Established in 1979 by Shri Otmalji Goraji in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Goldmedal
Electricals first started as a retailer of leading electrical brands in the country.
Following the demise of Shri Otmalji Goraji, his son, and the current Chairman, Shri Jugraj
Jain took on the mantle of running the business. Later on, his younger brother, Shri Praveen
Jain joined the business. In 1981, the company ventured into the marketing of wires and
cables under the Goldmedal brand. The company set up its first factory in Goregaon, Mumbai,
to manufacture urea switches. In 2001, the company started manufacturing polycarbonate
switches and launched its first series of switches called G-Magic. Following the success of
this series, Goldmedal established a factory for manufacturing of wires and cables in
Bhiwadi, near Delhi in 2005 followed by a manufacturing unit in Vasai, Maharashtra for the
production of modular switches and accessories in 2006. The company set up its tool room
facility in 2010 and a year later, launched the Curve range of modular switches. In the
following years, Goldmedal ventured into various product categories and expanded the
business to include LEDs, PVC pipes, doorbells, accessories like night lamps and spike
guards, MCBs, DBs, home automation products etc. In August 2019, Goldmedal announced its
plans to set up another manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, Telangana. The business
turnover of the company in 2018-19 was INR 1,400 crore with a projected CAGR of more than 40
per cent year on year.