Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Kannur Wood Furniture |
| 2 | Place | Taliparamba |
| 3 | District | Kannur |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 500 Micro enterprises |
| 6 | No. of workers | About 10,000 (Direct & Indierct) |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 14000 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Kannur Wood Consortium, Kannur.
M/s Malabar Furniture Consortium Pvt. Ltd.,MC-XXII-529, Palayad Road, Taliparamba 670502
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| 9 | Major products | Living room furniture, Bedroom furniture, office and dining hall furniture etc. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Kannur Dept. of Wood Science & Technology, Kannur University Wood and Paper technology, Govt. Polytechnic, Kannur. |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Rs 17 crore |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Most of the units are using traditional/hand-tool technology leading to high production cost. Products are not standardized. Skill level of workers does not match with the high end technological up-gradation potential are underutilized, mainly due to lack of book keeping. Competition with Imported furniture, composite and branded products with better finishing and cheaper price and biggest threat to existing producers. Skill up-gradation for getting used to upgraded technology and market requirements. Technology up-gradation and process up-gradation. Lack of CFC for critical technology improve supply of raw material. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | March 2009, KBIP, Thiruvananthapuram |