Given that enduring reliability is the hallmark of our products, understandably, they are manufactured using the most stringent quality controls backed by years of research and development. Our 10 factories at 5 locations in India employ the latest in technology and the best of raw materials to grant to our products the quality, so ingrained in our product development philosophy. Besides developing the machines for manufacture indigenously, every component that goes into the making of our products are produced in-house.

Our concern for the environment has led us to grow our own trees to satisfy our requirements for wood, an essential ingredient in pencil manufacture. This practice in turn ensures an uninterrupted supply of wood of consistent quality from our own plantations. All said and done, the outcome of our manufacturing process are products that offer our customers excellent "value for money".

Pencils Manufacture
The 'pencil', derived from the Latin word penicillum, seems humble enough to be hurriedly put together in one's backyard. In this aspect, the simplicity of the pencil is truly misleading. The common pencil uses about 40 different raw materials, the basic ones being wood, graphite and clay. The indigenously grown wood brought specifically from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is first cut into slats that are as long as but only half the width of the pencil. The slats are then subjected to wood staining and grooves are cut into the slats.

Next, the lead, which is a mixture of micronised graphite and ball clay, is dried and inserted into these grooves. The leads are bonded, shaped and compressed to ensure that they are breakage resistant and long lasting. Each of these slats with lead is then stuck together with another slat without lead to complete the pencil. Once the pencil is created through this "sandwich" method, they are then meticulously shaped, lacquered and printed as per requirement.

The process results in bonded lead pencils of high calibre, about 18 cms long that can draw a line 55 kms long and on an average write about 45,000 words. The pencils that write smooth and dark are tipped at one end to indicate the end that has to be sharpened, ensuring maximum utilization. Every stage of the process is executed with maximum controls and quality checks to ensure that the product is truly world-class.