1 | Name Of Cluster | Kannur General Engineering |
2 | Place | Kannur |
3 | District | Kannur |
4 | State | Kerala |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 2000 units |
6 | No. of workers | 6000 nos. |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 3500 million. |
8 | Associations in cluster | Parasuram Engineering Kannur General Engineering Consortium Payannur Light Engineering, Payannur. |
9 | Major products | Gates, Grills (Windows), Shutters, Trusses and such fabricated items of construction & buildings industry. |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Kannur |
11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Nil. |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of product standardization. Absence of sales & distribution network. Production technology, especially labour intensive process, which could be reduced by mechanization using CFC. Overall necessity of creating common branding. |
13 | Data source and updated on | March 2008, Friday Solutions. |