UK–India textile machinery corridor launched in Mumbai

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The British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA), in collaboration with India ITME Society, today formally launched the UK–India Textile Machinery Coalition (UKITMC) at the India ITME Centre in Mumbai, establishing a structured bilateral trade corridor between the United Kingdom and India’s textile machinery sectors. The initiative marks the first dedicated coalition of its kind focused exclusively on textile machinery collaboration between the two countries.

 

The launch was inaugurated by Chief Guest Vrunda Desai, Textile Commissioner of India, in the presence of Mark Birrell, Trade Counsellor for South Asia, Department for Business and Trade (DBT), British Deputy High Commission. Senior industry leaders including Jason Kent, Chief Executive Officer, BTMA; Ketan Sanghvi, Chairman, India ITME Society; Mark Jarvis, Chief Strategy Officer, Fibre2Fashion; and Amol Monga, Director, Strayfield Ltd, also participated. Parik Goswami, Director — Technical Textiles at the University of Huddersfield, joined the proceedings online.