CIEL Textile News

Floréal, 50 years of excellence

Floréal celebrated its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, 26 October, in its former premises in Mangalkhan, now refurbished and converted into a modern and elegant business centre known as Nouvelle Usine. The setting of this building has kept its original features. It embodies the leading Mauritian textile group's devotion, values, and determination to place sustainability at the heart of its development. "With Nouvelle Usine, we are entering a new era of shared and sustainable growth", summarised Jean-Pierre Dalais, Chairman of the Board of CIEL Textile.

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CIEL Textile célèbre l’excellence de ses talents

Le Chairman's Manufacturing Excellence Awards (CMEA) de CIEL Textile, un événement bisannuel récompensant les talents et les performances exceptionnels des 19 unités du groupe, a pris une nouvelle dimension cette année. 

 

Contrairement aux précédentes éditions, la cérémonie réunissait les segments Apparel (confection) et Capital-Intensive (tissage et filature). Les Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Awards, ont été décernés à Aquarelle Inde - RCC et FSM Carding and Spinning, représentant respectivement chacun de ces segments. Ce prix vient récompenser l’unité ayant démontré les meilleurs niveaux d’excellence toutes catégories confondues.

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Making a difference in sustainable knitwear

As Floreal celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Amit Khullar, Chief Executive Officer of Floreal Group, shares his drive and passion for making a difference when it comes to sustainable knitwear by taking steps to reduce waste, cut carbon emissions and improve the well-being of its people.

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CIEL Textile at the 2021 UN Climate Change conference COP26

Another major step on CIEL Textile’s mission to improve fashion everyday: we will be present next month at the 2021 UN Climate Change conference COP26 - a 3-day Summit event organised by the United Nations - to share CIEL Textile’s actions on how to holistically drive sustainability! As part of this recognition, Bertrand Thevenau and Quentin Thorel will be heading to Edinburg on the 8th to 10th of November to share CIEL Textile’s work with the UN delegation and other climate leaders from around the globe. Kudos to the team and stay tuned!

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Ongoing reforestation programme by CIEL Textile Madagascar

With the objective of restoring forest landscape to safeguard biodiversity, more than 400 employees from Aquarelle, Laguna, Tropic and Floreal Madagascar gathered with local associations to plant trees in different areas of Madagascar. To date, more than 100,000 trees have been planted. Congrats to our CIEL Textile teams in contributing to a healthier planet!

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CIEL Textile: new partnership for more transparency

CIEL Textile partners with leading B2B platform, Serai, to enhance its supply chain traceability, thus helping the Group gain deeper insights and important metrics. This partnership will allow the Group to drive operational efficiencies and greater supply chain transparency, a key step on its sustainability journey.

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CIEL TEXTILE publishes its first “Sustainability Report” while engaging with its partners and customers around sustainable development.

100% digital, CIEL Textile is pleased to present its first sustainability report developed in accordance with GRI standards. The report entitled “Winning Well” provides a transparent overview of the current state of the Group’s sustainability achievements and progress. It demonstrates CIEL Textile’s objective to be a “Sustainable Global Fashion Partner” for leading international fashion brands.

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CIEL Textile on CNN Africa

Check out this video by CNN Africa showcasing how CIEL Textile is reinventing itself by betting on technology and sustainability to be the best global fashion partner.

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Eric Dorchies officially succeeds Harold Mayer as CEO of CIEL Textile

As previously announced by the CIEL Textile’s Board of Directors in 2019, Eric Dorchies officially becomes this Wednesday, 1st of July, the new Chief Executive Officer of CIEL Textile. He succeeds Harold Mayer...

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CIEL Textile's sustainability milestones in 2019

These numerous sustainable milestones - requiring a lot of hard work and strategic foresight - were made possible thanks to the strong commitment of teams across CIEL Textile’s 20 business units.

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Laguna Clothing's non-iron journey

After years of perseverance, Laguna Clothing has mastered the application of their unique non-iron technology to fine fabrics to meet the needs of a constantly-evolving niche market.

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Aquarelle Group: 3D Virtual Design & Sampling

The fashion industry is known to be a fast-evolving one and this gives rise to a constant need for evolution and innovation. The reduction of production lead time and costs are key problems in such an industry. The Aquarelle Group, proud winner of the Best Quality Circle Award at the CIEL Innovation Awards 2019, has thus proposed a time- and cost-saving solution: 3D Virtual Design and Sampling. This method uses cutting-edge 3D technology from the designing of a garment all the way down to the retailing process.

