Asim Khan, MuhammadSaddam Hussain2014-08-262014-08-262014https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/1236Established in 1982, Umer Group of Companies headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, today enjoys an annual turnover of approximately US $200 million. The group has invested more than US $25 million in recent years to expand its textile facilities to meet the international demand for its yarns and fabrics. The Umer Group is involved in following business:  Textiles • Spinning, Weaving, Leather Garments  Footwear • Hush Puppies  Tannery  Power Generation  Construction Activities • City Towers The textile group comprises of three companies:  Bhanero Textile Mills Ltd. • Spinning Units # 1, 2 • Weaving Unit # 3  Faisal Spinning Mills Ltd. • Spinning Unit # 1 • Weaving Unit # 2  Blessed Textile Ltd. • Spinning Unit # 1, 3 • Weaving Unit # 2 Umer Group has a total of five spinning mills with an installed capacity of 140,000 spindles supported by the latest European and Japanese machinery. The spinning and weaving mills are equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to test every step of the spinning process to ensure high quality and consistency. Umer Group has been spinning the finest yarn since 1982, the company extraordinary innovative power is based on more than 25 years of accumulated know how, state of the art machinery & equipment as well as highly skilled & motivated workforce. For Umer Group management, innovation alone is not enough. The yarn is produced for the domestic industry, in-house consumption and export to the European Union and Far East. Umer Group’s weaving mills feature 514 air-jet weaving machines from Japan and Belgium. Greigefabrics produced range from 170 centimeters to 340 centimeters in width. The weaving mills produced over 6 Million meters of fabric monthly. One of the associated companyFirhaj Footwear has the exclusive manufacturing license of Hush Puppies International USA and the distribution license of Caterpillar in Pakistan. The growth rate of Hush Puppies shoes has the second largest growth rate in the world. Umer Group of companies currently employs more than 6,000 people. Umer Group of Companies recognizes the importance of expanding its business all the time. It is always on the lookout for new ideas and possibilities, is ever present in the research and development field. Looking to expand its outlook, the Umergroup of Companies is aggressive but most importantly diligent in fully researching and testing the markets before entering a new field.enBS ThesisTextile and DesignThesis