETP)TOTAL CAPACITY: 100m3/hr

by using BIO-Chemical based ETP plant from ION-Exchange INDIA

100% POWER GENERATION in-house using both Gas and Diesel generators

POWER GENERATION & BOILERS

Petbow (U.K)

Waukesa (U.S.A)

AMENITIES FOR WORKERS

CANTEEN

CRECHE/ CHILD DAYCARE

HEALTHCARE FACILITY

Oeko-Tex Standard100 Certified (Product Class I & II)1st In Bangladesh in Knit sector.

ISO Certified (ISO 9001:2000)

Organic Exchange (OE 100 & OE BL)1st In Bangladesh in Knit sector.

GOTS (CU 806338)

Fully compliant with frequent random evaluation by world renowned institutes like:

BSCI, CSCC, SEDEX, ITS, MTL, SGS etc.

ACCREDITATIONS

ACHIEVEMENTS

US$25 million turnover for year 2005

US$28 million turnover for year 2006

US$32 million turnover for year 2007

US$35 million turnover for year 2008

US$40 million turnover for year 2009

US$48 million turnover for year 2010

US$53 million turnover for year 2011

US$55 million turnover for year 2012

US$50 million turnover for year 2013

US$58 million (Target) turnover for year 2014

US$65 million (Target) turnover for year 2015

Supplier of the year for C&A forthe year 2002-03, 2004-05 and 2006-07

CORPORATE OFFICE9th Floor, Ideal Trade Centre, 102, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208. Bangladesh.Telephone: 00-880-2-9113161 / 9129396/ 9112539Fax: 00-880-2-812218Website: www.esquirebd.com

Contact Person: MD. EHSANUL HABIBMobile: +88 01713335888E-mail: ehsan@esquirebd.com

FACTORY22/58, Kanchpur, Sonargaon, Narayanganj Bangladesh

THANK YOULooking forward to working together