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Riding high on the retail wave, HCL Infosystems is all set to open more
retails by the end of next year informed Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman and CEO, HCL.
“We would like to increase the number of retail chains to 100 by the end of
2007,” Chowdhry announced during the inauguration of HCL Infosystems' second
manufacturing unit in India at Rudrapur in Uttaranchal (the first one is in
Pondicherry).
Inaugurating the facility, ND Tiwari, CM, Uttaranchal, said, “We are sure
that this new facility of HCL will further enable them to take computing and ICT,
right till the most remote corners of the country and will also prominently
display the state of Uttaranchal on the Indian IT map.”
The new manufacturing unit is spread over 10 acres of land at SIDCUL
Industrial Estate at Pantnagar in Rudrapur. This facility will enhance the
overall capacity of HCL to two million PCs per annum. Beginning with desktop
computers and LCD monitors the plant has the capability to manufacture an entire
spectrum of ICT products-including notebooks, servers as well as thin clients.
While HCL has recruited more than 200 local employees, it plans to recruit 500
people in various capabilities as it commissions to its full capacity. George
Paul, Executive VP-Marketing, HCL Infosystems Ltd, gave the reason for
choosing Rudrapur on availability of technical skill and the development of real
estate in the region.
Talking on advanced capabilities and projected future plans Chowdhry said,
“This facility will complement our existing manufacturing base at Pondicherry-taking
our overall annual capacity to two million PCs per annum. Besides enabling us to
manufacture a wide spectrum of ICT products, this facility will also allow us to
offer more enhanced value to our customers through better logistic efficiency,
lower time to market as well as de-risk our complete manufacturing portfolio-with
strong facility base in both southern and northern India. Moreover it makes us
future-ready to take on expected strong growth potential, being expected in
Indian PC market.”
Completed in eight months time after commissioning, the new HCL manufacturing
base has already received its ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2000 certifications.
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