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With over three decades of experience in the sales and distribution of glazed and cladding tiles, kitchen cabinets and units and bathroom fittings, the Kurikkal Group commenced operations in the district of Malappuram, in Kerala, before gradually expanding its presence to cover other locations. The Group has steadily maintained market leadership by focusing on uncompromising service quality and by adhering to the core values and principles that defined the vision of the founder.
The Kurikkal family is home to many legends who have played significant roles in weaving the socio-political fabric of Malabar. The family’s lineage can be traced back to Abu Ubaidah, a Companion of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
The ability to think on the feet and make the right decisions, even under tremendous pressure, is what sets the leaders apart from the followers. Since its inception, the Kurikkal Group has often demonstrated the uncanny knack of making timely, killer moves. For a venture, which began with a bus service called Kurikkal Transports, along with a wood mill in the early 1960s, it was the year 1970 that marked a historical landmark, when it launched the Associated Plywood Company.
In 1981, the Group launched Oriental Trade Links, an exclusive showroom for sanitary ware at Manjeri, the first of its kind in the entire district of Malappuram. The showroom illustrated the pioneering spirit of the group. The company expanded its presence much farther when, in 1986, the Honourable Panakkad Sayed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal launched Kurikkal Pipeline. It was the Kurikkal Group that gave Kerala its first water Tank, Tank O Man and Polaris, in 1995. The launch of this product reflected the leading-edge outlook of the group.
After successfully expanding its business to the various centres of Malappuram district, the Kurikkal Group took a giant leap in the year 1998, by launching its first ever showroom in the city of Kozhikode, the trading capital of Malabar. Since then it has evolved into a market leader in the sales and the distribution of tiles, and bathroom and kitchen ware in Northern Kerala. In 2015, Kurikkal Ambiente, the one-stop store for tiles and kitchen and bathroom solutions made its grand entry in the market realm as the newest standard bearer of the proud business legacy of the Group.
