Which, once successful hosiery company was set up by Asil Nadir?
"for £270,000. Asil Nadir took over as Chief Executive on 7 July 1980. On 8 July 1980 Polly Peck launched a rights issue to raise £1.5m of new capital for investments abroad. In 1982 Nadir began the early ventures. These included Uni-Pac Packaging Industries Ltd, Voyager Kibris Ltd, and Sunzest Trading Ltd, three companies incorporated in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Uni-Pac was a corrugated box manufacturer and packaging company formed to take advantage of surplus citrus fruit being grown in Cyprus, which was forecast to produce a minimum of £2.1 million profit. Voyager Kibris Ltd was used to"
"and the HOSIERY & KNITWEAR INDUSTRY N. Corah & Sons N. Corah and Sons was a manufacturer of hosiery and textiles, located in Leicester in the United Kingdom. At one time it was the largest knitwear producer in Europe, and its products had a major influence on the development and prosperity of the Marks & Spencer chain of retail stores. The company was founded by Nathaniel Corah at the Globe Inn, Silver Street, in Leicester – a building which still survives, and which at that time was closely associated with the city's stockingers. Corah's business model was to buy completed"
"to international hotels such as Adlon Kempinski, Dorchester Savoy, George Shanvk and Waldorf Astoria, which would inspire his own eventual entry into the hospitality industry. In 1958, he joined hands with Brooks Brothers to announce Bleeding Madras fabric, which later had clients like Tommy Hilfiger, Wal-Mart, Liz Claiborne and Macy's. Later that year, he started a lace-weaving unit in Sahar, Mumbai. In 1957, Nair was part of a delegation of the All India Handloom Board to West Germany, which involved visits to Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich and Hamburg. Following his stay at the Kempinsky Hotel in Budapest, he realized the need"
"his cousin Shanmuga Nadar travelled to Calcutta in the year 1922 and stayed there for 8 months learning about the match industry. Upon their return to Sivakasi, they started the first handmade safety matches factory (National Matches) with machines imported from Germany. The business eventually diversified into manufacturing of fireworks and yarn. Ayya Nadar later ventured into printing business and an educational institution. Ayyan Nadar the first generation entrepreneur, in the year 1925 started National Fireworks in Sivakasi. In 1926, they separated and established two separate match industries with Ayya Nadar's Anil (""squirrel"") brand competing with Shanmuga Nadar's kaka (""crow"")"
"Nassa Group NASSA Group of Industries was founded in 1990 by business entrepreneur Nazrul Islam Mazumder. Under his leadership, the group has expanded rapidly to achieve status as one of Bangladesh's largest industrial conglomerate and one of the most significant investors in the country's economy. NASSA Group Limited has interests in Garment Manufacturing, Banking, Real Estate, Stock Brokering, Education and Travel. The first venture In 1990, Mr Nazrul Islam Mazumder, along with his colleagues Saiful Islam, Mamun Abdullah, Nazrul Islam Swapan, Mr Altaf and the late Mr Kamrul, started their first factory, Starlight Knit-wear, under the NASSA Group's banner. The"
"Chemicals Travancore Limited, Hindustan Newsprint Limited, and Cochin Refineries. However, a labour strike forced him to close down his business, after which he went to Saudi Arabia in 1978 where he started a small trading business. Two years later, he moved into construction, and established Nasser Al Hajri Corporation with 150 employees, which has over the years grown to become the flagship company of his business group, RP Group, which is known to employ over 70,000 employees across its businesses. The shopping mall in South Kerala, RP Mall at Kollam city is owned by Pillai. Pillai has expanded his business"
"north of the city was instituted during his tenure, which helped in the expansion of population and industries in the drought-prone town. <br> Ayya Nadar P. Ayya Nadar (1905–1982) was an Indian entrepreneur from the southern city of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. He along with Shanmuga Nadar is credited for transforming the small village of Sivakasi into a thriving industrial town with firecracker, matchbox and printing industries. He was the founder of Anil brand (Squirrel) matches, which later turned into Ayya Fireworks, and Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College. He was born in 1905 in Sivakasi to Palaniappa Nadar and Nagammal."
