cocotuft

About us

group of companieswas started way back in 1917, now comprises of a Super Specialty

Hospital and a major Social welfare organization that patronises, among a host of other charitable institutions, a free Drug & De-addiction Centre, a free Pain & Palliative Centre, a free School for Mentally Challenged Children, a School and College for Nursing Students and an Engineering & Information Technology College; a fitting tribute to the founder’s social commitment.

was started in 2000 as a 100% Export Oriented Unit, specializing in Printed or Flocked

Latex\Vinyl (PVC) backed cut fast coir\coco door mats.

Location - Cherthala, in the South Indian State of Kerala.
Nearest Airport - Kochi, Nedumbassery ( COK).
Factory Area - 7000m2 (75,000F2).

Machinery

. Imported French PVC Tufting Machines - Two Lines.
Capacity - 5,400m2 (58,000f2) a day.
. Automatic Mat Cutting Machines - Four
Capacity - 10,000 mats a day.
. Computerised Shrink Wrapping Machine - 1,000 Bales a day.
. Automatic labeling machine - 5,000 Pieces a day.
. Serging Machines - 2,000 meters a day.
. Trucks and Prime Movers - Six.

. Flocking machines - Two Lines. Capacity - 5,000 mats a day6) In Line Bleaching machine - 5,000 mats a day.
. Dual Station Pneumatic Shearing Machine - 4,000 m2 a day.
. In Line Bleaching machine - 5,000 mats a day.
. Double header hanger Tagging Machine - 2,000 Pieces a day.
. Wood Fired Dryers for Monsoon Season - Dries 10,000 Mats a day.
. Fork Lifts - 5 Numbers.

’s design pallet includes more than 8 catalogues containing 8000 designs to help develop market oriented and buyer centric

design themes with complementing seasonal collections to give an edge.

We also help make customized designs for our clients for door mats as well as rugs for different markets.

Quality Management System

has implemented a comprehensive Quality Management System as part of implementing ISO 9001 : 2008 standards and

it includes;

Efficient sourcing mechanism.

Rating system for maintaining an approved vendor list.

Random samples taken from each lot are inspected at its testing laboratories to ensure that raw materials conform to certified standards.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for each aspect of production.

Identification and Traceability.

is one of the promoters of the Common Facility Center- A storage and treatment facility for Hazardous waste.

Social Compliance/Accountability

has been certified as an SA 8000 :2008 company by SAI, a U.S. based, nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing

voluntary verifiable social accountability standards guaranteeing a work environment and remuneration that meets or exceeds local as well as international legal requirements.

Achievements

2006-2007 - National Award for Second position in Export Performance of Coir and Coir products.

2007-2008 - National Award for the Best Export Performance of Coir and Coir from the Prime Minister of India.

                     - National Award for the Best State level Export Performance in Coir and Coir Products.

2008-2009 - National Award for the Best Export Performance of Coir and Coir from Prime Minister of India.

                     - National Award for the Best Export Performance in Handloom Coir products from Prime Minister of India.

                     - National Awards for the Best Export performance of coir and coir products among Medium Scale Exporters.

World Record holders for manufacturing the world’s longest handloom mat:

Length       : 101.6mtr (333.3 feet)
Width        : 1.2mtr (4ft)
Thickness : 30 mm (11/5th inch)
Weighs      : 999 kg

4 workers and 111 man days on a coir Handloom to insert 4,70,000 coir tufts between alternate wefts of coir yarn at a cost of around US $ 10,000 to complete this feat.