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tasting success with its range of imports in the telephony category
and voice based solutions, WildCard Techno Services (WTS) is planning
to set up a new factory by the end of March, 2012. The factory will
focus only on manufacturing of headsets and ear-phones. “We are
considering many states and keeping options open for the site; but as
of now, Jharkhand is the strongest contender,” said Manish Kumar,
CEO, WTS. According to WTS, the company will be producing the entire
range of products in India and won't be resorting to cheap Chinese
imports.
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other importers and so-called manufacturers in India, we won't be
importing materials from China and assembling in the plant. All the
parts will be 100% 'Made in India' and will be of superior
quality,” added Kumar. Costs are likely to increase for the company
with 100% Indian production and labor plan.
Kumar revealed that Jharkhand wasn't the first choice for the plant
and he wanted to set up a factory in West Bengal. But disillusioned
by the state of industry in the state and the further detoriating
condition of trade in West Bengal, WTS opted for neighboring
Jharkhand. Also, land allotment issue and the 'babu attitude' has
always been a concern for any
investor in the state. “We have checked many other options in the
planning stage (for the factory) including a technology collaborative
effort from a research institute, but decided on 100% full scale
production,” said Saket Taneja, director, WTS. The
company is seemingly confident enough about the headset venture and
has higher ambition of delving into the VoIP hardware manufacturing
space as well. However, the company did not disclose any policy or
plans over marketing or selling the headsets.