"steel company based in Nador. In 2000, he became a member of the Executive board of ONA Group, where Morocco's Royal family are one of the main shareholders, and CEO of Brasseries du Maroc. He joined the Ministry of the Interior in 2002. The Moroccan Interior Ministry arrested 56 suspected terrorists in six cities on August 7, 2006. The suspects, believed to be members of the Jammaat Ansar El Mehdi terrorist organization, include soldiers and wives of two pilots for Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan state airline. Explosives, laboratory materials and propaganda leaflets were seized by police. In 2003 suicide"
"Ayya Nadar P. Ayya Nadar (1905–1982) was an Indian entrepreneur from the southern city of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. He along with Shanmuga Nadar is credited for transforming the small village of Sivakasi into a thriving industrial town with firecracker, matchbox and printing industries. He was the founder of Anil brand (Squirrel) matches, which later turned into Ayya Fireworks, and Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College. He was born in 1905 in Sivakasi to Palaniappa Nadar and Nagammal. He was married to Janaki Ammal with whom he has four sons and daughters. He died in year 1981. Ayya Nadar along with"
"the loose design, which made life more comfortable in the country's hot climate. Maskit enjoyed worldwide success in the 1960s, with clients that included Audrey Hepburn. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Maskit employed 2,000 people, with ten stores in Israel and one in New York. Maskit garments were sold by Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. The company closed in 1994 but it was reopened in 2013 by Nir and Sharon Tal, who had worked for Deloitte and Alexander McQueen. One of the investors was Israeli businessman Stef Wertheimer, founder of the industrial tool manufacturer Iscar purchased"
"Kayser-Roth Kayser-Roth Corporation (a subsidiary of Golden Lady) is an intimate apparel and hosiery manufacturer based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company currently markets two brands in North America, ""No Nonsense"" and ""HUE"". Julius Kayser & Co., the predecessor to the modern Kayser-Roth Corporation, was founded in the early 20th century by Julius Kayser and was a notable manufacturer of hosiery, lingerie and gloves. In 1958, the company purchased the Chester H. Roth Company, forming Kayser-Roth. Alfred P. Slaner, the first head of the merged company, developed ""Supp-Hose"" hosiery. In 1973, in order to compete with the ""L'eggs"" brand (currently"
"group currently owns following companies: Saigol Group The Saigol Group is a Pakistani conglomerate company which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. The company was founded by Amin Saigol in 1930s with a small shop that eventually developed into the Kohinoor Rubber Works. The group is managed by three Saigol brothers: Tariq, Nasim and Taufeeq. Also part of the family is sister Naz Saigol, now married to Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha. In 1948, the Saigols migrated from Calcutta and initiated their business in Faisalabad, the textile city of Pakistan, under the banner of Kohinoor Industries Limited. Tariq Saigol, the eldest brother,"
"Assyrians escaping the Assyrian genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire fled from northwestern Iran and southern Turkey built a small town which they initially called Bet-Zalin. One of the most important funders of the early development projects in the city was Masoud Asfar, an Assyrian who survived the Massacres of Diyarbakır (1895) as a young child. Masoud, along with stepbrother, whose last name was Najjar, established the Asfar & Najjar Corporation, a company that produced wheat in Qamishli. Throughout the 1920s–1940s, the Asfar & Najjar Corporation funded hospitals, Assyrian schools, and churches throughout the city. However, in the 1960s"
"Lux Industries Lux industries limited, previously known as Biswanath Hosiery Mills, is an Indian underwear company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Its offerings include various kinds of hosiery products for men, women and children. It is one of the oldest underwear companies in India. Lux Industries was set up as the Biswanath Hosiery Mills in 1957 by the late Girdharilalji Todi. Girdharilalji's sons took over the operating responsibilities in 1964. The next 20 years saw the company growing 100 times in size through a series of marketing and manufacturing innovations. This included launching the Consumer Coupon Scheme in 1992"
"N. Corah & Sons N. Corah and Sons was a manufacturer of hosiery and textiles, located in Leicester in the United Kingdom. At one time it was the largest knitwear producer in Europe, and its products had a major influence on the development and prosperity of the Marks & Spencer chain of retail stores. The company was founded by Nathaniel Corah at the Globe Inn, Silver Street, in Leicester – a building which still survives, and which at that time was closely associated with the city's stockingers. Corah's business model was to buy completed stockings in Leicester, and to sell"
