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THE COMPANY: History

In the year 1983, entrepreneurs Mr.J.K.Gupta & Mrs.Meenakshi Gupta laid the foundation of a small factory in Meerut, for manufacturing handmade carpets. Little did they know that the unit, which they had set up at their garage with 6 weavers will one day grow up into a massive organization, directly or indirectly supporting around 3000 families! Today, Sharda as a company, is a well-recognized name globally, as a premier Manufacturer & Exporter of Handtufted & Handwoven Carpets out of India. A brief overview of this success story is outlined below:

1983:	Establishment of the first unit, mainly for the production of custom-made personal rugs.
1985:	Supply to domestic carpet dealers.
1987:	Started working for trader exporters.
1991:	First direct export order to UK and France.
1992:	Exhibited for the first time at Domotex-Hannover in a 6 square meter stand with 5 carpets on display.
1992:	A new factory was established under the name of Avant Garde Carpets Pvt. Ltd.
1994:	Electro-pneumatic gun-tufting plant set up in collaboration with COMERAN CARPETS, Israel.
1996:	Purchased land for setting up a new corporate office & state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
1997:	Various National Awards were received for the highest export performance & sustained growth rate.
1998:	New factory & the present head office came in operation.
1999:	One more factory added to support more production.
1999:	Achieved ISO 9001 certification, and became one of the first companies in the trade to have this certificate.
2000:	Achieved ISO 14001 certification.
	Established an impressive Showroom in Delhi for the convenience of buyers.
	Award of Honor “Niryatshree” received from the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), which is set up by The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.

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