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The Textile Magazine
DECEMBER 2011
chemicals and fertiliser industries.
Draft-Air recently bagged and
commissioned
some
prestig-
ious projects such as KPR Mills’
1,00,000 spindle spinning project,
Garg Acrlylic 64,000-spindle spin-
ning project, Arvind Ltd. 112 looms,
Winsome Textiles’ 40,000-spindle
spinning project, Gimatex spinning
& weaving project, AMW - Asia’s
largest truck assembly line, BHEL
Ukai - 500 MW thermal power
plant, BHEL Hazira - 225 MW CCP
plant, and BHEL Sikka - 500 MW
thermal power plant.
The Indian industrial fans is a
Rs. 1,000-crore industry. Draft-Air
is gearing up to enhance its market
share. It also plans to cater to the
needs of customers from the Mid-
dle-East, Pakistan, South Asian and
African countries.
As part of value addition for its
clients, the company also provides
consultancy on design of air engi-
neering systems during the initial
phase of projects with a view to
minimizing the construction cost as
well as the power requirements with
ease of operation and maintenance.
Even after diversifying into vari-
ous fields, the company considers
textile vertical as its primary busi-
ness sector, generating nearly 60 per
cent of its revenues last year from it.
The company spokesperson, Mr.
Prakash Panchal (JMD) says that
Draft-Air will be looking at an ag-
gressive approach in the near future
to increase its volumes and market
share domestically in the textile in-
dustry. The company has set ambi-
tious targets for 2012 and with their
recent JV signed, their team is all
confident in reaching them.
Draft-Air’s Founder and Chair-
man, Mr. G.D. Panchal, along with
his two sons, Prakash and Nitesh,
are supported by an excellent team
of highly qualified, experienced and
talented professionals and the most
up-to-date computer assisted system
design whose synergetic insights
can ensure that Draft-Air remains at
par to the best in terms of quality of-
fered globally.
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Mr. G.D. Panchal, along with his two sons, Mr. Prakash and Mr. Nitesh
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