Welcome to VKC
VKC group of companies are the leading footwear manufacturer in India. The group
established on (August17) 1984 with a nominal capital and few employees. In 1984
the founder of the group Mr. V.K.C. Mammed Koya started a Hawai Sheet manufacturing
unit with his two brothers. Later on Hawai straps were also inducted to the production
line and in 1986 VKC group launched the first product with its own brand name in
the market viz. VKC Hawai with an initial production of 600 pairs per day. By 1989
the production increased to 5000 pairs a day and by 1996 it jumped to 17000 pairs.
In between the founder initiated the floating of the first RPVC (Reprocessed Poly
Vinyl Chloride) footwear manufacturing unit in the Malabar Area of Kerala with few
of his friends. This product also got very good acceptance in the market. The success
of the first unit and the RPVC unit gave a signal to the business community and
the vast potential was seen by the various industrialists. This resulted in a rapid
change in the footwear industry itself. Within a few years the number of Rubber
and RPVC unit grew to more than 80 in this area.