It was the year 1960 when Mr. Rajendra K. Somany established Hindustan Twyfords, in collaboration with Twyfords Ltd. of UK. With a bent towards innovation coupled with the intention to introduce vitreous china ceramics in India, he identified the sanitaryware market as the segment of interest. Hindustan Twyfords was the first in the country to make available vitreous china ceramics, offering significant improvement from the prevalent earthenware sanitary products. Aware and focused towards the burning need for sanitation across the country, this opportunity well extended his desire for social welfare, and bringing a much needed service to the nation. This was the impetus that initiated the journey half a decade ago.
With strong family support, coupled with technical collaboration from Twyfords, Mr. RK Somany established the Bahadurgarh plant, which commenced production in 1962. Every decade thereon marked a milestone of achievement in product innovation, market penetration, internal expansion as well as venturing out to new business segments – container glass and home retail. Concentrated and strategic progress enabled business expansion through organic and inorganic growth. HSIL bought over another sanitaryware manufacturing sanitaryware manufacturing facility in South India, and recently commenced operations of our second container glass facility in Bhongir, A.P. Today, HSIL stands tall with strong market leadership in the building products market, and a dominant player in the container glass segment. The Building Products commands more than 38% of the market in the sanitaryware industry, while the Container Glass is the second largest player in India.
Customer Satisfaction, Product Innovation, and Quality Control are the three pillars that have fostered high levels of trust and respect for the Hindware Brand. Our brand is trusted and respected by millions of customers and thousands of dealers across the country. The 40 million satisfied customers are testimonials to our brand ethos. With a product spectrum ranging from Sanitaryware to Wellness, to Faucets and as of recently covering Kitchen Appliances, Hindware satisfies the need of bathroom and kitchen products. Appreciating the evolving customer needs, Hindware’s Customer Service Division takes pride in its confidence of speedy customer support, and in providing a spectrum of service opportunities for enhancing the Hindware experience.
Our institutional partners include the respectable business houses India – DLF, The Taj Hotels, GMR, Unitech, ITC Hotels, Mahindra, Infosys, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hindustan Unilever, Peron Ricard, Pfizer, Sab Miller, Dabur, Nestle, to name a few. This validation from the cream of India Inc. extends the confidence and conviction in our values and vision.
While HSIL predominantly caters to the Indian market, in this era of globalization, both the Building Products Division and the Container Glass Division have expanded their horizons to cater to the international market as well. A definite accomplishment in itself.
HSIL is recognized among the top 300 companies in India, while rated amongst the best 100 small and medium sized companies in the world by the Forbes Magazine.
HSIL is the first company in the Building Materials Industry to be awarded the prestigious ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certificate, awarding effective quality management and environment systems. We were also the first in the country to receive the ISI License in the country, back in 1962.
With our recent foray into the retail of Home Interior solutions, we have extended our outreach to the end-customer. EVOK, our retail brand specializes in providing a comfortable and convenient one-stop shopping experience. Currently located in NCR, upon consolidating our hold within North India, EVOK plans to become the household name across urban India for value-for-money home interior solutions.
Our corporate office is located in Gurgaon, with eight regional offices covering the length and breadth of the country. We now have four manufacturing units, one located in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, while the other three are located in Andhra Pradesh.
