The Pakistan Mega Leather Show is a series of vibrant, annual events promoting a wide range of leather products; including Footwear, Garments, Gloves, etc
Lahore (Pakistan Point News - 30th Jan, 2019 ) The Pakistan Mega Leather Show is a series of vibrant, annual events promoting a wide range of leather products; including Footwear, Garments, Gloves, etc. It is jointly orchestrated by four highly resourceful industrial associations including; footwear, leather goods, tanneries, gloves and leather garments. The PMLS 2019was the biggest exhibition of leather-based products in the country’s history.
The foreign exhibitors also include many Chinese organizations, who have shown keen interest in the growing leather industry of Pakistan participated in PMLS. The event also comprised of B2B meetings that were held on all three days. This marvelous event was also attended by many International Footwear Journalists, Footwear designers, and buyers of footwear and leather-goods and Pakistani consumers. Mr.Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Adviser to Prime Minister to Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production, and Investment inaugurated the 2nd largest event of Southeast Asia ‘Pakistan Mega Leather Show 2019’ (PMLS18) on 28th January, 2018.
The Ambassador for Italy - His Excellency, Dr. Stefano Pontecorvo, specially participated in this grand event and interacted with entrepreneurs, businessmen and buyer from Pakistan and abroad. Mr.Abdul Razzaq Dawood congratulated the members of Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PFMA) and Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) on the success of this event. The Adviser to Prime Minister also visited the stalls and interacted with national and international exhibitors.
The PMLS19 is being held from 27th till 29th of January, 2019 at Lahore International Expo Centre. The revolutionary 3-day event displays more than 150 stalls and is expected to attract more than 15,000 visitors, providing them access to vital information and networking opportunities with the national and international customers. The Chairman of Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PFMA) - Mr. Hassan Javed and Chairman Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) - Mr.
Agha Saddain, during the Inauguration ceremony, commented on the great potential of Pakistan’s leather industry and stated that; “Pakistan Mega Leather Show 2019 is a great success. We have received overwhelming response from entrepreneurs, investors and all other stakeholders of this industry. PMLS 2019 is the second largest footwear and Leather exhibition of Southeast Asia. Production and tanning of leather along with manufacturing of leather-goods is the second biggest export-oriented industry in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan.
The rapid growth of this industry has attracted many international buyers to invest into training facilities for this labor-intensive industry. These investments will improve the technical skills and productivity of the laborers involved in manufacturing leather goods”. The Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PFMA) in collaboration with Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) has organized PMLS 2019 to promote this robust industrial sector globally.
The senior members of both the bodies were present at the event. The forum provided a viable platform for nurturing stronger ties or collaborations between the allied industries of the Leather Sector of Pakistan. It also features a special exhibition of the high-quality products being produced by the leather manufacturing industry of Pakistan. The PMLS 2019 has attracted potential buyers and investors from China, India, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Cyprus, USA, UAE, Spain and Tunisia. Given the sheer scale of this show and its benefits for these businesses, maximum participation from the Government sector was also witnessed. The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industries and other regulatory institutions have provided unprecedented support for this event too.
