Rank 27: Vindhya Telelinks: Parched Topline

While the entry of too many new players hit its topline, Vindhya Telelinks’

bottomline too received a drubbing because of a 14 percent drop in the price of

copper cables. The company posted a turnover of Rs 328.9 crore, down by 8

percent from the previous year’s turnover of Rs 361.3 crore. Profits came down

to Rs 8.8 crore from Rs 30.3 crore.

Vindhya Telelinks was established in joint sector between Universal Cables

and Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation, to implement a

project for the manufacture of jelly-filled telephone cables (JFTC). The plant

located at Rewa (MP) started commercial production in 1986. It has a technical

collaboration with Ericsson AB of Sweden.

The initial capacity set up to manufacture 6.25 lakh core km of JFTC has been

increased over the period to 60 lckm, ranging from 5 pair to 2,400 pair, with

all the facilities to manufacture. The company is also having facilities for the

manufacture of optical fiber cables (OFC) with a capacity of more than 30,000

cable km per annum.

Vindhya Telelinks TURNOVER FACTSHEET MD : RG Mundra Year of Start-up :  1986 Area of Operation : Telecom Cables Address : Udyog Vihar, PO Chorhata, Madhya Pradesh Tel  : 07662-54312 54313 54314 Fax: : 07662-54321 Web site : www.vtlrewa.com  S W O T Strength  : Top 3 player in telecom cable Weakness : Over reliance on BSNL Opportunity : Custom-designed OFC cables for the access market Threat  : Contracting copper cables market

The company has obtained IS/ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certifications, and is

catering mainly to the requirements of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar

Telephone Nigam Ltd, apart from other government and private organizations.