vmhpl - Voltas MH

V-LIFT APRIL-JUNE 2011
Message from Mr. Milind Shahane, Director,
Voltas Material Handling Pvt. Ltd.
The formation of the new JV Company
Voltas Material Handling Pvt. Ltd.,
(VMHPL) between Voltas Material
Handling Business Division and KION
Group, Germany, is a momentous event in
the history of Material Handling Industry in
India. The KION Group is the second
largest player in MH Equipment in the
world and can bring in significant
advantages to technology and economics
of scale to VMHPL.
VMHPL which has strong Design,
Engineering, and Manufacturing
capabilities within India, can contribute to
utilize the technology and scale to further
bring out products in Forklifts,
W a r e h o u s i n g E q u i p m e n t a n d
Attachments to satisfy diverse needs of
MH applications in various Segments in
India. Further, VMHPL's country wide
Sales and Service Network including,
Area Offices along with the Dealership
Service Centres can provide excellent
Product Support in terms high quality parts
and service backup to the equipment sold
to Customers.
There are very large opportunities which
will be available in India for growth of MH
Equipment as the Indian industry grows to
bigger heights in line with the growth of the
Nation. There will be a need for a variety
of MH Equipment and the JV Company
would be strongly placed to meet the
needs of the Indian Industry, Government
Departments, Warehousing Sector and
Service Providers. The dedicated and
committed team of VMHPL Employees will
provide continuity of support to Customers
and we look forward to stronger
relationships with all Customers and other
Stake Holders like Vendors, Dealers, etc.,
in future years.
I wish VMHL the best of luck in future
success and leadership in the MH
industry.
Message on Production Facility from
Mr. Satish Tambe, DGM Manufacturing and Engineering
To meet the increasing demand for our Products, VMHPL is expanding its capacity at the
existing Plant at Thane from 130 Units to 150 Units. In line with VMHPL's Multiple Plant
Strategy, the facility at Pune is being developed to produce 150 Units by March 2012.
This Plant will have a new Horizontal Machining Centre, State of Art Paint Booth and
Dynamometer for Testing. The Ramps for testing Gradeablity is already in place. Human
Resource for meeting the operations at the new Plant has been achieved by relocation of
Key Managers and induction of New Recruits. The Lean Concept will be in place at Pune
Plant for optimization of the throughput. The Standard Models of Diesel and Battery
Forklifts up to 3000Kgs Capacity are being assembled at Pune for the past 3 Months.
Machining of Transmission Housings and Assembly of Transmission with Engine. Power
Train assembly with Engine have begun. Material requirements are being met from
Vendor's of Thane Plant. A New Vendor Base close to the new Plant is also being
developed.
VMHPL's 1st Sales Conference at Colombo.
The Directors, Senior Mangers and the Sales Team of VMHPL held their 1st Sales Conference at the Taj Samudra, Colombo Srilanka
from 15th to 18th May 2011. The Theme of the Conference was 'Join the Forces to Lead'. The objective of this Conference was to devise
focused action plans in the various areas of operations, sharpen the strategies to be adopted to enhance the results during 2011-12,
crystallize the outlook for the next four years for capturing the No.1 Position and Lead the MHE Market in India.
High Value Order for Voltas Forklifts.
BLR Logistics (I) Limited, Mumbai has placed an Order for Voltas Diesel Forklifts namely 8Nos. x 3Tons, 2Nos.x 5Tons and 2Nos. x
8Tons valued at INR 122 lakhs. Our Mumbai Team comprising of Mr. Sameer Kalamdani and Mr. Swapnil Pradhan bagged this order.
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