How Gopi Kothari Start Kay Jay Forgings | The journey of Kay Jay Forgings

About Kay Jay Forgings

Kay Jay Group of companies is the leading international provider of metal sheet components for the automotive sector. The company was founded in the year 1975 in Ludhiana. The company’s primary mission was to meet the growing requirements of the market to produce high-quality products. Currently, the company has established three plants that are in Ludhiana, Punjab and Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

Components that Kay Jay Forgings supply to Domestic as well as international markets

The company offers a wide range of components for the domestic market such as toolbox, fuel tank, side fairing, gear shift lever, seat base, brake pedal and more. And for the international market, the company is focused on producing four-wheel components such as lower shaft clamps, pinch bolts and machine yoke and more.

Kay Jay is not just limited to Bosch but it also has many valuable buyers such as - TVS Motors, Royal Enfield, Hero Motocorp, ZF Lenksysteme (USA & France). The company is grouped at a rate of 20% annually and the management is passionate to take the company to new heights.

From a cycle parts manufacturer to a “Bosch” Supplier

The company was started in 1975 to produce bicycle parts such as Pedals. Later in the year 1983, the company started manufacturing its first auto part. At that time, the Automobile market was stable. But, after that real growth happened to Kay Jay Forgings. Earlier in the 1990s after liberalization, automakers started building their infrastructure to work on both two and four-wheelers. Then the industry started to grow. Today India is among the top 5 largest automotive markets in the world.

Started supplying export quality Components

Being competitive to global markets the companies are required to produce global standards components. Kay Jay Forgings builds its high-quality infrastructure to meet global standards. Today, the company is involved in various manufacturing, processing, machining and heat-treating processes. Moreover, The company has a significant share in the overall growth of the auto industry.

Kay Jay forgings have set up multiple Plants to meet the demand

A plant was set up in Hosur to meet the of its giant clients that is TVS Motors. The plant turned out to be a business success. Now, the company is planning to build another plant of over 1,00,000 sq. ft. Moreover, a new plant is also being developed in Ludhiana to meet the demand of domestic as well as global clients.

Becoming a Supplier to Bosch

Being successful in each operation Kay Jay forgings decided to reach global markets. In the year 2004, Kay Jay Forgings started exporting and become a Tier 1 supplier to Bosch. It means that the company is also supplying to various companies like - Mercedes, Mazda, Audi, Jaguar, and more. Moreover, the company is also a tier 2 supplier to various companies like ZF Lenksysteme, Rane, and more.

Kay Jay Forgings’ Earlier Phase and Growth

During Kay jay Forgings’ earlier phase it was a small organization. But, due to modernization and enhancement in machinery Kay Jay Forgings has grown. Furthermore, Kay jay was dedicatedly engaged in the two-wheeler industry in the domestic market. But, the management has recently diversified the supplying components for the global market and to luxury cars as well. It is believed by Mr Gopi Kothari that the four-wheeler market is profitable to explore.

Incredible statistics of Kay Jay Forgings

Today, more than 2400 people are working with Kay Jay forgings as their employees. Moreover, the company forges more than 3000 tonnes of steel every month. Above all, the company has booked revenue of Rs 394 crores. Surprisingly the company is growing at the rate of 20% every year.

Every Great Company Needs a Great Leader to be Great!

Gopi Kothari is an entrepreneur and a business magnate. He is the founder of Kay jay group of companies. He was born to a small businessman Sh. R.D Kothari and Smt. Shanti Devi at Kuchaman (a city in Rajasthan). He attended the Board of secondary education Rajasthan and graduated from the University of Rajasthan. After completing his education, he then moved to Punjab and started Kay Jay Forgings. And the rest is history!