Leadership Across Generations: - IAM

Another New Delhi-based IAM member,
Agarwal Packers & Movers
Ltd. (www.agarwalpackers.com), entered
the field of road transport in 1987 thanks
to the business foresight, progressive outlook,
and experience of Ramesh Agarwal.
In 1980, while serving in the Air Force, he
was required to move from Madras (now
Chennai) to Srinagar and faced the daunting
task of packing and moving all his
goods on his own. When he related this experience
to his younger brother, Rajender
Agrawal—who had long wanted to work
in the logistics industry—Ramesh’s recollections
of his move became the impetus
they needed to become entrepreneurs.
And so, Agarwal Packers & Movers
Ltd. was born. From its origins with one
lorry to its current status as a logistics
powerhouse, Agarwal Packers and Movers
Ltd. has come a long way. The company
has transformed the painstaking process of
packing and moving household goods into
an art.
As a strategic initiative and to remain
a market leader, Ramesh Agarwal has
thoroughly studied the Indian logistics sector
and has been the real architect of 3PL
and 4PL services. He has also pioneered in
creating state-of-the-art infrastructure and
warehousing divisions, solely to fill up the
glaring gap between demand for and supply
of storage space. The company’s R&D
team, bolstered by customer feedback and
market research, has formulated 40-point
standards for a world-class national and in-
A car mover used by Agarwal Packers & Movers
Ramesh Agarwal, founder of Agarwal Packers
& Movers Ltd., a new IAM Governing
Member
ternational relocation service. In addition,
the company has taken over the management
of Air Cargo Terminal Services
(Export Division) at IGI Airport, Delhi,
and introduced the public storage system
in the country.
Ramesh Agarwal has long been
known for introducing advanced technologies
in his company and the company
was recognized as the Best Transport and
Logistics Company in the service sector
by Small Business Awards 2010.
Agarwal’s recently launched “double
door special household carrier” in the relocation
segment has created a niche in the
market by saving up to 35 percent on moving
costs, as has the company’s innovative
“local car pick-up carrier.” The company’s
single country-wide number, “6001 5001,”
has now become a brand in itself among
users seeking “tension-free solutions for
logistics and relocations.” With 52 selfowned
branches serving 1,264 destinations
across the country, Agarwal Packers &
Movers Ltd. expects to move more than
60,000 households in the FY 2011–2012.