Tuesday, September 6, Chennai: Lindström India, a 100% subsidiary of the Finnish Lindström Oy, India’s only organized workwear service company has just expanded the workwear service unit in Chennai to serve the growing demand of the services in South India coming from Electronics Industry, Food Industry, Pharmaceuticals, healthcare & automobiles industry.
Inaugurating the new service unit, Juha Laurio, President & CEO, Lindstrom Group stated,
“It’s been commendable the way India market is shaping up for Lindstrom Oy. Chennai has been a strategic choice for us. In accordance with our strategy, we want to be located close to our customers and serve them in the markets where they operate. The state of art business unit in Chennai not only increases capacity by 100 % but is designed to support Lindstrom’s Sustainability Goals to be Carbon Neutral by 2035 and ensuring best utilisation of natural resources by installing 100% water recycling plants. The unit is Chennai is expected to employ about 100 employees.
Anupam Chakrabarty, Senior Vice President, Asia, Lindstrom Group opined,
“India is very important market for Lindstrom group and we have been operating in this country for more than 15 years now and have expanded our operations to cover almost the entire geography of India. With our high growth rate in India, we as a group are happy to continue to invest in expanding our operations in the future as well.”
Jayant Roy, MD, India, stated, “We continue to make waves in the industry. With this launch, we now have 11 workwear and 1 cleanroom business unit in India with a capacity to process more than 3 million garments per month. With this increase in capacity, we are now able to meet the growing needs for our services in the Southern parts of India. ”
About Lindström India
Lindström India is a 100% subsidiary of Lindström Group, a Finnish workwear service company. Established in 2007, the company clothes more than 300,000 people on a daily basis across India and over two million people globally. Headquartered in Mumbai, Lindström India has service centers in 11 cities including Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Panchkula, Vadodara, Vizag, Tinsukia and Pune.
Lindström Group
Lindström is a family-owned textile service company based on a circular economy. With 4,700 dedicated employees, we provide responsible and easy-to-use textile services to our customers in Europe and Asia. We offer our customers safe and hygienic solutions to ensure the best possible customer experience and at the same time help them to act more responsibly. In 2021, the Lindström Group’s turnover was EUR 432.5 million.www.old.lindstromgroup.com