CKT Apparel (Pvt) Limited, Mihila is the newest addition to the group focused on being environment Friendly. This is a state of the art fully fledged, totally integrated facility to handle knit products with a capacity to produce of over a half a million pieces per month , generating employment to rural youth. This has the capacity to handle about 1200 staff to handle its core manufacturing operations. It also has ancillary capabilities such as fully fledged modern Canteen, Welfare Shop, Recreation Room, Library and a Net Café.
Production Area: 96,000 sq. ft
Capacity: 70,000 standard hours [At capacity with 21 lines]
What is unique in this factory is its commitment to reduce the Carbon Foot Print in the process and among the key features are,
- Reduction of energy usage.
- Usage of renewable energy
- Reduction of Water usage.
- Waste Management.
- Harmonious integration with Bio Diversity.
- Community development.
Reduction of Energy Usage
- Replacing Air condition with Evaporative Cooling System.
- Prismatic Skylights to capture filtered sunlight for indoor lighting.
- Fully insulated reflective roof.
- Heat reflective film coated windows.
- Energy saving equipment & fixtures.
Usage of renewable energy
- Usage of Solar Panels.
- Solar Powered street lamps.
- Usage of Solar Energy for water heating.
Reduction of Water usage by
- Recycling of treated waste water.
- Rain Water Harvesting.
- Water saving fixtures.
Waste Management
- “Zero waste to landfill policy”.
- Segregation, recycling or reusing of solid waste.
- Reusing treated waste water.
Harmonious integration with Bio Diversity.
Established a bio diversity refuge consisting of a wet land and a wood lot in the front.
A tropical mini rain forest dedicated to 74 species of flora over 40 species birds 7 species of butterflies and many endemic ecosystems in the compound documented and monitored by IUCN.
Community development.
“Ran Aswanu Programme” carried out with farming community of the area to facilitate, educate and encourage developing nontraditional crops such as fruits and vegetables.
Helping the educational, health & religious institutions.
What’s more unique in this facility is…
- Awarded the world’s first Gold rated LEED certificate for an apparel factory under new construction category by United State’s Green Building Council.
- Certified for ISO 14001: 2004 for its Environment Management Systems practiced in the facility awarded by United Kingdom Accredited Services through SGS.
- SA 8000 compliant.
In the process of being certified for OSHAS 18001 in the immediate future.
