Québec’s textiles businesses can and must succeed in the Chinese market. TCBC Shanghai is CTT Group’s expert service dedicated to ensuring Canadian businesses have a “home advantage” abroad. CTT Group is a non-profit organization offering fast and cost-effective services dedicated to helping to Canadian companies grow.

In collaboration with our valued partner, the Ministère du Développement Économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation, on 17 March 2009 we will be offering you the opportunity to learn how you can take advantage of this exciting market at breakfast! From 8.00 am, learn how TCBC Shanghai is eliminating perceived entry barriers such as geographical and cultural differences, political, legislative and administrative complications and even the distrust of unknown business partners. We have the information you need!

We’ll also be talking about great market entry opportunities and a Québec textile company will be outlining their experiences working with us.

You are in an excellent position to take advantage of the vast possibilities offered by the Chinese market. With our foot in the door, it’s not as expensive or difficult as you may think.

BREAKFAST WITH US – IT’S ON YOUR WAY TO CHINA!

Delta Centre-ville Hotel, Montréal

March 17, 2009

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Contact: Mr. David Cao - China Business Development Director, CTT Group

dcao@gcttg.com - 514-451-7938

Take part in a commercial and technological trade mission to Germany – Techtextil/Avantex’09 will be held from June 16 to 18, 2009. The mission will bring ten companies from various technical textile sectors together under in a ± 1 000 sq.ft pavilion space. Benefit from a wide range of visibility opportunities and a personalized one‐on‐one business introduction service. This opportunity is being
offered to you by CTT Group, in collaboration with the Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation (MDEIE) and Industry Canada (IC).

A contribution of $3 500 (taxes excluded) per organisation is requested from each company participating
as an exhibitor. Three supplementary visibility programs, priced from C$500 to C$1 250, are available for your company. Click here
www.gcttg.com/tta09 to download the participant contract and discover
how Team Textile Canada can support your company at this international trade event.

If you are interested in taking part in this trade mission to Germany, use this link mrodrigue@gcttg.com
or fax 450‐778‐3908) and receive a 5% discount on the exhibitor contribution.

Learn about the whole series of Team Textile Canada projects at www.teamtextilecanada.com (up to
May 2010).

We’re only TWO months away from Canada’s premier Workwear event! For the first time ever, this highly successful trade show is being organized in the Greater Toronto Area. CTT Group knows that the industry needs this event! Confirmed exhibitors already include industry leaders such as American & Efird, Consoltex, Davey Fabrics, Doubletex, Dynatek Textiles, Eurotex, Go-East, Landes, Peerless, PGI Difco, Perfection Shirt, Ranpro, R. Nicholls, and Stedfast. Exhibitors know they’re going to be meeting the right people from the right sectors (including public sector purchasers), and booth spaces are being snapped-up quick!

Workwear Canada – Toronto 2009 offers participants an opportunity to become associated with our network of innovative organizations. Companies in our industry are benefitting greatly both from a wave of renewal and the massive investments being undertaken in R&D and  innovation services. CTT Group’s events, such as Workwear Canada, are extremely effective networking tools precisely because of our proactive identification of strategically placed businesses and cutting-edge research institutions.

Participants gain a valuable snapshot of the Canadian Textile industry, enabling them to optimize their competitiveness, industry knowledge and business solutions. Meeting strategically placed and suppliers is just part of the value we’re offering you today!

WORKWEAR CANADA – TORONTO 2009:  your must-do for workwear! Download the brochure at www.workwear-canada.com and read all about it in the latest issue of The Textile Journal FREE at www.textilejournal.ca/online. Or simply contact Sales Rep. Ann Langlois TODAY (450-778-1870 – alanglois@gcttg.com) and find out how you can benefit!

Many of the businesses we work with are proud to demonstrate their technical excellence to the public, and CTT Group strongly supports their efforts. As part of our ongoing visibility campaign for our industry, we are proud to be associated with Festival Eureka (www.festivaleureka.ca) , a bilingual technology fair taking place in Montréal from 12-14 June 2009.

CTT Group is offering full logistic support – participating companies need only have an innovative product, process or even idea they wish to demonstrate. Why not take full advantage of this free visibility opportunity? We strongly encourage you to contact our Comms. Officer William Raillant-Clark (450-778-1870 – wraillantclark@gcttg.com) to learn more about this fantastic initiative!