Wakefit.co Launched India’s Largest Furniture Manufacturing Factory in Hosur, Bengaluru
Spread across 600,000 sq.ft (almost 14 acres), the factory is at the
forefront of modern day manufacturing and has the capacity to fully
furnish almost 1 Lakh Indian homes every month
Wakefit.co, one of India’s largest D2C home and sleep solutions
opened the doors to their state-of-the-art furniture
factory, which is also the largest furniture manufacturing unit in India.
Located in Hosur, Bengaluru, the manufacturing facility sets a
cornerstone in innovation-led manufacturing. Spread across 600,000 sq.
ft (almost 14 acres), the facility hosts a dedicated space of 350,000 sq.
ft for furniture, and 250,000 sq.ft for finishing and warehousing.
The new state-of-the-art facility places emphasis on customer and
employee centricity, as well as sustainability, while being guided by the
fundamental concepts of technology, precision, and attention to
detail. With a per day capacity to produce close to 5000 beds, 2000
sofas, 3000 dining tables and a lot more, the new manufacturing unit
has the ability to fully furnish almost 1 lakh Indian homes in the country
every month. With the launch of this factory, Wakefit.co is fulfilling its
commitment towards the ‘Make in India’ initiative, and is also in line
with achieving its revenue target of INR 1050 crores in FY 2023, making
Wakefit.co the largest direct-to-consumer furniture brand in the
country. The factory will also help the company in optimizing costs at
scale, thereby passing on the benefits to the customer.
To commemorate the launch of the expansive factory, Wakefit.co
captured its scale and impact in a concise and informative video to
help people get a glimpse of the making of Wakefit furniture.
Wakefit.co’s furniture factory will significantly boost the production
capacity with unparalleled level of automation, process innovation,
craftsman training, and waste management mechanisms. The
company has invested in technology and software that can
accurately predict the best utilization of wood to create the right
furniture item thus ensuring that wood wastage gets reduced almost by
40% and the cost savings are again passed on to the consumers.
In addition, the factory is also designed to incorporate the best
practices of sustainability. One of the examples of sustainable practices
is making use of sawdust and wood dust that gets generated in the
factory and converting it into fire bricks that are used in the boiler
industry, which are eco-friendly in nature. Wakefit.co also recently
launched the ‘Go Green’ project, where customers’ packaging waste
such as cardboard boxes, thermocol, plastics etc. are collected. The
packaging waste is then recycled in order to reduce the company’s
carbon footprint. As part of the Wakefit Gurukul initiative that is people
centric, over 400 labourers and blue-collar workers are being provided
with skilling opportunities, and are also given a respectable livelihood
and regular paying jobs.
Sharing his views on the launch of the factory, Ankit Garg, CEO & Cofounder, Wakefit.co,
said, “We are proud to launch the largest furniture
factory in India with a strong commitment towards the ‘Make in India’
initiative. The launch of this manufacturing unit will significantly
contribute to revenue generation, and also aid in the overall growth of
the company. It is in line with our aim to reach INR 1050 Cr in revenue
in FY 2023. This factory has been built to deliver world-class
performance in terms of people’s safety, product quality, and
environmental performance.”
This new facility is a concerted endeavour by Wakefit.co and ensures
that it offers the best products created from superior materials. The
company currently operates with 7 manufacturing units spread across
Bengaluru, Delhi, and Jodhpur and 23 warehouses. The factory enables
the brand to be fully backward integrated in terms of design,
manufacturing, packaging, logistics, and last mile delivery, with
features such as barcode monitoring for each component and more.
This factory will pave the way for Wakefit.co’s vision to become India’s
most loved home solutions company in the months to come.
Source: Live Mint