founded alappuzha 1925 founder bhima bhattar number of locations kerala tamil nadu karnataka united arab emirates area served south india & united arab emirates 1 key people dr. b. govindan director products jewellery number of employees 2000 website www.bhima.in bhima jewellers was established by late sri bhima bhattar in the year 1925 . bhima jewellers is an iso certified 2 indian jewellery group based at alappuzha kerala india . presently the group has 26 jewellery shops 3 across south india and employee strength extends to more than 2000 people . bhima jewellers were the first jewellery to introduce ready made jewellery concept under the guidance of its founder bhima bhattar . bhima showroom in kollam city bhima is headquartered at alappuzha and has its chain of branches spread across south india including main branches at thiruvananthapuram 4 kochi 5 kozhikode 6 bangalore nagercoil and madurai . after the death of founder bhatter the bhima group was managed by his five sons b.girirajan b.govindan b.krishnan b.bindhumadhav and b.lakshmi kanthan with each having separately managed headquarters and their own chain of branches . in 2012 bhima announced a 2 year plan to expand its jewellery network by investing rs 500 crore . 7 products traditional kerala designs tamil nadu designs bengali heavy weight designs nellore colour stone studded jewellery karwar precious stone studded jewellery diamond 8 platinum and silver jewellery 9 awards bhima won several awards in the jewellery industry . bhima has been retaining its position of highest sales tax paying 10 jewellery showroom award in kerala state for several years and also maintains top position 11 in the grand kerala shopping festival gksf 12 13 14 conducted by the government of kerala . see also edit thangamayil jewellery c. krishniah chetty & sons tribhovandas bhimji zaveri references edit http www.emirates247.com business indian jeweller ventures into dubai 2015 04 18 1.587705 iso 9001 for bhima jewellers . the hindu . bhima sees gold glittering in south . the economic times . bhima jewellery to open second showroom in capital . the hindu . pure gold for akshaya tritiya kochi showroom . the hindu . bhima s renovated showroom in kozhikode . the hindu . bhima plans 500 crore expansion . the times of india . new diamond collection . the hindu . award winning bhima designs . the hindu . highest tax payer state award . the hindu . gksf top slot for bhima . the hindu . grand kerala shopping festival gksf . the hindu . grand kerala shopping festival gksf kerala . achievement for bhima . the hindu . external links edit www.bhimajewellers.com www.bhimajewellery.com www.bhimagold.in retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bhima jewellers & oldid 743155469 categories companies established in 1825indian brandsjewellery retailers of indiajewellery companiesdiamond dealers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 05 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view