Vardhman Group

Rooted in values, creating world-class textiles

- Ganesh Kalidas, M.K. Prabhakar And K. Gopalakrishnan

With more than five decades of presence, Vardhman Group is today among the leading textile conglomerates in the country. Started in 1965, it has evolved over the years into a modern-day textile major under the dynamic leadership of Chairman S.P. Oswal. Vardhman Textiles Ltd., a part of the Vardhman Group, today stands as an epitome of perpetual business growth and rich industry experience. The Textile Magazine visits the plant and speaks to the senior management to know more about the company’s core philosophies, strategies, products and expansion plans

Engaged in the business of manufacturing yarn, fabric, acrylic fibre, garments, sewing threads and alloy steel, the Vardhman Group has over the years developed as a business conglomerate with a strong presence in India and across 75 countries worldwide. Vardhman Textiles Ltd. (VTL) is the flagship company of the Vardhman Group. The company’s humble beginning dates back to 1965 when it started its first manufacturing unit at Ludhiana in the State of Punjab with 6,000 spindles. Today it is one of the largest textile companies of India, manufacturing cotton yarns and fabrics with a capacity of over 1.1 million spindles, constituting about 2% of the country’s yarn production; 1,482 looms for weaving of fabrics; and 146 lakh metres per month of fabric processing capacity.