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KNITWEAR UNIVERSE
Over 30 years of beautiful knitwear

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KNITWEAR UNIVERSE
Over 30 years of beautiful knitwear

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CLOTHING INDUSTRY

FLOREAL KNITWEAR COMPANY

At Floreal, seasonal collections are created in line with market expectations and a customised design service facility is available for a designer-to designer approach. Dedicated to Complete Customer Satisfaction our quality team ensures that the best quality control techniques are used throughout all the manufacturing stages.
COMPAGNY PROFILE
Annual Production Capacity Premier knitwear manufacturer in the African Sub-Saharan Region and the second largest Woolmark knitwear supplier in the world with an annual production of 5 million sweaters in Madagascar (60%), Mauritius (20 %), China (10 %) and Bangladesh (10 %). Manufacturing Locations Madagascar, Mauritius, China, Bangladesh. Lead time Current Orders: 8 to 12 weeks. Repeat Orders: 4 to 8 weeks. Minimum Order Quantity 3000 pieces/style, 1000 pieces/color. Yarns 100% Natural Fibers: Wool, Lambswool, Cashmere, Fine Merino, Cotton (Machine wash and Total Easy Care), Organic and Fairtrade wool and cotton (See annex). Markets France, UK, Italy, Spain, South-Africa & USA. Total Easy Care garments World leader for Machine Washable and Machine Dryable garments In 100% wool, wool blend. Vertically Integrated Woolen Spinning, knitting, printing and embroidery. Leader in garment dyeing - Cotton and Wool Also includes Pigment, Tropical & Denim Dye for cotton. Total Customer Satisfaction Through vertical quality management techniques in all the countries that we operate. One unique worldwide language. Accredited Fair-trade and Organic Mauritius and Madagascar. Duty-free & Quota free access To Europe and USA market. Merchandising is centralized in Mauritius Thus makes it easy to operate in different countries. Compliant factories in most countries (Bangladesh is under the phase of accreditation). Fully Accredited in-house Laboratory

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OUR UNBEATABLE VALUES

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Our international positioning enables specific product development strategy for each country namely; - Mauritius and Madagascar - China - Bangladesh Our spinning mill through the sample carding machines provides yarn / colour development in Mauritius within 48 hours We have established joint research programs with strategic customers in order to have direct communication line on design, trends and fashion. We present two in-house collections yearly with continuous updating / re-actualisation throughout the season. We also offer designer to designer service partenered with strategic customers.

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FLEXIBILITY
Mauritius We are vertically integrated with a woollen spinning mill and we offer short lead-time for woollen products. We offer Garment dyeing facility, Total Easy Care, Teflon finish & Pigment dye on wool / merinos / cotton and synthetics blends. China: Good reactivity with short lead time. Flexible on gauges and offers wide range possibilities on different knit structures. Offer acid wash, all over print and dip dyeing on garments.

NETWORKING
We have created networks through other factories in different countries and this allows us to use the strengths of each country. Moreover this enables a wider range of products capabilities in terms of embellishment, dyeing and printing techniques.

SEVEN LIFE STYLES

Our in-house collection covers seven life styles namely sportswear, outdoors, casual sport, casual, contemporary classic, sport chic and casual chic. This enables Floreal Knitwear to better target the different market segments and brings the designs / sweaters closer to the final customers lifestyle.

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LABORATORY & QUALITY

Fully Accredited laboratory The laboratory is accredited by several customers as well as accreditation bodies like Marks & Spencer, Celio, Hema Next, Eddie Bauer, La Redoute, PPT and Bureau Veritas (http//www.x-reference.co.uk/). It is equipped with the latest equipments, to provide better service to the customers. We have a vertical Quality Assurance System from fibre sourcing, yarn spinning, knitting to garment packing. Our system has been engineered to guarantee 100% customers satisfaction through continual improvement programs. The quality management system has been designed and tailor made to offer a an effective and efficient service to all internal and external customers. Process control and acceptance sampling techniques are applied to guarantee conformity of product. Our internal benchmark is an acceptance quality level of 1.5%.

SERVICE AND COMMUNICATION

Each customer is followed by a Customer Response Team (CRT) which allows efficient service. The CRT consists of Sale managers, Merchandisers, Product leaders, Customer Satisfaction Officers offering quick response and a world class service.

SERVICES
We have offices in UK, Hong Kong, South Africa, Italy, China, and Bangladesh for proximity marketing.

COMPLIANCE/ACCREDITATION
We are organic and Fair trade accredited for factories in Mauritius and Madagascar and social compliant in all countries except Bangladesh which will be accredited soon.

