New York, NY – January 17, 2014 — CGS, a leading global provider of technology solutions, announced today their participation in the 26th annual Colombiatex trade show at the Plaza Mayor in Medellin, Colombia from January 21-23.
Colombiatex de las Americas 2014, is the largest business platform for fashion in Latin America and will host more than 32,000 fashion professionals from around the globe. This year’s theme focuses on how the fashion industry can ‘transcend boundaries’ in new and creative ways, providing an ideal opportunity for international exporters and buyers to find the right partners for their business needs.
Located in the SPESA pavilion, CGS will present Leadtec®, its world leading shop floor control system, designed to monitor, track, and report a wide range of production activities in fashion, soft goods, and other discrete manufacturing plants.
Leadtec® drives greater flexibility, competitiveness and profitability by increasing worker productivity, reducing manufacturing cycle times, improving production balance and flow, enhancing supply chain visibility, ensuring labor-related compliance, and eliminating manual and time-consuming tasks in the production environment.
Colombia has experienced huge growth and demand for textiles over the last 10 years, mainly due to the country's 13 international free trade agreements and investment from major foreign companies. It is estimated to have the third largest textile industry in Latin America, with more than 450 textile manufacturers and around 10,000 garment production units. Colombian companies and designers produce raw textiles, equipment and finished products, from couture lines and lingerie to school uniforms and accessories.
“We are excited to be showcasing our world class manufacturing solutions at Colombiatex in such a growing and important market for the fashion industry,” said Paul Magel, President of the Applications Solutions Group at CGS. “Our customers include some of largest manufacturers across the globe, and we look forward to bringing our wealth of knowledge and experience to supporting companies in the region while helping them meet the industry’s growing challenges.”
With 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, CGS provides end-to-end technology solutions to hundreds of today’s leading fashion manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. Widespread technology expertise combined with deep-rooted industry knowledge makes CGS one of the most reliable and trusted partners for manufacturers around the globe.
To learn more about Colombiatex, please visit https://colombiatex.inexmoda.org.co/en/
About CGS
For 30 years, CGS has enabled global enterprises, regional companies and government agencies to drive breakthrough performance through technology and services. Headquartered in New York City, CGS employs more than 5,100 professionals across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. With global delivery capabilities, expertise across leading platforms and deep experience in multiple industries, CGS has become the IT partner of choice for thousands of organizations worldwide. CGS delivers a wide array of proprietary and third-party business applications, technology, business services and business process outsourcing solutions, including customer care, technical support and corporate learning and training. For more information please visit www.cgsinc.com and follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/cgsinc as well as Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComputerGeneratedSolutionsInc.