Gadoon Textile Mills Ltd. (GTML), set up in 1988, started production in 1990 initially with only 14,400 spindles. However, with the installation of state-of-the-art automatic machinery and merger with Fazal Textile Mills Ltd., it increased its capacity to 332,724 spindles. With two manufacturing facilities, the company also has a captive power plant with a generation capacity of around 57 MW.
Gadoon Textile Mills is part of the Yunus Brothers Group (YBG), which is one of the biggest conglomerates in Pakistan with diversified interests in textiles, building materials, real estate, power generation, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc. The group, established in 1962 as a trading house, grew rapidly over the years. Currently YBG is one of the largest export houses in Pakistan.
Gadoon is primarily a manufacturer of yarn and knitted fabric. To cater to customers and minimize the cost, the company has strategically set up its production facility in both South and North. It clocked a turnover of Pak Rs. 27.5 billion last year.
GTML is known as a trend-setter in the industry it operates in. Besides one of the largest spinning mills in Pakistan, the company is amongst the first-ever spinners in the world to establish core spun compact yarn. It also enjoys the privilege of being the first-ever compact spinner in Pakistan and is highly regarded as one of the best compact spinners around the globe. It is the only mill in the country to offer each count as compact yarn, i.e., NE 2/1 Compact to NE 200/1 Compact.
The YB Group consists of other textile companies. Lucky Textile Mills Ltd. (LTML) of the group was set up in 1983. It is engaged in manufacturing and exporting fabrics, home textile and garments.
It has four state-of-the-art weaving mills that house 761 Sulzer shuttle-less looms and 264 air jet looms which are equipped with computerized back process comprising of Karl Mayer warping and sizing machines. It has the capacity to process 72 million meters per annum of fabric. Further, LTML has its own power generation facility of 6 megawatts (MW).
The stitching division is equipped with sophisticated high-tech machines that can stitch fabrics for home textile as well as apparel products with a high degree of precision. Stitching machines include Juki, Brother, Kansai, and automated Texpa plant.
Yunus Textile Mills Ltd. (YTML)
This is a vertically integrated home textile unit established in 1998, consisting of spinning, weaving, printing, dyeing, finishing and cut & sews with a workforce of 3,700. In a span of 10 years it became the No. 1 home textile exporter of Pakistan with almost 10% share of all home textiles exported. The company has its international warehousing, distribution and design development offices in the US, the UK and France.
Lucky Knits (Private) Ltd. (LKL)
Established in 2005, LKL has now become one of the leading value-added fashion garment companies of Pakistan. The company manufactures and exports knitted apparel with the product line ranges from T-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies, trousers and undergarments having a large variety of styles in casual and sportswear. The state-of-the-art vertically integrated manufacturing facility helps to achieve efficiency at every stage of the process and ensure customer satisfaction in terms of value, quality and delivery of products.
Mr. Muhammad Sohail Tabba, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Muhammad Sohail Tabba is a leading business magnate in Pakistan with vast experience in the manufacturing, energy, real estate and cement sectors, gained during an illustrious career spanning over two decades.
His association with the Yunus Brothers Group (YBG), one of the most prestigious business conglomerates has successfully transformed the group’s textile concerns into leading global players. These include names such as Gadoon Textile Mills Limited and Lucky Knits (Private) Limited, where he serves as Chief Executive, and Yunus Textile Mills Limited and Lucky Textile Mills Limited where he serves as a Director on the Board.
He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of ICI Pakistan Limited in December 2012, and appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICI Pakistan Limited in April 2014. He is also the Chairman of NutriCo Morinaga (Private) Limited, a joint venture between ICI Pakistan Limited, Morinaga Milk Industry Company Limited and Unibrands (Private) Limited, in which ICI Pakistan Limited holds majority shareholding. The Company entered into this joint venture to locally manufacture Morinaga infant formula at a state-of-the-art Morinaga manufacturing facility, the first to be established in Pakistan.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Lucky Energy (Private) Limited and Yunus Energy Limited, in addition to LuckyOne (Private) Limited. He is the Chairman of Lucky Paragon Readymix Concrete and a Director on the Board of Lucky Cement Limited – Pakistan’s leading cement manufacturer and exporter.
In December 2016, he was appointed as a Director on the Board of Kia Lucky Motors Pakistan Limited (a subsidiary of Lucky Cement Limited).
Mr. Sohail Tabba’s philanthropic and social engagements include being the founding member of the Child Life Foundation and the Italian Development Council. He also serves as a Director for the Tabba Heart Institute and the Aziz Tabba Foundation. He has also previously served on the Board of Governors at Hamdard University Pakistan.