A REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL

VISIT TO

Cotton King Pvt. Ltd.

Plot No. 21,22,23 Hi-Tech Textile Park,
MIDC, Baramati- 413 133
District-Pune

CONTENTS

Sr. No.

Title

Page No.

1.

History and Management Information

2.

Opportunities in Textile market

3.

Profile of Cotton King

4.

Products Information

5.

Mission Statement

10

6.

References

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HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION

A pioneer in selling cotton garments in India, Cottonking was

founded in 1996 by Mr. Pradip Marathe,CMD,Cottonking and
Mrs.ShubhadaMarathe,CFO,Cottonking.
With a BE (Mechanical) and MBA (Marketing) and a rich
experience of over 15 years, Mr. Marathe sensed the potential
market for 100% cotton garments. Having served earlier in
Kirloskar Brothers (Compressor Division) as GM- Marketing (All
India sales), he started Cottonking's first and flagship store at
Nal
Stop,
Pune.
Mrs. Shubhada Marathe, a graduate in commerce, co-founded
Cottonking. She has over the years contributed substantially to
the growth of Cottonking as a brand and is primarily responsible
for Cottonking's sound and successful financial growth. Savvy
with numbers and possessing a keen eye for detail, she is now
the CFO.

Opportunities in Textile market

Baramati Hi-Tech Textile Park Ltd.a prestigious and an ambitious park

that surely will achieve and attain a universal status with the blessings
and guidance of Hon. Shri. Pawar Saheb, under the dynamic
leadership of on. Shri Ajitdada and Smt. Sunetradidi.
India is blessed with an amazing variety of natural tradition of
art, made possible by diverse geographical features. Climatic
conditions and innumerable ralent specially in textile industry
.
In recent years due to glolalization and migration of Textile. Industry
having moved from Western countries to Asian countries, in this
changing scenario. India plays a vital role in the textile world. It has
earned a position as a booming industry and has become a celebrated
form of art, fashion designing gaining a popularity far and wide.
To survive in the era of competition, we have to improve our quality,
productivity and speed with minimum cost by adopting the modern
techniques and technologies.
The textile industry is in a unique situation of dynamism. The dynamic
ways of the world today be speak business environment, making the
garment manufacturers, apparel makers and the established brands
compele at a breath taking speed. They need to have a distinctive edge
over its competitiors to be successful. The industry needs to be more
focused, standardised adapting textile industries best practices with
stragetic technological advancement. The tech-pro manufacturers have
realised that technology and the best infrastructure provides an
unparelled competitive edge over others. Both on the cost quality and
quantity front. Which finally results in improving the production.
The market is now opening to many other. The distinction between
consumers and producers is bridging the gap. The markets have always

looked at textile industry as a source of inspiration for new trends,

fashion and vogue.
To keep abreast with pace of the changing textile industry and to bring
the manufacturers and its ancillary units under one roof. Govt. of India
is introducing unique scheme for the overall development and
upgradation of Indian textile Industry the High Tech Textile Parks all
over India.
In an increasingly complex global market, having forcasting view,
efficient and strategic steps are being taken for the
upgradation and expansion of the industry by the Govt.
of India.

Profile of Cotton King

A highly sophisticated advanced and self sufficient park with a

competent team, wide spread robust network to support the everchanging and growing needs of the textile industry. The Park is
well equipped with a spectrum of textile industry needs from
garment manufacturers, suppliers, screen printers, packaging and
other ancillary units, financial funding to labor supplies etc. The
BHTTP envisages that the growth should be uniform to all. And
an obvious way of achieving this is by providing a global podium
to the upcoming entrepreneurs. Undoubtedly BHTTP an
ambitious attempt to promote and project the Indian textile
industry and its products on global level. The BHTTP is
committed to save the textile industry with main stream garment,
apparel manufacturers, as well as its supporting industry which
will keep a finger on the pulse of the global market in todays open
economy for global players in the textile industry seeking to
expand their business base in the Indian sub continent, BHTTP is
the most trusted and a sure shot precincts that provides and is
well equipped with best of the best infrastructure, State of the art
technology machinary and other provisions that are conducive for
the healthy and rapid growth of the Indian textile industry. The
main cause behind introducing this magnanimous park is to
support and enhance the global position of the textile industry and
also the empowering women by giving them employment in the
park.

The Govt. of India has sanctioned about 30 parks all over India
under SITP of which 4 parks will be in Maharashtra. The other 26
parks are bifurcated State wise, 6 in Gujrath, 5 in Tamilnadu, 1 in
Karnataka, 2 in Rajasthan, 4 in Andhra Pradesh, 1 in West
Bengal and 1 in U.P. The scheme is introduced for the overall
textile sector that encompasses technological upgradation fund
scheme, group work shed scheme and scheme for integrated
Textile parks (SITP).
The scheme for Integrated Textile Parks has been introduced by
the Ministry of Textile (Govt. of India) in Sept. 2005. Any special
purpose vehicle (SPV) either Public Ltd. Company, Private
Limited Company, Co-operative Society, State Govt. body coming
forward to set up a comprehensive and integrated park will enjoy
a grant to the extent of 40% of the total cost of project for
infrastructure and common amenities. The park is registered
under the provision of Indian Companies Act 1956 and is having
status of Public Ltd. Co.

Products Information
-Cotton King produces four main products
(T-Shirts,Shirts,Trousers,Jeans) and
markets them through retail and online
stores.

Some images from their online

repository :

Mission Statement
The BHTTP is committed to save the textile industry with main stream garment, apparel
manufacturers, as well as its supporting industry which will keep a finger on the pulse of
the global market in todays open economy for global players in the textile industry
seeking to expand their business base in the Indian sub continent, BHTTP is the most
trusted and a sure shot precincts that provides and is well equipped with best of the
best infrastructure, State of the art technology machinary and other provisions that are
conducive for the healthy and rapid growth of the Indian textile industry. The main cause

behind introducing this magnanimous park is to support and enhance the global
position
of the textile industry and also the empowering women by giving them employment in
the park.

References:
http://baramati.infoisinfo.co.in/card/
cotton_king_pvt_ltd/3204512
http://www.tradeindia.com/Seller3887334-Cotton-King-Pvt-Ltd/
Cotton King Website:

http://cottonking.in/