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7,477buyersvisitYFATradeShow2015

Mostexhibitorspleasedwithparticipation

BuyerstooreturnsatisfiedfromYFATradeShow2015

Yarn Fabric and Accessories

Trade Show 2015, New Delhi

proved skeptics wrong and

turned out to be a major hit with

both, exhibitors as well as buyers, as

a majority of suppliers at the show

expressed full satisfaction with their

participation, while most of the

buyers too said they were satisfied

with their visit to the first of its kind

South Asian show.

YFA Trade Show 2015, which

was held over four days from Dec

14-17, 2015 at the NSIC Exhibition

Centre in New Delhi saw over 7,477

buyers visiting the trade show to

see innovative and value-added

fibres, yarns, fabrics and garment

accessories.

The fair was inaugurated by Shri. Santosh Kumar Gangwar,

Union Minister of State for Textiles, Govt. of India. Gracing the

event Shri. Santosh Kumar Gangwar said, “YFA Trade Show

2015 has done a great job by bringing entire textile value

chain ( fiber, yarns, fabric, accessories ) under one roof, this fair

will be very helpful in growing of textile sector in this part of

the country.” Praising the efforts of the organizers, he said “My

doors are always open for organizers with new ideas like this for

the upliftment of textile and apparel industry in India.” Using

the YFA Trade Show platform, Shri. Santosh Kumar Gangwar also

announced the new textile policy that would be revealed in a

fortnights time along with the updated version of TUFS.

The exhibitor list included the who’s who of the Indian

and global textile industry from the textile value-chain

beginning from fibres till garment accessories included the

likes of Reliance Industries, Indorama Synthetics, Asahi Kasei

Fibres To Accessories Show, Yarn Fabric And Accessories Trade Show 2015,

Proves Skeptics Wrong

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fibres, Amarjothi Spinning Mills, TT Ltd, Madeira India, Garden

Silk Mills and many others. With the total count of exhibitors

reaching around 100, YFA Trade Show’s first edition (2015) was

undoubtly a smashing hit.

These companies exhibited and a few even launched the

most innovative and latest developments in value-added

textile products like speciality fibres, multifunctional yarns,

mélange yarns, spandex yarn, embroidery yarn, bamboo fabrics,

modal fabrics, metal garment accessories and various other

garment accessories.

Among the visitors who visited YFA Trade Show 2015 were

decision makers like Sourcing Head’s, Purchase Manager’s,

Head Merchandiser’s, Sales Head’s, Country Manager’s from

composite mills, spinning mills, knitters, weavers, yarn agents,

importers, exporters, buying houses, designers, retail chains, etc.

TT Ltd to return for 2016 edition of YFA

Trade ShowMr Brijesh Jain, Vice President, TT

Ltd, New Delhi

We are showcasing organic, BCI, Fairtrade, slub and various other

yarns and fabrics and here to promote our products among new buyers. So far, it has been good as all the visitors who have visited our stall are relevant and genuine, as we have also been able to make new contacts and hope to convert them in to business in the near future and we would definitely come back for the next edition.

3-4 Garden Silk products receive good response at YFA Trade

Show 2015 Mr Dvijendra Patel, Manager (Yarn Marketing), Garden Silk

Mills Ltd, Surati

Overall, we are satisfied and happy with our presence

at the YFA Trade show as we have had a good number of buyers visiting our stall. Our 3-4 products have been well received by buyers from North India and most of those who visited our stall were genuine and technically knowledgeable visitors, so it was a pleasure interacting with them. We also got to know about trends prevailing in this region.

Going was good for Balavigna

Weaving at YFA Trade Show 20l5

Mr M Prabu, Executive Director, Balavigna

Weaving Mills Pvt. Ltd., Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

We are in to yarns, grey and finished fabrics and also home textile products and are

showing all our products at YFA Trade Show 2015 and the going has been good for us at the show as we have received serious enquiries from buyers in this region for most of our products and we would like to return to the 2016 edition with a bigger stall.

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Kashi Vishwanath Textile satisfied with participation at YFA

Trade Show 2015Mr. Yogesh Jindal, CMD, Kashi Vishwanath Textile Mills Ltd,

Uttarakhand

Considering Modi ji`s (our Prime minister ) make in India theme,

this exhibition is a very good idea. Through this, all the youngsters who are coming here to witness this great event, they are somewhere getting an inspiration & will to work. Our motive to come at this platform isn`t just to find buyers but also to develop new entrepreneurs. And whosoever would attend this exhibition, it is understood that they will be serious buyers only, they buy today or after a year… making acquaintances, talking to one another to be convinced with the product is extremely important.

