BY RAGHAVAN RAJAMANICKAM RAJARAM RAJESH KANNA RAJESH MANICKAM
INTRODUCTION It has now been more than a century since the Kirloskar story started. Kirloskar started with an aim of becoming the pioneers in fields in which our country needed innovation. In the 100 years and more that the company have been in existence as a family and as an organisation Kirloskar have been seminal to Indian agricultural and industrial development. It gave India its first iron plough, pump and engine;
The founder and the first factory village The
Kirloskar starts with Laxmanrao Kirloskar, the founder. A man who believed that an understanding of one's environment and reality was essential to the manufacture of pathbreaking industrial implements. From this steadfast belief was born the iron plough, the first Kirloskar product. Originally intended as an essential aid to agriculture, the plough soon became an icon of reform and revolution.
The founder and the first factory village In
January 1910, Kirloskar was being ousted from Belgaum to make room for a new suburb, he found in dire need of a place to live and work. Sensing this need, the Raja of the princely state of Aundh, who ired and respected Laxmanrao Kirloskar, offered the latter all the land he needed in Aundh state. Two months later, Laxmanrao Kirloskar set foot on 32 acres of barren land strewn with cacti and infested with cobras. Driven by his faith in human ability, Laxmanrao banded together 25 workers and their families and succeeded in transforming the barren expanse into his dream
Playing a part in the War The
intensified boycott of the British goods and the approaching World War threatened to stop imports of machine tools into India. The Kirloskar, with characteristic foresight began making machine tools. This paradigm shift of sorts, from farm implements to machine tools, created a new company - The Mysore Kirloskar Limited. This company, situated in Harihar,
Landmarks in the Kirloskar Saga YEAR
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1888
Kirloskar Brothers established.
1901
India's first fodder-cutter made.
1904
First six ploughs made.
1924
Export of ploughs to Britain begins.
1927
Kirloskar becomes the first manufacturer of India's first HP electric motor.
1940
India's first vertical diesel engine manufactured.
1941
The Mysore Kirloskar Limited established.
Landmarks in the Kirloskar Saga YEAR
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1946
Kirloskar Oil Engines and Kirloskar Electric established.
1949
India's first 5 HP Petter type AV1 engine manufactured.
1950
Manufacture of bi-metal thin-walled bearings started.
1953
Kirloskar manufactures India's first transformer.
1958
First alternator made and Kirloskar Pneumatic Company established.
1962
Hotel Blue Diamond started, Diversification in Hospitality Industry.
1964
First DC motor made; Kirloskar Consultants and Kirloskar Systems incorporated.
Landmarks in the Kirloskar Saga YEAR
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1966
FH Schule purchased in .
1973
First overseas office established in Malaysia.
1975
Bearing plant started in Ahmednagar.
1976
Kirloskar Kenya set up in Nairobi.
1982
First pielstick engine manufactured.
1984
Thyristor convertor made; Kirloskar Ebara JV established for specialisation in Pumps.
1988
Kirloskar Group completes a 100 years in operation; the Centenary year.
Landmarks in the Kirloskar Saga YEAR
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2000
Launch of Kirloskar Green Power Ideas by KOEL at New Delhi on 26th Feb 2000.
2001
KBL gets order to supply concrete volute pumps worth 78 Million US Dollors to world's largest hydro-electric project : Sardar Sarovar Narmada Valley Project· Toyota Corp. forms t venture with Kirloskars to manufacture Agreement to Japan dissolve the apartnership between Kirloskar Oil Engines multi-utility vehicle QUALIS. Limited and Briggs & Stratton Corporation, USA. Agreement to dissolve the partnership between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and KNECHT Filterwerke GmbH, . Toyota-Kirloskar introduces its latest offering in India the luxury sedan CAMRY.
2002
The Kirloskar Group Of Companies made
up of 8 major group companies players in major sectors like manufacturing, oil and gas, power, construction and mining, agriculture, industry and transport Kirloskar Brothers Limited. (KBL) Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited. (KFIL) Kirloskar Middle East FZE. (KMEF) Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited. (KOEL) Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited. (KPCL)
Kirloskar Brothers Limited Kirloskar
Brothers Limited (KBL), incorporated in 1920 is the acknowledged leader in fluid handling and largest manufacturer and exporter of pumps in India. Business areas Fluid-Handling Turnkey Fluid-Handling Projects in Irrigation, Power, Process, Water Supply & Sewerage Turnkey Small Hydel Projects Protective Surface Coatings Year of establishment :1888 Year of incorporation : 1920 Sales turnover 2004-05 : Rs.7330 Million
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited India’s leading name in Compressed Air, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration and Hydraulic Power Transmission. Product range ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Air Compressors Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Vapour Absorption chillers Gas Compressor Packages Transmission
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited
Business areas Grey Iron castings S.G Iron castings Steel Investment castings. Year of establishment : 1991 Sales turnover 2008 - 09 : INR 6,991 Million (Net)
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited Year
of incorporation :1978 Manufacturer of the widest range of Diesel Engines in India Leader in Engines, Engine Bearings, Engine Valves, Diesel Generating Sets, and Grey Iron Castings. Product range: The product range includes Diesel Engines, Irrigation Pumpsets, Diesel Generating Sets, Engine Bearings and Engine Valves and Grey Iron Castings.
Kirloskar Proprietary Limited Kirloskar
Proprietary Ltd., is owned by the promoters of all Kirloskar companies, and is the owner of the Trademarks, Service Marks, Copyrights and Trade Name “Kirloskar” and other marks depicted below. Kirloskar Proprietary Ltd. started its operations in 1965 and is ed under the Companies Act 1956.
Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited
Kirloskar
Ebara Pumps Limited (KEPL) was established on 13th January 1988 as a t Venture promoted by Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) and Ebara Corporation with a mission to manufacture and supply of rotary equipments like Process Pumps, Steam Turbines, Fans, Blowers etc. Required for critical applications in Hydrocarbon Processing Industries and for Power Projects. The multistage pumps have applications mostly in power generating sector as well as reverse osmosis process.
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies
The
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS) was set up in 1991 by the Kirloskar Group to put into practice the thoughts of its illustrious leader, Mr.S.L. Kirloskar. KIAMS began with a thrust on Management Development Programmes (MDP) aimed primarily at the Kirloskar Group of Companies. Since inception, the Institute has conducted over 235 MDPs and trained over 5,000 managers. The Institute located at Harihar,
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