Panipat, India
Krops Rugs is a woman led, family run maker of rugs and soft furnishings headquartered in Panipat, with further offices in Mumbai and Manchester. The business began in 1991 making carpet backing cloth as an original equipment partner, moved into tufted carpet manufacture and job work in 2003, and started exporting tufted rugs and soft furnishings in 2012. It runs capacity of over 20,000 square metres a month across tufting, pit loom and power loom units, and has supplied more than fifty direct to consumer brands. Its lines run from hand tufted and flat weave rugs to cushion covers, throws, bath mats, poufs, baskets, handbags and macrame and crochet pieces. The company lists Import Export Code 3314010354 and MSME registration HR14A0006344, and names a related entity, The Spark Living, which holds its own import export code.
Krops Rugs makes this range as hand tufted, table tufted, flat weave, loom knotted and printed constructions. The company runs tufting, pit loom and power loom units with a stated capacity of over 20,000 square metres a month.
Cushion covers are made as tufted, embroidered, printed, woven and macrame pieces. The line is produced both for buying houses and for direct to consumer brands.
Throws are made as tufted, woven, embroidered, machine knitted, crochet and printed pieces. The range sits with the cushion covers in the company's soft furnishing catalogue.
The basket range covers gifting baskets, wedding hamper baskets and baskets made in jute and cotton. They are produced alongside the rug and soft furnishing lines.
The jute range covers rugs, cushion covers, runners, baskets and handbags. Jute runs through the whole line, from floor covering to carry goods.
This range covers macrame cushion covers, pot holders, swings, wall hangings and baskets. The pieces are knotted and crocheted by hand rather than woven or tufted.