1 | Name Of Cluster | Pathanamthitta General Engineering |
2 | Place | Adoor |
3 | District | Pathanamthitta |
4 | State | Kerala |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 150 units. All are Micro |
6 | No. of workers | 800 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 11 crore |
8 | Associations in cluster | Adoor General Engineering Consortium (AGECO). |
9 | Major products | Gates, Grills (windows), shutters, trusses and such fabricated items for construction and building industry. |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Pathanamthitta |
11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Nil. |
12 | Major problems/prospects | The products are being sold to mostly neighbourhoods or sub-contractors. Lack of product variations, quality and standardizations. Buyers are not educated on substitutes, but this will change soon. Lack of product variations and product width. Lack of brand image Largely legging in machineries, quality and industrial infrastructure |
13 | Data source and updated on | March 2009, KBIP, Thiruvananthapuram |