The coir and the tile industry offer employment for many people in the district. The first saw mill in the state was erected at Trichur (1905). Most of the timber is brought down from the forests to Thrissur and Chalakkudy, which are the most important timber marts in the District. Canning is a developing industry in Thrissur and "Darlco Cannings" and "Kayee Plantations Cannings"; both have major units at Thrissur. The "Thrissur Fruits and Vegetables Marketing Society" are establishing a canning industrial unit at Nadathara and it is going on very successfully. Besides all these the "match stick industry", pharmaceuticals, printing etc. give Thrissur its fame as a bustling industrial centre. The first Worker's Indian Coffee House of the state was opened in Thrissur (1957).