Welspun Flooring Inaugurates Manufacturing Facility.

Spanning over 300 acres, the unit in Telengana will cater to Indian and international markets.

Welspun Flooring Limited, a fully integrated and independent flooring vertical of USD 2.7 billion Welspun Group, has launched its manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, Telangana. Having forayed into the flooring segment in 2018, this launch cements the organization's focus on diverse innovative products offerings.

The Rs. 1,100 crore, the state-of-the-art facility spread across 200 acres was Inaugurated by K.T. Rama Rao Garu, Minister of MA & UD, Industries and IT & C, Telangana. It employsclose to 1600 members and has implemented strict safety and hygiene measures. Equipped with some of the finest machinery, it creates unique color options, combinations and caters to any kind of shade requirement.

Additionally, with an aim to transform the future of flooring solutions in the country, the plant is equipped to manufacture wide variety of innovative products ranging from carpet tiles, greens (artificial grass) and broadloom carpets (wall to wall carpet) to the patented and technologically advanced product - the Click-N-Lock tiles. Post completion of all phases, the facility will have a production capacity of40 million square meters annually.

Adjacent to this facility, Welspun Group is also establishing a manufacturing plant for its emerging business - Advanced Textiles, which will commence its functioning soon. The Company will invest Rs 400 crores over a span of two financial years.

“Welspun over the years has built a strong consumer trust though innovative product lines in the domestic as well as international markets. Our retail brands like Welspun & Spaces has gained high consumer acceptance and continues to drive our growth in the evolving domestic market. We are now entering another exciting phase of our growth with foray into the flooring segment. This emerging business is poised to benefit from the synergies with our existing businesses and large customer base, thereby creating a strong domestic as well as global growth opportunity. I am confident that through our new innovative product offerings in flooring, we will create a differentiation for ourselves to drive the next phase of our growth and further consolidate our global leadership position,” said B.K. Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group.

While India is a focus market, the Company will also export to Europe, US, Australia and the Southeast Asian countries.

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