"August 1955. Kayser manufactured ladies gloves, lingerie, and hosiery. Holeproof's fixed assets were absorbed by Kayser during a five-year period concluding on June 30, 1960. In the late 1920s, a successful hosiery manufacturer, Staley & Staley Ltd, started making ladies hosiery under licence from the Holeproof Hosiery Company in Milwaukee, USA. The company went public in 1929 and opened the first Holeproof mill at Brunswick, Victoria in 1930, becoming the first manufacturer to produce and market Australian-made self-supporting socks. During the 1930s, Holeproof revolutionised the Australian market by promoting their products as a sought-after fashion accessory. The Australian company is"
"Harris Nadar D Harris Nadar was a South Indian Entrepreneur and pioneer in Gold trading. He was born in the year 1910. Late Mr. Harris Nadar started a jewellery business, with a very small investment, way back in 1940, in his native village Palliyadi (25 km from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India). He set out to create and sell custom-made gold ornaments and defined that as the business’ core objective. His passion for his trade skill earned him a highly respectable name in the market and among its elites i.e. Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The jewels he created became famous for"
"far as to British-Colonial Burma. His success and innovation inspired prominent individuals and even brought many Chief Ministers of various states like Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, K. Kamaraj, E. M. S. Namboodiripad to him. Harris Nadar D Harris Nadar was a South Indian Entrepreneur and pioneer in Gold trading. He was born in the year 1910. Late Mr. Harris Nadar started a jewellery business, with a very small investment, way back in 1940, in his native village Palliyadi (25 km from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India). He set out to create and sell custom-made gold ornaments and defined that as the business’ core"
"No"", ""The World Is Not Enough"" and ""Casino Royale"", 1974's ""The Great Gatsby"" and more recently, """" and its sequel, """". Although predominantly a gentleman's dresser, it also specialises in ladies pyjamas (as seen on Sophia Loren in "";A Countess from Hong Kong"",) as well as bespoke shirts. All of its shirts, accessories and clothing is made in England. Turnbull & Asser was founded in 1885 by John Arthur Turnbull, a hosier and shirtmaker at 3 Church Place, St. James's. Turnbull met Ernest Asser, a salesman, later on in 1893. Together, they opened a hosiery under the name ""John Arthur"
"collecting it from cable companies in other states and selling it in Mumbai. In 1976, Anil Agarwal acquired Shamsher Sterling Corporation, a manufacturer of enameled copper, among other products, with a bank loan. For the next 10 years, he ran both businesses. In 1986, he set up a factory to manufacture jelly-filled cables, creating Sterlite Industries. He soon realized that the profitability of his business was volatile, fluctuating with the prices of his raw materials: copper and aluminium. So he decided to control his input costs by manufacturing the metals instead of buying them. In 1993, Sterlite Industries became the"
"purchase the Sheraton Voyager Hotel in Turkey and to build resort hotels in Northern Cyprus. In September 1982 Nadir acquired a major stake of 57% in a textile trader, Cornell, whose shares were considered penny shares. Cornell rose from 26p to over 100p as soon as Nadir's interest was confirmed. Nadir had Cornell sell a rights issue, raising £2.76 million. This capital, plus a further £6 million from Polly Peck, was used to set up the 'Niksar' mineral water bottling plant in Turkey. Niksar subsequently sold an estimated 100 million bottles of water to the Middle East. In 1983, Nadir"
"and he was recruited as wireless officer, and posted in Abbottabad (in present-day Pakistan). He would later rise to rank of Captain in the Maratha Light Infantry. In 1950, he married Leela, the daughter of industrialist A.K Nair, after whom he would name his future hotel chain. Nair resigned from the Indian Army in 1951. After resigning from the Army in 1951, Nair helped establish the All India Handloom Board. At the Board he played a major role in marketing hand-spun Indian yarn in the United States. Through frequent business trips to Europe and the United States, Nair gained exposure"
"fighter, social worker and their ex sarpanch Late Bajrang Lal Asopa, also known as Netaji. He worked for welfare of the village and his so-called ""Fakira Fauz"". After he died, a statue of him was placed in the main market and in the Gram Panchayat. Napasar has industries in manufacturing woolen shawls, cotton chaddars (robes), textiles, tiles, PVC, timber, food processing bhujia and papad, among other things. Their textile and cotton industries are growing fast. Many people in Napasar have jobs in agriculture or investment. Because of the large number of jobs in agriculture, the city is able to produce"
"to establish a cement factory under the name National Cement Company. In 2001, the group established the Hood Oil Company. Hood Oil currently holds working interests in 3 blocks in Yemen; block 9, 34, 37. In 2007 Hood Oil entered the refinery market, forming a US$450 million joint venture with India's Reliance to build an oil refinery in Ras Issa. In 2006, the company formed a joint venture with China's Jotun Paints to build a 17,000-square-meter paint factory in Aden. In that year, also, the Saeed group led an investment consortium to build US$100 million sugar refinery in Hudaida. The"
