RIPON KNITWEAR LIMITED JARUN KONABARI GAZIPUR Factory Profile

RIPON KNITWEAR LIMITED. JARUN, KONABARI, GAZIPUR. Factory Profile WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Company Information v Company Name Ripon Knitwear Limited. v Company type Private Limited company under joint Stock of companies Bangladesh. v Company Location Gazipur, Bangladesh. v Production Unit Address Jarun, Konabari, Gazipur. v Year of establish & Nature of Business MAY-2008 & 100% Export Oriented Garments Manufacturing Company. v HEAD OFFICE & FACTORY: Jarun, Konabari, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Telephone: 088 -02 -9297115, 9297175 Fax: 02 -9298903 Web: www. ripongroupbd. com WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Company Information v Dhaka Office: House # 29 (2 nd Floor), Road# 17, Block # E, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh. Tel: 9861229, 8836476. v Bank : Southeast Bank Limited, Gulshan Branch, 82 CES (F) 1, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka-1212 Phone- 088 -02 -9883401 -05, Fax-088 -9883495. A/C No: 111 -000 -13768, SWIFT CODE: SEBDBDDHGUL, E-mail: sebdgul@gononet. com v Factory Contacts Detail : Managing Director Md. Faruk Hossain Jarun, Konabari, Gazipur E-mail: faruk@ripongroupbd. com Mobile: 01711 -542355 WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Company Vision & Mission v Vision Our vision is to mature into a highly reputed manufacturer of garments in the international market by producing top quality product which conforms and surpasses the customer expectation. v Mission Our mission is to become one of the leading garments manufacturers in Bangladesh in every aspect of its business and in delivering its obligations as a good corporate citizen to its customers, employees, and owners, public and to the environment v Our Focus We focus on production of top quality garments in fully compliant environment meeting timely delivery. v Our Objectives Conforms and surpasses the customer expectation, Improve Productivity, Minimize Rejection Rate, Development of Employees to meet Future Challenges and Continual Improvement. WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Company Technology v Our Technology The Ripon Knitwear Limited has well-equipped factories with the latest machinery to produce quality garments. Our commitment to constantly upgrading our infrastructure and resources is evident from our impressive array of state-of-the-art machinery. v Our Environment Our commitment to our clients begins with our employees are our strongest asset and we ensure that the working environment at our facilities is safe, comfortable and productive. v Our Quality System We follow an acceptable quality level (AQL) of 1. 5 to 4, depending on the client's requirements. Ripon Knitwear Limited conducts inspections at all stages of the production process, including: v Fabric Inspection All the materials are laboratory tested before shipment. We also conduct random inspection based on 4 point system. v Accessories Inspection Accessories inspected by randomly checked. v Cutting Room Random inspection based on required AQL. We also number the garment parts to avoid color shading. WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Company Capacity & Turnover Description Existing Capacity Factory Area Number of Lines Approximately 100, 000 Square feet including a big five storied building & Assembly Point 20 Target (Number of Line) 22 (Year of 2014) Number of Machines per Line 22 Per Month Production Capacity T-Shirt (Only Basic) T-Shirt / Polo Shirt / Jacket Trouser 8, 00, , 000 pieces 6, 000 pieces 5, 000 pieces Monthly. Turnover Sampling Capacity USD 1. 9 Million 15 Machines & Operators Equipped with all kind of special machines. Capacity Sample Lead Time 30, 500 Pcs per Day (Basic) Time 8 Hours (15 Pcs) 60 -90 Days from Order Confirmation Garments Product range Valued Buyers T-shirt, polo shirt, tank-top, sweat shirt, shorts, long pant, hoodies, cut and sewn t-shirt, Night Dress, Pajama, New Born Baby to Ladies/Mens and all kinds of knitted fancy garments. USA GILDAN, NEW PORT BLUE, LORD DANIEL UK PRIMARK, BHS, HENBURY, NEXT, TK MAX, SCOTTIE, ARCADIA GERMANY KAPPA, LIDL, DISNEY, ALDI FRANCE GOSPORT ITALY GEOX, GOODYEAR, CLAYTON, MARTES, JETFEEL, UPIM, OLYMPIAS SPAIN ZARA IRELAND DUNNES STORE SERBIA UMBRO WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

RIPON KNITWEAR –THE COMPANY v Factory Utilization Ground Floor : Load / Unloading /Packaging /Storing 1 st Floor : Finishing , Q. C , Merchandising , Accessories Office room, Conference room & Inspection room. 2 nd Floor : Sewing , QC & Knitting. 3 rd Floor : Cutting, Collar Section, Non-operational (Proposed for Sewing) Space, Head Office, Nurse room , Child Care room, Fabric inspection & relax area. 4 th Floor : Sample, Training room, Printing, Worker’s Dining & Mosque. (20% floor is incomplete for under construction. WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

