Toy Manufacturing Under One Roof

In line with the initiatives to ‘Make in India’ the Aequs group has recently begun work on its Koppal toy cluster – a manufacturing zone for the toys industry. Here is a brief view of the facilities which will be available and the need for such zones in India.

- Kruti Bharadva

Manufacturing sectors such as automotive, aerospace and pharma generally take centre stage in putting India on the global manufacturing map, but these are not the only players. One such sector is that of toys manufacturing and one organisation is doing much in bringing this sector to the forefront by its ‘cluster zone.’

Aequs has recently conducted the groundbreaking of its Koppal Toy Cluster. The 400+ acre toy manufacturing ecosystem will house over 100 units with a potential to generate over 25,000 direct jobs apart from 100,000 indirect jobs over the next decade. The campus has been designed to house an entire toy manufacturing ecosystem comprising the Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Domestic TariffArea (DTA) and the Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ). Designed to global standards, the campus will support the entire manufacturing value chain. It also facilitates training and need-based skill development apart from social infrastructure and residential accommodation for the workforce within the same complex to enhance ease of operations.

The Koppal Toy Cluster marks a strategic shift in how the global manufacturing mindset is moving towards a cluster-based approach with the ‘asset-light’ principle to deliver more value to all stakeholders through invested resources. The cluster has been established with a rich experience of creating facilities and operations for multi-national corporations and understanding their needs to excel in the manufacturing establishment for global requirements. Designed with a view of housing everything under one roof, the cluster is an inclusive ecosystem of ancillary suppliers, industrial and social infrastructure, dormitory habitation amenities and housing, healthcare, power, water and sewage treatment, etc.