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in the spotlight Texlan Center at a Glance Through induction of Nano-bubble technology in Wet

Texlan Center (Pvt.) Ltd. was the first manufacturing plant
established in Sri Lanka around 35 years ago by an Italian
Processing, in June 2018, Texlan Centre discharged only
company, having over 40 years of experience in the hosiery
compared to 1000m3 of water for processing the same
industry. In 2017, sponsors of Interloop, in order to defend 9m3 of water while processing 36,000 Kgs of product,
business with Interloop’s top customer in Pakistan by quantity while using the conventional technology. Since
providing a 2nd country of origin, expanded manufacturing revamping, the production has been enhanced by 77% and
Interview with Irfan Nazir, Plant Head, Texlan Center (Pvt.) Ltd. footprint to Sri Lanka by acquiring Texlan Center (Pvt.) Ltd. improved Work in Process (WIP) days by 55%. To ensure
and revamped the Plant layout to a modern vertically workplace safety, the Plant has been equipped with latest
Brief introduction of yourself: integrated Hosiery Manufacturing Facility, based on Lean fire and safety equipment along with Implementation of
Texlan Center (Pvt.) Ltd. is an associate company of Principles, with installed capacity of 600+ Knitting ERP, HMS, HRMS Systems.
Interloop Limited. I have been appointed here as Plant machines.
Head on deputation. I am an Industrial Engineer by
education and have 9 years’ association with Interloop with
experience in Operations, Lean and Process improvement.

What are the fundamentals of your work style?
I firmly believe in building trust and empowering my team
and these are the most important factors of my
management style.
How interesting has been your journey with Interloop?
I joined Interloop in October 2009. Interloop provides great
learning opportunities due to its pursuit for excellence and
nurturing talent. The best thing I can say about my
experience with Interloop is that the company has added
more value to me then I have to the company.
Which personality has inspired you the most in your
life?
No one special, one can learn from every one.
How do you manage your work-life balance?
By setting daily personal tasks to complete. It helps to focus
on most important things to be done in available work time. Currently, 335 latest Italian Knitting Machines are To stay on top of the dynamics of ever-changing market
manufacturing 2.49 million pairs of top quality Socks for environment, a dedicated Product Development Centre
babies, children, ladies and men and Tights & Leggings for has been setup at Texlan that continuously explores new
babies, children and ladies, every month. Serving top market trends and creates products that are not only
international brands, the facility has also been equipped customized to individual customer requirements but are
with cutting edge Zero Water Discharge Processing also considered ground breaking in the hosiery market. We
Machines and latest Boarding Machines. have also setup a top of the line Quality Assurance Lab
catering to all kinds of Testing and Yarn Inspections.
Some of the milestones achieved by Texlan Centre since its
association with Interloop Limited include:
• NIKE Compliance Certification for Production Initiation
• 100% On-time Delivery to Customers in 2018, with Gold
Rating from NIKE for delivery
• Zero Quality Failure & Customer Complaints
Do you recall any interesting incident that happened Where do you see Texlan Center in the next five years? • Knitting Equipment Efficiency at 80%
with you at Interloop / Texlan Center? The progress is very promising and it will be among the top • Hiring, Training and Development of 500 Employees in
Cannot recall any incident like that. hosiery manufacturing plants in South Asia. one year
What has been the most incredible moment of your What advice would you like to give to your younger
life? colleagues?
When I completed my Engineering Degree. Always have thirst for learning and be the best in what you
do.

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