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cascade
Dec-2020 to Apr-2021
DELIVERING GLOBAL VALUE THROUGH
GLOBAL PRESENCE
KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LIMITED
Established 1888
A Kirloskar Group Company
Value-added Engineering through Global
cascade
Dec-2020 to Apr-2021 Capabilities,
DELIVERING GLOBAL VALUE THROUGH
GLOBAL PRESENCE
Renewed Core Philosophy to Stay Cognizant with
the Times,
Drives our foray into a new century,
As we continue with our quest of - Enriching Lives
KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LIMITED
Established 1888
A Kirloskar Group Company
April - 2021
Dear All, market leaders in the fluid
management industry,
Hope you are healthy and making India proud
safe. That is the first and globally. From being the
foremost priority in these Pioneers, we are the Leaders
testing times. today.
Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Our ability to understand
over the last 130+ years, the exact needs of our
which pioneered an customers and accordingly
industrial and agricultural working towards meeting
revolution in the country those needs is what has
with its innovative products enabled us to sustain our
and solutions has leadership position in the
predominantly been known market for such a long
for being among India’s period. Our capability to
foremost manufacturing develop superior products
companies. However, apart and solutions that provide
from being India’s first and value to our customers is
largest pump manufacturing what sets us apart from our
company, over the last few contemporaries. These
decades, we have also innovative world-class
extended and strengthened products and systems
our global footprint as a designed to add value to the
multi-national traditional fluid
conglomerate. Over the management techniques
years, we have carved our and methods are a result of
niche as one of the global our global operations and
capabilities. Due to our Vision, Mission and Values global capabilities, we are in line with the changing able to leverage our process times, technology and architecture across our customer requirements and global business operations, expectations globally. right from ideation and manufacturing to project At the end of the day, it is execution and after-sales the optimistic attitude that service support. Our matters, especially to prevail operations spread across the and succeed in the globe may be divided on the challenging times that we basis of various individual are facing today. teams, divisions, verticals and all the other My best wishes to all for stakeholders, but we always their continued safety and work together as a single well-being. team - Team KBL. This ONE KBL Team gives us Stay Safe, Stay Positive!! that much-needed flexibility and the resultant cross- sectional knowledge- exchange enables improvement in our overall productivity and performance. The fact that we use the world’s leading technologies in all our manufacturing processes and customer service provides us a competitive edge. For a brand like KBL, established with the founding principle of Enriching Lives, customer satisfaction forms the core of our business operations. For us, customer satisfaction is more about exceeding the expectations of our consumers So, as we have ushered into a new century last year with a newer vision and a newer outlook, we also revised our Purpose,
April - 2021
Dear All, the readers. Read It, Watch It, Share It,
Enjoy It!!
The current situation is More importantly, this
grim with a lot of edition of the Cascade also
unpleasant stories coming throws light on how our
in from all corners. In these global presence as ONE
times of despair, even a KBL Team has helped us
glimmer of positivity and sustain our position even
hope can go a long way in during the pandemic. All
keeping all of us going. That the articles and news
is exactly why I am very updates clearly reflect how
happy with the optimistic despite the persisting
theme of this edition and challenges, we continue to
the opportune time of its operate and further extend
release. our growth footprints across
the globe.
As much as the edition talks
about how we are reiterating Overall, I am very pleased
our focus on providing with the way the edition has
added value to our turned out and I am sure
customers through our the readers will definitely
global operations and like it as much as I did.
capabilities, our incredible
growth story from a small- Stay Positive, Spread
factory shed into one of the Positivity!!
global leaders over the last
century could truly provide The world needs it right
a sense of inspiration and now.
much-needed motivation to
Dear All, our customers through our Enjoy It!!
innovative and sustainable
As we recently entered into world-class products and
the first quarter of the new solutions in the coming
financial year, we felt it to future.
be the ideal time to release
the first edition of our Besides, it briefs about the
Cascade magazine for 2021. various endeavours and
projects that we
I am really happy that commissioned during the
despite the persisting work period. The issue also
challenges and disruptions, provides a glimpse of some
we were successfully able to of the key customer focus
come out with the latest areas and internal activities
edition without any delays executed during the period.
or hiccups. Means a lot!!
