Italian Ambassador H.E Andreas Ferrarese paid a visit to its kind Italy-Pakistan Footwear Technological Center (IPFTC). The Project is a joint venture of Pakistan & Italian Government initiative through Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association collaboration. IPFTC is equipped with a CAD-CAM Pattern Grading / Cutting and a Mechanical Physical Tests Laboratory for footwear. The Italian Government has provided all the machinery and technical assistance for this Project. From Pakistan, PFMA has provided Managerial support, premises, paid costs of transportation, and customs duty on equipment imported for this facility.
PFMA Chairman Mr Imran Malik welcomed Honorable Italian Ambassador for his gracious visit and briefed about the current working progress and project success. On this occasion, while sharing his views, he stated that ” I’m grateful to Italian Ambassador whose personal efforts has made this Project successful and PFMA would always remember the valuable contribution and efforts of His Excellency Andreas Ferrarese for his encouraging support to Footwear Industry of Pakistan. The IPFTC strengthened Industrial ties between two countries and enabled local producers to enhance their productivity to par excellence with international standards. PFMA will fully utilize this facility to develop Footwear Industry of Pakistan to produce high-quality shoes using new technologies to make it major exporting Industry of Pakistan”.
Italian Ambassador H.E. Andreas Ferrarese lauded the project progress and praised PFMA chairman on successful running it. “I hold in high esteem the commitments of PFMA Mr Imran Malik to turn this project into reality. IPFTC state of the art machinery will enable PFMA and its members to tackle this changing need. This cooperation will strengthen our conventional brotherhood ties with Pakistan and help Industry to explore better opportunities in each other country. I’m overwhelmed to see its progress under PFMA management and hopeful that this trend continues to improve as we progress further. Italian Government wholeheartedly committed to strengthened its ties with Pakistan Government on other venues wherever we find an opportunity”.
He underlined that the youth of Pakistan is full of high potential. If appropriately utilized by enhancing their skills, we can make them productive. Indeed the Project of IPFTC aims to train the youth innovatively to take full advantage of the footwear industry and gracefully earn their livelihood.
IPFTC will offer a complete environment for the footwear industry to adapt to the most advanced techniques to develop quality products and enhance their existing skills to meet the ever-changing demand of the international market. Our cooperation will continue to thrive upon with more business opportunities.
This innovative project will be a stepping stone toward the betterment of Pakistan Footwear Industry in the long run and help provide support to the local footwear industry to better equip themselves with the latest techniques and skills of contemporary footwear art.