MAURITIUS

MADAGASCAR

CHINA

BANGLADESH

COMPETITIVENESS
World wide manufacturing network covering a wide range of product possibilities. Bangladesh: Short lead-time on cotton orders. Mauritius/Madagascar: Short lead-time for woollen products (Machine wash and total easy care).
China: Short Lead time on fine gauge cotton and small orders.

ORGANIC

FAIRTRADE

SOCIAL COMPLIANCE

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YARN

FERNEY SPINNING MILLS

Ferney Spinning Mills is a modern woolen yarn producer that manufactures classic, fashion and technical yarns for the knitwear and weaving industries. Created in 1978, the company was initially set-up to supply Floreal Knitwear. Being a fully vertical operation, the company, today, supplies knitwear companies in Europe, Asia and Africa and works directly with retailers around the world. Ferney has a purpose-built R&D section that can produce new yarns from design ideas within 48 hours. This dedicated R&D team works continuously on the creation of new blends and yarns.
FACTORY PROFILE
Location Forest Side, Mauritius. Annual Production Capacity 2,000 Tons Woolen carded yarn. No of Employees 500. Manufacturing Location Mauritius. Lead time Current Orders: 3 weeks. Repeat Orders: 2 weeks. Minimum Order Quantity 25 kilos. Yarns - Wool and wool blends (Machine wash and Total Easy Care) - Organic wool - Fairtrade wool - Non mulesed wool Collection Season winter yarn collection designed by top Italian specialists showcases the latest trends and innovation of woolen yarns. Yarn Count Range 2 Nm to 26 Nm (woollen yarns).

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MAURITIUS
INTERNATIONALLY
The Republic of Mauritius is an island off the coast of the African continent in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius includes islands of Rodrigues, St. Brandon and Agalega. The Republic of Mauritius together with the Mascarene Islands, among which French overseas department of Reunion, represent a platform for the African Sub-Saharan & Indian Ocean region.
FACTORY PROFILE
Location Mangalkhan. Capacity 1.5 million pcs / year. Gauge Electronic Stoll: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12. Intarsia: 10. Semi-automatic machines. Experience 30 years experience in textile manufacturing & marketing: A platform for African Sub-Saharan & Indian Ocean region A safe and efficient business location. Time Zone Strategically situated in a convenient time zone of GMT+4. Wash / Print techniques Garment dyeing (wool and cotton), Pigment dye cotton, Machine wash and Total Easy Care on wool.. Language English is the official language, but French & Creole, a French patois, are commonly spoken. Other common languages are Hindi, and Bhojpuri (Mauritius was granted independence by the British on March 12, 1968). Excellent infrastructure Daily air and sea links to the USA, Europe, Africa & Asia Telecommunications network : one of the most developed in Africa Efficient port facilities

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COUNTRY PROFILE
Area 1,865 sq km (720 sq miles). Population 1.2 million: two-thirds are Indian immigrants and their descendants. African and European descent, known as creoles, constitute about a quarter of the population. Chinese and European minorities also exist. Capital city Port-Louis.

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FACTORY PROFILE
Location Antananarivo. Capacity 3 million pcs / year. Gauge Hand Flat machines. 3, 5, 7, 10, 12. Wash / Print techniques Garment dyeing (wool and cotton), Pigment dye cotton, Machine wash and Total Easy Care on wool.

COUNTRY PROFILE
Area 587,041 sq km (226,658 sq miles). Population 17 million. Madagascar has an ethnically diverse population. Approximately 48% of the population follows traditional beliefs, 49% is Christian, and 2% is Muslim. Capital city Antananarivo. Madagascar was granted independence by the French in 1960. Language The two official languages are the Malagasy and French. Infrastructure Antananarivo is the main hub of Madagascars transportation system. Toamasina, the chief port, handles 70 percent of the nations foreign trade. Madagascar has four major airports, including the international airport at Antananarivo. Economy 77% of the labor force engaged in agricultural activities. Textile is one of the fast expanding sectors with investment from Hong-Kong & Mauritian companies.

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FACTORY PROFILE
Location Dhaka. Capacity 1.5 million pcs / year. Gauge 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, Hand-flat machines. Value added operations Hand knit, Hand Crochet, Hand Embroidery. Yarn / Raw material Strong relationship with the best Far-East spinners & dyers. Wash / Print techniques Acid wash, All over print, Dip Dye.

