The Paragon Group of companies

In the year 1975 with a production capacity of 1500 pairs per day, Paragon made its humble entry into the Indian market. Kerala, the southernmost tip of the country was home to the young brand. In the year 1982, after gaining popularity in its home state of Kerala, Paragon began its passage into the other Indian states. The company's distribution of footwear is networked through 18 depots across India. Retail shop keepers are serviced by more than 450 distributors, delivering stocks to every corner of the country in the shortest possible time. The company strongly believes that its greatest strength is its staff and its distributors. As a brand that sells all over the country, Paragon needs little or no introduction in the Indian sub-continent. While rubber footwear continues to be its leading product, the Paragon brand name brings its longstanding assurance of quality and durability to a full range of other footwear products made of Poly-urethane (PU), Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC), Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and Thermo Plastic Rubber (TPR) soles too. Paragon also has an in-house footwear design team dedicated to creating new designs and models to keep up with market demand. The Paragon Group of companies is considered No. 1 in the organized rubber footwear sector. Today, Paragon's total production capacity (in-house) is 400,000 pairs a day. Apart from in-house production, the No.1 Footwear Company has also outsourced production of footwear in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kottayam, Calcutta and other places. Therefore the total sales is approximated to 12,00,00,000 pairs each year. Catering to millions with the promise of long-lasting footwear, Paragon has grown to become the No.1 footwear brand in the country. Promoted by the Paragon Group of Companies, it has state-of-the-art ISO-9001 certified factories incorporating the latest in footwear technology at: Kottayam, Kerala.... Bangalore, Karnataka Salem, Tamil Nadu Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Paragon has advanced laboratories, attached to each of its factories to test raw materials, semi-finished and finished products. All products are tested at every stage of production. With this rigorous quality control, it has built a trustworthy reputation amongst its customers. Its procedures in manufacturing a suitable blend of synthetic and selected natural rubber products have made it the most durable rubber footwear to hit the Indian Market. With Paragon assuring durability, availability and quality, the brand has created a wide base of satisfied customers. Not only is the rubber footwear produced by the company bio-degradable, but also the packing material used is made of recycled paper in order to make it more environment-friendly. The PVC, EVA, & PU soles are all virgin polymers produced in-house to reduce health hazards. For this the company has taken great measures and has certified its factories as ISO 14001:2004. CREDIT ANALYSIS & RESEARCH LIMITED (CARE) has assigned a rating of CARE A- for facilities availed from banks by Paragon Group.