TEssgee Leather is a pioneering business organization that was incepted by Vikas K. Gupta (Alumina of FDDI, Noida) and Nivedita Gupta (Alumina of NIFT, Delhi ) and the company is a combination of creativity and craftsmanship. With over 19 years of experience, Essgee Leather has gained trust in their customers through their delivery, pricing, innovations, designs and commitment with over 200 customers worldwide and portfolio that extends up from India to other countries with inspirational design and refreshing colours in home fashion.
Indian leather products are known for its consistency in high exports earnings and is among the TOP-10 foreign exchange earners of the country. There was a big vacuum in the Home fashion industry in Leather. Acknowledging this, EssGee leather, has played a very important role in specializing and introducing new products in Home category in carpets, cushions, poufs and wall decor. Over the years, the company has also become one of the most premium and well-respected Indian company in Leather Carpet business internationally.
“The customers are always looking for new ideas, development of new designs, and value addition to the product without changing the core use
of the same. We have been successfully adding more than 200 new designs every year to our range of Leather carpets, cushions, wall decor and poufs. Most important factors for the customers are repeat ability of orders which come through timely delivery, quality product and correct pricing of the product.
We were the first ones in India to use laser pattern design on leather rugs. We have introduced more than 30 different kinds of colours and leather in our range which keeps us ahead of our competitors”, says Vikas Gupta, MD & CEO, Essgee Leather. With a constant drive to reach for greater heights, Essgee Leather has its footprints across the globe with over 200 customers worldwide catering to importers, wholesalers, interior decorators, brands, and stores.
Customer Centric Approach to Drive Excellence
Equipped with a dedicated staff of around 150 members who are associated with the company for the last 15-20 years, Essgee Leather focusses on quality and quality-controlled products as these two factors are the cornerstones on which good reputation is built. With a no-compromise attitude towards customer satisfaction, the products are manufactured using high quality leather and raw materials which are analyzed at various check points of production.
The materials used are 100 percent natural and it is made sure that minimum waste is incurred in order to have a controlled costing. “Our factory is situated in Farrukhabad, in an area of about 100,000 sq.ft. We have over 15 clicking and cutting machines, 50 sewing machines, five laser machines and various other machines as per the process requirements. Most of the process is manual, so lot of attention is given to craftsmanship of the worker. There are no shortcuts as each and every process is important.
We try new innovations in designing, materials, colours, and textures to give a new and fresh look to our products each season”, adds Vikas Gupta.Before starting Essgee Leather under the guidance of Late Vijai K. Gupta and brother Rohit Gupta in 2002, the couple worked together with the best in the industry to gain knowledge about how this industry operates. Since then, they have participated in many international and domestic fairs year after year to build a strong customer base in India and abroad.
The new vision for leather research and industry during the next five years may need to be on sustainability, net-zero carbon footprint, and gaining total recyclability of leather-based materials. As more and more buyers are getting aware of net-zero carbon footprint to meet the environmental norms Essgee Leather is now working with tanneries to make leather chrome free, which can be easily recycled and be biodegradable.