S P Apparels Ltd

S.P. Apparels Limited (SPAL) is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of knitted garments for infants and children in India. The company has integrated manufacturing facilities which provides end-to-end garment manufacturing from greige fabric to finished products. The company also manufactures and retails menswear garments in India under the brand Crocodile'. SPAL's business consists of two main divisions - (i) garments division for manufacture and the export of knitted garments for infants and children; and (ii) retail division for manufacture, distribution and marketing of products in India under the brand name Crocodile'.

SPAL has two subsidiaries viz. Crocodile Products Private Limited (CPPL) and S. P. Apparels (UK) Private Limited (SPUK). CPPL, which is a joint venture between SPAL and Crocodile International Pte. Ltd. (CIPL), is engaged in the business of, inter alia, establishing and managing units to manufacture, trade, deal, import and export garments and has entered into a technology license agreement with CIPL for the exclusive manufacture, distribution and marketing of menswear under the trademark Crocodile' in India. SPUK was incorporated in 2014 to explore possible marketing opportunities and engage in trading activities with new customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other European countries.

SPAL operates on a hub and spoke business model, which includes 24 manufacturing facilities as of June 2018 in and around Avinashi, Tamil Nadu and within 125 km from the corporate office. The wide range of infrastructure and machinery at the company's facilities for the production of yarn, dyeing of fabric, sewing, cutting, printing, embroidery and finishing of garments, enables the company to service its customers with multiple bulk orders in a timely manner. The proximity of the company's manufacturing facilities and an integrated set-up allows the company to optimize its operations and services customers in a timely manner.

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