Presently the company has 11 rapier looms producing taffeta, satin and damask quality woven labels
Dhaka-based Union Accessories Ltd., a manufacturer of high-quality heat transfer labels, woven labels, woven edge satin ribbon for printed labels, hangtags, price tags, photo cards, etc., for 100% export-oriented garment industries, started its production in January 1999. The company not only supplies trims to local garments but is also one of the very few label factories that have direct export permission from the Government of Bangladesh. Presently it is exporting labels and tags to India, Pakistan, Madagascar, Egypt, Jordan and El Salvador on a regular basis for one of its American buyers to support their garment factories outside Bangladesh.
In February 2020, the company imported a brand new Tagtrans 225 printing machine from the UK. This machine caters to single and multi-colour halo free transfers. Large prints are for high-production capacity. It has servo drives for accurate register control systems, thereby reducing waste. It is also equipped with a new high-capacity thermo-controlled drying system. The woven labels are produced by Jacob Muller electronically controlled jacquard rapier looms. These looms are considered the ‘Rolls Royce’ among the narrow fabric weaving looms in the world. To support the production, the company has also imported the most sophisticated computer-aided design system ‘Mucad’ from Switzerland.
Presently the company has 11 rapier looms producing taffeta, satin and damask quality woven labels. For label printing it has flexo, nylo and automatic screen-printing machines along with other auxiliary machines to fulfill all types of printing needs of its buyers. “We also produce different types of polyester and cotton ribbons, especially for woven edge printed labels for children using Mageba needle looms from Germany. This facility gave us the strength and freedom of changing the width, thickness and material composition of ribbon as per every buyer’s requirement,” the company states.
In August 2019, Union Accessories imported brand new four-colour Komori offset printing machine, Enthrone 29, from Japan. This machine is equipped with CIP-3 software program to synchronize the design colour between CTP machine and offset printing machine. It helps to keep the colour consistency for repeat orders. The company is the only local label manufacturer of Bangladesh which has successfully completed the factory remediation phase by CAP closure verification visit of alliance for Bangladesh worker safety in June 2017. It has also achieved the social compliance audit requirement of SEDEX, United Kingdom and is a nominated label manufacturer of some renowned American brands like Jordache, US Polo Association, Tractor Supply, Love Ellen, etc.
The main strength of Union Accessories Ltd. is its selection and combination of machines and people behind the machines. “We are a local company with high product quality. In addition, bonded warehouse facility has provided us with the liberty to import papers and yarns directly from abroad as per each buyer’s specification. Further, we are in a position to meet the clients’ demand in the shortest possible time because we can offer local solutions for brand identification. At the same time we are highly competitive as compared to any global company,” a press release states.