SARTEX: A Name Behind the Worlds Biggest Brands Expands US Presence

Tunisia is increasingly becoming a gateway to the fashion industry for some of the world's most respected brand names. SARTEX seeks new partners to build on its success.

MONASTIR, TUNISIA-SARTEX is one of those companies that many of us have been exposed to without ever noticing. The shirt youre wearing, your jeans or slacks, that jacket hanging over the back of the chair, may all have been manufactured by this quiet company from Tunisia that is suddenly making a greater impact on the American and European fashion scenes.
     Brand names manufactured by SARTEX are anything but unknown-they are some of the most recognized and coveted brands including Levis®, Dockers®, Ralph Lauren®, Carhartt® Timberland®, and Yves St. Laurent® among others. And now the company is seeking to expand its presence in the US market and build upon an already enviable reputation for brand stewardship and quality.
     Our business has continued to grow even in a difficult global economy," says SARTEX president Abdelhamid Kassab. We feel our success is based in the fact that we provide the latest fabric technology, complete design facilities, quality detailing, and of course, competitive pricing and responsiveness that the fashion industry demands. The brands produced in our plants speak volumes about the trust placed in our workmanship, and its a trust we work diligently to uphold."
     Begun in 1983, SARTEX has continued to gain momentum in the industry through acquisition of the latest technology and dedication to employee development. Rows of industrial fabric finishing machines create the look and feel customers desire, while embroidery, piping, hemming and pleating areas add the details of quality, upscale active wear demands.
     In the fashion industry where taste is fickle and trends change on a whim, SARTEX is successful working the worlds top brands thanks to an experienced design team and a 'juste a temps just-in time culture that lets the company change directions as fast as the industry they serve.
     SARTEX is located in Ksar-Hellall, Monastir, Tunisia, just 20 kilometers from the international airport in Monastir and close to a major Tunisian manufacturer of cotton denim. The company-founded by Mr. Abdelhamid KASSAB and Mr. Salem ZARRAD-specializes in the manufacture of branded active-wear apparel items for some of the worlds most prestigious brands. SARTEX plants employ nearly 1,500 workers and produce approximately 12,000 fashion apparel items daily.
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