Kent RO Systems

Kent RO Systems Ltd.
Company typePublic
IndustryConsumer Durables, Healthcare
Founded1999
FounderMahesh Gupta
HeadquartersNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Area served
Worldwide[1]
Key people
Mahesh Gupta (Chairman)
Websitekent.co.in

Kent RO Systems is an Indian healthcare products company headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It makes water purifiers based on the process of reverse osmosis purification. Besides air purifiers, the company also makes vacuum cleaners, vegetable and fruit purifiers as well as water softeners.[2] The company exports to SAARC countries, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.[3]

Facility

Kent has its manufacturing facility in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, covering 400,000 square feet, with an annual production capacity of 1 million units. Its technology is validated by UNESCO and certified by organisations such as NSF, WQA, TUV, and ISO, though some components are manufactured in China.[4]

Turnover

Kent sells over 225,000 reverse osmosis purifiers annually and holds around 40% of the market share in India. In 2010, its annual turnover was ₹250 crore, and by 2015, the company had sold approximately 4.5 million units. Around 80% of its revenue comes from reverse osmosis purifiers. Kent has sold over a million units to date.[3][5][6]

In August 2020, Kent's annual turnover reached ₹1,200 crore, with a growth rate of 20%.[7][8]

Awards

The company won the Golden Peacock Eco Innovation Award in 2007 for its contributions to developing innovative water purifying technology and preventing environmental degradation.[9] In 2019, Kent RO Systems received the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award at the Water Digest Water Awards, held at The Lalit, New Delhi.[10]

References

  1. ^ Mitra, Amit (10 April 2013). "Kent launches new water purifier in Hyderabad". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ^ About Kent RO TheSmartCEO
  3. ^ a b 'Kent RO plans major foray in South India'
  4. ^ "Mahesh Gupta, Kent RO Systems". growthinstitute.in. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ^ SmartCEO - Magazine - Growth Enterprise - Water, Water, Everywhere
  6. ^ Turnover
  7. ^ Madhusudan, KUmar (21 August 2020). "Annual turnover 2020". www.kent.co.in/about-us. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Kent annual turnover". 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ Eco Innovation Award
  10. ^ ANI (14 March 2019). "Kent RO receives the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2019 | Business Standard News". Business Standard India. Business-standard.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.


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