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Introduction

The group began trading in textiles in the early 1900’s. With all it’s know-how and experience .Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. was incorporated as a private limited company, in the year 1953. In 1972 it was subsequently listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. Since then the company has been making rapid progress and is one of the best composite textile houses in the world. The mill is presently composite on 8 units in Karachi with an installed capacity of approximately 130,296 spindles, 223 wide width air jet looms, and a state of the art wet processing and finishing unit.

Gul Ahmed’s fine textile products represent a unique fusion of the century old traditions of the east and the latest textile technology of the west. The purest of cotton fibers, produced from the fertile lands of the Indus Valley, are spun, woven and processed into the finest quality cotton and blended products through a combination of latest technology, skills and craftsmanship of this traditional industry.

In recongnition of Gul Ahmed commitment towards the safety of their processes and products,Gul Ahmed textiles have been awarded Oeko–tex Certification. The management system of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. has been assigned and certified as meeting the requirements of SA (social accountability) 8000:2001”.

Organizational Structure:

Organizational Structure may define in different ways;

They define the levels of management in organizations.

Organization structures define relationships between jobs.

They define the centers of decisions in any organization.

They help to achieve organizational goals by grouping jobs, defining relationship between positions as well as who takes the responsibility in organnzation.

They define the levels of management in organizations.

Organization structures define relationships between jobs.

They define the centers of decisions in any organization.

They help to achieve organizational goals by grouping jobs, defining relationship between positions as well as who takes the responsibility in organnzation.

Organizational Design:

Organizational Design may define in different ways;

More specifically, Organization Designis a formal, guided process for integrating the people, information and technology of an organization. It is used to match theformof the organization as closely as possible to the purpose(s) the organization seeks to achieve.

"Organization design" can be defined narrowly, as the process of reshaping organizationstructureand roles, or it can more effectively be defined as the alignment of structure, process, rewards, metrics and talent with the strategy of the business.

The design of an organization is much more than the boxes on an organization chart and the lines that connect them. It's the systems, structures, and processes by which work gets done, and it has immense potential to influence organizational behavior and drive results.

Organization Structure & Hierarchy

Brief Explanation

Hierarchy In detail

Corporate Profile

Company History

The story of textiles in the subcontinent is the story of Gul Ahmed. The group began trading in textiles in the early 1900’s. With all it’s know-how and experience, the group decided to enter the field of manufacturing and Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. was incorporated as a private limited company, in the year 1953. In 1972 it was subsequently listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. Since then the company has been making rapid progress and is one of the best composite textile houses in the world. The mill is presently a composite unit with an installed capacity of 130,296 spindles, 223 wide width air jet looms, and a state of the art processing and finishing unit.

Corporate Profile -Business Activities

Textiles

In the textile field, activities start from the spinning of cotton as well as man made fibers and extend to weaving, processing and finishing of all types of cotton and blended fabrics, bed linen, home furnishings, garment manufacturing, etc.

Management

Management of the group is professionally qualified and broadly experienced. The directors have held top positions in various textile bodies, export committees and have also assisted the Government of Pakistan in some of the major trade talks with EC and USA authorities.

Membership Of Trade And Organization

List of Membership of Trade Bodies and Organization

  • The Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited.
  • Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited.
  • All Pakistan Textile Mills Association.
  • Pakistan Cotton Fashion Apparel Manufacturers & Exporters Association.
  • All Pakistan Bed sheets & Upholstery Manufacturers Association.
  • Karachi Cotton Association.
  • Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Karachi.
  • Employees Federation of Pakistan.
  • All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association

Corporate Certification

In recongnition of our commitment towards the safety of our processes and products, we have been awarded Oeko-tex Certification.

"The management system of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. has been assigned and certified as meeting the requirements of SA 8000:2001".

Management Policies

As every company works under some rules and regulation and have some policies to maintain the product level in the mind of customer so they able to face all the competitors in the market. Gul Ahmed have also some policies inside the company;

Quality Policy

Maintenance of Quality Systems on the guidelines of ISO 9000 series of standards.

Customer satisfaction through employee participation & innovative technology application.

Training of employees on quality awareness, ISO 9000 concepts & system documentation including: procedures, work instructions, specification etc. Training should be an on-going process and refreshers and reviews are a part of training.

SocialPolicy

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited has striven to become one of the leading companies to actively participate in the social and economical growth of the country. The company will endeavor to address following issues:

Enforcement of minimum age of employee of eighteen (18) years without any discrimination.

Relaxed environment for employees.

Practical measures related to health and safety.

Equal opportunity.

Environmental Policy

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited pursue long term corporate objectives towards conservation in the use of electricity, gas and water for setting up an environmental management system. We plan to meet global environmental challenges in all areas.

Health and Safety Policy

Gul Ahmed has a H&S manual and a permanent committee to ensure safety of staff and workers. The members of the committee are:

Technical Directors.

General Manager Maintenance.

Processing Manager.

Management Representative (Health & Safety).

Stitching Managers.

Admin, Security & Fire chief.

