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Ha-Meem Group

Introduction:
Ha-Meem Group, a Bangladeshi clothing manufacturer, is leading supplier of readymade
garments and denim fabric in the world. We are one of the top clothing companies in
Bangladesh. The company produces some of the most fashionable denim fabrics and garment
products and owns one of the most comprehensive and resourceful manufacturing facilities in
Bangladesh.

Ha-Meem Group has earned name and fame both at home and abroad as one of the top
clothing companies in Bangladesh. The continuous growth of this group is moving forward
hand on hand with the industrialization of the home country Bangladesh. Moreover we as a
Bangladeshi clothing manufacturer have been contributing immensely in the financial growth
of the nation.
HaMeem Group, one of the top clothing companies in Bangladesh exporting to USA and
Europe for a long time. Because of our successful history with the world leading customers
and buyers, we are the most valued and well reputed Bangladeshi clothing manufacturer.
Company produces 7 million pcs of woven garments per month with the assortment of infant
to adult in men and women. Today Ha-Meem Group employs around 50,000 workers and the
company is equipped with 26 garments factories, a unique Denim mill, Sweater factory,
Embroidery and Printing factory, Carton factory, Poly bag industry, Label factory, Jute mill,
Chemical formulation plant, Tea Gardens, Transport company, News Channel and a national
daily Newspaper. Its overseas office in Hong and China gives fastest support in procurement
of fabric and accessories. Own C & F office in every Bangladeshi port gives privilege of
quick clearing and forwarding support.
Ha-Meem Knit will start within a year. It will have capacity of 10 tons composite knit which
will be increased to 50 tons in phases. It will make all types of knit products like tops &
bottoms for man, women and children.

Ha-Meem Group is a leading wholesale clothing manufacturer in Bangladesh and in the

world. The company produces some of the most fashionable denim fabrics and garment
products and owns one of the most comprehensive and resourceful manufacturing facilities in
Bangladesh.

Working Process:
Ha-Meem today is working with some of the biggest fashion brands of the world.
The company has a rich history of 30 years in the textile business that has today evolved into
a company with diverse interests like shipping, newspapers, tea gardens etc.
It all started with a garment company in 1984 and two enterprising men Mr. A. K. Azad and
Mr. Delwars vision to break through in the textile industry and making Ha-Meem Group a
leading wholesale clothing manufacturer in Bangladesh.
The business activities of Ha-Meem Group have been growing day by day under their
energetic leadership. Thus we became a pioneer in wholesale apparel manufacturing in
Bangladesh. Also Ha-Meem Group is very renowned for its wholesale apparel manufacturing
in both Europe and America.
Today Ha-Meem Group employs around 50,000 workers and the company has 26 garment
factories consisting of 300 production lines and 7 washing plants to produce 7 million
pcs/month.
Our slasher dyeing and rope dyeing denim production is 4 million meters per month.
A group of 250 merchandisers are working relentlessly and acting as a strong bondage in
between the buyer and the factory. Merchandising subgroups are recreated to give effective
support to respective buyer to ship goods ontime. With sourcing offices in Hong Kong /
China they work closely with designers and factories to give effective support to respective
buyers. Ha-Meem has its Own C&F offices in every Bangladeshi port which gives privilege
of quick clearing and forwarding and to ship all our goods on time.

Woven:
26 woven factories are equipped with 300 production lines in six different locations.
Approximately 50,000 strong work force are putting their combined effort in achieving their
goal. All the lines are balanced with auto trimmers and sophisticated machine to switch
production between complicated tops and bottoms like trouser, jeans, cargoes, skirts, shirts,
jackets, ladies dresses etc. Auto cutting capability brings great efficiency in cutting. Ha
Meem produces 70% bottoms and 30% tops. Fabric wise 50% Denim and 50% nonDenim.
All the lines are maintained 2.5 AQL at factory level.
Sweater:
Ha-Meem Sweater Factories are based in Ashulia and Zirani which comprises of two Units
consisting of 400 Jacquard Stall (German) machines and maintaining a capacity of
approximately 400,000 pcs per month. It is currently manufacturing sweaters for many
international brands like GAP, Aeon, Mango, NewYorker, H & M etc.

