TRAINING AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES

All modern companies need a constant supply of correct, up-to-date information. The guild provides an information and documentation service on all subjects that may be of interest to our member companies.

Informative circulars

The guild regularly sends out circulars containing summarised information, easily classifiable, about all issues of interest to our members. These circulars are concerned with the following subjects: general information, foreign trade, training, aid and legal, employment, tax and environmental information.

Website

The guild has taken its place in the world of new technologies, with a website containing exclusive information for its members: economics and statistics, imports and exports for customs headings, informative circulars, collective agreements, etc. Particularly useful is our GUIA DE L'EXPORTADOR TÈXTIL (Textile Export Guide), containing full information for textile exporting companies.

Directories

Lists and directories are available of national and international companies from the different textile and garment-making subsectors, as well as of official organisations and bodies both national and international.

Economic and statistical data

Through FITEXLAN, the guild is a founding member of CITYC (Centro de Información Textil y de la Confección). This is joint venture provides information about imports and exports ¾ by country and customs classification¾ employment, exchange rates, the consumer price index and other economic and statistical data.

Library

The library service, newspaper archive and 'Gremi de Fabricants' historical archive was created in 1949. The Library is in possession of more than 11.000 volumes and the newspaper archive has near 200 titles, mainly of textile and economic subjects. The Gremi is subscribed to different Oficial Bulletins, that can be accessed freely.

Image campaigns

The guild regularly launches promotional and image campaigns for the sector, seeking to improve perceptions of our industry both at home and abroad.

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ADVICE SERVICE

The guild provides legal advice services and guidance on administrative formality procedures.

Foreign trade

General information and advice, information about markets, market prospecting, legislation, administrative procedure, collective and individual advertising, organisation and participation at fairs and on trade missions. More specifically: coordination and implementation of sector image and promotional campaigns in the main international promotional media; organisation of participation by groups of companies at sector fairs and of prospecting missions to gauge real sales potential in new markets; information and advice on administrative procedure to begin exporting; information about administrative management of foreign trade; information about markets; information about legislation and tariff and non-tariff barriers to exports; advice and procedure for obtaining aid provided for exporting companies by the different administrations (European Community, ICEX, COPCA, etc.).

Employment and social

The guild sends out circulars to inform members about new legal provisions regarding employment which affect companies and their workers at EU, state and regional level. We also organise informative meetings about questions that may be of interest to our members, providing advice about employment and social security legislation, forms of employment and subsidies for employment, holidays, working hours and, in general, all information about collective and individual labour relations or conflicts. The guild's services specialise particularly in questions relating to application of the Textile and Garment-Making Industry Collective Agreement.

The guild also helps carry out formalities before the different administrations, providing official forms and models and enabling members to consult its extensive bibliography of principal legal publications and jurisprudence.

Fiscal

General information and advice about tax and fiscal legislation affecting the world of business, both state and regional. Our circulars provide regular information about new provisions and modifications as they occur. We also provide information about municipal taxation, particularly in Sabadell and surrounding area.

Company Law

General information and advice about all provisions and modifications. Advice on company obligations, types of company, formalities and all questions concerning application of the Commercial Code or company law.

Environment

The guild's circulars also inform about new environmental provisions at EU, national, regional or local level that may affect businesses. Informative meetings are also organised on issues whose general nature make them of possible interest to members. The guild provides advice on environmental legislation, company obligations, subsidies, procedures before different administrations and everything concerning the environment that might affect the business world, making its bibliography and studies available to members.

Aid and subsidies

Information and advice service on all aid and subsidies made available to companies by EU, national and regional administrations ¾for investment, environment, employment, research and development, marketing, etc. We assist businesses in application procedure and monitoring.

TRAINING SERVICE

In accordance with the importance of training to companies, the guild provides extensive training services.

Courses, lectures and seminars

The guild organises courses, lectures, round tables, seminars and information sessions on economic, legal, business and textile industry issues.

STORAGE SERVICE

The guild also provides large material and product storage and distribution space, with stock control. This facility is 30,000 square meters in size, with a 3,000 square meter courtyard, completely covered, at a strategic, easily accessible site near the A-18 motorway.

JOB CENTRE

Our database of jobs offered and wanted enables us to provide specialists suited to companies' needs. Our services can even include aptitude testing and selection.

TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS

The regular meetings organised by our commissions enable companies to exchange experiences and information and to promote initiatives. Our commissions include those for weavers, spinners, doublers, heads of personnel, export managers, etc.

These commissions provide a meeting point so that groups with similar interests can discuss issues of common interest.