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Rencontre avec Charline Le Corre, la Front End & Sales Manager de Tropic Knits

Charline Lacorre, une jeune femme dynamique et une énergie positive à revendre ! Elle enchaîne des sessions de travail, véritables moments d’échanges avec ses collaborateurs, dans une ambiance conviviale. La Front-End & Sales Manager de Tropic Knits a su, à force de détermination et de son écoute active, imposer son savoir-faire et son sens des responsabilités auprès de ses équipes. Portrait.

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Aquarelle Clothing Tana remporte le CIEL Textile CMEA Madagascar 2019

C’est dans une ambiance de fête que s’est déroulée le « CIEL Textile Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Award Madagascar 2019 » le samedi 12 octobre au Centre de Conférence International, à Ivato à Madagascar. Cet évènement, devenue une tradition chez CIEL Textile, est venu une nouvelle fois récompenser l’excellence au sein des différentes unités de production de vêtements du Groupe. Le titre principal, à savoir le « Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Award » qui vient récompenser l’unité ayant démontré les meilleurs niveaux d’excellence toutes catégories confondues, a été attribué à Aquarelle Clothing Tana qui a également raflé le prix du « Best Human Resource Management ». Les « Runner up » dans cette catégorie sont : Floreal Bangladesh, Aquarelle India IPL RCC et Aquarelle Clothing Grand Bois.

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Ferney Spinning Mills – Carding & Spinning Department remporte le Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Award 2019

Samedi 14 septembre 2019, Pailles - Le « CIEL Textile Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Award » qui récompense les unités de production de tissus et de fils de CIEL Textile, s’est tenu le samedi 14 septembre au Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles. Cette 12e édition a été marquée par la présence du Ministre du Travail et des Relations Industrielles, de la Formation et de l’Emploi, l’honorable Soodesh Callichurn, de l’équipe managériale du Groupe CIEL & CIEL Textile, ainsi que de toute la grande famillle de CIEL Textile. Le titre principal, à savoir le « Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Award » qui vient récompenser l’unité ayant démontré les meilleurs niveaux d’excellence toutes catégories confondues, a été attribué à Ferney Spinning Mills – Carding & Spinning Department tandis que le prix du « Sustainability Best Practice » est allé à CFL. Le prix du « Most Improved Award » a été raflé par le département Finishing de CDL.

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Le développement durable : l’opportunité de révolutionner l’industrie du textile

Tribune de Pami Kular, Responsable développement durable de CIEL Textile, publiée dans les colonnes de Business Magazine le mercredi 19 juin 2019. Vous le savez certainement, l’industrie du textile est considérée comme étant l’une des plus polluantes. Fort de ce constat, il est de notre responsabilité d’agir. Mais par où commencer ? Comment faire ? Comment améliorer les choses tout en restant compétitif sans mettre à mal la viabilité et le futur de l’entreprise ? Au niveau de CIEL Textile, nous avons fait le choix d’assumer la réalité, mais aussi de nous engager à repenser nos méthodes en impliquant l’ensemble de nos 20 000 employés répartis sur 5 pays. Car le changement passe avant tout par les idées, actions et comportements des hommes et des femmes au quotidien. Ce n’est qu’en pensant différemment que nous pouvons agir différemment !

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Eshan Rassool : « Tous les éléments autour de moi sont sources d’inspiration, il n’y a pas de limite à la créativité, c’est ce qui fait la beauté de mon métier »

Le « Design Leadership » contribue aujourd’hui à la valeur ajoutée de l’offre de Tropic Knits. Eshan Rassool, Head of Design, compte plus 20 ans d’expérience dans le monde de la mode et nous parle de l’évolution de son métier - développement durable, nouvelles technologies et génération Y entre autres.

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Tropic Knits Group adopts 6S management techniques

Lean manufacturing is the systematic approach to identify and eliminate all forms of waste and non-value -added activities (NVA) from the business value stream. It is a comprehensive set of tools & techniques. 6S is a basic tool and the first step in Lean Manufacturing, which is a Japanese concept for organising a standard workplace and work to reduce waste (in terms of searching time, materials, non value-added activities) to provide a safe working environment and to achieve Operational Excellence.

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Le textile : une industrie du futur!

Nous sommes depuis plus d’une décennie au tournant d’une industrie qui se transforme, une industrie qui doit répondre à l’évolution d’un marché chaque jour plus complexe et plus exigeant. Nous sommes au cœur de l’industrie 4.0 qui remet en question les moyens traditionnels de production. Comment y parvenir ? Il nous faut repenser tous les modèles classiques et bâtir une société agile qui puisse s’adapter aux changements constants des tendances et des marchés.

