Five companies open units in INKEL Tower

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Press Trust of India Kochi
Last Updated : May 20 2014 | 12:15 PM IST
Inkel Ltd's bid to woo non-polluting industries to Kerala has got a shot in the arm with a lot of eco-friendly companies evincing interest to set up units in its Tower I facility at Angamaly in the outskirts Ernakulam district.
Inkel Tower I campus is mainly meant for non-polluting industries such as logistics, IT and ITES.
INKEL, is an innovative PPP initiative, which brings together government agencies, prominent global investors and NRI industrialists.
According to a top Inkel official, five companies have already gone on stream in the brand new campus with more entrepreneurs showing keen interest in opening their shops in the unit.
"We are getting a very good response from home-grown entrepreneurs as well as business houses within and outside the country. We are very positive about Tower I running on full steam in the very near future," T Balakrishnan, Managing Director, Inkel Ltd said.
Some of the companies that had already set up their units in the campus include CML Biotec, Cochin School of Languages and Mallelil Polymers, he said.
A Few more modules are remaining to be given out and preference will be given to non-polluting establishments, Balakrishnan said.
The Inkel Tower-1 is a 2,00,000 sq ft plug and play industrial space which is available on long-term lease of 85 years or for monthly rentals, in modules of 5,000 Sq ft of super built up area and above to the entrepreneurs/investors.
Besides the dedicated power and water supply, there is ample parking space and advanced fire protection facility. The campus is available for non-polluting industries, business involved in logistics, services, IT/ITES etc, Balakrishnan added.
Inkel Tower-1 facility has tremendous location advantage thanks to its proximity to the Cochin International Airport and the International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT), Vallarpadam.
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First Published: May 20 2014 | 12:15 PM IST

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