Company Profile:

The Dindigul Lock Workers Industrial Co-operative Society established in the year 1957 is working profitably as a pioneer lock producing unit in the co-operative sector. This Industrial Co-operative Society with a strong infrastructural  base with full support of the Government of Tamil Nadu has proved itself for the last four decades of challenge posed by lower-end Aligarh Locks and higher end Godrej Locks.The society has accounted 90% of the security needs of Government Departments,Public sector undertaking, Railways etc in Tamil Nadu worth around Rs.20 lakhs per year. It has instilled confidence among all sectors of the customers both public and private with regard to quality.

The Society is marching towards modernity while keeping the artisan skill and enviable craftsmanship to produce the unique style of Dindigul locks competitive ,offering new vistas for gainful employment and fillip to the rural artisans. It is proceeding cautiously to implement the modernisation scheme at a total outlay of Rs.28.50 lahks,sanctioned under part II scheme 98-99 in a phased manner. Investment by Government through state participation in the share capital structure has provided worth that the society is reflecting positive performance indicators and declared dividend of 14% continuously for the past 10 years.

The society has declared and remitted Rs.88,520 /- at 14% for the year 98-99 towards the Government share capital of Rs.11.20 lakhs. The present output of all locks produced by the society annually is 18 lakhs and our target is to double the production and sales to about 30 lakhs in the year 2001 and 36 lakhs in the year 2002 respectively on implementation of the modernisation scheme. Renovation of artisan skill by training and modernisation of the production process through installation of machineries is the basic survival and growth strategy adopted by the society to face the challenge in the new millennium.