World Rugby Specialist Group plans expansion

NANDNI VANDHANA
LAUTOKA

World Rugby Specialist Group plans to expand its production and manufacturing factories in the country in light of its confidence in the Fijians.
Group founder and chairman, Kim Brant, said since the company began operations in Fiji mid last year, the export numbers have been increasing.
Mr Brant said they have a team made up of 100 per cent Fijians and their production has been increasing every month.
“This is a testimony to how good our Fijian staff members have been, and we also plan on doubling our staff from 180 at present,” he said.
“We have reached maximum capacity in our productions and there is a need to expand our factory and plans are underway to do this.
“We started manufacturing all our products in Lautoka, and we have been exporting those products all over the world.”
There is a production and manufacturing factory in China for the group which produces 300,000 garments a month.
Mr Brant said the group is looking at getting these orders to Fiji as it believes that Fijians can meet the production demands.
“It has been exciting for us and we try to make the prices affordable because we understand that the average Fijian do not have a lot of money to spend on rugby replica wear,” he said.
Josefa Matau, general manager for the factory in Lautoka, said this was an exciting time for Fijians around Lautoka and Fiji to get affordable rugby merchandise.
“We have quality merchandise at reasonable prices so the public to come and have a look at our products which are Fijian made,” he said.
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