Sanathan Textiles to return to YFA Trade

Show 2016 with bigger stall

Mr Raj Kapadia, President (Sales & Business

Development), Sanathan Textiles Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

We are exhibiting various types of yarns

in cotton and polyester, including fancy and dope dyed yarns. Although the show has been held for the first time, we are very satisfied with our presence as on the second day, we did not have time for lunch. We met many new buyers most of them who were genuine and came from as far as Bangalore and Tirupur. Additionally, we also met our old buyers, with whom we stand a chance of reviving business. We will return next year with a bigger stall.

Senior level officers visit Shri Bhagirath stall at YFA Trade

Show 2015Mr Shailesh Patil, Business

Development, Shri Bhagirath Textiles, Nagpur

We are showing 100% viscose yarns from NE 15 to 40, in both single and double ply and also carded compact yarns which is our specialty and which can be a

replacement for combed yarns. We are very happy with the way the fair has been organised and marketed and which has an international look. We met many new buyers including senior level officers from many textile companies and are satisfied with our participation and will recommend to our seniors to return next year.

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Uflex Ltd gives a thumbs up to YFA Trade Show as it

has got tremendous potential

Ms. Anshika Chaturvedi, Chief Mentor, Uflex Ltd, Noida

Delhi being the capital & as NCR is around, this platform has got a

tremendous potential. Having said that I would like to add that there is a lot of manufacturing specially for garments that happen here as we`ve got tons of export houses specially located around okhla, so this is good and has got a lot of potential.” Adding further she said, “ YFA Trade Show is clean, well done, well executed, it`s not overpopulated which is good as genuine clients coming in the show can enquire freely about whatever they need to, as typically the client coming here are serious and he or she wants to find everything related to their products under one roof, which they can.

Mr. Pankaj Bhasin, Executive Vice President, Uflex Ltd, Noida We are participating in this show

as one of the premier shows as holography forms an important part of our business portfolio. We feel that this market is growing at a very good rate so I think this is a good platform for us also. The customer coming here can find all his requirements at a single platform.

YFA Trade Show 2015 meets expectations of Uflex Ltd, to return in

2016 Mr CG Ramesh, DGM (Marketing),

Uflex Ltd, Noida

We are showing and also trying to prove the point that products

like sequins, hot melt films, glitters and stamping foils can be made in India and which are actually import substitute products. Our products are Oeko-Tex certified and we are at YFA Trade Show 2015 for a brand building exercise. We do not look for large footfalls, but quality buyers when exhibiting at a fair and YFA Trade Show 2015 has met our expectations since we have had genuine buyers visiting our show. We will definitely return for the 2016 edition of YFA Trade Show.

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Ganga Acrowools receives unexpected

response for its products at YFA

Trade ShowMr Pushpuneet Singh, Ganga

Acrowools Ltd, Ludhiana

We are basically manufacturers of acrylic

and acrylic blended yarns which find applications in sweater and hand knitting applications. We also export a good volume of hand knitting yarns. Many of the big exporters and brands like Wills Lifestyle and Orient Craft use our yarns. We have received an unexpected response to our products at the show. Earlier, we used to concentrate on knitting sector only, but here at the show, we have received inquiries from even the embroidery, weaving and also carpet sector, who came from as far as Meerut. Going by our experience, we will surely come back for the next edition.

Nahar Industrial has fantastic experience at YFA Trade Show

Mr Pankaj Bhardwaj, AVP (Yarn Marketing), Nahar Group,

Ludhiana

Our experience has been fantastic at this show, as we

have met all types of customers like buying houses, exporters, domestic buyers, knitters, etc, which includes existing as well as new buyers. We are sitting at the top of recession, but this show which has all three categories like yarns, fabrics and accessories will surely give a boost to the industry. Though this is the first edition, the organisers have worked hard to make it successful.

KKP Group satisfied with experience at

YFA Trade ShowMr T Ramar, Asst GM (Exports),

KKP Group, Namakkal

We are showing 100 per cent cotton and blended yarns and

fabrics, which have been blended with Modal, Tencel and viscose fibres. We are satisfied with our experience at the show, as we met quite a good number of new buyers and will recommend to our management to take part in the 2016 edition of the show.