Laundry:
The washing facility is one of the biggest in Bangladesh. A premium facility with state of the
art laundry equipped with the latest Italian machines and can be compared to any of top
laundries of the world. Its equipped with Tonello and bohemian machines for dry processes,
3d flexible hanger machine, auto vacuum crinkle, lazer, PP spray, ozone washing and many
added each day.
All the washing plants have dry process capability with required equipment and can perform
all kinds of fashion wash like Hand brushing, Whisker including 3 dimensional and Laser
whisker, PP Spray, Tearing, Grinding, Oven curing, Over dying, Tinting etc.
We have a development center facility in the washing plant under a Professional Dyeing
Master. It is a minilab which has different special equipments to create initial samples.
7 Washing Plants with the capacity of 300,000 pcs/day
Can perform all kinds of critical wash
Equipment Wet process-
a) Computerized front loading 450Kg: 50 Nos.
b) Computerized front loading Dryer 300Kg: 20 Nos.
c) Belly Machine 550 LBS washer: 114 Nos.
d) 200LBS Dryer: 110 Nos.
e) Extractors: 55 Nos.
Equipment Dry process-
a) 6 x GFK 250 Laser
b) 1 x Blastex 250
c) 250 x Italian Tonello Hand Brushing Mannequin
d) 22 x PP Spray cabinet
e) 80 x Grinding machine
f) 30 x 3-D Whisker machine / Crinckle machine
g) 12 x Curing Oven including Mono Rail type
h) 100 x Hand Grinder
i) 35 x Special Steam presser and Tacking Machine
j) Special tonello, jet dying machine for precision overdye
Have foreign wash technician from Turkey, Sri-Lanka and Philippine
Dry Process Capacity : 1,20,000 pcs/day (all kind of fashion wash)

Denim Mill:
Ha-Meem is vertical in Denim. It has an installed capacity of over 4 million meters per
month. It is equipped with Picanol looms, Open-end Spinning, Flat Finishing, Mercerizing,
Sucker Muller Slasher-dyers and Wet Finishing processes on Morisson machines. A
remarkable Rope dying unit from Morison can produce high depth, pure indigo and other
innovative shades adding value to the impressive product portfolio. Ha-Meem has a high tech
finishing and mercerizing set up along with stenter and coated finishing to create premium
finishes. Ha-Meem produces its own yarns from its own spinning mill with capacity 44 tons
daily, with all stages of in-house capability, Ha-Meem becomes vertical in both Denim and
Woven.
Presently we are using our own Denim fabric for GAP, JCPenney, KOHLS, PVH, NEXT in
their different products.
Ha-Meem produces yarns from it's own Spinning Mill with a capacity of 44 tons per day.

Accessories Unit:
To strengthen backyard linkage Embroidery, Printing and Accessories was setup in the year
2012. Our Embroidery unit has enormous capacity with Japanese Tajima & China machines.
40 in number including 40 head and decorative sequins machines to fulfill all the
requirements. Eco-friendly Screen printing machines and tables are setup to print on woven,
twill and knit, nylon, pigment, emboss, photo, rubber, digital print to sublimations are done
with 8 head auto machines, Standard glass & ready tables with oeko-tex certified colors &
chemicals ensuring 100% quality which has a production capacity of 1.4 million
pieces/month.

Accessories units are developing in fast pace with crochet, needle loom, starching, Jacquard,
finishing machine etc. At the same time, considering the quality and safety issues, Ha-
Meem's own accessories belt, twill tape, elastic, button, zipper, hangar and all kinds of paper
and woven labels are done with full care oeko-tex standard for exporting to Asian and
European customers. Special quality control are implemented to ensure yarn dying DTM, D-
ring buckles preparation and maintaining machines printing & peaks with monthly 8 million
yards of narrow fabric & elastic.
Moreover, Ha-Meem label is being setup with Swiss Muller with latest production machines,
with a capability of 3.5 million pieces/month.

Design & Sample:

HaMeem has a resourceful design team lead by experienced designers from home and
abroad. They keep pace with the modern trend and arrange seasonal presentation to buyers in
USA and Europe. Greater degree of coordination with buyers designers are done to achieve
market trend. Designers visits fare like PV, Bread and Butter, Tex world etc and regularly
browse fashion sight like W.G.S.N, consults magazines, share their views with fabric supplier
to develop right product. Sample Section Equipped with 500 machines and capable of making
about 800 samples a day, the Sample Section has a variety of modern machineries like auto
pattern cutters, Lectra & Garber CAD systems, Fitting mannequins and dedicated Computer
base pattern masters for each buyer. Some of the Technical professionals of sample section
has international fit certifications from companies like KOHLS, GAP, JC PENNY etc. and
are allowed to approve P.P sample share technical solution.

