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Jamnagar nicknamed as “The Brass City” is located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat in Saurashtra region. Jamnagar we all know enfolds significant popularity as an industrial town. There are more than 10,000 small-medium scales and near about 5000 large scale industries occupied in manufacturing brass items. All this units that manufacture brass products are based around industrial area like Udhyognagar, M P Shah Udhyognagar, Shankar Tekari, GIDC Phase – II, GIDC Phase – III in Dared.
Jamnagar gratifies 70% of the country’s requirement for brass part supply. Around INR 300 crore (71 million USD) worth of brass parts are produced by industries in jamnagar, of which 90% is marketed wihin the country and 10% is exported. So, there is no boast in saying that all this brass industries are major backbone of economic development of Jamnagar city.
Jamnagar have oligopoly in manufacturing Brass Parts and other Brass Products such as Electrical Wiring Accessories, Brass Cable Glands, Cable Gland Accessories, Brass Neutral Links, Building Hardware, Electronic and electrical accessories, Sanitary and bathroom fittings, Automobile and cycle tube valves, Brass jewellery, Brass buttons, Pen parts, nuts, screws, bolts and rivets in toys, kitchen appliances and many other machine components are manufactured as per specification.
Jamnagar Factory Owner’s Association [JFOA] caters a platform to the brass industrialist that aims to enhance exchanges and communication, expand economics, trade and technical cooperation between the Brass parts Industry and its international analogue. The association has deep-rooted link with various govt. agencies to improve the services of brass industries for its development. With its regular and continuous interplay with international groups and organizations it aims to scale up technical capabilities of the Indian Industry to match the best manner worldwide. The Jamnagar Factory Owner’s Association [JFOA] provides a Strong bridge between owners and job workers. It is a good platform for developing mutual understanding and identification of solutions for problems related to business that emerge from time to time. They also look into factors that enable a safe working environment for the workers and quality improvement of products manufactured.
History of Brass Industries in Jamnagar
The Brass industries in Jamnagar were founded in the year of 1945. Over the seven decades of existence, Jamnagar Brass industries have observed ups and downs, till the milestone development in the year of 1955, when import licenses were liberally given to copper and zinc industries, and local technicians could rapidly 'reverse engineer' any particular machine brass parts with the supporting machining and tooling industry. During 1960 - 70, the group witnessed prompt development with the manufacturing of parts such as electrical appliances, bicycle tube valves, sanitary fittings, and other precision brass parts used in the automobile and electrical industries. The group caught about 97% of the domestic markets and rapidly substituted the imports market with its cost advantageous production and small-scale 'flexible specialization'.
Jamnagar Brass Industries has a perception for development through ‘export-led growth with technology up gradation, marketing and networking’.
The vision was to be realized by means of
• technology up-gradation,
• market development,
• enhancing competitiveness to facilitate export tie-ups,
• developing BDS market,
• strengthening institutional linkages and capacity building of the group actors.
The brass industry has accomplished his vision by bringing revenue to the city of Jamnagar. The quality of brass products manufactured in Jamnagar is so salutary that this Brass city has written its name in golden lines in this field of manufacturing, not only in India but across the globe!