Abhijit Kulkarni

Kirloskar Brothers Limited

Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is a world-class pump manufacturing company with expertise in the engineering and manufacturing of fluid management systems. Established in 1888 and incorporated in 1920, KBL is the flagship company of the $ 2.1 billion Kirloskar Group. KBL provides complete fluid management solutions for large infrastructure projects in the areas of water supply, power plants, irrigation, oil & gas and marine & defence. KBL manufactures industrial, agriculture & domestic pumps, valves and hydro turbines. In 2003 KBL acquired SPP Pumps Ltd, United Kingdom and established SPP Inc., Atlanta, USA, as a wholly owned subsidiary of SPP, UK; In 2007, Kirloskar Brothers International B.V., The Netherlands and Kirloskar Brothers (Thailand) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary in Thailand were incorporated. In 2008, KBL incorporated Kirloskar Brothers Europe BV (Kirloskar Pompen BV since June 2014), a JV between Kirloskar Brothers International BV and Industrial Pump Group, The Netherlands. In 2010 KBL acquired Braybar Pumps, South Africa. SPP MENA was established in Egypt in 2012. KBL has a JV with Ebara Corporation, Japan since 1988 for the manufacture of API 610 standard pumps. Kirloskar Corrocoat Private Limited is joint venture cooperation with Corrocoat Ltd., the UK since 2006. KBL acquired Kolhapur Steel Limited in 2007 and Hematic Motors in 2010. In 2014, KBL acquired SyncroFlo Inc. In 2015, Kirloskar Pompen B.V. acquired Rodelta Pumps International, The Netherlands. KBL has seven manufacturing facilities in India at Kirloskarvadi, Dewas, Shirwal, Sanand, Kaniyur, Kolhapur and Karad. and seven manufacturing and packaging facilities in Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The company exports its products to over 160 countries.