India will be a strategic part of our growth to 2028

29 Nov 2025 CW Team

Smiley Monroe is strengthening its footprint in India as a key growth market for its conveyor belts and engineered components business. In this interaction, Prabhu Gopinath, Operations Director, outlines the company’s expansion roadmap, quality focus, and sustainability commitments driving future scale.

Can you share Smiley Monroe's journey and its core mission?

Smiley Monroe was started in Northern Ireland in 1979, supplying conveyor belts to local quarries. Since then, the company has grown to become a global leader in the supply of endless belts and CNC-cut rubber and plastic parts. In 2012, we opened Smiley Monroe India so a key OEM customer could receive the same high-quality products and support for its Indian operations. From our Hosur, Tamil Nadu facility, we now serve more than 10 OEM customers, a growing dealer network, and end users...

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