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SDI Group seals deal with Astas for Turkish fashion market

18 June 2013

SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has established a presence in the Turkish automation market through an exclusive distributor arrangement with Astas, the Istanbul based sewing machine and cutting equipment supplier to the country’s expansive textile industry.

Founded in 1980, and with a turnover today of £60 million, Astas is one of the largest providers of sewing machines to the garment manufacturing sector and has over twenty offices located in major towns and cities at the heart of the Turkish textile trade.

Gordon Smith, CEO at SDI Group, commented: "We are delighted to be working with Astas, a company with such a dominant position in Turkey’s important garment manufacturing sector. This strategic alliance will create a powerful platform for delivering SDI Group’s sortation technology for hanging garments and boxed items to Turkey’s apparel industry, clothing brand distributors and fashion retailers."

 
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