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Company Code of Conduct v Legal Requirements As reputed company Ripon Knitwear has been maintaining all legal and statutory requirements of the country. v Employment Company is maintaining wages, hours of work, overtime and other related requirements as per prevailing law of the country. v Wages, Pay Slips, Attendance Company is maintaining workers attendance, wages, pay slips, leave records…etc electronically through computer software and swift cards. v Child Labor Child labor is strictly prohibited in the factory and below 18 years no worker is allowed for any employment. Birth Certificate, Doctor’s Age determination documents and physical appearances are verified before offering any employment to any worker. v Forced Labor Forced labor is strictly prohibited in the factory and there is no prisoner, bonded labor or any kind of forced labor. WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Company Code of Conduct v Non discrimination It is Ripon Knitwear’s policy to ensure affirmative action in providing equal opportunities without regard to race, religion, creed, color, sex, age or national origin except where age or sex is a bona fide occupational qualification. Further it is prohibited to conduct any kind of maternity test before selection of any female worker for employment. v Security Concern Company is very much concern about Access Controls, Physical Security, Procedural Security, Personnel Security and Education & Awareness Training on all security concerns. Further all measures are in place to prevent any kind of un-authorized or un-identified access to the factory premises. v Right of Association Workers are allowed to form Lawful Association v Harassment and Abuse It is the company’s strict policy to make sure no harassment or abuse inside the factory premises and who ever gets involve or encourage such activities will be dealt immediately based on company policy for disciplinary actions. Further management of the company has very positive attitude towards workers’ grievances and takes all grievances very seriously. WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Health & Safety practice v Free Doctor & medical facility v Certified nurse for working hour v Fully equipped first aid Facility v Trained first aider v Fully equipped and trained fire fighting and rescue team v Specialized fire protective instrument v Emergency power supply system v Smock Detector & Fire Alarm v Worker’s Participation Fund Law Practice v Local & National labor code v ILO convention v Buyer Code of Conduct WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Factory Machinery Status KNITTING MACHINE LIST S/L M/C Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 S/Jersey M/C Feede Needle M/C Dia M/C Gauge r Qty Qty Origin Prod. Capacity (KG) Remarks S/J, Pique, Lacost, Terry, All Design with Lycra attachment S/Jersey 44" 42" 40" 38" 36" 34" 132 126 120 114 108 102 3312 3168 3000 2880 2699 2544 1 1 2 1 Jiunn-Lung Fukahama Taiwan Taiwan 500 480 450 425 400 350 7 S/Jersey 34" 24 G/20 G 102 2544 1 Jiunn-Lung Taiwan 350 8 S/Jersey 32" 24 G/20 G 96 2399 2 Fukahama Taiwan 325 9 S/Jersey 30" 24 G/20 G 90 2249 1 Fukahama Taiwan 320 10 11 12 13 S/Jersey 30" 24 G/20 G 90 28" 24 G 84 27" 24 G 81 25” 24 G 75 2256 2099 2040 1884 1 1 1 2 Jiunn-Lung Fukahama Jiunn-Lung Lisky Taiwan 320 300 500 14 Rib, Interlock 36" 18 G/24 G 72 2040 1 Jiunn-Lung Taiwan 360 15 Rib, Interlock 38" 18 G/24 G 80 2148 1 Fukahama Taiwan 320 16 Rib, Interlock 40" 18 G/24 G 84 2261 1 Fukahama Taiwan 350 17 Rib, Interlock 42" 18 G/24 G TOTAL 88 2282 1 20 Fukahama Taiwan 370 S/Jersey S/Jersey 24 G 24 G 24 G Brand S/J, Pique, Lacost, Terry, All Design with Lycra attachment S/J, Pique, Lacost, Terry, All Design with Lycra attachment S/J, Have-S/J, Pique, Lacost, Terry, Feece, All Design with Lycra attachment S/J, Pique, Lacost, Terry, All Design with Lycra attachment 1 X 1 Rib, Ly. Rib, P/ INT, 2 X 2 Rib, D/ Needle, Varigate Rib, Mash, F. Back Rib with Ly. Attatchment WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Factory Machinery Status COMPUTERIZED FLAT KNIT MACHINE KNITTING MACHINE LIST S/L M/C Type M/C Dia M/C Gauge M/C Qty Brand Origin 1 Flat Knit 68” 14 1 A. Star Taiwan 2 Flat Knit 56” 14 2 A. Star Taiwan 3 TOTAL CUTTING MACHINE LIST S/L Description Brand Origin Number Of Machine 1 CUT TABLE FONIO 727 MT 18 RIMOLDI ITALY 2 CUT TABLE FONIO 727 MT 14 RIMOLDI ITALY 3 LU TAIWAN KM JAPAN 6 5 PL-922, RIB CUTTING MACHINE KS-AU-V-08 STRAIGHT KNIFE CLOTHE CUTTING MACHINE 8” AND 10” 20 MT MDF LAM AIR FLOATING TABLE FOR TS 100 E M/C. 1 1 1 TESAN TURKEY 6 FABRIC INSPECTION MACHINE 4 UZU TOTAL WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM 2 1 12

