We rewind to last year and list the top 10 articles that are loaded with ideas, strategy, and execution worth learning and sharing in 2020. Happy Reading! 1. How CEO Baliga is Transforming Watertec 2. The Kitchen is Evolving: Franke Faber’s Hardesh Chojher 3. Why Invest in Kitchen Business, Explains Hettich India Chief AK Goel
Jack Sim, the sanitation evangelist and founder of the World Toilet Organization, believes that technology-driven toilet infrastructure will be the fulcrum of preventive and predictive healthcare. Globally known as Mr Toilet, he says that smart sanitation will lead to “very few people seeing doctors in the future”. By Mrinmoy Bhattacharjee Why has the need for
Laufen Bathrooms AG, the Swiss luxury sanitaryware specialist, has launched its display studio in Gurugram, Haryana. It will showcase the new product range in WCs, faucets, washbasins, and bathtubs in the 5,000-plus sft area of Roca Display Studio. Laufen is one of the six brands under the umbrella of Roca Group, which includes brands such
Sternhagen, Germany’s premium sanitaryware brand owned by the Acrysil Group, has launched the Rose Gold collection of sanitaryware and bath fittings in the segment. “Our aim has always been to make Sternhagen the leader in sanitaryware products while providing products that are an amalgamation of high-quality design and technical sophistication. Whether you are looking at
New Delhi-based Deepika International, the owner of Taptree bathroom fittings, is vying for dealers and distributors in Rajasthan and West Bengal. It is also planning to unveil diverters and faucets in budget range for these markets. The company has a small scale unit in the city’s Mangolpuri Industrial Area where it manufactures faucets, accessories, sanitaryware,
In a candid conversation with Sourcing Hardware, Duravit India managing director Asutosh Shah shares insights about the Indian economy, emerging trends, and how the company aims to dominate the Indian bathroom fittings market State of Economy Most business and political leaders are acknowledging that the economy is slowing down. I believe it’s a state of
Turkish ceramics major Eczacıbaşı Group which markets the VitrA range of sanitaryware has invested TL 250 million to expand capacity by 1.1 million units to 5.6 million. It has set up its fourth production line, at Bozüyük. The company has cited growing demand from European countries as the key factor for undertaking this investment. The
A set of new catalysts is driving the Indian bathroom industry, and the key players are responding by pivoting from their core competencies to become complete solution providers The domestic plumbing industry can broadly be divided into three categories: sanitaryware, bath fittings, and pipes. The estimated size of the sanitaryware industry is Rs 4,400 crore,
CEO Baliga is faced with a rather stiff target, and he needs to reinvigorate every single operation of the company to succeed. And he believes he is quite on target By Mrinmoy Bhattacharjee In 1997, when Watertec India was incorporated as a JV between UMS Group, Malaysia’s Watertec and Sri Lanka’s South Asian Investments, the
Bantwal Ramesh Baliga conceals a sharp mind behind those ever-smiling eyes. A confessed people’s person, he spots talent instinctively and can get people to buy into his mission readily. We felt this strongly when we met him at Pullman Aerocity early July when he had flown in from Coimbatore to do this interview. So, we
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