Similar to the previous
The theme of this edition of edition, the edition includes
the magazine broadly video links to the various
revolves around how we are internal activities, thus
delivering global value providing an actual visual
through our global insight into the major
presence. It briefly events and webinar sessions,
highlights how, by revisiting including significant
our core philosophy, management bytes and
including our Purpose, thought leadership views,
Vision, Mission and Values, which make it really
we have reiterated our focus interesting.
on providing added value to Read It, Watch It, Share It,
April - 2021
Cover Story
Future ready with New Purpose and New Vision .... 07
Featured Articles
Ready to Capitalise on Favourable Budget 2021 .... 13
111 years of KOV .... 15
Our new website launched .... 16
ATPD Manufacturing Facility opened at Kirloskarvadi .... 17
Success Stories
First-of-its-kind Fish-passable Pump supplied in Europe .... 18
Pumping Bhama Askhed Project .... 19
Proud Association with Mettur Surplus Water Scheme .... 20
Technology
With KirloSmart, Monitor Your Pump Remotely Anytime, Anywhere .... 21
Management Bytes .... 23
Awards & Recognition .... 24
Customer Engagement .... 27
E-Warranty .... 29
COVER STORY Value-Added Engineering through Global Capabilities Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), which completed 100 proud years of its incorporation last year, ushered into a newer century with newer promises, newer possibilities and a newer outlook. Now, as we step into a new decade of opportunities, we felt that it was about time we also revisited our core philosophy by updating our Purpose and Vision to stay in-line and abreast with the changing times, technology and evolving customer requirements and expectations in order to meet and stay committed towards our ultimate goal of Enriching Lives. Accordingly, our renewed Purpose and Vision are: Purpose: Enriching Lives. Transcending Boundaries. Vision: Enriching lives across communities through innovative and sustainable engineering solutions. Apart from being India's 7
April - 2021
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COVER STORY first and largest pump countries. Our international critical in further engineering company, KBL, subsidiaries, regional offices strengthening our over the years, has also and manufacturing facilities capabilities and ensuring extended and strengthened in various countries, one of the most desirable its global footprints as a coupled with our extensive characteristics that a multi-national service support network, customer expects whenever conglomerate. We have make us a global team with he buys a product from a carved our niche as one of global operations. As a reputed brand like ours– the global market leaders in result of our global added value. Our quest to the fluid management operations we have been provide our stakeholders industry, making India able to complement our with added value through proud globally. From a R&D and facilitate value our products and solutions humble beginning, KBL, buying transition or is what drives our actions today, has a presence in knowledge sharing across every day. Thus, it continues virtually all the continents our global teams. It has also to be an integral part of our across the globe. We helped us extend our renewed Mission statement achieved this feat by experiences, technological as well. acquiring some of the capabilities, product basket, Mission: To lead the leading international customer knowledge, etc. industry through reliable, pump manufacturing Thus, eventually, apart from intelligent hydraulic companies from expanding our presence, our machines & systems various global operations have been providing superior value 9
April - 2021
regional offices and
manufacturing plants of our
international subsidiaries,
and our extensive service
network helped us deliver
our solutions to our
customers despite the
lockdown challenges.
Our global R&D team,
which includes our team
from KBL and other group
companies, works together.
We strive towards and truly
and ensuring customer how leading organisations believe that providing our
delight. with a global presence have customers access to a global
had advantage in securing quality product is our duty
This becomes all the more their survival and and that is what drives us.
