Industrial safety specialist Castell Safety International has chosen Laxmi Export Industries (LEI), a leading supplier of electronic components, as its new distributor for west and central India.

LEI mainly targets the renewable energy and power industries, and has applied for ISO 9001: 2008 certification.

David Hughes, Castell's global sales director, commented: "I am looking forward to working with the team at Laxmi. Their expertise in the Indian market, especially in the wind energy sector, will provide more opportunities for Castell."

Laxmi Export Industries' sales director Deva Choudhary added: "We have assigned a dedicated team to developing the Castell trapped key interlocks business. This will ensure the best possible customer support for this product range."

Castell Safety International Ltd was founded over 85 years ago in the United Kingdom. Since the inception of the industrial safety industry, Castell has been a leader in trapped key interlocking technology, developing products that keep pace with the needs of emerging markets and applications in all business sectors. Its products go beyond meeting legislation to create the safest working environments possible. The company now designs and manufactures the world's widest range of industrial safety systems and offers unrivalled experience in trapped key interlocking. The company operates from locations in London (UK), Chennai (India), Shanghai (China), Chicago (USA) and Cologne (Germany). Castell is a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c.

Laxmi Export Industries, Valsad, Gujarat. Email: laxmiexportindustries@gmail.com