Lindström widens India net

Lindström a global business-to-business partner that strengthens the corporate image of its

customers by means of textiles and cleanliness has set up its operations in Delhi recently. Thus far, Lindström Services India has been present in the Indian market in the cities of Chennai and Mumbai. After a promising start, both units are now beginning to expand their reach to surrounding cities within the metropolitan areas. According to Juha Laurio, President and CEO of Lindström, diversifying their network in India is Lindström’s immediate strategy, as the Indian market provides vast growth potential, said

A market leader in its home country of Finland and one of Europe's leading textile service companies, Lindström has operations in 19 countries. The company had a turnover of Euro 242 million in 2009. Lindström’s services consist of work wear, mat, protective equipment, hygiene, restaurant textile and shop towel services. In addition to the parent company Lindström Oy, the group consists of Comforta Oy and subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Estonia, Great Britain, China, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Germany and many other European countries.  In India, Lindström services over a 100 companies in states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Lauria says Lindström Services India intends to join forces with pharmaceutical and health care industries, automotive and electronic manufacturing and service sector operators.