Personal Time Group launches its office in India

Kolkata, Mar 22 (UNI) Personal Time(PT) Group of Italy, one of the pioneers worldwide in designing, conceptualizing and manufacturing of corporate gifts and promotional items launched its India office today.

Head of PT worldwide Mr Gabriele Busato, signed the strategic tie-up in this regard with Mr Anurag Himatsinka, Managing Partner, Unique Personal Sourcing, PT India in presence of Mr Hemken, Head of Towsleys, PT, US.

As per the new joint initiative the PT Group will give assistance and provide consultancy and creative inputs to Indian companies that want to distinguish themselves and communicate by gifts, premiums and promotions.

Mr Himatsingka would head the India operations of the group and corporate India would soon witness the very best of Italian designs and gifts items at their work station.

Speaking on the occasion Mr Himatsingka said, " PT worldwide is a leader in sourcing of corporate gifts and promotion of items and it is a big opportunity for PT India to be associated with them and be its partners. The corporate gifts and promotions market in India is over Rs 1000 crores and yet it is unorgaznized. Most of the vendors outsource goods from various locations, buy them in bulk and sell it to the companies here.

"We at Unique Personal Sourcing PT India will provide customized, uniquely designed products and services depending on the need that fit best with the image of the brand or the corporate", he added.

Launching PT group here, Mr Busato said, " gadgets are a vital part of communication for all companies. No matter how big or small the companies are they do consider promotion items as a big part of communications. Corporate gifts and promotional items are as important to the corporate world as any other actions that they undertake to achieve the company purpose.

Sourcing new items and new ideas is the mission of PT Group worldwide and to facilitate the sourcing element of our trade we had built up organized group and offices worldwide-Italy, Hong Kong, China and USA, he said adding that the Indian market had huge potential and we should be able to provide that best of Italian design, concepts and creative thoughts to Indian companies and create a landmark in Indo-Italian trade relationships. There is huge demand of Indian products in Europe and US markets therefore we are also looking at buying substantial volume from India." Personal Time Group was established in 1993 in Italy in order to optimize, from a strategic and commercial point of view- PT Communication's and in 1995 PT Group opened a new office in China which focuses in quality control and research operated by local staff. They buy goods from different countries in South East Asia, Europe, Turkey and USA and take care of research, design, samples making, quality control, orders supervision and delivery.

The group turnover (PT Worldwide) is 31 million US $ with Towsieys, the US office of PT Group constituting about 18 million US $ and PT Italy about 13 million US $, he said.

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