TANSI -Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation Limited

The Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation Limited, popularly known as TANSI was formed on 1.12.1965 (registered under Companies Act, 1956) to take over the small scale  units that were set up and run by the Department of Industries and Commerce.

These units were started during the first three Plan periods for various non-commercial purposes such as dispersal of Industrial growth, to provide infrastructure for the development of Industries and to serve as Training cum- Demonstration Centers. These production units were taken over by TANSI to be run on commercial lines as their plan objectives were fulfilled. TANSI had thus taken over totally 64 such units. TANSI had also started certain new units such as units for assembling watches, machine tools manufacturing and a unit for the manufacture of spirit based products.

The product lines of TANSI can be grouped as below:-

Group Product Lines

1. Structural
   
2. Engineering.
   
3. Furniture
   
4. Special products

Sales Centres

Sales Centres at Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai are the market outlets of the Company marketing Furniture items to the general public; and co-coordinating the supplies of Pumps and Pump Spares between the District Rural Development Agencies and Production Units.

Wooden Furniture Units

1. Furniture Works, Guindy
   
2. Furniture Works, Pudukkottai
   
3. Furniture Works, Madurai
   
4. Furniture Works, Krishnagiri
   
5. Furniture & Engg.Works, Pettai.
   
6. Furniture Works, Cuddalore