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BST Textile Mills has good experience at

YFA Trade ShowMr. Mukesh Tyagi, Director, BST

Textile Mills Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

We are manufacturers of cotton yarn for applications in denims

and terry towels and are showing the same here. Since this is the first kind of show in Delhi, we decided to participate and increase our network. Our experience has been very good at the YFA Trade Show as we have been kept busy and met new buyers. However, we would suggest that the next show should be organised in the second half of the week.

Two product launches from Everflow receive good response at YFA

Trade ShowMr Pinkesh Jain, CMD, Everflow

Petrofils Ltd, Mumbai

We have launched knit indigo denims, which are

for bottoms as well as t-shirts. We have also launched Phillcot, which is made from PSF, but has a feeling of mercerised cotton, both of which have received good response from buyers at the show. Earlier, we used to supply yarns, but now we are also supplying fabrics, which is the reason for participating at the show. We are satisfied with our participation at the show and will definitely return for the next show in 2016.

YFA Trade Show 2015 will give much

needed boost to textile industry - Indo

Rama SyntheticsMr Ashish Soni, DTY Corporate

Sales (North), Indo Rama Synthetics India Ltd, Gurgaon

We have loved our experience at the YFA

Trade Show as this is the first show in North India, where yarns, fabrics and accessories have come together. The response has been very encouraging for us, as we also met new buyers, who came from Kanpur, Mumbai, Ludhiana, etc. I am sure this show will give the much needed boost to the textile industry. The organisation of the show is superb; however, days of the show should be those which will have more footfalls. But, we will surely return for the next edition of the show.

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Shri Vasudeva meets objective behind

participating at YFA Trade Show

Mr ES Sidharth Gowtham, Director, Sri Vasudeva Weaving

Mills Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore

We have 80 airjet looms and produce wider width sheetings and also produce melange

yarns and bottom weight garments. Till now, our concentration was on the Southern markets and now we want to explore Northern markets, which is why we are participating at YFA Trade Show 2015. The show has been good for us as we received a lot of enquiries from agents and we hope to turn a few of them positive in the near future. We feel that our objective has been met by participating at YFA Trade Show.

YFA Trade Show 2015 is a good

exhibition – Anuj Biyani, Damodar

Mr Anuj Biyani, Damodar Group, Mumbai

It is a good exhibition as we met a lot of existing buyers and a few new buyers. We are here mainly

to meet our existing customers as we have a good market in the Northern region as a fair becomes a central place to meet all of them.

Mr Rajeev Tulshyan, Chairman, Kennigton

Industries Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Ideally, exhibition should be of three days and should begin

from Thursday and try to include a second or fourth Saturday, which is a bank holiday, so there will be no bank work on those days. Try to select days which will attract visitors to the show. However, there are around 40-50% serious buyers of the 120 buyers who visited our stall.

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Mr Yuta Nakayama, Sales Manager, Ashai Kasei, Japan

We are presenting Roica, our spandex yarn, which is of

high and stable quality and which is made from our own know-how. We had lots of discussions with many buyers and some of them were serious buyers. We are ok with our participation at the show. However, I feel that the organisers should have advertised more, so that more apparel manufacturers and large brands would have visited the show.

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YFA Trade Show 2015 has been a

good show for us - CMD, Parmeshwari Silk Mills, Ludhiana

Mr JP Singh, CMD, Parmeshwari Silk

Mills Ltd, Ludhiana

We are displaying fabrics in various qualities

like cotton, polyester, modal, Jacquards, etc and are here to promote our fabrics among garment manufacturers in the NCR region. We came to YFA Trade Show 2015 with zero expectations as this show is being held for the first time. However, we have had a very good number of new and serious buyers coming to our stall. Overall it has been a good show for us and hopefully we will return to YFA 2016 with a bigger stall.

Amarjothi Spinning meets good number of new buyers at YFA

Trade Show 2015Mr UF Chanraj, Sales Manager, Amarjothi Spinning Mills Ltd,

Tirupur

We are presenting a yarn called Vario, slub yarns and

also fancy yarns all of which are our new products. We are also launching fabrics made from our various value-added yarns. By participating at YFA Trade Show, we want to expand our client base in North India, which has been met to a good extent by exhibiting here as we met a good number of new customers. I am satisfied with the way the show has been organised. I would suggest that the next show should not be organised beginning from Monday.

