In the blink of an eye, Shantou Textile and Garment Industry Association has been established for more than four months.
During this period, the number of members has grown from more than 200 at the beginning to over 800. The first China·Chaoshan International Textile and Garment Expo, which the entire industry has been eagerly awaiting, has entered the “countdown”, and various preparatory work The work is being carried out intensively and intensively to prepare for the first eye-catching report card since the establishment of the association.
As one of Shantou’s “two special” traditional industries, the textile and garment industry has experienced a long period of steady development. Now, riding on the city’s path of “building a city through industry and strengthening the city through industry,” it has jumped into The track of rapid development is accelerating towards the direction of group expansion. On this new journey, the Shantou Textile and Garment Industry Association, established on December 12 last year, is fulfilling its mission and striving to be the first, playing the role of a “locomotive” in the industry, and working tirelessly to create a “Shantou exclusive business card” for textiles and clothing.
“Fighting alone” calls for “team development”
In Xiashan Street, Chaonan District, there is a golden road with a long history. Although it is small but exquisite, with numerous shops, its reputation in the industry has attracted countless domestic and foreign merchants to come to select and purchase products. No matter it is day or night, Jinguang Road is very lively. Vehicles loading and unloading goods shuttle through it, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going. The small shops display a dazzling array of underwear styles, and batches of home clothes. , knitted underwear, etc. began to enter people’s vision from here, and then entered the huge consumer market across the country through various sales channels.
As the national wholesale base for underwear and home clothes, Jinguang Road is a wholesale market that has gradually flourished since the early days of liberation. It is like a “little Yiwu” in the national textile and garment industry, with more than 100 stores gathered here. “Yuxing Knitting” is a store located on Jinguang Road. In a space of just over 60 square meters, it is connected to hundreds of cooperative manufacturers. There are nearly 500 underwear styles displayed in the store. Small and medium-sized enterprises that produce underwear bring their products to stores for display and consignment. Through this small shop, they are selected and purchased by wholesalers from all over the world. In just one month, “Yuxing Knitting” sold 200,000 products. “This road gathers various wholesale shops together, with a wide selection of products and low prices, so it has an advantage.” said the person in charge of the “Yuxing Knitting” store.
Wholesale, as an important link in the city’s textile and garment industry, connects manufacturers at one end and the vast market at the other. Like Jinguang Road, in the long development process of the textile and clothing industry, many small-scale “gathering points” in various aspects of textile and clothing have spontaneously formed in various parts of our city.
But looking at the entire industry, these small and scattered “spontaneous agglomerations” have limited influence and are no longer enough to support the further development and growth of the industry. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 7,000 textile and garment enterprises in the city (including individual units). How to bring together enterprises and merchants in all links and fields in the entire industry chain, so that enterprises can move from “working alone” to “grow together as a team” and become a city-wide Important issues in the textile and apparel industry.
On December 12 last year, the Shantou Textile and Garment Industry Association came into being. The association is like a strong link, standing at the height of industrial development planning, bringing together practitioners in the city’s textile and garment industry to reorganize and integrate industrial development needs and promote the textile and garment industry towards a “new spring.”
“From 0 to 1”: Rapid establishment in 50 days
Looking back at the founding conference of the Shantou Textile and Garment Industry Association in December last year, the gathering of big names and the glittering scene was still exciting. “The founding meeting of the association was very successful, which brought together the hearts and minds of practitioners in the entire textile and garment industry, and the confidence of enterprises in the development of the industry has reached an unprecedented height.” recalled Weng Chuangjie, president of the Shantou Textile and Garment Industry Association.
Shantou Textile and Garment Industry Association was born with the strong support of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. It only took 50 days from the establishment of the organizing committee to the formal establishment of the association. The main leaders of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government personally investigated and deployed, and coordinated meetings with effective measures to solve difficulties and clear obstacles step by step, allowing the association to “go from 0 to 1”, from scratch, from the embryonic form to a clear structure, and also made the association The industry has moved from “a leaderless group” to a “group effort”.
In just 50 days of preparation for the association, the preparatory committee faced the test of tight time and heavy tasks. During this period, it had to quickly build the hardware foundation and organizational structure of the association, and also go all out to hold the inaugural meeting. Let the business card of Shantou’s textile and garment industry be “an instant success” through the conference.
According to Weng Chuangjie, the “association” at the beginning was just a blank piece of paper and did not even have an office space. With the support of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, the association quickly established a leadership team and selected entrepreneurs who were representative of the textile and apparel industry, enthusiastic about industry development, had ideas, and dared to work hard to join the association’s team. At the same time, the approval of the competent unit, the approval of the association’s name, the convening of the association’s sponsors, the formulation of the association’s charter, the election plan for the members’ meeting, the recruitment of secretariat personnel, the location selection and decoration of the secretariat venue, etc. are being carried out at a rapid pace.It can be completed in the shortest time with the support and help of the functional department.
“Locomotive” promotes industrial collaborative operations
On December 12 last year, the association was officially established. Now, the number of members has grown from more than 200 at the beginning to more than 800, covering the complete industrial chain from twisting yarn, weaving, fabrics, accessories and finished products. Douyin live broadcast training, industry exchange salons, and industrial supply and demand docking activities have been held one after another. Industrial exchanges and docking cooperation are carried out non-stop across the country.
Textile IndustryIndustrial Park, Global Textile Purchasing Center, Textile and Garment Headquarters Building, and the first China Chaoshan International Textile and Garment Expo are accelerating. The association continues to play the role of “locomotive” to promote various key tasks of industrial development. It has currently assisted the government in initially determining the location of trade markets and industrial parks, and has accelerated the work related to the textile and garment headquarters building. “One of our current important tasks is the textile and garment headquarters building. In the future, the headquarters building will gather more than 80 leading companies, equipped with multiple platforms and multiple functions, to better integrate industry resources.” Weng Chuangjie introduced.
“The first China·Chaoshan International Textile and Garment Expo is a major event since the establishment of the association and a grand event for the city’s textile and apparel industry.” Weng Chuangjie said that the first China Chaoshan International Textile and Garment Expo is the first textile and apparel exhibition held in Shantou. , breaking the embarrassing situation that Shantou enterprises need to travel to other places to participate in exhibitions. This is also an important opportunity to showcase Shantou’s entire textile and apparel industry chain to the national and even global markets and create a “Shantou exclusive business card” for textiles and apparel. “The exhibition brings together outstanding brands from all over the industry. Although it is held in its first year, it can attract so many brands, which shows the influence and appeal of our Shantou textile and apparel industry. We hope to continue to build the brand of Shantou Clothing Expo in the future , making Shantou Clothing Expo an influential clothing expo in the country and even the world.”
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