important in the current dominance in the market as In order to ensure the same,
times when the whole world compared to the other we are well-equipped with
has been grappled by the smaller players with only a state-of-the-art in-house
Covid-19 pandemic as, local presence. Being one of technologies, such as our
today, the importance of the global leaders in utility dedicated 3D printing
providing more value to the pumps, KBL is in the same machine, which helps
customers using the existing league. As much as our reduce defects and
limited available resources is trusted brand reputation manufacturing time, thereby
felt more than ever before has been crucial in improving quality of the
from all quarters and in sustaining our leadership product. Our products and
every industry. Over the last position in the industry, our solutions are known for
one year, the global global capabilities and their universal appeal,
situation and priorities have operations have been which is largely attributed to
completely changed and, in equally integral in bestowing the knowledge exchange,
the post Covid-19 world, us that flexibility and experience sharing and joint
technology and its use to support needed to be able R&D team efforts of our
produce value-added to endure and hold our global subsidiaries and
products will drive the value ground even in this global companies. For
chain and that is exactly situation. During the crisis, instance, our innovative
what we are able to provide all our various international Lowest Lifecycle Cost pump
with our global capabilities. subsidiaries and other group series, introduced with the
companies, which together aim to meet the new
In these times of an form the KBL group environmental requirements
economic unrest, only the umbrella, supported each globally, is a result of the
major players with other in the same way they joint R&D efforts between
operational flexibility have did before the onset of the KBL and our UK-based
been able to sustain their pandemic. We focused more international subsidiary,
position in the market. The on the bottom line. Our SPP Pumps. Similarly, the
situation has clearly shown global presence through our development of many of our
10COVER STORY
prominent products is a with our association with developing economies like
result of our cross-sectional various critical government Senegal, Laos and
team efforts along with our and private pumping Cambodia, all suffering
international subsidiaries, projects globally. Over the from severe water and food
which makes them globally last few decades, we have crisis, into completely food-
viable. It is a testament to been associated with a large sufficient countries by
how well our group number of government helping bring maximum
companies complement projects in majority of the cultivable land in these
each other to provide added African countries, especially nations under irrigation. In
value to the customers Egypt, where the trusted other South- East Asian
through the development of Kirloskar pumps have countries such as Thailand
innovative products with a played a crucial role in and Vietnam, the company
universal appeal. transforming over 10,00,000 has reiterated its success
hectares of arid desert land story and brand reputation
By extending our horizons into green fertile land. In as a leading fluid
into a multinational fact, in Egypt, the Kirloskar management solutions
conglomerate, we have brand is so common and provider by assisting them
successfully touched and popular that it is in securing their farmlands
contributed towards synonymous to the word and cities from incessant
enriching millions of lives. “pumps.” Similarly, KBL has floods with the company's
We have been making an played an integral role in ever-reliable flood-control
impact on a global scale completely transforming Autoprime pumps.
11April - 2021
Apart from all this, KBL, confinement plasma physics Ÿ Teamwork with Mutual
majorly through our experiment. The customised Trust and Empathy
subsidiary SPP, has been Kirloskar pumps provided Ÿ Commitment towards
primarily responsible for for many of these milestone the Environment
ensuring fire-safety across projects have been the Ÿ Integrity and
some of the most iconic largest or the first in their Accountability
landmark structures across category, which makes these Ÿ Speed and Accuracy
the globe, such as Burj Al endeavours even more Ÿ Progressive and Proactive
Dubai, Marina Bay Sands, noteworthy and memorable. Ÿ Process-centric
Sydney Opera House, The This expertise and the
Shard- London, etc. with experience of working on Thus, with our new
the help of our best-in-class such critical and significant purpose, vision, mission and
firefighting pumps and projects is what differentiate values, we retain our focus
solutions. Even the world's us from other global players. on providing added value to
largest water bridge in our customers through our
China is secured by More importantly, at the innovative and sustainable
Kirloskar firefighting end of the day, it is our world-class products and
pumps. Besides, KBL has actions that define us and solutions in the coming
also been among the leading all our actions are driven by future.
suppliers of specialised our strong legacy and the
pump sets for the path shown by our founder,
prestigious ITER Shri Laxmanrao Kirloskar.
(International Continuing on the same
Thermonuclear path and principles of our
Experimental Reactor) founder, we also revisited
project touted to be the our Values as follows:
world's largest magnetic
12FEATURED ARTICLE
Ready to Capitalise on Favourable Budget 2021
2021
Budget 2021 came at a very was a make or break budget, priority.
crucial juncture as we have this time.
still not fully recovered from Now, being a fluid
the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the budget took management solutions
The damage due to Covid- into consideration this grave provider, the promising
19 is significant and it is situation and steps taken in budget will definitely
estimated that it will take a the budget are expected to benefit us as our products
significant time for our be very helpful in bringing go in all sectors right from
economy to recover from the economy back on track. rural and domestic to
the debacle. Earlier, our The budget provides industry and infrastructure.
