With a total turnover of US $ 30 million, Stylo Group is strategizing for the future with plans to expand further with a green factory to cater to its existing buyers and also to add some new ones. “In another two years, we are going to open up a new green factory exclusively for shirts with about 20 lines and certify it through WRAP, etc.,” informs Philip. Through this factory the group aims to double not only its capacities but also the turnover. Already having compliant, certified factories, the group only employs qualified management team as also skilled and semi-skilled machine operators. “We don’t hire just anybody who comes for an interview, we only hire the ones who have a track record of efficiency,” admits Philip, and feels that paying for efficient workers is more fruitful than spending on training.
In fact, having two distinct operations – sourcing and manufacturing has proved advantageous to the group in comparison to other apparel companies that are only manufacturing companies. Apart from the above, the group also has an added advantage of having compliant factories which makes it easier to be a preferred supplier. “We are very proud of our factories, they are very beautiful and I can claim them to be among the top factories in the country,” says Philip. The group which consists of five factories, apart from an embroidery unit, specializes in manufacturing and sourcing of all types of woven items for men, women and children.
Apart from providing design inputs from the latest fashion trends, the group ensures quality products through its strong in-house quality assurance team which ensures AQL of 1.5 for all categories. To ensure this, the group has a QC at the end of every batch preparation line who approves the pieces and passes it to the assembly line. “We have a box system, like green box means ‘ok’; red box means ‘rejected’; alter box means ‘alteration’. So each piece of garment is checked by the QC and put into its designated correct boxes,” asserts Philip. To achieve a continuous flow of business throughout the year, the group balances a variety of buyers and markets.
Very upfront in its approach, Stylo continuously reinvents strategies and plans accordingly, so that the group gains maximum business while incorporating changes for a better profitable future. Specializing in manufacturing of all types of woven items including pants, shirts, and jackets, the group also does knitted products but in a very small quantity. In woven products, the group’s focus area is bottoms, manufacturing around 1 million per month, both in denims and non-denims, while 20 per cent accounts for shirts which is 2,60,000 pieces per month. Majorly catering to the European market, and going forward, the group is looking to focus on new buyers to enhance its business. “Now we are concentrating more on US buyers because of the better pricing we are getting from them and also because the market there is improving,” concludes Philip.
