Evolution
Nirmal Shawls was the dream of a visionary - Sh. Sukh Dyal Khanna (father of MD Sh. Vipan Khanna and grand-father of Mr. Pankaj Khanna) who started the company in 1959 in Amritsar city (India) producing pure wool and pashmina shawls.
Today, they offer pashmina and scarves where luxury added values meets with handmade traditions. In the industrial area of Baddi, there are 3 operational units Nirmal Spinning Mills, Nirmal Furnishing Fabrics, Khanna Combers employing 75-100 staff and skilled workers.
1955Beginning wool yarn manufacturingSh. Sukh Dyal Khanna had the vision and farsight of setting up a wool yarn manufacturing unit in Amritsar circa 1955. Armed with an early mover advantage, he took the yarn manufacturing business to great heights at the time.
1987Setup of wool, cashmere and blends washing, combing, spinning and dyeingAfter having made his mark in the local yarn spinning industry, Mr. Vipan Khanna took the family owned manufacturing unit to even greater heights to include washing, combing, spinning and dyeing of finer yarns like Merino, Cashmere and its blends.
2000Verticalized production cycle from fiber to fabric stage with the investment in new weaving unitHaving perfected the art of wool processing and yarn manufacturing, Sh. Vipan Khanna under his experienced guidance, steered the company from fibre to fabric production stage by setting up a new weaving unit. Soon after completing his MBA from Sydney, Mr.Pankaj Khanna too, joined the family business and brought an international level management and broader vista to the company board.
2014 to presentFocus on marketing, research & product development increasing distribution in EuropeHaving successfully stream lined the production facilities of the business the company board is focused on marketing, research & new product development. There's also a considerable drive towards increasing distribution in Europe.