In 1989 a core group of professionals in nylon sandwich belting industries came together to establish kapurthala beltings the flagship company of what is now known as the 'kapurthala group' The company has it's head office and works at kapurthala a major town of punjab. the rapid rise of the group it's stress on quality and efficiency were duly rewarded when the group chairman sh. J. L. Arora was honoured with national award for entrepreneurship for the year 1994 (ssi) by the president of india on behalf of govt. Of india. During this span of ten years the group has taken rapid strides to occupy center stage in nylon belting industry. In addition to becoming the Largest in india the group has established strong presence in overseas market. Effecting large scale export of nylon sandwich belting for the first time in india. The group has reversed the trend of import of such belting saving earning valuable foreign exchange for the country. Initially the company started large scale production of rubber nylon sandwich belts rubber transmission beltings. In its very first full year of operations it captured nearly 50% of the fast growing market for rubberized tangential belts. There was no looking back there after as the group embarked on an ambitious path of vertical and horizontal integration.