The Duke saga commenced about four decades ago, in Ludhiana, the fashion hub of Punjab.
Today
Duke embraces a complete vertically integrated garment manufacturing
plant, with knitting, dying, processing, finishing, mercerizing,
compacting, embroidery and printing under one roof. Production
facilities are in India.
Duke
Fashions (India) Limited pioneered the T-shirt culture, and gradually
established several new trends in knitting garments and fabric
research. In 1998, Thermal wears were introduced for the first time in
India, under the brand name "Neva", by Mr. Nirmal Jain, Younger brother
of the founder. Two other group constituents – Venus Garments (India)
Limited and Venus cotsyn (India) Limited, Glaze Garments (India)
Limited, is headed by Mr. Anil Jain, the youngest of the brothers.
Today
Mr. Kuntal Jain, son of the founder, is steering the flagship brand in
the new millennium. Thanks to his dynamic Programs, Duke is
acknowledged today as the undisputed leader, with a turnover Rs. 65
crores.
Stringent quality
control mechanisms punctuate the entire operations and make certain
that the final products enjoy true value for money status and first
choice of customer in India and abroad as well.
The
Company strives to be a good corporate Citizen, with several
path-breaking eco-friendly initiatives to minimize pollution, e.g.
waste water treatments, use of nature and eco-friendly materials such
as dyes and chemicals, and recycling of polyester yarns. The goal,
simply stated, is to ensure a “green, unpolluted environment”.