Leading towel manufacturer Abhishek Industries (AIL) has won the prestigious IKEA 'Best Supplier TASA (Trade Area - South Asia) Quality Award for year 2008-09. The award was conferred at the high profile ceremony of IKEA Annual Supplier's Day held in New Delhi on 30 October 2009.
Ikea and AIL share a common agenda on ethical business practices, sustainability & contributing to the development of people, society & environment at large. Apart from Terry business, Ikea and AIL have strengthened their partnership through another important initiative known as - 'Better Cotton Initiative '. It is an initiative to promote measurable improvements in cotton cultivation to make it more economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable.
Ikea is one of the biggest retailers in Europe with a global presence and is amongst the top 3 most trusted global brands. AIL is one of Ikea's major suppliers for the Towels and Toweling products. In the recent past AIL has been awarded with many coveted awards by retail big wigs like Walmart, JC Penney etc. AIL is part of the Rs. 2500 crore conglomerate Trident Group having interests in Home Textiles, Yarn, Paper, Chemicals, IT & Energy.
The company made this announcement during the trading hours today, 04 November 2009.