Ancillary
Embroidery Factory
Printing Factory
Carton Factory
Poly Bag Industry
Label Factory
Jute Mill
Chemical Formulation Plant

Our Buyers:

HaMeem Group deals with some of the top world class retailers and buyers.

References:

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Conclusion:
A top ranking Garments manufacturer in Bangladesh.
Providing job opportunities in various sectors for people and contributing in the
economic growth of the country.
Working Condition and workers protection.
Akij Group
Introduction:
History of Akij Group stretches back to later part of the forties. In its infancy, the Group
started in humble way with jute trading which was known as the golden fiber of the country,
earning highest amount of foreign exchange.

Akij Group's ceaseless efforts with dynamic management and support from our numerous
clients have led our Group in diversifying its business activities. In the second phase, the
Group went into manufacturing handmade cigarettes popularly known as bidis. This sector
gave a real boost to the revenue earning of the Group as well as making a substantial
contribution to government exchequer. With the passage of time, the Group undertook new
ventures and presently there are 15 units of industries under its umbrella like cigarettes,
handmade cigarettes, printing & packaging, textiles, hand board, pharmaceutical, leather
processing and real-estate business are in operation, catering jobs for more that 32,000 people
in various categories.

The Group has plans for setting up more projects. The projects are already in pipeline.
Foreign investors have shown keen interest in joining with us for joint ventures. The matter is
under our active consideration and will hopefully soon mature. This will also help the nation's
economy growth and will create job opportunities to various professionals.

Akij Group is also involved in socio-cultural activities. The Group has been operating a
sizeable orphanage free of charge in district town. The Group has also acquired a modern
mother & children hospital previously owned by Save the Children (UK). The hospital is
being operated as a non-profitable concern by Ad-Din Welfare Trust.

Akij Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[1] The industries
under this conglomerate include textiles, tobacco, food & beverage, cement, ceramics,
printing and packaging, pharmaceuticals, consumer products etc. In 2009, [2][3] Akij Group
paid 390 million euros in tax, making it the biggest local tax-payer, contributing two per cent
to this nation's entire budget. Akij also provides services in healthcare, information and
communication technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 89 billion Taka. Akij Group was
established in the 1940s by industrialist Sheikh Akijuddin as a jute trading business, before
moving into cigarettes and other areas of business. [4][5] It has faced criticism for employing
child workers.
Akij Jute Mills Ltd.

AKIJ JUTE MILLS LTD. a unit of Akij Group is a 100% export oriented Jute yarn Industry
catering to the need to carpet manufacturers and other end users of jute yarn all over the
world.

Apart from being a member of a leading industrial group of Bangladesh, the mill is run by a
team of qualified and highly experienced professionals whose principle objective is customer
satisfaction.

In respect of production the mill is one of the largest in Bangladesh producing about 20,000
Metric Tons of Jute yarn annually.

The mill is creating jobs to over 3,000 people most of them are destitute females of the
locality.

Our Speciality:

1.Hydrocarbon free/Vegetable oil treated Jute yarn on demand.

2.We use the world's finest hard district Jute in our batch.
3.We maintain strict shipment schedule.
4.We do not compromise when it comes to quality and we may most humbly claim that we
are the cleanest Jute mill in the world.

Akij Textile Mills Ltd.

Akij Textile Mills Limited (ATML) is a sister concern of Akij Group. Since 1998 Akij Textile
has been operating its business by supplying excellent quality Yarn primarily in the export
market. The yarns produced by ATML are sold to the export oriented knit & woven garments
industry. ATMLs production capacity is around 50 tons per day - 25 tons combed & carded
from Ring Spinning, 20 tons from Schlafhorst Autocoro & 5 tons from BD Rotors. The mill
can produce all yarn counts from Ne 6/1 to Ne 100/1. The counts mostly being produced are
Ne 20/1 to Ne 40/1 combed & carded 100% cotton yarn from Ring Spinning, Ne 6/1 to Ne
26/1 from Schlafhorst Autocoro machine and Ne 7/1 to Ne 16/1 from BD Rotors. The blow
rooms are equipped with Vision Shields - foreign fiber (contamination) detectors. From the
process of bale breaking to the packaging of yarn, everything is done with automation & state
-of - the -art- technology.

