After facing stiff opposition from their Chinese counterparts, Ludhiana’s furniture producers are all place to bounce back, but lack of latest designs and good-looking finishing, and government lethargy are preventing them from achieving the kind of success they want.
 
Chinese furniture that conquered 50 per cent of the furniture market for the past five years has now become sluggish.Ludhiana’s furniture industry, with 500-odd developed units in and around the city, is the basis of livelihood for almost a thousand families here.
 
The industry that supplies furniture to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Jammu and Kashmir, etc, comprises very little units and cannot live the rivalry without government help and protection.
 
Style Spa Furniture Ltd Branch Manager Kuldeep Aswal said though Chinese furniture had great design and finishing, its poor class had reduced its popularity. Besides, the Chinese furniture cannot be repaired.