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IGATEX PAKISTAN 2022 – Celebrating 20 years of innovation in the world of textiles
Interview of Mr. Saleem Khan Tanoli, CEO, FAKT Exhibitions (Pvt.) Ltd. What were your expectations from IGATEX PAKISTAN this year and how will the tradeshow benefit textile industry of Pakistan?
Last edition of IGATEX PAKISTAN was held in 2019 before COVID 19, this year FAKT Exhibitions brought back the most awaited tradeshow IGATEX PAKISTAN to Lahore.
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Pioneer and the biggest event of its kind marked its presence at Expo Centre, Lahore from 1st to 4th December 2022. The expectations were very high as always, more than 500 top notch companies from around the globe exhibited in the presence of more than 30,000 trade visitors and numerous business deals were locked during last exhibition.
IGATEX PAKISTAN is known to not only introduce newest expertise in textile industry, but also improve trade benefits, increase foreign investments and spending through business visits by international delegates. The tradeshow successfully introduced high level garment and textile technology, machinery and equipment which will add value to our exports, increase the product worth and will positively effect the wellbeing of the textile industry of Pakistan.
You have an exhibition in Lahore and Karachi And you rotate it according to the needs of your exhibitors So what is your unique strength of IGATEX?
As far as IGATEX PAKISTAN is concerned, in my opinion we have two major strengths, an exhibition which covers all sectors of the textile industry from spinning, weaving all the way to finished garments. Secondly our strength is we rotate it in two parts of the country to create the right balance between both editions to maintain the quality of the exhibition and exhibiting companies.
Are you introducing any new segment in this year’s IGATEX PAKISTAN?
IGATEX PAKISTAN will introduce DENIM WORLD PAKISTAN and DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING for the first time this year.
Key players will showcase their latest denim, digital and screen-printing innovations and products for textile applications which will further strengthen the industry with state-of-the-art technology and practices.
The tradeshow has always played a pivotal role in development of garment and textile industry by introducing efficient machinery to local manufacturers and is bound to bore success and growth for the industry.
IGATEX PAKISTAN completed two decades, what would you like to say on this occasion.
I am really glad that IGATEX PAKISTAN has completed 20 years and proved to be the most significant garment and textile machinery exhibition with its scale setting records every year.
I would like to sincerely thank our exhibitors who have been a valuable part of IGATEX PAKISTAN since its inception. They have supported and stood with us through thick and thin which is of immense importance to us.
I also appreciate our stake holders and partners for standing with us through the journey. Lastly, I applaud the efforts of my team which worked tirelessly to make IGATEX PAKISTAN a bigger success every year.
