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Bangladesh Factory Collapse Underpins Perils of Sourcing Direct Part three in a six-part series By Adriano Aldini, Imprint Canada
Industry marketing expert Mark L. Venit asked the question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a name?â&#x20AC;? Well, if your company is anything like Manitoba-based Creative Print All, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a heck of a lot. Venit would be proud, as Creative Print Allâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is a paradigm of what he stressed in his fourpart article series, Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a Name?, in which he outlined the fundamental criteria to consider when naming or renaming your company. (If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already, be sure you check out Venitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article series which starts in Imprint Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s September/October 2012 edition and runs through to the March/April 2013 issue.) The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is an accurate and to-the-point description of what it has been doing day-in and day-out since Ross Davies started the business more than three decades ago. Back in the mid-1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Ross â&#x20AC;&#x201C; having worked in the sign industry for several decades prior - decided to start his own business out of his basement in Niverville, Manitoba, hand printing signs for local customers. After seven years, Ross moved the company out of his home and his oldest son Patrick came on board at the age of 18.
In the January/February 2013 issue of Imprint Canada, we kicked-off a six-part article series which looked at the topic of direct overseas sourcing. In part one of this series, we highlighted five perils of sourcing direct, with the top three being: Finding the Right Manufacturer; Program Execution; Ensuring Quality Control. Due to the recent garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, the spotlight has been firmly placed on the saftey of global apparel manufacturing, and we found it timely to revisit these perils.
GLOBAL (RE)ACTION As rescue efforts were brought to a close on May 13, 2013, the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh suffered more than 1,100 casualties. The country has approximately 3.6 million garment workers and is the third-largest exporter of clothes, behind China and Italy. In light of this most recent tragedy, more than 30 companies have signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, which is a first-of-its-kind, legally-binding contract that holds brands accountable for safety and labor conditions in the factories they employ in Bangladesh. <W]ZKQVO -QZMK\ ,WV\QV]ML WV 9IOM
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