A Government-To-Garment Deal: Israeli Police Chooses Kerala Firm To Make Its Uniforms 

The Israeli police force is getting their elegant light-blue, long-sleeve uniform shirts stitched in Kannur, northern Kerala, reports News 18.

Not only are they being stitched but the double-pocket shirts are designed, and they attach the trademark emblems on its sleeves. Reports say that almost one lakh shirts are being supplied annually to Israel for the past three years.

The manufacturer is Maryan Apparel, owned by a Thodupuzha-based businessman Thomas Olickal, who also supplies uniforms for Kuwait Fire Services and National Guard.

An official from the company says, "Israeli officials are very particular about the quality of the material and even the minute details of the stitching and embroidery. They visit the stitching unit at frequent intervals to monitor the process. Recently, they entrusted the task of monitoring with a company". Maryan Apparel is also working to win a bid to start supplying uniforms for the Philippine Army, he added.

Raw materials for the uniforms is imported from the US. The apparel unit employs 850 people, a majority of whom are women.