Leading SMEs of India 2020

19 Wilhelm Textiles India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Werner Wilhelm GmbH, Germany. It is an Indo-German joint venture and is in operation in India since 1995. The parent company was founded by Mr. Hermann Wilhelm in 1948. The very heart of shoe production in Germany, Pirmasens, heralded the establishment of Wilhelm Textile, a brand which over the next few decades would become the most reliable supplier for fashionable and technical textiles for the footwear industry worldwide. Wilhelm Textiles India Private Limited, with a very extensive product mix for footwear, automotive, sports goods, home furnishings and other specialized technical applications, serves over 750 customers spread all over the globe. Decades of profound experience and research along with cutting-edge technology, constant innovation, stringent quality approach, strong R & D base and a very comprehensive product range have transformed the company into an undisputable market leader. We are a transparent, embedded organization and are open to constant change and evolution. Quality, sustainable technology, reliability, and customer focus are the four pillars on which we sustain our business – Mr. Erik Illig (Managing Director) Wilhelm Textil is a leading brand in footwear textiles and holds a very high reputation with its large customer base for its impeccable quality and unmatched services. With operations in India, Germany, Portugal, Vietnam Bangladesh and Hong Kong it is able to reach out to a very large customer base spread over all the six shoe producing continents. The operations in Asia are managed by Mr. Erik Illig and a core team consisting of experienced German and Indian experts who ensure the conversion and compliance of European quality standards commercially as well as technically. The production and facilities centre spread over 30,000 square yards is equipped with state-of-art production and testing machinery. It also houses a warehouse to always maintain a stock of 600,000 sqm of standard products at any point of time. Use of Environment protection equipment of highest level and our production based on European norms are factors setting us apart. Wilhelm Textil is internationally recognized as the specialists for individual solutions for thermos- adhesive coatings for interlinings (both crimping and reinforcement materials). It is one of the first brands worldwide to develop the dot-coating technology which it has refined over decades of experience to suit individual needs to world’s leading brands based on the application for different shoe styles and the leathers which are used. With wide range of specially formulated adhesives and base materials it can cater to any kind of shoe styles and leathers. Over the years it has enhanced the product mix to include fashionable textiles upper materials, aesthetic and functional linings, breathable membrane laminates, Strobel, heel grip, synthetic furs, canvas and denims etc. making it easy for its vast customer base to have all their material requirements under one umbrella. The leading brands and customers with their support and patronage have elevated Wilhelm Textile to the position of Numero Uno Dun & Bradstreet