COUNTRY PROFILE
Area 140,000 sqkm. Population Bangladesh - 150 million. (Dhaka - 11 million). Capital city Dhaka. Language Bangla, also know as Bengali (official), English. Logistics All goods are exported from Chittagong. Duty Free access to EU.

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CHINA
FACTORY PROFILE
Location Dong Guan city, Guang Dong province. 2 hours drive from Hong-Kong. 100% owned linking factory in HK. Capacity 1 million pcs / year. Gauge 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 - Hand-flat machines. 5, 7, 9 - Jacquard Hand-flat machines. 5, 7, 12 - Intarsia Hand-flat machines. 12, 14 - Stoll Electronic machines. Value added operations Hand knit, Hand Crochet, Hand Embroidery. Yarn / Raw material Strong relationship with the best Far-East spinners & dyers. Wash / Print techniques Acid wash, All over print, Dip Dye.

COUNTRY PROFILE
Area 9,596,960 sqkm. Population 1,330,000,000 million. Capital city Beijing. Language Chinese. The most spoken dialects is Mandarin (70% of the population). Logistics All goods are exported from Hong-Kong. Economy
China has the 2nd largest economy in the world after the US. The 2 most important sectors have been agriculture and industry and China is among the principal sources of cotton.

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OUR HOLDING COMPANY

CIEL TEXTILE
PROFILE
Main areas of Activity Textile and apparel manufacturing. Manufacturing knitwear (Floreal), knits (Tropic knits), woven shirts (Aquarelle). Production capacity 30 million units per year. Production units 25 factories in Mauritius, Madagascar, India & China. Number of employees 18,000 in Mauritius and Madagascar. Consolidated Turnover USD 180 million.
Harold Mayer Po Box 45, Curepipe, Mauritius E-mail : Hmayer@aquarelle-clothing.com Tel (230) 601 1000 Fax (230) 686 2337

THE STRENGTHS OF CIEL TEXTILE

- Focus on our core activity: Textiles / Clothing - Global solution provider: Vertical integration and multi-product for expansion and strategic alliances - Strong group identity - Regional leaders - Optimisation of resources within the group to bring unbeatable value - Lean business structure: smooth information

Paris, London, Italy and Hong Kong.

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DUTY & QUOTA FREE TO E.U. & U.S.

AGOA
The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) is a trade agreement between the US and Sub-Saharan Africa, voted in May 2000. It provides Duty and Quota free access to the US market for apparel made in eligible Sub-Saharan African countries. Mauritius & Madagascar both qualify. With US & EU duties 18% & 12.5% respectively, the AGOA importers of textile goods from this region. Ciel Textile, our holding company, through its vertical integration is well positioned to take immediate full advantage of these trade provisions. The production from Bangladesh also gives duty free access to the European market.

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THE COTONU TRADE AGREEMENT

The Cotonu Trade Agreement gives our Mauritius & Madagascar production unlimited duty-free access to the European Union (EU) market.

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WOOL

NATURAL & LUXURIOUS MERINO

Soft, fine wool from the first shearing of a lamb, usually when it is about seven months old. Soft and elastic when spun, Australian Merino wool has many natural benefits including; durability, breathability, soft handle, excellent drape and comfort. Merino remains the fibre of choice for top-of-the-range knitwear.
AUSTRALIAN MERINO
Renewable and biodegradable, Australian Merino wool offers all the benefits of a luxury fibre, whilst being produced in a natural and sustainable farming. Australian Merinos naturally elastic, superfine fibres allow for total mobility and stretch; creating sheer, soft knitwear with unsurpassed natural drape and luxurious comfort. Merino is the worlds most versatile and technically dynamic natural fibre. Offering superior performance, comfort, and quality in all conditions; it has a high level of in-built UV protection and contains natural breathability qualities while offering protection against the heat and cold. It is also water repellent, fire resistant, resists static and is more durable than most other fibres.

Machine Wash / Total Easy Care Pure wool and wool blend garments carrying the Total Easy Care or Machine Washable label can be machine laundered without any undue loss of shape or appearance, shrinkage or colour change. Quick Dry Merino The Quick Dry Merino finish is applied to either knitted garments or fabrics during the final wet finishing stage. Wool already has a natural fast-drying ability compared to garments made from man-made fibres, and this technology further reduces the drying time of garments by up to three times. This saves time for the consumer, is more convenient and saves energy by reducing the need for tumble drying. Non-Museled Wool An alternative to museling which is a painful procedure that is performed on merino sheep in most parts of Australia. This practice is aimed at reducing the risk of infestation by the blowfly, known as flystrike. In sheep not treated for flystrike, the blowfly may lay its larvae in the skin folds in their hind quarters, which offer an ideal breeding ground. This can lead to suffering and even death. Ferney Spinning Mills has today secured sources of non-museled fibres and also works closely with producers and AWI to find animal-friendly treatments.

