Pals Clothing Pty Ltd is a Level 4 B-BBEE contributor and an ISO 9001 compliant company situated in a modern factory in Salt River Cape Town. The company was founded in 1925 and is a major supplier of both locally manufactured and imported goods to all the major customers in South Africa. Pals employs approximately 950 staff and supplies The Wooltru Group, Foschini, Edgars, Pick and Pay, Polo SA, Hilton Wiener and a host of Corporate customers. Pals exports to Europe and Africa covering both fashion into retail and uniforms for Defence, Fire, Hospital and Police Services. Pals manufactures 20,000 formal jackets and 60000 pairs of trousers a month in house and a further 3000 trousers a month are contracted out to approved South African Manufacturers. Pals also utilizes production capacity in Mauritius and China on a regular basis with approved long term suppliers. Pals is an owner managed business with both partners involved full time in the day to day management of the company. Pals is a fashion leader in its area of the market and has enjoyed continued solid growth. The modern factory utilizes a fully computerized planning and cutting system and is continually upgrading its machinery and computer software to keep abreast of all the productivity and quality gains that are available.