PROFILE

ORIGIN AND GROWTH
THE WEST COAST WEAVING ESTABLISHMENT (WESCOTEX) set up in 1916, is located at Chovva, KANNUR - the heartland of looms and lores. Wescotex is 100 kms midway to Mangalore airport to the north and Calicut airport to the south. Late Mr.Potheri Kumaran, a pioneering visionary in the manufacturing of handloom fabrics, was the founder-proprietor of Wescotex.

About 90 years later, today, Wescotex has grown into a front-ranking manufacturer and exporter of exquisite hand-woven fabrics with clientele in several countries in America, Europe and Asia. The phenomenal growth of Wescotex is thanks to the inspiring leadership of the founder's son Mr. P.M. Lakshmanan and the teamwork of thousands of dedicated workers.

Wescotex started with a modest domestic market and by 1926 exporting got under way. The initial international markets were Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Burma, Malaya (Malaysia) and Singapore. In the 1960's, our products found entry into the European and Japanese markets. Ever since then, it has been a story of steady growth mapping across Germany, Canada, the USA, Japan, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Malaysia, Austria, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Tailand, Indonesia, Australia , New Zealand and China.

CREDENTIALS
Wescotex has the enviable status of an EXPORT HOUSE RECOGNISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. We have been almost exclusively winning the Government of India gold medal for excellence in export performance. An ISO 9002 certified company accredited by Det Norske Veritas BV, Netherlands.

REFERENCE
State Bank of India, Kannur, Kerala.
Dun & Bradstreet India, Mumbai.

RAW MATERIALS
The products of Wescotex carry the seal of perfection in the selection of the choicest yarn, the base raw material. The high quality yarn we use is procured from spinning mills of traditional reputation. The yarn undergoes processing and dyeing into select colours at our factory. We are keen in the choice of eco-friendly dyeing and azo-free dyestuff that adhere to environmental safety norms. Our expert weavers process the treated yarn into the finest tightly-knitted and durable fabrics.

HUMAN RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
Wescotex has more than 2000 employees including factory experts, specialist workers and labourers. They are the asset of Wescotex. They optimize the utilization of our fully-equipped processing, dyeing and finishing plants.

Besides, Wescotex has its own tailoring and made-up goods division using specially devised machines. Our R&D wing provides the manufacturing units consistent support in realizing new range and quality of products. In addition to the central presence in Kannur Kerala, Wescotex has presence in KARUR, ERODE, SALEM, MADURAI, COIMBATORE and CHENNAI in TAMIL NADU, CHIRAL in ANDRA PRADESH and CALICUT in KERALA. We own SHIPPING FACILITIES in CHENNAI, KOCHI , & MUMBAI sea ports.