country already witnessed potential opportunity for However, the increased
an economic slowdown in our economy to raise and focus on rural economy and
FY19-20, which was capture the pace that it infrastructure sector, where
followed by the serious needs for sustainable higher expenditure has been
challenge posed by the growth. The government proposed, will benefit us the
Covid-19 pandemic and its has opened its coffer and most. Besides, being a truly
aftershock over the last proposed to spend Indian company, we are
fiscal year. Hence, during significant expenditure bound to benefit from the
this budget day, there were across all sectors. It, for government's continued rise
huge expectations and some time, has not been too in impetus on the
questions on how the much bothered about the Atmnirbhar Bharat mission
government will take the increase in fiscal deficit, as and Vocal for Local
steps necessary to revive the the creation of demand programme.
economy. So, in a way, it from all sectors has taken
13April - 2021
The various supportive management pumping various key sectors.
initiatives and schemes that solutions this fiscal year.
the government has Moreover, the rise in “The 2021-22 budget is a
proposed to ramp up and financial allocation of funds step in the right direction.
revive the domestic demand for various supportive It will help to attract
are noteworthy. The rise in initiatives aimed at foreign players, augment
budget allocation towards facilitating complete sludge foreign direct investment
the Rural Infrastructure and help boost local
Development Fund from management and waste
water treatment as part of manufacturing”.
30,000 crores to 40,000
crores is a good news for all the government's continued
the organisations like us, for focus on Swachh Bharat Rama Kirloskar, Director
whom the rural consumers Mission is anticipated to lay Kirloskar Brothers
form one of the primary a further impetus to the Limited
target segments. The demand for our signature
proposed enhancement in waste-water handling pump We expect the increased
the agricultural credit target products. fiscal allocation for the
to 6.5 lakh crores in order National Infrastructure
to ensure that the farmers Besides, we are all geared-up Pipeline (NIP) scheme by the
receive adequate credit, to meet the expected rise in government could play an
which in turn will help demand for our domestic integral role in driving an
boost their confidence and pumps range in view of the all-round demand for our
spending power, is
anticipated to drive demand extension in deduction of pumping solutions from
for our dedicated pumping interest on loan taken to most of the major
solutions for the agricultural purchase an affordable infrastructure-related sectors.
sector. Similarly, the house by one more year, i.e. Besides, the government's
st
announcement to augment till 31 March 2022, and the proposal to provide
the existing Micro Irrigation proposed tax holiday related additional capital infusion
Fund, created with a corpus to the same, as part of the of 1,000 crores to Solar
of 5,000 crores under the Government's vision to Energy Corporation of India
NABARD, by another ensure 'Housing for All' and 1,500 crores to Indian
5,000 crores, is expected to under its Affordable Renewable Energy
augur well for us, India's Housing policy. Development Agency, is a
leading providers of fluid good news for one of the
management solutions for The various Production leading providers of solar
the Irrigation sector.
Linked Incentive (PLI) pumping solutions like us.
scheme announced by the
The proposed launch of the
government to enable our Overall, this year's budget is
Jal Jeevan Mission, which
manufacturing sector to promising and encouraging
aims at facilitating universal
register a double digit for the manufacturing
water supply in all 4,378
growth on a sustained basis industry, and be it as an
urban local bodies, ensuring
and create manufacturing Indian or a global pump
tap connections in around
global champions for an engineering company, we are
2.86 crores households and
Atmnirbhar Bharat, will ready to make the most of it.
enabling liquid waste
help bring scale and size
management in 500
with respect to the demand
AMRUT cities, is expected
and market for our
to boost demand for our
pumping solutions in
domestic and waste-water
14FEATURED ARTICLE
Kirloskarvadi Factory completes 111 Years
Kirloskar Brothers Limited mother-plant of KBL, was an industrial and
accomplished yet another officially established on agricultural revolution in
remarkable milestone in its 10th March 1910, paving the country and continues
illustrious success journey the way for the birth of one to strive and contribute
with the completion of 111 of the country's foremost towards shaping the dream
years of foundation of its 'factory villages'. of a self-reliant India.
Kirloskarvadi factory in
March 2021. Over the last 111 years, our
mother-plant in
The industrial township of Kirloskarvadi has played an
Kirloskarvadi, which is the integral role in pioneering
15April - 2021
Our New Website is LIVE
New website comes with many new features for enhanced
browsing experience
small/retail pumps to
help the users obtain all
the relevant information
in one place
Ÿ Implementation of a
mobile responsive website
version, which will enable
seamless adaptation of
the website on all devices,
thus ensuring a seamless
user experience
Happy browsing!!!
