As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, the business of the Omis-based Galeb, since 1951, when several hundred workers worked with the machines of the time boiling and intertwining the first cotton threads, all the way to today’s company with more than 340 workers, a common denominator has remained present – success.
The Croatian Galeb company is interesting as it is currently the only vertically integrated manufacturer of knitted products in all of Croatia, it’s also a strong, large enterprise and exporter with a prominent position and results in the Croatian textile industry. It also stands out because of its strategic focus on development and innovation.
In addition to all of the above, despite the strengthening of competition for imported products, the Croatian Galeb company has successfully maintained the entire production process and distribution in Croatia, through its own retail and wholesale network in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In addition, they’re in a new development phase with the aim of rejuvenating their well known brand, in order to increase the share of customers from the young population while retaining their existing loyal customers. That includes, they say, their so-called ”export offensive”. The business of this important component of the Tekstilpromet Group is managed by director Josip Aracic.
”Our complete production process “from the yarn to the finished products” takes place in Omis – the production of knitwear, chemical finishing, design, tailoring, sewing and packaging, and with more than 340 employees, today we’re the only vertically integrated manufacturer of knitted products in Croatia, which continuously invests in the latest technological breakthroughs. This occurs in all phases of textile production, as well as in the expertise and knowledge of our employees, whose craft and skill we’re proud of,” said Aracic, adding that all of Galeb’s products have been tested with a very precise method and they have the Oeko-Tex 100 certificate to their name, too.
This is confirmed once a year through testing at a German licensed institute. Thus, for their 100 percent ”healthy” products, in the year in which they celebrate their 70th birthday, in the midst of a global pandemic, they have concluded new, extremely significant deals. They are especially looking forward to the new job they just got for NATO.
This is otherwise the Croatian Galeb company’s second contract for the delivery of goods to NATO, which is obviously an additional indicator of their quality and competitiveness.
“We believe that getting a new job for NATO is a great reference that will be used in Galeb’s business. It’s a demanding procedure with a number of specifics, among other things because it isn’t known for whom exactly the items are being procured and that a very large number of bidders were invited to compete with their bids, so we got the job amid strong international competition,” said Aracic of the deal.
The new job for NATO in the segment is functional underwear, within the framework of a signed three-year contract with the possibility of an extension. This definitely sets the Omis company apart from the rest of the textile industry as it is the only one that has managed to meet NATO’s incredibly high tender standards twice during Croatian independence.
With many years of experience and cooperation in equipping the military industry in the Republic of Croatia and abroad under their belts, they have achieved exceptional business references and, according to Aracic, they’re very much ready for new challenges and further growth with constant innovation.
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