Nimbark books stall for 2016 edition at YFA

Trade Show 2015Mr Mahesh Maheshwari, Director,

Nimbark Fashions Ltd, Mumbai

Nimbark is a producer of fancy yarns, special yarns and new age fibres

and at the show, we are showing a new yarn for knitting, while for weaving, we are presenting a blend of modal and polyester, which has received good response from YFA Trade show buyers. The YFA Trade show has been very good for us and although the show is being held for the first time, we are satisfied with quality and number of buyers and also the way the show has been organised. We have already booked space for the next year’s edition.

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Mr Shailendra Jain, Deputy GM (Marketing), Ginni Filaments

Ltd, New Delhi

We are showing various value added and new developments

in yarns and fabrics. The buyers who came to our stall were serious buyers and the footfalls were ok.

Sri Kalyan Export expects good business from contacts made at

YFA Trade ShowMr Selva T, Merchandising Head, Sri

Kalyan Export Pvt. Ltd., Erode

We are GOTS and Oeko-Tex certified manufacturers of

woven and organic cotton fabrics and are exhibiting organic cotton, modal, viscose, linen, bamboo, etc fabrics here, since we want to explore the North Indian market. We have had mostly exporters visiting our stall and are expecting good business to develop from the contacts we have made over here.

YFA Trade Show helps Ess Kay

Yarntex connect with old buyers

Mr Pradeepkumar Sabat, Ess Kay Yarntex Pvt Ltd, Delhi,

We are showcasing all types of yarns like polyester,

viscose, cotton yarn in single, two and three-ply varieties. We got to meet many new and existing buyers at the show and even received buyers from Bangladesh and also Bhilwara, etc at our stall. The best part of our participation has been that we got to meet even our old buyers and now hope to renew business with them. We are very happy with our participation at the show and will surely return for the next show.

Overall good exper ience for Kiran

Texpro at YFA Trade Show 2015

Mr Hemendra Jain, Director, Kiran Texpro Pvt Ltd, Surat

We are manufacturers of elastic products, knitted fabrics and laces. Although, we have a good market in Northern India, we are still participating at the show to

attract more buyers. Overall, we have had a good experience as we met a lot of new and existing visitors who came from all over Northern India.

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Stitch Shell hopes to do business with buyers at YFA Trade

Show 2015Mr Puneet Kocher,

Stitch Shell, Gurgaon

We are producers of garment accessories like button, tapes, satin ribbons, laces, etc and are here at YFA Trade Show

to gain more buyers. Our experience has been ok, as we were expecting more buyers and also exporters, but our expectations have been fulfilled up to 80 percent. Apart from a few students, most of the buyers who came to our stall were serious and we hope to do business with a few of them and we will definitely come back for the next edition.

Navneet Synthetics to surely return for

YFA Trade Show 2016

Mr Vinay Mehra, Sales Manager, Navneet Synthetics Ltd, Amritsar.

We are showcasing PC dyed, cotton, spun, viscose, polyester and Zari yarns. Overall, we are satisfied with our

exhibiting at YFA Trade Show 2015 as most of those who visited our stall were all serious buyers and we were able to attend to each of them nicely. We do not look for large footfalls where there are non-serious buyers, since among these non-serious buyers, it could happen that we might lose meeting a genuine buyer. Although, it is being held for the first time, the exhibition has also been well organised and we will surely return next year.

Elegant Buttons sees filtered crowds at YFA Trade Show

Mr Alok Raj, Director, Elegant Buttons Pvt Ltd, New Delhi

We are exhibiting natural shell buttons, which is

our specialisation and garment manufacturers who sell apparels for over Rs 600 use our buttons. Since Delhi is one of the biggest centre’s for apparel trade in India, we were looking for a specific platform for accessories like the YFA Trade Show for a long time in this region. Our experience has been good as the crowd here is well filtered and we have had a good number of buyers visiting our stall, which is a good experience and hope to do business with a few and we look forward to returning next year too.

Dycron bags good number of potential

leads at YFA Trade ShowMr Parul Arora,

Dycron Industries, New Delhi

We manufacture all types of laces from different fabrics

like synthetic, mesh, etc fabrics. We are here at YFA Trade Show to do a major branding exercise and showcase our products to new buyers. Our experience has been good and we have received a good number of potential leads, as most of the buyers who came to our stall seemed genuine and looking at this experience, we would like to come back for the next edition.