"which WSJ were compelled to change the article to reflect the facts. Nassa Group NASSA Group of Industries was founded in 1990 by business entrepreneur Nazrul Islam Mazumder. Under his leadership, the group has expanded rapidly to achieve status as one of Bangladesh's largest industrial conglomerate and one of the most significant investors in the country's economy. NASSA Group Limited has interests in Garment Manufacturing, Banking, Real Estate, Stock Brokering, Education and Travel. The first venture In 1990, Mr Nazrul Islam Mazumder, along with his colleagues Saiful Islam, Mamun Abdullah, Nazrul Islam Swapan, Mr Altaf and the late Mr Kamrul,"
"In 2017, Nasir Mansoor, a respected figure in labour rights circles and the deputy general secretary at the National Trade Union Federation in Pakistan, rejected a defensive statement issued by Khaadi HQ in response to accusations by Khaadi factory workers that the clothing company had abused a multitude of workers rights ranging from not providing workers official written appointment letters to not issuing mandatory SSI (Social Security Institution) deposits, thereby compromising employee job security and well-being. Khaadi Khaadi (Urdu pronunciation: ; Urdu: کھادی) is a leading Pakistani fashion and lifestyle brand founded in December 1998. In the short time since"
"£150m from Polly Peck and he faced trial on 13 specimen charges totalling £34m. Nadir was found guilty on 10 counts of theft totalling £29m. On 23 August 2012 at the Old Bailey he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Polly Peck began in 1940 as a small fashion house, founded by the husband-and-wife team of Raymond and Sybil Zelker. The clothes were designed by Sybil, and the business end was handled by Raymond. By the end of the 1970s the fashion house was struggling. Early in 1980 Restro Investments, a company Nadir controlled, bought 58% of the company"
"IR Manager- Jitendar Kumar singh and Love Kush Kumar. Supreme Tex Mart Supreme Tex Mart Limited (NSE: ) is an Indian textile company. It is the flagship company of the Supreme Group founded by Ram Lal Gupta. The company manufactures and exports yarn, fabrics and garments. Supreme Tex Mart Limited manufactures textile products including yarn, fabrics, and garments. It produces yarns for knitting and weaving (in grey and dyed) and hand knitting yarns, hosiery machine knitting yarns, cotton yarn (ring spun and rotor yarn), bath matt yarns, carpet yarns, fancy yarns, home furnishing yarns, and mink blanket yarns. The company"
"Glenmuir Glenmuir is a famous golf knitwear and clothing company founded in 1891 in Lanark, Scotland. For the past 25 years it has been the Preferred Supplier of shirts and knitwear to the European Ryder Cup Team. In 1891, local businessman Andrew MacDougall established a hosiery factory in the small village of Kirkfieldbank near Lanark, in the Clyde Valley. MacDougall’s first work force initially consisted of five women, all called Mary. MacDougall was the inventor of a new power-driven machine that greatly simplified the design and manufacture of fancy golf hose. Before the turn of the century the company moved"
"Saigol Group The Saigol Group is a Pakistani conglomerate company which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. The company was founded by Amin Saigol in 1930s with a small shop that eventually developed into the Kohinoor Rubber Works. The group is managed by three Saigol brothers: Tariq, Nasim and Taufeeq. Also part of the family is sister Naz Saigol, now married to Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha. In 1948, the Saigols migrated from Calcutta and initiated their business in Faisalabad, the textile city of Pakistan, under the banner of Kohinoor Industries Limited. Tariq Saigol, the eldest brother, is head of Kohinoor-Maple group,"
"Automotive Industries Automotive Industries, Ltd. (, ""Ta'asiyot Rekhev Natzrat Ilit"", AIL) is an Israeli automaker and major supplier of the Israeli Security Forces. Located in Nazareth Illit, the company was founded in 1966 by Automotive Equipment Group as a plant for the assembly of cars and trucks. AIL has since increased its role in the vehicle's manufacture, doing much of the work on several early Willys MB-derivatives, and the more recent M462 trucks and AIL Storm (""Sufa"") series of Jeep Wrangler-derivatives, and the AIL Desert Raider. AIL was also an assembly-point for the Israel Defense Forces of Humvees, but US"
"of Misr Spinning and Weaving Company (Arabic: شركة مصر للغزل والنسيج), also known as Misr Helwan or the El-Ghazl factory owning 61% of the company's shares. Jacob Sassoon also founded Egypt Crédit Foncier with the Joseph Vita Mosseri, his grandson Eliau Joseph Sassoon was an architect, and designed the Asicurazione de Trieste Building. Eliau Sassoon was also a real estate investor and developer, who foresaw the unparalleled growth of Cairo and the lucrative effect such expansion would have on land values. It is not surprising, therefore, that many of the properties he invested in were located at the nexus of"
"for their expertise on salaries arranged from the aid money. The Anand dairy was replicated in Gujarat's districts around it and he set all of them under Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF) in 1973 to sell their combined produce under a single Amul brand. Many states would emulate setting up their federations based on this pattern with varying degrees of success, notably, with Karnataka's brand Nandini, Rajasthan's brand Saras and Bihar's brand Sudha, not just dominating their respective state markets but intervening in neighbouring states, today. Shastri also took Kurien's help to set right the government's mismanaged Delhi"