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in Arequipa, as well as investing in new
production machinery. This phase in the
company’s transformation is well under-
way, and Angel outlined its progress.
“We closed our facilities in the Sachaca
district of Arequipa and moved into larger
premises on the city’s newest industrial
estate, Rio Seco. We’ve acquired six,
220 centimetre-width, Somet dobby
looms, and are awaiting the delivery
of cloth finishing machines which
we’ve purchased from Italy,” he said.
“Besides the need to shorten production
lead times, we take great pride in our
commitment to customer service and
satisfaction. Having a purpose-built
factory layout will help us improve in
this regard, as well as giving better control
of the management of our yarn stock
when we send cones to our industrial
knitters in the city or to our hand knitters
in Puno. Then, when the finished garments
are returned to us, we will be able to
conduct a more thorough final quality
inspection, prior to packing and despatch.
The importance of tighter control of our
raw material, yarn, means we are study-
ing the feasibility that our next capacity
expansion could be installing our own
spinning facilities.”
The capacity of the new plant will
enable the company to produce around
30,000 scarves or 6,000 throws per month,
making it a leading producer of this type
of garment in Peru.
Angel sums up Everything Alpaca’s
objectives as trying to improve, on a daily
basis, the quality of every single garment
manufactured through the development
of new production techniques and
continuous training of its operatives and
artisans. Understanding the needs and
lifestyle of its customers is essential in
order to produce women’s and men’s
garments and accessories of the highest
alpaca quality in the market today.
Photocourtesyoftheauthor
A baby alpaca sweater
from Everything Alpaca’s
menswear collection.