Somany home innovations ltd is a customer-first entity with distinct business divisions and multiple brands that collectively serve the objective of fulfilling the needs of millions of households in india. our products bring convenience, comfort and ease of use, through contemporary designs, myriad styles and high functional efficiency. we pride in knowing that we make a difference to our customers’ lives. home to iconic brand hindware, our portfolio of products span consumer appliances and retail. the consumer products portfolio consists of a selection of household appliances. the kitchen appliances, such as kitchen chimneys, cooker hoods, built-in hobs, cooktops, built-in ovens, sinks under the brand hindware kitchen ensemble are leaders in numerous categories. our brand hindware atlantic houses water heaters whereas our brand moonbow by hindware houses water purifiers and air purifiers. we sell air coolers and ceiling fans under brand hindware snowcrest. we recently forayed into the furniture and kitchen fittings segment, through a strategic marketing tie-up with italian company, formenti & giovenzana www.fgv.it. the collaboration is operational under brand fgv powered by hindware and enables us to distribute a wide range of quality and functional hardware products in india, for the modern furniture and modular kitchens, such as normal and soft close hinges, side and bottom mounted drawer channels and drawer systems. our focused approach to r&d helps infuse varying degrees of novelty in our products. as on 31 november 2020, we have applied for over 26 patents since the inception of the division. the retail portfolio, through the brand evok, consists of a range of products across categories, such as furniture, home décor and furnishing, wall fashion, modular kitchen and wardrobes, and engineered wood furniture, with modern designs that cater to different styles and needs of the customers.