1905 |
Sets up first textile mill in Ahmedabad, India |
1912 |
Purchased a second textile mill in neighbouring Nadiad, India |
1916 |
Purchased another mill in Surat |
1919 |
Shifts base to Mumbai with the purchase of a textile mill |
1931 |
Establishes one more textile mill in Navsari |
1944 |
Shri Navichandra Mafatlal takes over the family business, after the sad demise of the founder, Shri Mafatlal Gagalbhai. |
1945-54 |
Group invests heavily in cotton textile mills and their modernization to become the third largest mill owner in India. Establishes a strong foothold in mumbai |
1954 |
Shri Arvind Mafatlal takes over the reins of the group companies and starts diversification of the Group businesses. |
1970 |
Mafatlal promotes ace cricketers and football players thereby gaining tremendous mileage. |
1979 |
After division of the Mafatlal Group business, the Arvind Mafatlal Group focuses on textiles, petro chemicals, rubber chemicals and fluoro chemicals. |
1980-90 |
Consolidates its position in textiles, expanding the textile machinery activities. Mr. Hrishikesh Mafatlal takes over the reins of the company. |
1994 |
Obtains ISO-9001 certification |
1996 |
Joint Venture (50%:50%) with Burlington Industries, USA called Mafatlal Burlington Industries Ltd. for manufacturing denim fabrics. |
2000 |
Major expansion in the area of corporate uniform, school uniform and work wear fabric. |
2006 |
Paved a new path to success by acquiring the entire stake of Burlington Industries, USA to setup Mafatlal Denim Ltd. |
2011 |
The sad demise of the Chairman Emeritus Shri Arvind Mafatlal. |
2012-13 |
Mafatlal Denim Ltd. amalgamated with Mafatlal Industries Ltd. |
2013-14 |
Launches home furnishing range with bedsheets. |
2015-17 |
Further capacity expansion and modernisation of Nadiad and Navsari unit. |