Factory Machinery Status S/L SEWING MACHINE LIST Description 1 One needle Lock Stitch Machine (SL-7340 -3, 7 V 67649) 2 One needle Lock Stitch Auto Machine (SL-2110 -403, 8 H 6452) 3 One needle Lock Stitch Vertical Machine (SL-777 B-3, J 8 H 10878) 4 Three Thread Over Lock machine, M 852 -16 S 2 -1. 5 5 Four Thread Over Lock machine, M 852 -13 -2 X 4 6 Five Thread Over Lock machine, M 832 -38 -3 X 4 7 Cylindered Normal Flat Lock Machine, (W-600, Type-W 664 -01 GB, Spec-356) 8 Normal Cylindered Compressor Flat Lock M/C, W 600, Type -W 664 -35 BC, SPCE 356, DEVIC 9 Cylindered, Compressor Auto Computer Flat L, W 664 -01 GBX 356/UT 333 10 Small Cylenderbed Compressor Flat Lock M, WT 100, Type -169 -081, SPCE 356 BH, UT 4 M 11 Small Cylindered Flat Lock Machine, WT 200, Type -WT 200 -01 GB, SPCE 356, Y-1547 12 Flat Bed ”D” Set Flat Lock Machine, W-500, Type-W 562 -02 GB, SPEC-356 13 Flat Bed ”F” Set Flat Lock Machine, W-500, Type-W 562 -02 GB, SPEC-356 14 Button Hole Machine Computer, HE-800 A-3, K 7 Z 87729 15 Feet of The Arm Machine, Da-9270 -3 16 11 Needle P. M. D. Nisho Apparel Machine, NK-1411 PXP, NK-1400 Brand Brother Pegasus Pegasus Country of Origin Quantity JAPAN CHINA CHINA Pegasus Pegasus Brother CHINA NISHO JAPAN WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM CHINA JAPAN 164 45 4 4 133 2 27 5 2 4 4 19 9 4 4 1

Factory Machinery Status S/L SEWING, MACHINE LIST Description 17 Pecotting Nisho Apparel Machine, NK-302 -4 W 18 Button Stitch Machine Computer, BE-438 D, K 7 Z 87403 19 20 21 22 Barteck Machine Computer, Ke-430 D-01, SL-H 8 Z 61193 Paiping Cutting Machine, 312 D. SL No-034729, 034726/SM-801 A Ricone Machine Snap Button Machine M-CM_818 TOTAL S/L 1 2 3 4 5 FINISHING, MACHINE LIST Description UZ-888, FLAT VACUME IRONING WITH WHEEL UZ-12 N, THREAD SUCTION MACHINE ALL STREAM PRESS COMPLETED METAL DETECTOR MACHINE SPOT CLEANER MACHINE Brand Country of Origin Quantity NISHO JAPAN Brother JAPAN TSSM/TOYO HASHIMA ZUSUN Brand JAPAN Country of Origin Quantity NAOMOTO JAPAN RED ARROW TAIWAN TOTAL S/L 1 2 3 4 5 SAMPLE, MACHINE LIST Description OVERLOCK (2 NEEDLE 4 THREAD, 2 LOOPER) OVERLOCK (3 NEEDLE, 6 THREAD, 2 LOOPER) FLATLOCK (FLAT BED) FLAT LOCK ( CYLENDAR BED) PLAIN MACHINE ( SINGLE NEDDLE) Brand PEGASUS BROTHER TOTAL WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM 2 4 1 5 1 2 446 18 2 20 1 4 45 Country of Origin Quantity JAPAN JAPAN 4 3 2 2 5 16

