Garment Technology Expert in Vietnam
I started working with Prem when I joined Seditex in 2017. I admire him for his calm spirit, garment technology knowledge, and project management skills. My job is to match your needs with Prem’s expertise. If you need Garment Manufacturing in Vietnam, then Prem is someone you need to know if you want to understand how to get clothing manufactured overseas.
Prem was born in 1976 in Chennai, India. In the 70s, Chennai was an overseas garment manufacturing hotspot. Prem’s grandfather was a designer for men’s and women’s fashion. Prem’s first experience with garment technology was making buttonholes by hand using a thimble under the tutelage of his grandfather. He remembers being fascinated watching his grandfather cutting fabric when he was seven years old.
Foundations of Expertise: Education and Early Career
Expanding Horizons: Experience in Quality Assurance
Fresh out of college, he worked in Chennai as a pattern maker specializing in casual woven apparel. Two years later, he moved to Tirupur, the city of knitted undergarments. He worked for Inthian Resources, who were the agents for Fubu and other well-known US brands. He spent two years there as a quality assurance (QA) inspector and then was promoted to QA manager based in Jordan. Starting in 2006, he was responsible for operations in Jordan, India, Pakistan, and Dubai. During his five years working for Inthian Resources, he learned the knit side of the garment business and 3D embroidery, appliqué, and screen-printing. He also began to master his overseas clothing production project management skills.
Growth in Jordan: Managing Production and Quality Control
In 2007, Prem started working for Dynamic Sourcing based in Jordan. Jordan’s overseas garment manufacturing was booming thanks to its duty-free status into the USA. He worked with Sri Lankans, Chinese, Bangladeshis, and Nepalese doing QA. He also managed production of Dynamic’s own brand Bole and brands like Pebble Beach, Slazenger, Walter Hagen, and Kirkland (Costco). Dynamic assigned Prem to expand their operations in Vietnam. They started sourcing and placing orders in Vietnamese factories until Prem convinced management to start a small factory in Long An Province, just outside Ho Chi Minh City. He rapidly grew their overseas clothing production from one line to four lines before joining Seditex.
Building a “Rolls Royce” Factory: The Seditex Journey
The owner of Seditex, Frank Vossen, recruited Prem in 2016 to set up and run a men’s dress shirt factory in Vietnam. Together, they designed and built a “Rolls Royce” overseas sewing factory for a Turkish investor. The factory started with seven lines and had space to double in size. Before they had a chance to grow, a Vietnamese investor made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. Now Frank and Prem run Seditex, which offers quality control, Garment Manufacturing in Vietnam, and sourcing support services. They are a powerful duo when it comes to sourcing clothing manufacturers overseas.
Diverse Expertise: Prem’s Impact Beyond Apparel Manufacturing in Vietnam
In 2018, Prem completed many overseas apparel-related sourcing services for Seditex clients, as well as managed projects for Garment Manufacturing in Vietnam, absorbent pads, medical devices, and air filters both in Vietnam and India. You will enjoy working with Prem thanks to his calm, friendly, and professional nature, and you will benefit from his apparel expertise as well as his broad knowledge of apparel and non-apparel factories in Vietnam.