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Over the past year we have been developing our profile and reputation in Bangladesh. Why Bangladesh? Well, its one of the biggest textile and garment economies in the world, with ready made garments accounting for 78% of Bangladeshi exports and it matters to many of our members who work there or depend on work from there!
Our strategy, led by Arthur Welham, Vice Chairman and Trustee with responsibility for Global Development, has visited Bangladesh and run a series of low cost seminars for people working across the textile supply chain. He has also organised meetings with key influencers to build our credibility. We have a small region in Dhaka and a committed and energetic Chairman in Mr Barmma. He has been aided on the ground by Parvez Kotadia, SDC India Country Manager and Rakesh Sachdev, SDC Trustee who have helped organise and deliver the events. The strategy is working – our events have been extremely well attended and the SDC is seen as a world leader with a first class reputation.
Having built some strong foundations, we are now ready to host a one day conference for the textile industry.
The projection is for the population of Dhaka to increase to 25 million by 2025. Before then Dhaka will become uninhabitable due to contamination of both underground water sources and all surface water courses. Action is required urgently and as a major polluter, the textile dyeing industry must react. The only other alternative is for enforced industrial closure which will condemn Bangladesh to poverty and hardship, unprecedented in modern times. This event will cover:
The event is sponsored by DyStar (gold sponsors) and Huntsman (silver sponsors) and we have a conference advisory committee of decision makers shaping the event.
At the event we will relaunch our membership in Bangladesh.
For further information, please contact Parvez Kotadia, telephone: +91 (0)22 2437 6856, email: parvezk@sdc.org.uk
Why are we running this event? We believe in the future of the UK textile industry and in invigorating the woollen industry and natural fibres. In the growing climate of synthetics for low prices, we believe natural fibres are important in helping to re-establish a higher value for cloth, garments and other products. We also believe in product development and innovation, and will look at where wool could be in the future.
Our speakers include:
Book your place now - visit www.textiles-uk.org.uk, email info@textiles-uk.org.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1274 761780.
Pictured from left to right: Tian Anli, Professor Fang, Andrew Filarowski, Professor He, Dr Jane Jiang, Dr Calvin Lam, Dr Eric Wang
I’ve just returned from a very busy trip to China. Whilst I was there I discussed the formation of a region, arranged future training courses in the country, promoted the Society at ITMA Asia and CITME 2010, discussed the Colour Index with dyestuff manufacturers and presented a paper at a conference.
The conference – alongside Adsale, SDC co produced the Third International Textile Conference on New Technology of Dyeing and Finishing in Hangzhou from 18–19 June 2010. This was attended by over 200 people from mills, dyehouses and printing factories from the surrounding area. The area has many such factories and proved to be a very good location to attract the important mills in the area. The full programme of well respected speakers gave the audience a useful insight into innovation and new techniques in preparation, dyeing and printing.
Membership – discussions with current members of the Society in China proved fruitful and we are now well on our way to reaching the target number of members required for the formation of a region.
Training – CTIC have run two courses in 2010 on Colour Management and trained 12 people in all four modules of this course for which they must be congratulated. SGS China, with the help of Dr Jane Jiang, are taking on the Competence in Colour Fastness training from 2011 as the exclusive agreement with CTIC is coming to an end. Both organisations will provide this course in China in 2011.
ITMA – ITMA ASIA and CITME 2010, which were being held at this time in Shanghai, provided an opportunity to meet with machinery and dye manufacturers to look at innovations and discuss their involvement in the Society’s activities. A full report will be available in the next edition of The Colourist.
Colour Index – with the help of Professor Shen, who is on the Colour Index Editorial Board (CIEB), visits were organised to Zheijiang Lonsen Group Ltd and Tianjin DEK Chemical Company Ltd. Both dyestuff companies were keen to discuss their involvement in the Colour Index, registration of their products and their subscription to the Colour Index. Tianjin have recently submitted four products into the Colour Index. These meetings were held with AATCC who jointly publish the Colour Index with the SDC. Both parties agreed that these discussions give a basis on which to develop the Colour Index dye section for the future.
The Society has a vital role to play in this large country. Many people are interested in establishing the Society of Dyers and Colourists in China, bringing together coloration research, production and application and developing the ASDC CCol qualification in this country as a professional qualification.
For further information please contact Andrew Filarowski. For the full report click here.
Pictured above a small selection of the finalists’ work - L-R: Shihao Bai (China) and Laduma Ngxokolo (South Africa)
As an educational charity, we are a committed supporter of up and coming young designers. We are passionate about engaging with young people and encouraging them to use colour creatively. We are delighted to announce the finalists in this year’s International Design Competition. All our finalists have won heats in their own countries. We had a record number of entries in many countries, including an impressive 314 students representing 43 colleges in China. We were also delighted to include colleges from Singapore for the first time.
The finalists are as follows:
Students who have won the competition in previous years have gone on to great success including last year’s global winner, Moipone Qekisi, from South Africa, who has launched her own design company, EM Design.
Congratulations to all our finalists, who now go on to compete against one another at the grand final, which will be held in London on 5 October, as part of Textiles-UK. The finalists’ work will be exhibited at the event, and the global winner will receive the SDC Colour Design Award 2010, a cash prize of £1,000 and the Veronica Bell Trophy. Read more
The theme for 2011 is ‘reduce, recycle, reuse’. We are delighted to announce that the brief for the competition is now available. The competition is open to undergraduate fashion and textile design students in the following countries Australia/New Zealand, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa and the UK (final list tbc). In 2011, we are also delighted to be launching the competition in Thailand, supported by our local coordinator, the Thailand Textile Institute. Please click here to download the brief, or email marketing to request a copy.
To read John Morris’s personal view of his recent trip to India, please click here.
We offer a range of industry-proven, internationally-recognised qualifications and training courses and are delighted to give you information about forthcoming courses in Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore. In addition, SDC is working in partnership with London College of Fashion and SGS Hong Kong Ltd to deliver training modules which contribute towards the SDC Colour Management of Textiles Diploma. Please see below for details of these and other courses.
SDC Colour Management of Textiles Diploma – Module Dates for 2010
Hong Kong candidates
Colour Fastness Testing of Textiles – Course Dates for 2010
SDC Certificate of Appreciation
SDC Certificate of Competence
Coloration & Wet Processing of Textiles – Course Dates for 2010
SDC Certificate Programme on Application
SDC North of England Region
28 September 2010 – Huddersfield, UK
‘Weather and Climate Change’ presented by Paul Hudson (BBC weatherman) [Contact]
Textiles-UK
5 October 2010 – London, UK
Conference, black-tie dinner and final of the SDC International Design Competition and CSI Colour Award [Contact]
SDC London Region
12 November 2010 – London, UK
‘How Did I Get Here’ [Contact]
SDC Bangladesh Region
30 November 2010 – Dhaka, Bangladesh
‘The Dhaka Water Catastrophe 2020 – What can we do about it?’ Conference sponsored by Dystar (gold) and Huntsman (silver) [Contact]
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