Australian Wool Innovation Ltd. Floreal Knitwear has worked closely with the AWI - the key research, development, and marketing body working on behalf of Australian woolgrowers - to ensure the selection of only the highest quality fibres to be spun by FSM into luxuriously performing yarn.

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COLOUR INNOVATION

PIECE DYEING
Piece dyeing through innovative processes among which Pigment Dye, Tropical Dye and Dye Attract-resist have opened avenues to fabulous innovative looks and handfeels. Garment dyeing route also offers flexibility and reactivity for last minute color input at retail level.
PIGMENT DYE
Pigment dye on cotton garments is a special process done by Floreal Knitwear Lab. This dyeing tecnique creates variation in shades through the same dye bath giving the product personality and unique uneveness. Each garment is engineered to fade during wearing and washing for a truly raw and organic finish.

DENIM DYE AND CRINKLE DYE

Never ending innovative dyeing techniques keeping in pace with the ever changing trends.

TROPICAL DYE
A fabulous technique expressing intense color freedom and creating a sophisticated powdered look. More than 36 shades inspired by nature Plant-inspired palette (Mousse, Maize, Orange Brule, Eggplant, Verd, Truffle, Bleuet) combines with deep patinated neutrals (Capuccino, Khaki, Ocean, Gris Fonc, Cloud, Blacky) and blends with radiant tones (Buzzy, Lupin, Touareg, Marine) reflecting the Tropical lanscape.

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GLOBAL STRATEGY

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Floreal Knitwear Ltd as a pro-active company is now moving towards the Green Concept. It has now embarked in a global strategy on sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility since last year in Mauritius and the African region. Regarding its position as a leader in the regional knitwear industry, the company will enhance it's participation in significant regional sustainable initiatives.
As sustainable Development is based on a long term and continuous improvement strategic vision, we are expecting long term partnerships on sustainable textile with our clients. Showing concerned to the environment, the top management has decided to enhance concrete projects concerning energy efficiency of different business units such as recycling, energy recovery from waste and the green purchasing policy to name a few. About our core business, Knitwear Manufacturing, Floreal Knitwear Ltd is empowering its production in fairtrade and organic garments. Already accredited by FLO-Cert as well as organic by Control Union, we are forecasting to become the first choice sustainable knitwear supplier of the Sub-Saharian region. The commitment in sustainable Development and Solidarity based Economy is not a fashion effect at Floreal Knitwear Ltd. We firmly believe that business as usual is not any more the business case to follow. As from now, we are focusing on Research and Development and in a concern of perennial activity moving to a new sustain business model in relation with the expectations of all our stakeholders.

Fabrice M DUnienville Sustainable Development Executive CIEL Textile Group Consolidated Fabrics Ltd Royal Road Solitude, Mauritius e-mail : fabrice@consolidated-fabrics.com Tel : (230) 261 5828 / 33 Fax : (230) 261 5845 / 46

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FOCUS

FAIRTRADE COTTON
The Fair Trade movement today is a global movement. Fair Trade is becoming increasingly successful. Over a million small-scale producers and workers are organized in as many as 3,000 grassroots organizations and their umbrella structures in over 50 countries in the South. Their products are sold in thousands of World-shops or Fair Trade shops, supermarkets and many other sales points in the North and, increasingly, in sales outlets in the Southern hemisphere.
Fair Trade Labelling Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) has become the main worldwide body certifying that products meet fair trade principles and pledges that its process is transparent, independent, [and] competent. Fair Trade has made mainstream business more aware of its social and environmental responsibility. Organisations like FLO, Max Havelaer and helvetas are working on cotton issues. All these initiatives could lead to a boost of the organic and fair trade cotton market over the forthcoming years. Fair Trade Production Mauritius is a member of SADC & COMESA and Floreal Knitwear Ltd, a 100% mauritian owned group, is commited to the spirit of Fair Trade in the region. Thus we have immediately reacted to the growing interest in the Fair Trade cotton and are now able to produce Fair Trade garments. We indeed offer various facilities namely Piece Dyeing, using pigment and classic methods of dyeing. In addition we also keep raw white cotton yarn in stock ready for process. Ciel Textile Social Interest Social responsibility and community welfare are fundamental values of our organisation. For the last 35 years we have been involved in long term commitments, such as launching Foundation Nouveau Regard to help the underprivileged to recover their dignity and place in the Mauritian community. The foundation works closely with NGOs which also promote universal values such as tolerance, non discrimination and equal opportunity. Fair Trade Standards iFAT* ( International Fair Trade Association) prescribes 10 standards that Fair Trade organizations must follow in their day-to-day work and carry out continuous monitoring to ensure these standards are upheld: - Creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers - Transparency and accountability - Capacity building for producers access to independence - Promoting Fair Trade - Payment of a fair price - Gender Equity - Safe & healthy working conditions - Respect of the Rights of the Child - Better environmental practices - Trade Relations based on solidarity, trust & respect