A corporate website is which includes new features
considered to be the face of like:
the company. It is the first Ÿ Enhanced look and feel
source for interaction that a of the Home page,
customer has in his early including large size
stage of engagement with banners and covering
the organisation. The important sections along
significance of a convenient with the relevant links
and well-developed website Ÿ Enhanced UI/UX
has become all the more experience in each
relevant in the post Covid- section
19 world as most of the Ÿ Detailed product section
interested users now prefer with astute navigations
or are primarily bound to based on product
visit the website for getting category, application and
in touch with or procuring market
any information related to Ÿ Corresponding business
the company or its products. vertical sections with
relevant information
Taking all these integral with respect to the
factors into consideration, product links, projects,
we recently launched our etc.
new corporate website Ÿ Separate sub-section for
16FEATURED ARTICLE ATPD Manufacturing Facility opened at Kirloskarvadi Advanced Technology Product Division (ATPD) built for manufacturing high-end technology products Kirloskar Brothers Limited As the name suggests, the one stop shop, wherein (KBL) is a company which ATPD has primarily been machining, quality control has always been known for built as a dedicated checks, assembly and testing staying ahead of the curve manufacturing division for under high pressure and and being ready for the high-end technology high temperature will be future. As part of another products, especially those executed. progressive step in the same used for nuclear direction, KBL recently applications. It is a state-of- This facility marks our built a new manufacturing the-art facility spread across continued commitment division at the company's 6000 sq. mtr. area and is towards the Government of mother plant in fully equipped with modern India's Make in India and Kirloskarvadi called machines and test facilities, Atmnirbhar Bharat ''Advanced Technology including special measuring initiatives. Product Division" (ATPD). instruments. The facility is a 17
SUCCESS STORIES April - 2021
First-of-its-kind Fish-passable Pump
supplied in Europe
KBL completes its first CV pump order in Europe, wherein
the prefabricated fish-friendly design was conceptualised by
Rodelta International B V
Rodelta Pumps be responsible for water of the pump makes it
International B.V., located management in a large part extremely durable and
in the Netherlands, is a of the province but would ensures its low
subsidiary of KBL. It is also play an important role maintenance.
among the leading providers in facilitating the fish
of a wide range of fluid migration route through the The pump’s impeller
management solutions in concerned region. hydraulics are specially
the European market, designed and optimised
especially in the Benelux Now, KBL has an extensive with the latest 3D CFD
region. experience and reputation software, ensuring that it’s
as a leading supplier of CV completely fish-passable.
The company, with the help pumps for various landmark More importantly, the
of KBL, recently supplied its projects globally while Rodelta engineers were able
first Concrete Volute (CV) Rodelta has a vast to use their broad
pump in Europe. The experience in designing fish- experience in the field, as
heavy-duty pump was passable pumping solutions. the Dutch standard with
supplied to the Orvelte Consequently, we won the regards to the design of fish-
Lock pump station located tender to build the highly passable pumps in the
in the Drenthe province of customised and innovative Netherlands was written in
the Netherlands. fish-passable pump in a close collaboration with the
concrete pump housing Rodelta engineers.
Due to frequent climate design.
change problems in the For, KBL, this was our first-
area, there was a need for a Accordingly, the Rodelta ever CV pump order in
higher capacity pump at team built the special CV Europe. The prefabricated
Oranjekanaal, located near pump, which is a so-called design for the project was
Orvelte village. To address slag-house pump consisting conceptualised completely
this requirement, the of a steel extractable rotor by Rodelta Pumps
administrative body in unit placed in a concrete International B. V.
Drenthe were seeking a pump housing structure.
