To increase the production capacity, water purifying devices firm Kent RO Systems has set up its third manufacturing facility in Roorkee.

Spread over four acre, the plant has a capacity to produce 2,000 purifiers per day. Initially, 800 purifiers will be rolled out per day from this facility, which involves a capital outlay of Rs 15 crore.

The company, which expects to clock the turnover of Rs 275 crore in the current financial year aims to become a Rs 500-crore entity by 2013. Talking to FE, chairman, Kent RO Systems, Mahesh Gupta said, “To achieve the target of Rs 500-crore turnover, we will increase the existing production of 1.5 lakh pieces per annum up to 5 lakh. We have firmed up our plans to set up the fourth facility in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh to meet the demand for water purifying devices. The project is expected to complete in another one year.?