Our Featured Export (Fiber Handicrafts) Company

Name of the business : Elisa M. Reyes Workshop

Name of Proprietor: Elisa M. Reyes

Type of business: Exporting handicrafts made of fibers (buntal)

Address: Pineville, Lawa, Meycauyan Bulacan

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History

    It all started as a hobby in 1978, when some people saw my works they encouraged me to go on a production. I have done some product development for the Design Center of the Philippines and because of this exposure, orders coming from companies such as SM Department stores and Manel�s. This was the start of my local market and in 1984 the United Nation Development Project encourage me to export my products, I was given great privilege to exhibit my work at Frankfurt, Germany; and it became the start of my export business.

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Articles/Advertisements

    The export business of Mrs. Elisa Reyes was featured in many magazines around the world, especially in USA, Europe and Asia. The business doesn�t need much advertisements because they have permanent partners that exhibits in Paris France and in different states of America such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and New York which are three times annually.

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Processing and Materials

  The materials used in making the products are all indigenous coming from Visayan region, Bicol and Quezon provinces. We subcontracted materials then processed in our factory in Meycauayan, Bulacan.

  We made fabrics from pineapple, abaca, raffia, buntal and linen imported from Europe.

  We finish products into picture frames, jewelry boxes, trays, placemats and table runners, which exclusively in high and market of USA, Europe and Asia.

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Classification of Products

•   Handicrafts

•   Jewelry boxes

•   Placemats

•   Tissue boxes

•   Draperies

•   Table Runners

•   Wastebaskets

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Problems and Difficulties

    So far, in my twenty-five years in business some, of the problems we have encountered are:

• Colors fade and change due to the varying temperature.

• Molds grow due to the fleeting humidity.

• Supplies are unstable due to sudden phenomena such as typhoons, earthquakes etc.

• There are some times when deliveries are delayed due to technical problems.

    However, we consider these problems as a part of our daily activities.