pump that would not only The concrete construction
18SUCCESS STORIES Pumping Bhama Askhed Project KBL supplies VT pumps and commissions pump house for PMC's Bhama Askhed project Bhama Askhed Dam, is an Kirloskar Brothers Limited gravitational force, which earth-fill dam on the Bhama (KBL) is proud to be the thus helps save substantial river located near Khed, primary fluid management energy cost. The project is Pune district in the state of solutions provider for this thus expected to save at least Maharashtra, India. The prestigious project. In 15% of recurring cost of the Bhama Askhed project is an accordance with the project water supply system. associated water supply requirements, we have scheme developed by the supplied our Vertical The project includes only Pune Municipal Turbine (VT) pumps, which one pumping station in the Corporation (PMC). As are predominantly used for backwaters of Bhama part of the project, the lift irrigation and water Askhed dam, which has PMC has laid a 42-km-long supply schemes involving been built by KBL. This pipeline from the Bhama transfer of large mass of pumping station sends Askhed dam to meet the water, and also water to a tank located 8 km water needs of residents of commissioned the related from the dam. Then, the eastern Pune. The PMC pump house. water goes to a treatment project aims to facilitate the plant, and then across the supply of around 200 MLD This water supply project is stretch of Nagar Road in of water across over 58 one-of-its-kind as it involves eastern Pune. sq.km area in eastern Pune. pumping water from the It is expected to ensure dam up to the adjacent hill supply of freshwater to and then diverting it down around 14.50 lakh people from the hill to the by 2041. treatment plant using 19
April - 2021
Proud Association with Mettur
Surplus Water Scheme
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. will be the primary pump
provider for the Mettur Surplus Water Scheme project in
Tamil Nadu, India, which will divert surplus water to help
farmers with irrigation
KBL is proud to be As per the project plan, globally, which includes
associated with the Mettur surplus water from 79 lakes powering one of the world's
surplus water scheme will be diverted via the largest pumping schemes in
inaugurated recently by Mettur dam into 100 dry the form of Sardar Sarovar
Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi lakes in and near the Narmada Nigam Limited
K. Palaniswami, which is Sarbanga basin in the Salem (SSNNL) in Gujarat, which
expected to benefit about district, facilitating better provides drinking water to
16.44 lakh farmers by use of the surplus water for more than 30 million
facilitating the supply of both agriculture and people.
surplus water for irrigation drinking. The scheme is
from the Mettur dam into expected to enable the
the dry lakes in the region. irrigation of around 4,238
acres of agricultural land
KBL is the primary provider and will positively influence
of relevant fluid the lives of farmers from 40
management solutions for villages in the region.
the scheme and has
supplied vertical turbine Apart from these prestigious
pumps and commissioned water irrigations scheme,
the relevant pump houses KBL, over the years, has
for the project located near been closely associated with
Salem, Tamil Nadu. many other prominent
project in India as well as
20Technology
With KirloSmart, Monitor Your Pump
Remotely Anytime, Anywhere
The intelligent KirloSmart example of the same. It is a
technology helps the users to: unique software technology
remotely monitor status of their developed by KBL that
pump via live streaming, enables the users to
receive predictive maintenance remotely monitor the
alerts and carry-out trend condition of their pump by
analysis measuring and transmitting
its analytical field
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. has parameters on KBL's web-
always believed in setting based portal. With the help
new benchmarks in of KirloSmart, the users can
engineering excellence with monitor their pump status
its innovative products and remotely via live streaming,
solutions. In this digital age, receive predictive
we have the first-mover maintenance alerts and
advantage and competitive conduct trend analysis.
edge with our smart
technologies that facilitate The 'KirloSmart' technology
better customer service and is capable of generating
convenience. alerts for the probable
causes leading to the failure monitoring
Our intelligent pump of the pump. Thus, the pump health on a real-
monitoring system, a'KirloSmart'-enabled time basis by appropriately
'KirloSmart,' is a perfect system helps the user in sensing the critical health
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parameters of the pump.
'KirloSmart' remotely
manages the pump and
notifies its current state by
transferring the data using
wired Ethernet or GPRS.
The fact that this smart
monitoring system can be
operated on a mobile or on
an iPad makes it all the
more convenient and user-
friendly.
The importance of the
remote monitoring
technology couldn't have
been more relevant than in
the times today when
maintaining a safe distance
and operating remotely is
the call of the hour due to
the government-imposed
restrictions on public
movement. Similarly, even
during the post-Covid
world, KirloSmart, with its
customer-convenient
features and the increasing
importance of remotely-
operated technologies, is
expected to continue to be
the preferred option for
monitoring pump
parameters.
For us, customer
convenience always comes
first. 'KirloSmart' is one
such effective and ideal
smart technology that
reflects our customer-centric
philosophy in the truest
sense.
22MANAGEMENT BYTES
“Our journey over the last
130+ years is also a testimony
to the significance of the
micro, small and medium
enterprises in making India
self-reliant.”
- Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar
Chairman and Managing Director,
Kirloskar Brothers Limited.