Quality is of utmost significance and is therefore very carefully controlled. Beside other
routine equipment to measure various properties of the cotton, sliver and yarn, the lab is
equipped with a H.V.1 spectrum. It is used to check the suitability of the cotton from each
bale and according to the results, the bale would either be accepted or rejected. The software
in the machine is able to select the bales which do not meet the set standards and compile a
list of them automatically. The Uster T4 is used to test sliver, roving and yarn. It measures
thickness variation per kilometer. Frequent samples are taken and tested meticulously. The
level of computerization of the machines on the factory floor also mean that their
performance can be monitored from the lab.

Akij Printing & Packaging Ltd.

APPL is one of the biggest printing & packages in Bangladesh. The most modern and
sophisticated technology of APPL have ensured our high quality printing and packaging
including the best quality wide format digital printing system in Bangladesh. Situated in
Tongi and Navaran, two factories provide almost all the packaging required by the group.
Besides this, they also provide packaging for other companies.

The paper needs to be slit and trimmed before printing. Goebel Optima 2000 are multiple
slitters, they are able to work with paper, board and film.

There are various types of printing machines. The Heidelberg Speed master CD102 does four
colour offset printing. It is capable of printing 45,000 impressions per shift. There is a
Gravure 7 colour printing machine capable of printing 150 m per minute. Some of the
stations may be shut off to enable images of smaller numbers of colour to be printed with
this machine.

The printed media are then cut to the appropriate sizes by easily programmable machines.
These then go through the folding and gluing process. There are wet and dry laminating
machines for waterproof packaging. These factories are engaged in advertising and not only
printing posters. A state of the art new printing machine is able to print front-lit, back-lit and
other types of signs on a variety of media.
Akij Corporation Limited
A sister concern of Akij Group, Akij Corporation Limited is the most organized distribution
company in the country. Akij Group is countrys one of the leading business conglomerates.
Initially Akij Corporation Limited was known as Amin Enterprise and started its operation in
1992. In June 1997 Amin Enterprise was renamed as Aminuddin Enterprise Limited and in
2001 Aminuddin Enterprise Limited was again renamed as Akij Corporation Limited. Akij
Corporation Limited is responsible for the marketing and distribution of three industries of
Akij Group namely Dhaka Tobacco Industries, Akij Match Factory Limited and Akij Zarda
(chewing tobacco) Factory.

Dhaka Tobacco Industries:

Dhaka Tobacco Industries came to the fold of Akij Group in late seventies when Government
decided to disinvest and hand over the Factory to private sector from the nationalised sector.
The Factory is located at Morkun near Tongi and lot of investment on MEN & Machineries
has turned the Factory into a Modern cigarette producing unit. It employs nearly 1,200 people
who work in a congenial atmosphere to deliver right quality to satisfy the million of smokers
taste and needs. DTI is trying its best to deliver Zero Defects product.

Dhaka Tobacco Industries has been contributing considerable amount of revenue to the
government exchequer and also providing employment since its inception. In the financial
year 2005-2006, the Company contributed Tk. 1002.58 crore to the government exchequer as
duty and VAT. During the current financial year (2006-2007) DTIs contribution to the
government exchequer will be to the tune of Tk. 1050.00 crore.

Products of Dhaka Tobacco Industries:

1. High Segment: a) Castle Full Flavor b) Castle Lights

Presently DTI enjoys more than 10% market share in this segment.

2. Medium Segment: a) Navy

Presently DTI are contributing 48% market share in this segment.

3. Lower Medium Segment: a) Sheikh b) Real

Presently DTI are enjoying more than 80% market share in this segment.
 4. Low Segment: a) Five Star b) K-2 c) Surma & d) Read & White
DTIs market share in this segment is about 50%.
Akij Match Factory Limited:

Akij Match Factory Ltd. was established in the year 1992 as a state of art factory at a
beautiful site near Muktarpur Ghat on the bank of river Sitalakshaya. It is a fully automatic
match factory which produces 100% carborised high quality safety matches. Dolphin is the
brand name of the matches produced from this factory. Immediately after the introduction of
the brand it became very popular among its consumer because of the high quality and
intensive distribution network in every nook and corner of the country. Most of the raw
material comes from various parts of Bangladesh by river. The river Shityalakhkha flows next
to the factory and facilitates transportation greatly. Presently AMFL enjoys more than 60%
market share.

Akij Zarda (Chewing Tobacco) Factory Limited:

Akij Zarda Factory Ltd. is producing 4 different types of Zarda to full fill the needs of
different consumers in diversified taste. Different types of Zarda produced by AZFL are as
follows: 1) Special Patti (99): Pack Size - a) 50gm b) 25gm c) 12.5gm, 2) Golden Patti
(Surovi) (55): Pack Size - a) 50gm b) 25gm c) 12.5gm, 3) Akiz Zorda (Beli) (44): Pack Size -
a) 50gm b) 25gm c) 12.5gm and 4) Vhiza Patti (33): Pack Size - a) 25gm b) 10gm.

