Siatex Bangladesh Ltd

TÜV SÜD Bangladesh (Pvt) Limited, a concern of Germany based TÜV SÜD, a major international service group, has launched its operation in Bangladesh on Tuesday.

The company is 140 years old and now it operates over 41 countries of Europe, America, Africa and Asia, with more than 13,000 employees and over 600 locations.  German Ambassador in Dhaka Frank Meyke inaugurated its operation formally in the capital.

He hoped that the company would be able to improve quality and efficiency of local products and production units.  TÜV SÜD is a very well known group in Germany and its presence in Bangladesh would certainly help the local service providers and manufacturing units, said the German envoy.  Exports from Bangladesh to Germany are increasing and it is expected to increase further in near future, said Meyke.

Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury Parvez, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said local garment factories have recently progressed to a great extent in terms of quality and compliance issues.He, however, pointed to the dearth of skilled manpower the local companies are now facing.  “There has been a 25 per cent shortage of skilled manpower in the sector,” said the BGMEA chief.

He expressed his happiness that the country had witnessed a huge export growth in RMG sector in the first five months of the current fiscal year despite the on-going global recession.  Welcoming Tuv Sud to Bangladesh, Parvez hoped that the company would be able to help the local RMG units.  According to TÜV SÜD officials, the services of the company in Bangladesh will include quality management certifications, social compliance audits, testing and inspection services for textiles, food and others and training services.

source: apparel.com.bd