COMPANY  PROFILE

 

SA8000 CERTIFIED

GARMENT FACTORY IN THAILAND

 

 

 

DATE :   26 November 2007

 

SECTION 1: MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY

 

            NAME:                                      Apparel Avenue Co. Ltd.

 

ADDRESS:                               26/2 Moo 1 Petchkasem Rd., Om-Yai, Samphran,

                                                Nakorn Prathom 73160 Thailand

 

            TELEPHONE:                            (662) 8139762-3, 4204894

 

            FAX:                                         (662) 4202693

 

             WEBSITE:                               http:\\www.apparelavenue.com

 

            E-MAIL ADDRESS:                    poupee@apparelavenue.com

           

CONTACT PERSON:                 Mr. Kartchai Jamkajornkeiat - President

Ms. Supaporn Pornvichitchinda - Marketing Manager

 

BANK REFERENCE:                 Bangkok Bank Public Limited

 

LETTER OF CREDIT:                 Beneficiary’s name: Apparel Avenue Co., Ltd.

                                                26/2 Moo 1 Petchkasem Rd., Om-Yai, Samphran, Nakorn Prahom 73160 Thailand       

                                                            Advising Bank: Bangkok Bank Public Limited Head Office

SECTION 2: HISTORY

 

Apparel Avenue Co.,Ltd. was established in 1988. Our products include sleepwear, shirts, blouses, dresses, pants and boxer shorts.

Apparel Avenue produces the main product lines at manufacturing facilities in Nakorn Prathom province. At the Nakorn Prathom factory, we have about 1000 workers on 7 rai of land, and boast a production capacity of 300,000 pieces per month. Although Apparel Avenue have been able to acquire certification of international standards to increase production efficiency as well as marketing opportunities. These certifications include ISO9001, OHSAS18001, SA8000, and TLS8001. Through our continuous engagement in quality standard programs, the company has assumed a leading status in the apparel manufacturing industry that reflects the advanced frame of management perception, techniques and strategies employed by the company. Corporate Philosophy: Continuous improvement towards excellence in manufacturing and management.

 

SECTION 3: VISION AND MISSION

           

VISION: To be a world-class company in fashion business by 2010

MISSION :

  1. Total customer satisfaction
  2. Continuous improvement
  3. Design development
  4. Learning organization

SECTION 4:  PRIMARY CUSTOMERS

Country:                 Customer:                                   Products:

U.S.A.                          Fishman & Tobin                                   Children’s wear

                                    Nautica                                                 Men’s & Ladies sleepwear

                                    Report                                                   Men’s shirt

 

CANADA                       Izod                                                      Men’s shirt

 

EUROPE                      NEXT                                                    Pyjamas & boxer

                                    Puma                                                    Sportwear

SECTION 5: PRODUCT OFFERING

 

Product type:                              Segmentation

Woven shirt                                           Men & Boys

Sport shirt                                             Men

Blouse                                                  Girls

Woven pants                                         Men & Ladies

Woven shorts                                        Men & Ladies

Pyjamas, robe, boxer, camp shirt            Men & Ladies

            

SECTION 6: PRODUCTION INFORMATION

 

Production capacity:              In house 36,000-40,000 doz/month,

Production line:                     12    

No. of employee per line:       30

Style minimum:                    2,000 pcs     Color minimum: 1500 pcs (depend on fabric type)

Laundry capacity:                 In house: no                                      Subcontract: 100%

Laundry capability:               Garment wash: Yes                            Stone wash: Yes

                                           Chemical wash: Yes                          Garment dye: No

Production leadtime:             Basic 12 weeks                                 Fashion 8 weeks

Delivery reliability:                Acceptable

Machinery:                          See appendix

Printing :                             Available: Yes       In-house: No

Embroidery :                       Available: Yes       In-house: No

Vertical operations :            No

Piecegoods sources:          Both local and import suppliers

Cutting :                            Table width   48 - 84”                      

                             Quantity: 11   tables

                                         Computer cutting: No

SECTION 7: SAMPLING/TESTING

Sample room:                     Yes

Average prototype leadtime: 10-15 days

Pattern maker:                    Yes

Testing:                              Contractor

 

SECTION 8: QUALITY ASSURANCE

In-line:                                                    Yes           

Full-time quality assurance personnel:       Yes

Final audit:                                              Yes           if yes, what %     80

Raw material inspected:                           Yes           if yes, what %     80

Raw material tested:                                 Subject to request       

Separate raw material warehouse:             Yes

 

Inspection system

1.       Incoming material inspection

1.1   Fabric: 80-100% inspection

1.1.1     4-point system

1.1.2     Left & right color shading in box light

1.1.3     Shrinkage and color fastness test (internal test)

1.2   Accessories

1.2.1      AQL 2.5 (MLD 105)

2.       Cutting section

2.1   Approved marker before cut

2.2   Randomly check

2.3   Compared size with hard paper pattern (top, middle, bottom)

2.4   100% inspection for embroidery/printing pieces

3.       Sewing section

3.1   Pilot production inspection

3.2   QC Point (one-point lecture)

3.3   In-line inspection

3.4   80-100% finished garment inspection

3.5   Daily size spec measurement inspection

3.6   Efficiency and rework graph

3.7   Needle control procedure

4.       Finishing section

4.1   AQL 2.5/4 (depend on buyer)

4.2   In-line inspection after ironing

4.3   Internal final inspection after packing in carton (before buyer inspection)

4.4   Summary record of each buyer inspection for improvement

SECTION 9: EMPLOYEE HEADCOUNT

 

Production:                             390                              Supervisor                    20

Quality Assurance:                   12                              Clerical                         30

Admin. Management:                12                              Industrial Engineering:     3

Marketing                                  5                               Maintenance:                 8                              

Shipping                                   2                               Planning&Marker :          7

Sample Development                 8      

Total Personnel:                     497                              

 

SECTION 10: PLANT LAYOUT AND FACTORY AREA

 

Factory area: 7 rai (11,200 SQ.MT.)

 

Production areas: 5,800 SQ.MT. (cutting, sewing, packing)

 

Plant layout: please see appendix

 

 

Signature:  Ms. Supaporn Pornvichitchinda  - APPAREL AVENUE  CO., LTD.