The textile Industry has always played a pivotal role in the industrial and economic growth of Gujarat State. The Garment sector of this industry, which has witnessed an accelerated growth over last few years, is still having tremendous potential for growth in today’s era. Gujarat is home to major apparel industries in Ahmedabad, Surat, Gandhinagar, Baroda, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Valsad, Vapi, Silvassa and Pali producing for well-known clothing brands in the state.
Over the years, the state’s textile industry has made rapid strides, evolving as a leader not just in domestic but also in the global domain. Gujarat’s textile industry accounts for 18 percent of global silk production and 59 percent of the world’s loom capacity, making it the second-largest region for textile manufacturing capacity in the world today.Gujarat is the leading producer of textile raw materials like cotton, or silk, the state has established an acute dominance on the production of necessary raw materials. Now Gujarat is the leading cotton producer with around 28% of India’s total cotton and exports 60 percent of the country’s fiber.
Gujarat also produces 30 percent of the country’s woven fabric, has more than 50 percent of the country’s processing machinery manufacturers, and 90 percent of the country’s weaving machinery manufacturers. Making it an ideal place for garmenting in India. The Government of Gujarat promotes apparel & textile industry aggressively with good policy based incentives. It has sanctioned many apparel parks in the state to promote domestic and export sales of the textile and garments.
The current supply and demand factors provide very conducive and favourable business and market environment for the technological investment. In such scenario, there is a big need to the textile industry here to upgrade itself with the latest technological developments taking place worldwide. That is why for providing these technologies under one roof Garment Technology Expo is the best platform for furthering your business in this region.
After the grand success of its last edition, GTE ’23 Ahmedabad is all set to take place from 2nd-4th March, 2023 at Helipad Exhibition Ground, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat (India). The 3-day event is the 33rd edition of this leading garment technology exhibition, which will be followed by Delhi-NCR edition later this year in July 2023. The B2B Expo provides a single point meeting ground for the garment manufacturers and technology providers to discuss, source and access latest technological development in the industry under one roof. The growth of the expo in terms of the increasing number of new quality participants from across the globe and the increase in overall size of the exhibition speaks for the fruitful & appreciable role played by GTE for upgrading the apparel technology in Gujrat and nearby states.
GTE has always been an integral trade platform for technology suppliers to launch new technologies and equipment. This edition of GTE Ahmedabad is witnessing participation from more than 530 brands and companies from across the apparel value chain. The show will be covering all segments of knitting and garment manufacturing technologies including, CAD / CAM, Spreading & Cutting Machines, Sewing Machines, Laundry Machines, Garment Dyeing Machines, Finishing Equipment, Fusing Machines, Embroidery Machines, Printing & Digital Textile Printing, Quilting Machines, Knitting Machines, Software Solutions, Spares & Attachments, Accessories & Trims, Testing Equipment, Dyes & Chemicals, Fabrics, Fancy Yarns, Support Services, etc.
“GTE for the last more than 23 years is dedicated to giving the Indian garment manufacturers an opportunity to get acquainted with the latest world trends and upgrade their manufacturing processes by adopting the latest technologies in vogue internationally. In its 3rd edition, GTE Ahmedabad held at Helipad Exhibition Ground, Gandhi Nagar which has better infrastructure and all air conditioned halls. This year, we are witnessing a very sizeable increase in participation from leading companies from all over the world. Area wise the exhibit space has been increased by 10 per cent with a rise in exhibitor numbers by 5 per cent,” says Ambrish Chopra, Director, Garment Technology Expo.
“We feel proud in hosting the 3rdedition of GTE Ahmedabad. Building on the success of the previous edition, we promise to offer visitors, a wide display of a range of the latest garment technologies. The show has been publicized well in Western part of country especially Gujarat, Rajasthan, Mumbai and also Madhya Pradesh,” Ricky Sahni, Joint Managing Director at Garment Technology Expo said. “We are ensuring this event serves Western Indian apparel industry and offers the exhibitor good business opportunity through quality buyers.”
The three-day exhibition is being organised by Garment Technology Expo Pvt. Ltd with the support of Gujarat Garment Manufacturers Association (GGMA) and Garment Exporters Association of Rajasthan (GEAR) and approved by MSME.
According to the organisers, The 33rd edition is expected to draw attention of over 10,000 trade visitors that include apparel brands and labels, garment manufacturers, export houses, design studios, embroidery job workers, digital printers, dyeing and finishing companies, consultants, textile printing houses, trade body representatives and buying houses, etc.