“Indian manufacturing is at the threshold of a golden era. The
technology advantage, greater impetus for infrastructure
development along with some of the best white-collar labour
laws in the world has put a stronger focus on India’s
manufacturing opportunities for global companies”.
– Mr. Alok Kirloskar,
Director,
Kirloskar Brothers Limited.
“Passion, curiosity, and teamwork together are key to effective
management”.
– Ms. Rama Kirloskar,
Director,
Kirloskar Brothers Limited.
23AWARDS & RECOGNITION April - 2021
ASSOCHAM Best Employer for Women
KBL’s all-women operated
Kaniyur facility received the
certificate of excellence in
the Best Employer for
Women category at the
ASSOCHAM ‘Diversity &
Inclusion Excellence Awards
& Conclave.
Rama Kirloskar, Director,
KBL, dedicated the honour
to every member of the KBL
family who helped KBL
reach where it stands today.
24AWARDS & RECOGNITION
National Award for Manufacturing
Competitiveness 2019-20
KBL’s Dewas plant was
adjudged the proud winner
of the prestigious National
Awards for Manufacturing
Competitiveness 2019-20
where we won the Silver
Medal. The award,
instituted by the
International Research
Institute for Manufacturing
(IRIM), is a unique awards
programme that recognises
non-conventional
approaches and tailor-made
strategies of organisations.
Winner of TPM Award by JIPM
KBL’s Dewas plant won the prestigious Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) award by
Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM)
25AWARDS & RECOGNITION April - 2021
Number 1 in Domestic & Agricultural
Pump Sales in Odisha
KBL was adjudged the
number 1 company in
domestic and agriculture
pump sales in Odisha at the
Bazaar MRG Award 2020
presentation ceremony held
in Bhubaneswar.
BEE Star Rating for KBL Submersible
Pumps Range
KBL received Star Rating
from the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE) for 26
models of submersible
pump-sets manufactured at
its Sanand facility.
26CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
Annual Dealer Conference (ADC) 2020-21
KBL’s Annual Dealer Conference 2020-21 was organised virtually for our Kirloskarvadi
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dealers on 5 February 2021. The conference was attended by all our 170 dealers from
across India and Indian Subcontinent. The key note address at the event was delivered by
Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar. CMD, KBL, followed by a special address by Mr. Alok Kirloskar,
MD, SPP Pumps; Ms. Rama Kirloskar, MD, KEPL; Mr. Anurag Vohra, IBH, KBL &
Mr. Baban Pachkawade, General Manager, IDCD, KBL. All the KBL (Kirloskarvadi) sector
heads also addressed the dealers.
KBL KBC Grand Finale Season 3 Winners
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KBL KBC Quiz Contest Grand Finale was conducted online on 4 February 2021 to select
the three national winners of the season. The 1st, 2nd & 3rd rank holders were rewarded during
the Annual Dealer Conference.
27CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT April - 2021
Participation in Plumb Skills Expo 2021
Our booth at the Plumb Skills Expo organised by The Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry between 24th and 27th February 2021.
BARC-Director visits KBL and KPML Offices
Dr. A. K. Mohanty, Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and his team visited
our Yamuna and Karad Projects and Motors Ltd. (KPML) offices
28E-WARRANTY
5 Steps to register your
Kirloskar Pump’s E-Warranty
with KBLOne4All App
WHY SHOULD YOU REGISTER?
Fast servicing Hassle free and paperless transaction
Product genuinity Useful maintenance tips
Find
Find aa code
code to
to scan
scan
KBL
CUSTOMER CARE
from your phone
KBL as
Login One4All KBL One4All
Dealer
Retailer
Trader
Customer
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ASC
KBLOne4All CANCEL OK
Remind Me Message
slide to answer
Verication
Code
Download Login as customer Register Scan the You will get
KBLOne4All App and enter your KBLOne4all data matrix or enter a call from KBL
from Google Play phone number with the serial number customer care to
Store Or to get Verification Code and upload complete the
Apple App Store verification code bill copy E-Warranty process
3 Options to scan data matrix code and to find the product serial number to register E-Warranty:
Warranty Certificate OR MRP Sticker OR Pump Name Plate
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29April - 2021
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KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LIMITED OUR COMPANIES
Established 1888
A Kirloskar Group Company
Registered office & Global Headquarters: Yamuna, Survey No. 98 (3 to 7), Plot no. 3, Baner, Pune 411045.
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