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Annabelle Lonborg-Nielsen, directrice de la 361° Leadership & Management Academy : "Le 'talent management' n'est pas juste un mot à la mode"

Le 'talent management' s'intègre dans une stratégie globale pour atteindre des objectifs concrets de l'entreprise. Interview d'Annabelle Lonborg-Nielsen, directrice de la 361° Leadership and Management Academy - Le Défi Quotidien, 4 mars 2019, par Sneha Peryagh

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Ayaz Tajoo, Co-General Manager, Aquarelle Maurice & Madagascar : "Il ne faudrait pas tourner le dos à l'industrie du textile..."

Interview dans le journal Le Dimanche/L'Hebdo - 10-16 février 2019 - Kamlesh Bhuckory Le textile a connu une importante transformation et le talent des travailleurs étrangers aussi bien que celui des Mauriciens est essentiel pour faire tourner cette industrie. Le textile recommence à attirer les mauriciens et offre des possibilités de carrière aussi bien dans le design, le marketing, la formation, la gestion que dans le développement durable...

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Tropic Knits part of founding signatories of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

UN Climate Change News, Katowice, 10 December 2018 – The global fashion sector today significantly increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the auspices of UN Climate Change, leading fashion brands, retailers, supplier organizations, and others, including a major shipping company, have agreed to collectively address the climate impact of the fashion sector across its entire value chain.

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Ferney Spinning Mills: Sustainable Future

Mauritius-based wool yarn producer Ferney Spinning Mills is aiming to capitalise on the growing demand for wool products through a range of new initiatives. Twist spoke to the company’s general manager Mushtaq Sooltangos to find out about the company’s plans.

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Tropic Knits Group participated in the discussion around United Nation Fashion Industry Charter for the Climate Action

Zaynab Khodabocus, Sustainability Manager, participated in the discussion around the Charter in Bonn, Germany, earlier in September together with leaders of the fashion industry who mobilised to fight #ClimateChange.

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CIEL Textile empowering communities through 'ACT for our Community' programme

While CIEL Textile has been involved in various CSR-related actions for many years, the Act For Our Community initiative, launched in 2016, brings employees’ involvement to a whole new level. Performing small actions with great love has become part of their value system as they drive several events throughout the year, building solidarity amongst their employees. Some 10,000 employees across five countries, Mauritius, Madagascar, South Africa, India and Bangladesh, have raised more than MUR 7 million to support NGOs in their respective surrounding communities last year.

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CFEA 2018 - CIEL Textile récompense ses équipes de vente et de marketing

La première édition du CIEL Textile Chairman’s Front-End Excellence Award 2018 (CFEA), s’est tenue le samedi 20 octobre dans l’ancienne usine de Ferney, tranformée spécialement pour cet événement centré autour de l’innovation. Le titre principal, à savoir le « Chairman’s Marketing Excellence Award » qui vient récompenser l’équipe ayant démontré le meilleur niveau d’excellence, a été attribué à Laguna Inde tandis que le trophée de « Best Design & Product Development Team » est allé à Aquarelle Inde. Le prix du «Best Front-End Back Office Team» a été, quant à lui, raflé par l’équipe de Tropic Knits Maurice dirigée par Charline Le Corre.

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Pami Kular, Head of Sustainability - CIEL Textile : "nous pouvons contrôler 80% de l’impact environnemental des vêtements que nous produisons... au moment du design de nos produits."

Interview dans Le Défi Quotidien, par Sneha Peryagh - 6 août 2018 Le développement durable est un enjeu pour toutes les industries et pas uniquement pour le secteur du textile. Toutefois, avec la consommation grandissante de vêtements dans le monde, soit plus de 80 milliards de vêtements fabriqués annuellement, il est important de revoir notre impact sur l’environnement et d’essayer, entre autres, de réduire notre empreinte carbone sur chaque pièce produite en adoptant de nouvelles techniques et outils pour nous accompagner dans cette transformation.

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#ActForOurEnvironment : CIEL Textile ready to beat plastic pollution!

On Saturday 9 June, CIEL Textile family took a strong stand to beat plastic pollution in our offices, community and daily lives. Creativity, passion and determination were the key ingredients that made the #ActForOurEnvironment day, one which was impactful in terms of awareness, bonding and community engagement! Check out our initiatives !