Factory Machinery Status DYEING, MACHINE LIST S/L Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dryer Tube Compactor Open Compactor Slitting Stander Gas Boiler (6300 KG) Ballooning/ Squeezer 8 Air Compressor (3. 10 m) 9 10 11 12 Gas Generator (1064 KW) Cooling Tower Effluent Treatment Plant Water Softening Plant S/L 1 Printing Table 2 Dryer 3 Heat Press Machine Brand Country of Origin Quantity Hung Jai Ferraro Beanko Hung Jai Forbes Mar Corino JB FINI DALGAKIRAN CUMMINS Taiwan Italy Taiwan England Italy China Turkey USA 1 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Set PRINTING, MACHINE LIST Description TOTAL WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM Quantity 05 01 02 08

Factory Description Unit Existing Area (Square feet) Sewing Area Cutting area Packing Area 10500 Knitting & Collar In bond, Out Bond & Finished Goods Sample Area 110000 3000 Printing, Labeling & Packaging Office Area Canteen ( 4 th Floor ) Worker locker & Changing area Factory front premises (Loading, Unloading, Security post) Wastage area, Generator room, Parking, Assembly Point Total Area 15000 3000 5000 2000 8000 12500 DEEP TUBE-WEL. 100 M. T/HR / submersible pump= 100 m 3/Hour Quantity: 2 nos. Gas Generator Service 24 hours POWER SYSTEM: - 480 KVA POWER SUBSTATIONS: 01 SET WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM 101000

Factory Description Head At present Higher Management 20 Admin 51 Sewing 652 Quality 50 Cutting 40 Finishing 50 Garments Staff 44 Knitting 44 Packaging 93 Maintenance 15 Merchandising 11 Printing 23 Security 30 Total 1125 WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Employment Practice Minimum age 18 years Minimum wage 5300 BDT (Including House Rent, Food Allowance(650 BDT), Transport Allowance(200 BDT) & Medical Allowance(250 BDT)) House Rent Basic * 40% Bonus (Festival) 2 time per year (50% of Gross Wages) Leave Practice as per local law Instruction. Overtime calculation (Basic /208)X 2 Monthly working hour 208 (If working Days 26) Normal daily working hours 8(After 8 hours it will be treated as a OT) Maximum weekly OT hours 12 Job agreement Employment letter , Hand book & Service book. Holiday Weekly holiday & Festival holiday Total 72 days in a year Canteen Facility Yes Lunch Time Noon 1. 00 to 2. 00 PM WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Our Achievement BSCI ISO 900 1: 2008 WRAP OEKOTEX SEDEX • Expiry Date October 30, 2014 • Expired August 01, 2014. Now in under Process. • Expired March 08, 2014. Now in under process. • Expired March 21, 2014. Now in under process. • Renewal Date December 14, 2017. WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

Our Achievement SEDEX (SMETA) BSCI

Audit Summary Buyer/Institution Name Auditor Company Synergies Sourcing Bangladesh Ltd. A STR Company BGMEA Visitors of BGMEA Tex-Ebo international Pte Ltd. Auditor of Tex-Ebo Inditex Intertek(TS Labtest Bangladesh Ltd. ) WRAP By RKL Authority R de R Bangladesh(Pvt. ) Ltd. Date CAP Remarks 17/06/2008 7/2/2009 28/02/2009 8/7/2009 24/04, 25/04 & 27/04/2009 Corrected Expiry: 08/06/2010 Corrected Inditex Intertek (ITS Labtest Bangladesh Ltd. ) 8/7/2009 Yes Yes WRAP Ok Yes Stylex Collection C&A B S C I By RKL Authority Auditor of Stylex Compliance Dept. Social Compliance Audit A L D I 14/07/2009 22/07/2009 27/07/2009 to 28/07/2009 Yes Verbal Yes Corrected Satisfactory WRAP By RKL Authority R de R Bangladesh(Pvt. ) Ltd. 19, 20/06/10 Sears technical Audit ISO By Sears R de R Bangladesh(Pvt. ) Ltd. 10/08/2010 16/06/2011 WRAP Ok Yes ISO Ok. BSCI TUV (SUD) 06/12/2012 Yes Expiry: 12/07/2011 Corrected Expiry: 01/08/14 Good OEKO-TEX HOHENSTEIN 31/10/2013 ACCORD By ACCORD 23/04/2014 Primark Signet 21/01/13 & 04/06/14 SEDEX (SMETA) TUV RHEINLAND 19 -20/04/2014 Yes Satisfactory Primark Building Audit MCS 13/02/2014 Grade AMBER Corrected WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM OEKO-TEX Expiry: Ok. 31/03/2014 Grade Correction Amber Under Process Yes Corrected

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Photo Gallery Sample Section Sewing Section Finishing Section Knitting Section Collar Section Dr. Room Metal Detector Dining Hall WWW. RIPONGROUPBD. COM

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