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Buyers at BIR Horizons stall

shortlist fabrics for sampling

Mr Jaswinder Singh, BIR Horizons, Noida

We have facilities which include knitting, dyeing and printing and are the only company in the Delhi region

who have printing machines for knits. We have received good response from many buying houses and exporters, who include New Times, Indospan, etc. Most of the buyers who came to our stall were genuine as a few of them even selected a few of our qualities and we expect to begin deliveries in a few weeks time. We are very happy with our participation and we will return for the next edition where we hope to see more exhibitors and also international buyers.

Soundararaja Mills to return to YFA Trade Show 2016 with a

bigger stallMr TN Thilaiselvam, GM

(Technical), Soundararaja Mills Ltd, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

We are showing various yarn blends like modal-viscose,

linen-viscose, cotton-linen, cotton-modal, bamboo-modal, etc and we are here at YFA Trade show to promote these value-added yarns. We have had good results by participating in this show and have had around 250 buyers visiting our stall in the last 3 days, out of which, we hope to do business with around 50. For the next edition, we will return with a bigger stall.

Mr. Rakesh K.Jain, Chairman, FSL Software Technologies Ltd We develop and market

software for the textile industry. Our expectations were much higher than the number of visitors we have received at the show, nor did we find international buyers. We feel marketing needs to be done more. Since the Northern regions including cities like Jaipur are hubs for apparel production, we would have expected more visitors.

S.J.K International meets new buyers

from across India at YFA Trade Show

Mr Tarun Khanna S.J.K International, Amritsar

A concentrated show for fabrics and accessories is being held for the first time in this region, so in that regard, it is a very good attempt. We have had a good

number of quality visitors coming to our stall even on the last day. We were able to meet atleast 80 per cent of the buyers whom we wanted to meet by participating at the show. Our experience has been very good and we are almost satisfied with our participation. We also met a good number of new buyers who came from Ludhiana, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Jaipur, Mumbai and off course Delhi. We would like to see more exhibitors participating for the next edition and a little bit more of marketing.

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Mr B Sankar Murthy, GM (Fabric Marketing), Mohan

Spintex Pvt Ltd, Vijayawada

We are manufacturers and exporters of cotton yarn and grey fabrics and also produce blended, micro modal

and bed linen fabrics. We are at the show to meet North India based garment exporters. We have had mostly traders or agents visiting our stall as we were expecting to meet a large number of good exporters as we would prefer to market directly to buyers. The organisers should have organised buses from points where exporters are concentrated.

Rajkamal Textiles impressed with

buyers, bags 2 orders at YFA Trade Show

Mr C Rajendran, MD, Rajkamal Textiles, Coimbatore

We produce special Melange yarns. We offer Melange yarns in slubs and neps or different patterns in

various qualities like cotton, cotton viscose, viscose, cotton polyester, etc and we offer yarn as per the requirement of our buyers. We are very much happy and impressed with quality and number of buyers who have visited our booth as we have received good number of enquiries. We have already received two orders and expect to bag a few more in the near future.

Mr B. Balamurugan, Marketing Head, VP Tex Pvt Ltd, Erode

We are here at YFA Trade show to

seek new buyers from North India and are showing dobby and linen fabrics. We are not satisfied with the number of visitors, but are ok with quality of the buyers.

Our experience at YFA Trade Show has been good - Rahul Jain, Mahamantra

ImpexMr Raahul Jain, Mahamantra

Impex Pvt Ltd, Surat

Although the show has been organised for the first time,

our experience has been good. However, we hope that the 2016 show will be better, considering the size of the NCR and Northern markets. We feel that the show should be like a Mela. We however did meet many new customers, most of whom were serious.

YFA Trade Show exceeds expectations of Madeira

Mr Akshay Kumar, Sales Director, Madeira India, Gurgaon

We manufacture embroidery threads which are manufactured in Germany. The response to our products has been unexpected and has exceeded my

expectations. We have had quality buyers visiting our stall. Going by the response at this edition, we would definitely like to return next year.

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BK Jari happy with contacts made at YFA Trade Show

Mr Haresh Sabhadiya, BK Jari Manufacture, Surat

We are jari yarn manufacturers and produce products like

metallic yarn, lurex yarn, etc and are at YFA to seek new buyers in order to take our products to the international market through exporters in Northern India. We have received very good enquiries and most of them who came to our stall were new and genuine buyers, again most of whom requested us to send samples. A few of them also wanted customised products. Overall we are very happy with the contacts we have made over here.