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CIEL Textile wins the Innovation & Sustainability Award 2018 at Woolworths Suppliers’ Conference

Kudos to CIEL Textile teams for winning the Innovation & Sustainability Award 20l8 on April 20 ! This yearly event recognises CIEL Textile commitment to produce quality and sustainable products.

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From manufacturing to fashion design

The Mauritian textile industry has come a long way. From a mere manufacturing industry, it is relentlessly reinventing itself and further pushing the frontiers. As a major actor in this sector, CIEL Textile has consistently reengineered itself by adopting a holistic approach to enlarge its range of services and products. Tropic Knits, along with the other groups of the textile cluster, has embraced this transition and substantially revisited its offer.

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Aquarelle Grand Bois wins the CIEL Textile Chairman's Manufacturing Excellence Award 2017 in Bangalore, India

The CIEL Textile Chairman's Manufacturing Excellence Award 2017, rewarding the three garment making units of CIEL Textile (namely Floreal Knitwear, Tropic Knits and Aquarelle Clothing) took place on October 15 in Bangalore, India. CIEL Group's directors and the top management of CIEL Textile were all present at the award ceremony.

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Discussion with Eric Dorchies, the new Chief Operating Officer of CIEL Textile

CIEL Textile Limited has a new Chief Operating Officer ! After +/- 20 years in top leadership roles in CIEL Textile, and 14 years as Chief Executive Officer of the Woven Cluster of CIEL Textile (also known as Aquarelle Group), Eric Dorchies talks about his vision as the new COO of CIEL Textile Ltd.

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Interview of Zaynab Khodabocus, Environmental Manager at Tropic Knits Group in ASOS's supplier newsletter

Tropic Knits Group, key supplier for brands in the global market, has initiated in 2015 a 5-year plan regarding Sustainability at work. ASOS interviewed Zaynab Khodabocus, Environmental Manager at Tropic Knits Group, for its supplier newsletter, to gain an insight into their stance on implementing sustainability.

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Consolidated Fabrics Ltd (CFL) remporte le Chairman's Manufacturing Excellence Award 2017 de CIEL Textile

Samedi 23 septembre 2017, Pailles – Le « CIEL Textile Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Award » récompensant les unités du Groupe à forte intensité de capitaux s’est tenu le samedi 23 septembre au Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre. Trois unités de CIEL Textile, CDL Knits, Consolidated Fabrics Ltd (CFL) et Ferney Spinning Mills Ltd (FSM) étaient concernées par ce concours.

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CIEL Textile mise sur l’innovation pour assurer une croissance durable

"Miser sur l'innovation pour assurer une croissance durable", tel était le mot d'ordre des deux rendez-vous stratégiques annuels de Tropic Knits Group & d'Aquarelle Group qui ont eu lieu un peu plus tôt ce mois-ci. Le but de ces deux rencontres stratégiques : faire un point sur l'actuel positionnement des deux entités, faire un bilan de l'année écoulée, et surtout échanger autour des attentes des clients et de l'évolution du monde du Textile.

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How are pullovers made ?

Sweaters and pullovers: one of winter’s trendiest, softest and warmest treats to throw on or bundle in during cold snaps. While the early sweaters were hand-knit from start to finish, have you got an idea how these garments are made in this modern era?

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Aquarelle : Passionate entrepreneurs in action

Pursuing on the theme of entrepreneurship, our interlocutor in this current issue is none other than Aquarelle’s CEO, Eric Dorchies.

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CIEL Textile employees engage in volunteer work : ACT For Our Community program

Involving all CIEL Textile employees willingly dedicating a part of their time for volunteer work in their respective neighbourhoods, the ACT For Our Community program is a philosophy and a way of living that extends to the 20 production units of CIEL Textile around the world.

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The Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2017

The Chairman’s Manufacturing Excellence Awards, celebrated each year since 2008, aims to reward the best performing employees of CIEL Textile.

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CIEL Stories

CIEL Limited reports financial results for the Full Year 2020-2021

The decisive actions taken by CIEL in response to the global pandemic in early 2020 have enabled the Group to emerge stronger and leaner out of the crisis. Group revenue of MUR 17.9 bn and EBITDA of MUR 2.7 bn resulted in an EBITDA margin of 15.1% for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 (2020: 14.6%), despite revenue that has not yet fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels. CIEL’s profit after tax for the year stood at MUR 446M compared to MUR 2,178M losses in the prior period.

The global crisis did not stop the Group from looking to the future and continuing to work on the quality and resilience of its portfolio: it divested certain non-core assets such as the Kanuhura resort in the Maldives and the healthcare insurance business in Uganda.