Contact Communications, a young company, dynamic and professional to the core, offers a comprehensive and up to date information package to apparel manufacturers, exporters and importers, covering the latest products, markets, export performance of India and neighbouring countries, explanations of complex laws and procedures linked with the industry, market watch on developments within the industry and other items of topical interest through targeted publications and its websites, www.apparelresources.com and www.stitchworld.net

Apparel Online is India’s only news magazine to provide exclusive and in-depth coverage of the garment export trade and industry. Carrying news, views and analyses for the industry and in many ways, by the industry, Apparel Online highlights issues related to and for the apparel industry regarding products, markets, trends, sourcing strategies, compliance and human resource concerns. StitchWorld, the monthly magazine on technology and management in the sewn product industry, acts as a catalyst to customise developments in technology. It covers all facets of sewn product technology and management, whether in the apparel, footwear, home furnishing or upholstery industry. Trend Fusion, is a bi-annual trade publication to showcase the design, product development and manufacturing capabilities of garment exporting companies. A Complete East West Trend Fusion, the aim is to facilitate apparel buying from the Indian sub-continent through distribution (of the magazine) at various international trade fairs. To make this publication an even more useful reference for the buyer, editorial contents highlighting the strengths of different regional hubs in India and also international trend forecasts by leading agencies feature in the sourcebook. An annual publication, Resource Guide — a Trimmings and Embellishments Buying Guide — lists all manufacturers, exporters, importers, distributors and retailers of merit for anything needed, from buttons to thread to zippers to laces, etc. The distribution of 30,000 copies of the Resource Guide is most rigorously screened to ensure the best results for both users and advertisers. apparelresources.com is a comprehensive online informatiion module for the global apparel industry. International News, Views, Articles, and updates on the happenings in the Indian sub-continent feature prominently. A list of select buyers, exporters and resource providers with company briefs and contact details is a value added service.

We, besides bringing out our own publications, provide editorial support to magazines published by prestigious organisations, including the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi and other well known trading houses.

We publish industry focussed books like Managing Productivity in the Apparel Industry by Dr. Rajesh Bheda, Improving Working Conditions and Productivity in the Garment Industry, by Juan Carlos Hiba as adapted to the Indian environment by Dr. Rajesh Bheda; Quality Assurance for the Retailers by Dr. Pradip V Mehta. We also bring out technical bulletins, the latest being Pucker Free Seams by Prabir Jana and YP Garg; more are in the pipeline.

As part of our corporate commitment, Contact Communications sponsors seminars, workshops for trend forecasts and other topical subjects.