People's Garment Public Company LimitedInaugurated its garment production business in the year 1980 by producing menswear, women wear, children's wear and swimwear. Most products carried trademarks which were widely known both domestically and internationally such as ARROW, LACOSTE, ELLE and BSC. The Company has studied and developed a modern production process by applying modern technology and machinery to the production process relating to efficient work performance. These improvements have been undertaken to ensure that products are consistent with standard quality. In the year 1988 the company was approved by the Ministry of Finance to be a listed company in the Stock Exchange of Thailand and became People's Garment Public Company Limited in 1994. Now the company has registered capital 96 Million Baht. The Company's first production base was situated in Bangkok. Production base was subsequently expanded to the regions following the construction of factories in Lumphun Province, the Sahapat Industrial Estate in Kabinburi, Prachinburi Province and at the Wellgrow Industrial Estate, Chachoengsao Province. The Board of Investments has granted investment promotion benefits to all three sites. Since the Company is a listed company in the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the good corporate governance is emphasized in such a way to maintain accuracy, completeness, transparency and accountability. The Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) in conjunction with the Office of Securities and Exchange Commission and the Stock Exchange of Thailand surveyed the corporate governance practices of listed companies for the year 2006 and announced People's Garment Public Company Limited to be in the List of 2006 Top Quartile Companies, being therein for the third year consecutively. The result of such survey builds up more creditability and confidence in the eyes of shareholders and investors, and it is deemed to add value to the company.