MAS Active, a subsidiary of MAS Holdings, announced a partnership with NIKE, Inc. to launch the Apparel Innovation and Training Centre at the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka.
MAS Holdings, an innovation focused company is the region's largest supplier of intimate apparel and sports/active wear.
Operating in five countries with a workforce of over 44,000, MAS Holdings partners with such global brand names as Victoria's Secret, Speedo, Marks & Spencer, and NIKE, Inc.
Following on the success of the Nike Innovation and Training Centre for footwear in Vietnam, Nike has chosen to partner with MAS Active, MAS Holdings' Sports & Active Wear Division to set up its global Apparel Innovation and Training Centre in Thulhiriya, Sri-Lanka, a press release issued by the company said.
The new facility is housed within a dedicated section of the MAS Institute for Management and Technology, located in the MAS Fabric Park. The facility is managed and operated by Nike and will be the location for skills development and other classroom training.
To facilitate and support the Nike facility, MAS Active is also launching an apparel manufacturing facility – the Linea AITC – which will be dedicated solely to Nike.
The apparel facility will provide employment to over two hundred people, and will be MAS's 27th manufacturing facility in Sri-Lanka, and their fourth to be based within the MAS Fabric Park at Thulhiriya.
