colony weaving mills limited

• Company Name : colony weaving mills limited
• About Us : Colony group is one of the leading and oldest textile manufacturing group in pakistan. The 1st industrial venture of the group was in cotton ginning sector back in 1881. Gradually the group diversified in to flcolony weaving mills limited milling in the early 1900s. First textile spinning plant was put up in 1946 under the name of colony textile mills limited. The group further ventured in to banking, insurance, cement, and power generation & distribution. By 1952 colony textile mills limited was a composite textile plant with a 120,000 spindles,1,500 looms, and fabric finishing capacity in excess of 150,000 meters per day. Nationalization of 1972 took most of the business away, leaving textile and insurance in the group. Presently, there are two companies in the group, namely, colony textile mills limited (ctm) with about 195,000 spindles, and colony industries (pvt. ) limited (cil), consisting of 35,000 spindles and 120 airjet looms. Cil is going under an expansion phase. By the 2st quarter of 2006, the company will have a total of 443 airjet looms in following widths:1)190 cm180 looms156 cam + 12 dobby + 12 crank (20 with batching system)2)210 cm 24 looms 24 cam looms (4 with batching system)3)280 cm 26 looms 20 cam + 6 dobby4)340 cm188 looms174 cam + 14 dobbyOur 1st manufacturing facility came in to production with 120 weaving machines (190cm - 60,280 cm - 12,340 cm - 60) in march 2005. This facility is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery both in the back process as well as the fabric production. We have recently completed the first phase of expansion by adding 154 weaving machines (280cm - 14,340cm - 140). Second phase of expansion is expected to complete by the end of 4th quarter 2006, and that will add 144 weaving machines (190cm - 120,210cm - 24). Both, the spinning as well as the weaving facilities of cil have in house power generation in order to provide uninterrupted energy to the production facilities 24 hours,365 days in a year. Our spinning strength lies in yarn counts of ne7 to ne50 both single and double. For using yarn counts higher than ne40, we have partnered with the top manufacturers in pakistan to source reliable quality in a timely and efficient manor.We cater to the apparel sector on one end and the home textiles on the other. Currently, we are producing twills, drills, sateens, rip stop and herring bone for apparels and t-200 to t-500, canvases, half panama for the home textiles, with capability to weave a greater variety of fabrics, including but not limited to the stretches, bi-stretches, reverse satins, etc.
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• Country/Region : Pakistan > Pakistan
• Category : Home & Garden > Home Textile
• Contact Person : Mr. saqib laeeq
• Link More : Pakistan Home & Garden ,Pakistan Home Textile
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• Address : Ismail Aiwane Science Building
• Zip Code : 54400
• Business Type : Manufacturer