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ORGANIC COTTON & WOOL

Organic Fibre is grown "naturally" without synthetic or harmful chemicals. Organic production is based on positive holistic management systems, which reduce or eliminate the need for most agricultural chemicals and promote healthy soils, air, waterways and responsible animal husbandry practices. The purchase of Organic Knitwear promotes clean air, clean water and soils free of toxic chemicals while delivering the purest quality wool, to wear next to the skin.
In other parts of the world Organic Farming is called Biological farming or Ecological farming. Farmers are committed to long term sustainable farming practices.

There is at present no regulation on organic products applicable world-wide : Certification standards for producers of organic agricultural products vary, especially in response to regional differences, although there are general underlying concepts involving a set of production standards for growing, storage, processing, packaging and shipping. We are Organic Floreal Knitwear Ltd is regarded as the premier knitwear manufacturer in the African Sub-Saharan Region and the second largest woolmark knitwear supplier in the world. It has over the years gained a solid worldwide reputation for garments in 100% wool, wool blends and cotton. By choosing to promote organic products we respect our social & environmental responsiblility manufacturing up to labelling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end consumer.

The aim of the standard is to define requirements to ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, exportation, importation and distribution of all natural fibres. The final products may include, but are not limited to fibre products, yarns, fabrics and clothes. Organic Product Standards - Avoidance of synthetic chemical inputs and genetically modified organisms - Use of farmland that has been free from chemicals for a number of years - Maintaining strict physical separation of organic products from non-certified products - Undergoing periodic on-site inspections - Keeping detailed written production and sales records

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CONTACTS

Mr. Nicolas Maigrot

Executive Director Floreal Knitwear Ltd (Head Office) Po Box 45, Curepipe Mauritius E-mail : Nmaigrot@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (230) 601 1000 Fax : (230) 686 2337

Alberto Savegnago
Marketing Manager Europa 20 36070 Castelgomberto (VI) Italy e-mail : alberto@trissino.net Tel : 390 4451925400

Mark leach Lewis Bernard Leclezio

Marketing Manager Floreal Knitwear Ltd (Head Office) Mangalkhan Mauritius E-mail : Bleclezio@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (230) 601 1007 Marketing Manager Cieltex SA Unit 6, Queenspark studios Queenspark Road Salt River Cape Town South Africa e-mail : mark@cieltex.co.za Tel : 0027 824563828

Julien Gufflet
Supply Chain Manager- China Operations Floreal Knitwear Ltd (Head Office) Mangalkhan Mauritius E-mail : Jgufflet@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (230) 601 1009

Joel Couve
Floreal Knitwear Ltd (London Office) Top Floor Flat, 10 Rosecroft Ave Hampstead, London, Nw37qb E-mail : Jcouve@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (44) 207 4354746

Sebastien Giraud
Sales and Merchandising Manager Floreal Knitwear Ltd (Head Office) Po Box 45, Curepipe Mauritius E-mail : psgiraud@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (230) 601 1702 Fax : (230) 686 2337

Pascale Avice
Sales and Merchandising Manager Floreal Knitwear Ltd (Head Office) Mangalkhan Mauritius e-mail : pavice@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (230) 601 1020

Wendy Li
Sales and Merchandising Manager Floreal Knitwear Ltd (Head Office) Mangalkhan Mauritius e-mail : wli@floreal.intnet.mu Tel : (230) 601 1019

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Over 30 years of beautiful knitwear

Floreal Knitwear Ltd PO Box 45, Curepipe Mauritius Tel: (+ 230) 601 1000 Fax: (+ 230) 686 2337 fkl@floreal.intnet.mu

Ferney Spinning Mills Ltd Royal Road, Forest Side Mauritius Tel: (+ 230) 601 3000 Fax: (+ 230) 675 6100 sales@ferneyspinning.com