Report on the 2nd BSM cum Exhibition of Footwear Components at Kanpur on 26th & 27th September 1999

The second buyer sellers meet cum Road show of Footwear components was organised for the first time in Kanpur under the NLDP programme on the 26th & 27th of September 1999. More than 50 component manufacturers including FDDI participated in the event. List enclosed for reference. The participation was from all corners of the country and almost all the components required formaking footwear were on display. For the first time four machinery manufacturers also participated in the event. VENUE The meet was organised at Hotel Landmark, the most prominent venue in Kanpur. Two halls were taken on the 9th and the 10th floors of the Hotel for display. More than 86 tables were put up to accommodate all the participants. INAUGURATION Shri Irshad Mirza, CMD Mirza Tanners Ltd. inaugurated the meet and the guest of honour was Brig. Q. Siddiqui, Controller CQA (T&C) Ordinance Factory Kanpur. During his inaugural address Shri Mirza while congratulating IFCOMA on organising the meet also highlighted the need of rationalising of excise and other duty structures by the Government and also the need for financial assistance to the Component industry which he felt is imperative for its growth. He also agreed with the proposal of Shri Mani Almal, President IFCOMA that a separate chapter for Footwear Components be created in CLE for proper representation and recognition required by the Footwear Components Industry. Shri Mirza also pointed out that if proper assistance is provided to the Footwear as well as the Component Industry there is no doubt that India’s share in the global market will increase manifold as there is abundant skill available in the country itself to produce International quality footwear. Brig. Siddiqui also addressed the participants and said that more interaction be kept with the ordinance factories so that it would be easier for them to make decisions and improve the quality of the products for the use of the armed forces. Pioneers of the Leather and footwear Industry, Mr Nazar Mohd. of M/s Pioneer Tanning and Mr T.R.Saigal of M/s Malik Traders were also felicitated during the inaugural ceremony and were presented momentoes in recognition of their services to the industry. AWARENESS ABOUT THE MEET To create awareness about the event advertisements were released continuously in the local Dailies from 24th September to 27th September . Apart from this Banners were put up all over Kanpur city, Unnao and Lucknow. Personal invitation cards were given to all connected to the trade. VISITOR PROFILE Over 1,000 visitors visited the fair during the two-day meet. These included visitors from Footwear, Saddlery, Leather goods and leather sectors. About 70% of the visitors were from the organised and small-scale sectors and the rest from the unorganised / artisan sector. All the visitors showed keen interest in the displayed items and visited every stall on both the floors of the Hotel. Each and every visitor appreciated the efforts made to organise this kind of show for the first time in Kanpur. The staff of the organised sector also appreciated this effort as it was their first chance to visit such a show although their top bosses do visit Delhi & Chennai fairs. The interaction with them and their one to one meetings with the exhibitors was very fruitful. All the people from the trade wanted such shows to be organised twice a year. BUSINESS TRANSACTED The two-day event was very successful for all the participants and business/ enquiries worth over Rs.2.5 crores have been generated. It is expected that another similar amount of business will also be transacted in the the coming few months. The event was widely covered by the local media. All the major local newspapers covered the event including, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala, Aaj, Rashtrya Sahara, Pioneer etc. The local City cable channel also covered the event. OBSERVATIONS Kanpur has been a major center for Leather and footwear mostly chappals for the last many decades. For the last few years it has started coming up as a major center producing Closed Footwear. A healthy trend seems to be towards this particular section of footwear. The response and the enthusiasm shown by the the visitors shows that it may not be long before this area surpasses Chennai in production and emerges as the forerunner in footwear production, apart from saddlery and other leather goods.   LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN KANPUR 26TH & 27TH September 1999   S. No. NAME OF PARTICIPANT ITEMS ON DISPLAY 1 AGRA LEATHER BOARD LEATHER BOARD 2 ANAND BROS. CUTTING DIES 3 ANKA INDIA LTD. SOLES 4 APL POLYFAB PVT. LTD. TOE PUFFS/COUNTERS 5 ASIA INTERNATIONAL EYELETS 6 ASIAN MERCANTILE PVT. LTD. UNIT SOLES 7 BONDCHEM INDUSTRIES ADHESIVES 8 CHAMBERLAIN PHIPPS COUNTER/TOE PUFF 9 CHEMICALS INDIA STRAPS & MIGNONS 10 CLASSIC ENTERPRISES PVC SOLES 11 DELHI FOOTWEAR NEWS MAGAZINES 12 DURABLE PACKAGING INDUSTRIES PACKAGING BOXES 13 EASTERN ESS ESS MANUFACTURERS STEEL TOE CAPS 14 ENKAY HWS LTD SOLES 15 ESKAY SALES ADHESIVES/LACES 16 EXPO SERVICES TEXTILE LININGS 17 FDDI LITERATURE 18 HARMAN SALES CUTTING DIES / PUNCHES 19 HIMALYA MICRO NUTRIENTS   20 HYDE PARK METAL FITTINGS 21 INDIAN EYELET INDUSTRIES EYELETS 22 KHANNA PHARMECUTICALS TEXTILE LININGS 23 LUCKY PLASTICS PVC SOLES 24 MADRAS TRADING CO. SYNTHETIC MATERIALS 25 MAHARAJA PLASTICS PVC SOLES 26 MALWA LEATHERS CUTTING DIES 27 NANKANA INDIA SOLES 28 OMEGA POLYMICRONS PVT. LTD. SOLES 29 PLASTICO TRADERS   30 RUBBER COMPLEX PVC SOLES 31 S.E. MARKETING METAL FITTINGS 32 SANDEEP RUBBER INDUSTRIES SOLES / SHEETS 33 SANGHVI SHOE ACCESSORIES SHOE LASTS 34 SCANIA MEC PVT. LTD. UNIT SOLES 35 SCARCO SALES INSOLE SHEETS 36 SHIVAM INDUSTRIES PVC SOLES 37 SHRI SHAKUN AGENCIES FINISHING CHEMICALS 38 SHROFF POLYMERS PVC SOLES 39 SPECIALITY EXIM PVT. LTD INSOLE SHEETS 40 STANCHART INDIA SPRAY SYSTEMS 41 STAR INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 42 SYSTEM TECHNIKS MOULDED COUNTERS 43 TECHNOCRATS MACHINERY 44 TINGLE MANUFACTURING SHOE TACKS 45 TORIELLI SPA SHOE MACHINERY 46 TRINITY TAPES TAPES 47 TRITON SYNTHETIC FIBRES TEXTILES / LININGS 48 VAM ORGANIC ADHESIVES 49 VERSATILE ENTERPRISES FABRICS / LININGS 50 WEB TRADING INSOLE SHEETS 51 ZAFIRO FASHIONS METAL FITTINGS

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