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THE TEXTILE MAGAZINE
AUGUST 2011
Lindström, the Finnish textile
services company, is expanding
its operations in India. A service
centre providing corporate work-
wear services has been established
in Hyderabad. The company goal
in India is to construct a service
network that covers the entire
country.
Lindström, which began opera-
tion in the Indian marketplace in
2007, is busy expanding its opera-
tions in Hyderabad. It also pro-
vides extensive workwear services
for companies.
Lindström has brought to the
Indian market a completely new
workwear concept whereby it will
respond to the workwear needs of
companies with the help of exten-
sive service. Its locker service is a
popular way of maintaining com-
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workwear service for companies.
The company will deliver work-
wear supplies to the premises of
customer companies regularly and re-
liably. It is also responsible for the de-
sign, procurement, warehousing and
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“Our service has been received
well in India”, says Mika Hartikainen,
who is responsible for European and
Asian operations. “We provide cus-
tomers with service where we bear
the responsibility for the condition
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customers can focus on their own
core operations”.
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pects, he says: “The Hyderabad area is
an interesting market for Lindström.
There is a lot of potential within local
companies as well as within our ex-
isting customers served in other areas
in India. The establishment of a ser-
vice centre in southern India is within
our operating philosophy: we want to
be located close to the customer and
know the special needs in that area”.
The Manager of the new business
unit is Yogendra Bhadoria. Previous-
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Manager at India LG Electronics and
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held several manager positions
with Philips in India and England.
Lindström’s goal in India is to
construct a service network that
covers the entire country. In the
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lished a service centre and started
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Hyderabad.
An environmentally respon-
sible organization, Lindström
has various initiatives in place for
waste water management as well
as for energy, washing detergent
and water consumption. The de-
tails are published in Lindström’s
annual sustainability report pre-
pared in compliance with the G3
standard of the Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI). Reducing carbon
footprint is on Lindström’s agen-
da globally.
Founded in 1848, Lindström
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and one of Europe’s leading tex-
tile service companies. It has its op-
erations in 19 countries with almost
2,400 staff. Its 2010 turnover was 249
million Euros.
In addition to the parent company,
LindströmOy, the group consists of
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India, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ro-
mania, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia,
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Ukraine, Hungary and Russia.
For details, visit www.lindstromgroup.com
Mr. MIKA HARTIKAINEN
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