Gayatri Enterprises very satisfied with

participation at YFA Trade Show 2015Mr. Ram Gupta, Partner,

Gayatri Enterprises

We produce garment metal accessories line buttons,

etc and we are exhibiting at YFA Trade Show for the second time ever in a trade show since we started our company. We have received a lot of new inquiries from across North India, Jaipur, etc including those from home textiles at our stall and we are very satisfied with our participation at the show.

Baid expects to generate good

business from buyers at YFA Trade Show

Mr Kumar Bhandari, Baid International, New Delhi

We are exhibiting hotfix stones which are used as patches on garments as well as laces, metal id’s, many of which are also imported from China. We are here

at the show so that we can meet the end users directly, so that our products become cheaper for these users. The layout of the exhibition as well as the way it has been organised has been very good. We also met many new buyers and anticipate that we will be able to generate good business from those who visited our stall in the near future.

Mr Vivek Malik, Studs & Stones, Gurgaon

We produce and market hotfix stones and are presenting them here at the show. We met new contacts of whom

a few were serious buyers, while the rest were trying to understand our products. At this juncture we cannot comment on exhibiting at the 2016 show as we will wait for the outcome of participating in the 2015 show.

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Aari Creations 100% satisfied with participation at YFA

Trade ShowMr Ashish Grover, Aari

Creations, Gurgaon,

We are showing specialised embroidery

on fabrics like, Kashmiri embroidery, all of which find applications in home textiles industry. The show has been good as we met many new and existing customers, which indicates that the show has been marketed well. We have had buyers walking in from Punjab also. So, despite this is the first edition, it has been organised and marketed well. We are 100% satisfied with our participation and will surely return next year.

Jute products supplier meets

serious buyers at YFA Trade Show

Mr Ajay Pandey, Manager, Gloster Ltd, Kolkata

We are showing primarily jute related

products like yarn, fabrics, mats, bags, home textiles, etc and we are here to look for new buyers. We have a good experience at the show and met a few serious buyers, with whom we feel we would be able to do business. Since we are satisfied with our participation at the show, we would recommend our management to take part in the 2016 show.

YFA Trade Show helps Nilesh Ribbons

understand future trends

Mr Tejas Garibnawaz, Nilesh Ribbon Industries, Surat

We produce garment accessories and are taking part at

the show to expand our base of buyers in Northern India. We

have had a good numbers of new and existing buyers visiting

our booth from across all parts of Northern India. We felt very

happy to meet our existing buyers as we could show them

our new samples at one location. This show has also helped

us understand the future trends. We are very satisfied with our

participation at the show.

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Orient Craft satisfiedwith the exhibition andexhibitors profile as 90-95% products are useful

Mr. Suresh Sood, Sourcing Head,

Orient Craft Ltd, Gurgaon

This is very good. There are quality suppliers altogether. Previously

during fairs, capital intensiveness used to get too much. Now we can find our type of suppliers, so we get just what we want. Previously, usually extra

material used to get way too much, we couldn`t find what we want. Today 90-95% of things are of our use, so it feels good.

YFA trade show was desperately needed

in North India Mr Vikram Jaju,

Director Vaibhav Yarns Pvt Ltd

I came to the YFA Trade Show on the invite of organizers and several

exhibitors for whom I am a yarn agent. This type of show is needed for North India as there are no other shows of this type and it was a good

experience. However there should be more suppliers from other parts of India like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, etc.

Impulse finds fabrics& trims for new collection

at YFA Trade ShowMr Amrit Aakash,

Merchandiser, Impulse International, Gurgaon

Impulse is a buying house which does sourcing and designing for European

market. I came here looking for new fabrics and accessories for our new

collection. I found most of what I came here looking for at the show. I am satisfied with my visit to the show

and thank the organisers for organising this type of show in Delhi where we can see all products under one roof.

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Exhibitions like these helpin updating ourselve withthe latest developments

in the industryMr. T.R.Thangavel,

Kumaragiri Spinners, Tamil Nadu

Coming under one roof exporters receive much benefit. One gets to

know about what new products are available and what more is needed. Everyone gets the ideas about new

collections and developments. From this even we get an idea what item would sold ahead. What are

the requirements for exports from all of that we can plan for future.

