Greaves Corporate Film
Technovation is at the core of what we do.
It’s a pursuit which humans have been chasing from long & would keep doing for long.
It’s an inspiration for us while we design the best products for uninterrupted future in mobility.
It’s the driving spirit behind constant evolution & ongoing transformation.
It’s the force which propels our future together.
It’s our purpose behind Technovation.
Overview
Greaves Cotton Limited is a diversified engineering company and a leading manufacturer of Cleantech Powertrain Solutions(CNG, Petrol and Diesel Engines), Generator sets, Farm equipment, E-Mobility, Aftermarket spares and services. GreavesCotton is a multi-product and multi-location company with a rich legacy and brand trust of over 162 years and hasestablished itself as a key player impacting a billion lives every day. The company today manufactures world-class productsand solutions under various business units and is backed by comprehensive support from 500+ Greaves Retail Centers &6300+ smaller spare parts retail outlets across the country. In the mobility segment, the company manufactures 4 lakh plusengines annually, almost 1 engine per minute and provides low TCO mobility solutions to the majority of the population inIndia, moving more than 1 crore passengers and 5 lakh tonnes of cargo every day. Greaves Cotton augmented its cleantechnology portfolio in the last mile affordable 2W personal Mobility segment with Ampere Vehicles in 2018.
162 years of legacy
Manufacturing 1 engine per minute
6 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across India
World class R&D setup
Extensive pan-India network over of over 6300+ dealers
Wide global footprint expanding rapidly
Our Values
GREAVES PANCHATATVA
5 Values, 1 Way of Life
Passion
Highly energetic, motivated and enthused to strive to achieve best in class in everything we do.
Transparency
Actions, policies and procedures with no hidden agenda and conditions and compliance with disclosure norms.
Integrity
Conduct business fairly with adherence to highest ethical standards and compliance to all laws and regulations.
Responsibility
Being emotionally and intellectually involved in transferring organisation plans into reality.
Respect
Respecting others with no discrimination and celebrating differences.
Mr. Karan Thapar
Chairman of the Board
Educational Qualifications
CA
Expertise
Managing companies, both private and public, having
interest in diversified areas
Mr. Nagesh Basavanhalli
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND GROUP CEO
Educational Qualifications
B.E. (Mechanical)., M.S, University of Texas, MBA - University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Expertise
Mr. Ajit Venkataraman
Executive Director
Mr. Arvind Kumar Singhal
Independent Director
Educational Qualifications
B. E. (Electronics and Communication), IIT-Roorkee MBA-UCLA
Expertise
Mr. Kewal Handa
Independent Director
Educational Qualifications
M.Com, ACMA, ACS, Pfizer Leadership - Harvard USA, Marketing Programme - Colombia, USA, Sr. Management Residential - IIM, Ahmedabad
Expertise
Ms. Sree Patel
Independent Director
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce, H. R. College of Economics, Bombay University; Bachelor of Law, Government Law College, Bombay University.
Expertise
Mr. Vinay Sanghi
Independent Director
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Expertise
Mr. Firdose Vandrevala
Independent Director
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur. He is also a proud alumnus of Harvard Business School (Strategic Marketing Management) and CEDEP INSEAD (General Management Program).
Expertise
Professional with experience in steel, power, telecommunications, and real estate industries with illustrious organisations such as Tata Group, Motorola, and Hirco, covering all functions of the business value chain such as procurement, planning, production, sales, marketing, and project management.
milestones
Our Journey So Far
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Ampere Electric Plans Investment of INR 700 crores for e-mobility manufacturing plant in Ranipet signs MoU with Government of Tamil Nadu
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1) Ampere launches Magnus Pro Electric Scooter
2) Greaves Genius- a series of Smart Gensets launched
3) Ampere acquires 74% stake in E-Rickshaw Company- Bestway
4) Greaves launches OHV Petrol Pumpset -
1) Mahindra partners with Greaves Cotton to source BS-VI ready Powertrain Solutions
2) Greaves Cotton launches BS-VI compliant, world’s cleanest single-cylinder Diesel engine
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Greaves opens 100th Greaves Care Centre for Conventional/ Alternate Fuel and Electric Vehicles. Greaves Cotton signs up with Piaggio Vehicles to develop a new generation of Powertrain applications.
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Greaves Cotton Limited reaches over 5 million customers with ‘Made in India’ engines.
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Greaves crosses three million mark in light diesel engines
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Greaves corsses two million mark in light diesel engines
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Greaves second Transit Mixer manufacturing facility opened near Chennai. Greaves acquires Bukh-Farymann GmbH Diesel, Germany Greaves sets up Light Engines Unit IV at Aurangabad.
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Eco friendly Light Diesel Engine complying with Bharat stage II (Euro II) emission norms launched.
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Introduced concreting equipment in technical collaboration with CIFA of Italy.
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Launched Transit Mixer and Batching Plants.
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Greaves Joint Venture with Morganite Crucible Ltd., U.K. to manufacture Silicon Carbide Crucibles.Technical collaboration with BOMAG GmbH, Germany, to manufacture Vibratory Compactors.
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Greaves Power Transmission Unit set up in Pune in collaboration with David Brown Gear Industries, U.K., and pioneered the manufacturing of industrial and marine Gearboxes in India.
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Pioneering industrialist Lala Karamchand Thapar bought Greaves and it became an Indian Company.
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Joint Venture with Ruston & Hornsby Ltd., U.K. and started manufacturing diesel engines in India.
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Greaves Cotton entered into a Joint Venture with Crompton Parkinson of England to introduce ceiling fans and a range of other electrical products in India (now known as Crompton Greaves Limited).
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James Greaves and George Cotton founded the company.
Our Purpose
Building productivity solutions for a cleaner planet, responsibly
CSR
The Company constantly works towards inclusive growth and betterment of society and the environment. Its multiple CSR projects make a positive impact on all its stakeholders.
DEEP Under DEEP (Development, Education, Empowerment, Progress), a skill-based training programme, the Company trains the underprivileged youth of India in technical knowledge related to manufacturing. Its efforts in this area have earned it the prestigious Asian CSR Award. Currently, the Company has 199 DEEP trainees enrolled for the programme.
Prime Meet Greaves Cotton organises Prime Meet, a re-skilling and training workshop for mechanics. It conducts one-day workshops at various places under the supervision of industry experts. Further, to encourage education, it has the Greaves Scholarship Programme (GSP), supporting students from financially disadvantaged families of auto-rickshaw/e-rickshaw drivers and/or farmers.
Environment The Company works for environment protection through various initiatives, including its support for the Cauvery Calling project.
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