Government Award for Export:

For outstanding performance in export, the company achieved The National Export Trophy-
2001 (Gold) for Navy Special Filter Cigarette export and The National Export Trophy
(Silver) for hand made cigarette (popularly known as bidi) export as well as a pioneer
employment provider with employment strength of 60,000 staff and officer in different
categories.

Marketing:
Government ban on tobacco and anti tobacco campaign has induced our marketing team to
become innovative in their marketing strategies. Marketing operations at Akij Corporation
Ltd. includes a range of activities like Brand Management, Trade Marketing and Distribution
and Marketing Research.
Human Resource:

The Human Resource department is responsible for developing and sustaining a workforce
for Akij Corporation Ltd. There is separate HRD wing for ACL for running day to day
administrative work of Marketing Department.

Akij Particle Board Mills Ltd

Akij Particle & Hard Board Mills Ltd. has come with the best particle board in Bangladesh. It
started business in the year 2001 & already she has created a place in the market for
improved quality.

The factory is situated at Torraghat in Manikgonj District on the bank of the river Kaliganga.

Akij Particle Board is a Timber substitute three-layer board made of wood chips. The
objective is to produce and supply international standard Particle board to meet the demand
of Architect, Interior Designers & Furniture Manufacturers in the country.

With the guidance of Honorable M.D. Sheikh Akij Uddin, Akij Particle & Hard Board Mills
Ltd. will maintain quality and better service to satisfy her valued customers and users.

Due to the high levels of humidity in Bangladesh, wood is not a long lasting building
material unless it is of the best quality and is excellently treated. However, good quality wood
is very expensive and often acquired through the illegal eradication of forests which has led
to many species becoming scarce. The rate at which objects made of wood need to be
replaced is greater than the rate at which most trees grow. Particle boards are longer lasting,
less expensive and greener alternative of wood. A lot of the scrap wood produced by various
factories in the group is recycled to be particle boards.

The wood is put into the Kolckaner drum chipper to be made into small pieces and then into
the Maier flaker. By this time, the wood is reduced to very small chips. A hammer-mill is
used to crush these chips and then a pair of coupled driers dry them. A refiner is used to make
the chips even finer and a screener separates the various sizes of chips. Coarse and fine chips
are put into separate silos. These are separately weighed by two batch-weighers and put into
the glue blender where they are mixed with glue, paraffin wax and hardener. Each is blended
separately and the fine and coarse chips receive different amounts of the chemicals. These
blended chips then go to the former and come out of its three outlets. The first and third one
is for the fine chips and the second for coarse chips. As a result a three layered, reinforced
particle board is produced with fine particles on the external layers and a layer of coarse chips
inside. There is an online moisture meter in the forming machine. An automatic weighing
scale is involved in the quality control of the boards which are 4feet x 12feet.The thickness
currently in production are 19mm and 12 mm. From the forming machine, the boards go to
the Diffenbachger autopress and then to edge trimming, sanding and master sanding. Some of
the boards are also veneered with woods such as teak.

List of companies
Abrar Tours and Travels

Ad-din Foundation

Akij Automotive Industry

Akij Biri Factory Ltd.[7]

Akij Cement Company Ltd.[8]

Akij Ceramics Company Ltd.

Akij Computer Ltd.

Akij Corporation Limited

Akij Food & Beverage Ltd.[9][10]

Akij Foundation

Akij Foundation School & College[11]

Akij Gas Company Ltd.

 Akij Gas Station Ltd.

Akij Hotel and Resorts

Akij Institute of Technology

Akij Jute Mills Ltd.

Akij M.P Air Hajj Agency

Akij Match Factory Ltd.

Akij Motors (One stop automobile solution)

Akij Online Ltd.

Akij Particle Board Mills Ltd.[12]

Akij Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Akij Printing & Packaging Ltd.

Akij Real Estate Ltd.

Akij Securities Ltd.

Akij Textile Mills Ltd.

Akij Wildlife Farm Limited

Akij Zarda Factory Ltd.

Dhaka Tobacco Industries

S.A.F Industries Ltd.

Sakina School For Girls

 Akij Foundation School and College (Uttara, Manikganj, and Mohammadpur)

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