Mr. Rakesh Rastogi, Vice President,

Alok Industries Ltd, Mumbai

“The potential is very good as delhi is the textile capital and all the textile

hubs like panipat, Ludhiana etc are near by. I have come here to have a look at the prospects of our p a r t i c i p a t i o n next year here and I am happy

with the outcome and will certainly look forward for our participation in 2016.”

Mr Vikas Agarwal, Sr Merchandising Manager, Amko Exports, Ghaziabad,

We are into exports of home furnishings. I did not come across

anything new as whatever is being shown here, we are already using them in our collections.

Fabindia finds yarns theywere looking for at TT

stall in YFA TradeShow 2015

Amal Kumar Talukdar, Senior Manager, Fabric Procurement,

Fabindia Overseas,

I came to the YFA Trade Show looking for yarn suppliers of specific combed

cotton yarns and met a few suppliers including TT Ltd. TT Ltd has told us that they will be able to produce the yarns we are seeking and we are planning to visit their plant in the near future.

Mr Indresh Bansal, VP (Operations), Swastiksubham

International, Noida

We are menswear garment manufacturers and I came here

looking for some good vendors. I came here with great expectations, but found only a few varieties of whatever I was looking for. I would have been satisfied if there would have been more suppliers of these products so that I can compare prices, quality, etc.

Neetu Chaturvedi fromMercven Textiles finds

visit to YFA Show fruitfulNeetu Chaturvedi,

Director, Mercven Textiles, Faridabad

We are yarn agents for a few reputed mills and I came to the

YFA Trade Show looking for suppliers of various qualities of cotton and mélange yarn. I was also surprised to see the stall of Shri Bhagirath Textiles with whom we earlier used to do business. I consider my visit to the show fruitful as my objective behind visiting the show was fulfilled. We will also be reviving business with Bhagirath Textiles.

Instead of once a year, I would suggest the organisers to orgaise the show twice a year.

Urvashi Dubey fromRashmi Fashion trulysatisfied with visit to

YFA Trade ShowMs Urvashi Dubey,

Rashmi Fashion, Noida

I came here looking for suppliers of accessories like laces and those who

offer sublimation printing services. I am truly satisfied with my visit as I have collected brochures and samples and hope to do business with a few of them.

Nitin Kumar from RadnikExports has wonderful

experience atYFA Trade Show 2015

Nitin Kumar, Radnik Exports,

New Delhi

We are in to manufacturing and exports of garments and I

came to YFA Trade show to meet new suppliers of accessories. I met two new suppliers with whom, subject to everything going well, we might do business in the near future. I also got to meet two of my existing suppliers. I had a wonderful experience at the show and I wish that the organisers hold the show twice a year and also include machineries in the show.

Atira Designs considersvisit to YFA Trade

Show fruitfulMs Shiva Kaul,

Atira Designs, Noida,

We are manufacturers of apparels and we liked the show very much

and consider our visit fruitful. We came

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Feelfit Fashion makescontacts with new

suppliers at YFATrade Show 2015

Mr Ashish Bansal, Operations Head,

Feelfit Fashion, Gurgaon

Feelfit is a readymade garments brand and I am here to look for fabrics and

accessories. My experience was very great as I was able to make new contacts with suppliers of these products and will surely do business with a few of these suppliers.

Apsara Groupowner fully satisfied

with visit to YFA ShowShubham Mandhane,

Owner, Apsara Group

We are traders of yarns and supply yarns to weavers in Ichalkaranji,

Bhiwandi, etc. I came to the YFA Trade Show to seek more mills to sell their yarns. I was able to meet a good number of suppliers at the show and I am very much satisfied with my visit as I am now a trader for a few of the mills who were exhibiting at the show.

Designer at Abexo findsYFA Trade Show 2015

exhibitors willingto supply in small

quantitiesMs Shagun Mehindroo,

Designer, Abexo Exports

We are in to production of fashion bags and jewellery and are now

getting in to fashion garments, which is the reason, I am visiting YFA Trade Show. I came across a lot of interesting products from various suppliers, particularly displayed by Madeira. KnitFab too had interesting products. I am looking for smaller quantities and most of the suppliers here agreed to supply in small quantities, which is very helpful. I will surely return next year.

