Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | April 1, 1953 |
| Founder | Haji Ali Mohammad |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Bashir Ali Mohammad - Executive Chairman |
| Industry | Textile Retail |
| Products | Fabrics, bedding, yarn, apparel, accessories |
| Revenue | ▲US$133.5 million (2006) [1] |
| Parent | Gul Ahmed Group |
| Divisions | Ideas by Gul Ahmed |
| Website | www.gulahmed.com |
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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[1][2] Ideas offers a range of home textiles and furnishings for the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, as well as men's and women's apparel.[3] 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.
[edit] 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.
