Sri Lanka’s Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills, the fabric arm of the diversified business Hayleys Group has launched its own knitted fabrics brand called INNO.

According to Lanka Business Online, the brand was launched through the company’s own Innovation Centre, in order to supply new fashion value added and functional fabric requirements to the current market.

The new brand was showcased at a fashion show at the Hayleys Group Chairman’s Awards Night held at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo recently.

“We aim to take the company to the next level in the fabric industry and with the launch of ‘Inno’ we have become the top Innovation Centre for weft knitted fabrics locally,” MD of Hayleys MGT, Rohan Goonetilleke said.

Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC., commenced operations in 1992 with an initial investment of US$ 4 million and a production capacity of 7,000 Kg per week.

Today, it has grown into a large organisation with the total investment in the region of US$ 200 million and the production capacity up to 250,000 Kg per week. The employee base has increased from 40 to 1100, and the annual turnover is in excess of US$ 61 million.

Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills, located at a 34 acre site at Narthupana Estate in Horana, is a diversified fabric mill with a capacity of 1000 tons/month to knit, dye and finish all types of knitted fabrics such as cottons, cotton blends, polyester, polyester blends, viscose and micro modals. It also has the capability of in-house printing with 16 colour printing machines, fabric brushing machines and suedeing machines.

According to the company’s website, Hayleys is accredited by Marks & Spencer, NEXT, George, Tesco & Decathlon. Its knitted fabrics product range includes single jersey, fleece, interlock, pique, rib, polar fleece/micro fleece including Antipil and special knitted fabric finishes such as Moisture Management, Real Cool Cotton, Gold and American Finishes. It also includes printed and Lycra based knitted fabric and jacquard collars.

www.hayleysmgt.com