The Hindu Business Line : Lutron to set up manufacturing unit in India

NEW DELHI: The US-based lighting control systems maker Lutron plans to set up a manufacturing facility in India in the next three years to strengthen its presence in the country.

The company, which currently operates in India through a liaison office, will also start a 100 per cent subsidiary in India by next year.

“We are looking at having a manufacturing facility by 2012. It will be more of an assembly plant. At present, we only have our sales and research team,” Lutron Country Manager (India) Mr Manjul Trehan said.

He, however, did not share details of the size of the facility and where it is likely to come up. At present, outside the US, the company has a manufacturing facility only in Mexico.

Mr Trehan said the company is also focused on expanding its reach in the country by increasing its distributor network in Tier II cities.

“At present, we are in the metros. But going forward, we are planning to enter 12-15 B-class cities in the next three years,” he said.

In the last 12 years of its presence in the country the company has executed around 55 projects in India. While, majority of its projects came from the hospitality sector, it has also been engaged in setting up light control systems for residences and hi gh-end commercial complexes. - PTI

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