Company Operations

Gul Ahmed is a network of composite mills which manufacture goods from yarn to finished products. In order to achieve and maintain high quality control and to retain strict focus on specialization, the production units have been decentralized into the following units:

Spinning

Weaving

Pretreatment, Printing, Dyeing, Finishing

Design & Style

Hemming – House Hold Textile

Quality Control

Operations – Spinning

Spinning

Gul Ahmed has two spinning units. The machinery used in these units is made in the U.K., Japan, Germany & the U.S.A.

Ring Spinning

The ring spinning operation comprises of a total of 130,296 spindles. A wide range of yarns are produced in these units: 100% cotton from 50 NM for knitting and weaving, up to 135 NM for light weight dress fabrics. Poly Cotton, Poly viscose and 100% viscose yarns are also produced from 7 Ne to 100 count.

Operations – Weaving

Weaving

The units have 223 air jet looms. The air jet looms come from Tsudakoma of Japan. The latest installation of air jet looms operate in a new custom built weaving facility supported by the most modern yarn preparation equipment and are comparable with the finest available yarn preparation equipment anywhere in the world.

These units produce fine quality lawns, sheetings, twills, drills, dobbies, satins, and other fancy fabrics with a width of up to 330 cms.

Operations – Pretreatment, Printing, Dyeing, Finishing

Pretreatment, Printing, Dyeing, Finishing

The wet processing unit is equipped with a wide range of state of the art machines which gives Gul Ahmed a flexible processing possibility and an edge over its competitors.

Gul Ahmed has 4 sophisticated rotary printing machines Capable of printing up to 21 colours on fabrics as wide as 320 cm.

Processing and Finishing Machinery

Computerized Colour Kitchen

Calender

CAD/CAM System

Colour Scanner

Dyeing Range

Embroidery Machine (20 head 9 colour)

Film Plotter

Laser Engraver

Mercerizing

Rotary Printing including 21 colour and upto 280 cm width

Singeing & Desizing

Stentor

Sanforizing

Washing and Drying Range

Wax Engraver

The first installation of a laser engraver, wax engraver, film plotter, colour scanner, & CAD/CAM system in Pakistan was made at Gul Ahmed. Gul Ahmed places great emphasis on innovation and implements the latest technology available. It is dedicated to computerization in aspects of design reproduction.

In the finishing section, modern stenters are fitted with the most sophisticated electronic weft straighteners which achieve perfect finishes. Final touch to the fabrics is given on different calenders according to the requirements of the buyers.

An automated and computerized colour kitchen enables production of exact colour shades each time from the use of recipes which are stored in the computer's memory station.

Operations – Design & Styling

Design & Styling

Gul Ahmed's design studios are staffed with experienced artists with capabilities to meet the most stringent requirements in design and to adapt to different colourways to meet the requirements of each individual country. The company also employs leading European designers who constantly develop new designs for specific geographical areas. A top French designer works full time for Gul Ahmed and spends 2 months in Pakistan and 2 months in Paris on a rotational basis throughout the year. The designing team visits major international exhibitions to keep abreast of current market trends.

Operations – Hemming - House Hold Textile

Hemming - House Hold Textile

These units, equipped with high speed stitching machines and an intensive labour force, are capable of making all of the different product size and style requirements of each individual country.

Operations – Quality Control

Gul Ahmed Attains ISO 9000 Certification

Quality Control

Gul Ahmed maintains strict quality control and possesses computerized testing for strength of yarn, density of cloth and fastness of colours. Fully equipped labs are installed separately in areas of spinning, weaving and wet processing.

The quality control personnel conduct pre-inspection of goods at different stages to maintain international standards and to ensure customer satisfaction on a regular basis.

Quality Policy

We at Gul Ahmed Textile Mills want to maintain our position as one of the finest quality-managed companies capable of meeting the requirements of our external & internal customers. Our culture stresses employee participation & innovative technology application to achieve continuous improvement. Our efforts towards improvement of our quality system, based on the guidelines ofISO 9000series of standards is a journey towards excellence.

Company Products

Gul Ahmed's fine textile products represent a unique fusion of the century old traditions of the east and the latest textile technology of the west. The purest of cotton fibers, produced from the fertile lands of the Indus Valley, are spun, woven and processed into the finest quality cotton and blended products through a combination of latest technology, skills and craftsmanship of this traditional industry.

Bed-Linen

Quilt covers ,duvet covers, flat and fitted sheets, pillow covers, valance sheets, bolster case with all sorts of fancy confectioning, embroidery and embellishments, packed to buyers' specific requirement.

Curtain

Ready made curtains lined, un-lined and taptop curtains, plain or fully accessorized with tiebacks, pelmets, cushion covers, in different styles of confectioning and embroidery, packed to buyers' specific requirement.

Fabric

Running meter fabrics, packed to specific requirement.

Yarn

Gul Ahmed specializes in medium-to-fine-count cotton yarns and is also capable of producing yarns using a wide variety of synthetic fibers including polyester, rayon and other man-made fibers.