Umesh Yarn becomesagent for GTN Industriesafter visit to YFA Trade

Show 2015Mr Amit Garg,

Partner, Umesh Yarn Agencies, New Delhi

I came to YFA Trade Show 2015 to meet suppliers and manufacturers of yarn

and I got to meet many of them at the fair. My visit was very fruitful, as due to the visit, I have now tied up with GTN Industries.

Fashion designer fromGanesh Polytex has

good experience at YFATrade Show 2015

Ms Shweta Chopra, Fashion Designer, Ganesh Polytex

I came here looking for yarn suppliers of value-added yarn and found

2-3 suppliers with whom we may do business in the near future. My experience has been really good as I met an ample number of suppliers and also came across innovative yarns.

Purpose behind visitingYFA Trade Show solved

for Startex AgenciesMr B Bose,

Star Tex Agencies, New Delhi

I have visited these types of trade shows for a long time, but I found this show

to be different and the organisers have done a fantastic job as I got to see many new products. I came here to see a few specific products and if not all, but got to see a good number of them, so my purpose behind visiting the show has been solved. I wish the organisers all the best for the next show.

Shree BharatInternational finds visit

to YFA TradeShow fruitful

Pradeep Kumar, Sourcing Manager, Shree Bharat

International Pvt. Ltd

My visit to the YFA Trade Show was very fruitful as I got to meet

many suppliers of fabrics and garment accessories from across India. I was also able to reconnect with a few suppliers with whom we used to do business earlier.

Mr Rastogi fromClassik Yarns has great

experience at YFATrade Show 2015

Mr Vipul Rastogi, Director Classik Yarns, New Delhi

We are yarn agents for several mills and I came to YFA Trade Show

to meet other mills. My experience was great as I was able to meet representatives of several mills at one location and was able to see many new yarn varieties. We will be becoming agents of the one of the yarn exhibitors at the show.

Darpan Agarwal, Partner, J D Sales India, Agra

We are yarns agents and I came to the trade show to see suppliers of

2-3 specific types of yarns. However, to

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The closing ceremony and participation momentos

were distributed by Shri. Puneet Kumar, IAS, Secretary

General, AEPC. To share his words of encouragement, Shri.

Puneet Kumar personally visited all of the stalls in the

exhibition.

The organiser duo of Abhishek Sharma and Ankur Goel

said, “We thank all the participating exhibitors and visitors

who visited the show for making YFA Trade Show 2015 a

grand success. We had 7,477 buyers visiting the show, a very

high number for a first ever edition of its kind.”

At a gathering during the last day Abhishek Sharma,

organizer YFA Trade Show, said, “ After the successful trade

show in 2015 & the kind of response we`ve got from the

textile industry, now we are moving ahead for a grand show

in 2016.”

“We have noted all the observations made by exhibitors

and visitors and will go all-out to incorporate all these

suggestions for our next show scheduled from 23rd – 26th

Nov, 2016 at NSIC Exhibition Centre New Delhi, to make it

more bigger and better than the 2015 show and look back

to welcoming back all participating exhibitors and the

buyers too for the 2016 edition of YFA Trade show,” they

added.

The next edition of Yarn Fabric and Accessories Trade

Show is scheduled from 23rd -26th Nov, 2016 at NSIC

Exhibition Centre, New Delhi.

my disappointment, I could come across only one type of those yarns. But I could meet the representative of Sanathan Mills and Nahar, as we are their agents.

Viky Razdan, Manager Sourcing,

Orient Craft Limited

Although this type of show was being held in the NCR region for

the first time, big players in yarns and fabrics, particularly suppliers of fancy yarns were missing. We met a couple of yarn suppliers, but are not sure of the developments in the future.

Sumeet Gupta, Monte Carlo Fashions Limited

We were able to meet a few good suppliers of fabrics and

accessories. The show was average we want to see all kinds of accessories and not just ribbons and embroidery. There should be also packaging materials, tapes, labels, etc suppliers.

Lokesh Singhal, Manager (Purchase),

Shivalik Designs Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Shivalik Designs is a garment export house and I came to show looking

for garment accessories. There were not many accessories suppliers and mainly they were showing only hotflix and laces and there were only 3-4 suppliers of these products.

Sanjay Khatri, Fabric Technologist,

Urban Craft Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon

Urban Craft is the liaison office of a UK based buyer and I came to the YFA

Trade Show to look for new varieties of fabrics. I consider my visit to the show ok.