Conquest through convergence – by integrating front-line HVAC domestic stature with a solid global repute in electro-mechanical solutions seen in prestigious mega-projects.

That’s the tenet behind Voltas’ thrust into India’s boom in built environments and infrastructure. The Company’s AC&R business has widened its scope of operations beyond HVAC, to include building management systems, public health engineering, process refrigeration, power management, indoor air quality, fire safety, security…and multiple other utilities. All of these are capabilties honed and proven in 31 countries by its former IOBG (International Operations Business Group), now dubbed Electro-Mechanical Projects & Services (International).

Burgeoning economy, booming prospects
AC&R business is going meta at an opportune time. A slew of mega projects is planned across the country – tuned to an annual economic growth of possibly 9% over the next five years. This vision is supported by strong manufacturing growth, large-scale IT expansion, an investment surge and huge infrastructure projects.

All these are bringing about a surge in the very sectors in which Voltas’ double-barrelled capability can show its strengths. For malls, commercial complexes, housing projects, power sector, hospitality, IT parks, multiplexes – and all the other many features of the new Indian skyline – Voltas is ideally placed to deliver high value, tight timelines and global quality. Indeed, it’s been doing so for years in India; only now those values are extended over scope of work considerably wider than just air conditioning.

Integration – the intelligent choice
At Voltas, clients find a one-stop shop of proven reliability. By entrusting the totality of complex projects to a single agency, they get the benefit of better planning, sourcing, execution, project management, and eventually higher value at optimal costs. A single operator who gets the Big Picture is clearly a better bet than mutliple operators tripping over each other.

The integration runs vertically too. Voltas’ intellectual capital and field-tested experience runs from design through innovation, planning, sourcing and project management – to commissioning and after-support for a lifetime.

Off to a flying start
Voltas’ new integrated identity is already finding some prize projects to showcase itself. Such as the upcoming Hyderabad International Airport, the first greenfield private facility in this sector, due to commence operations in early 2008. Other large airport projects will be those at Calicut and Dibrugarh. And then there’s the other kind of public space at Navi Mumbai’s Galleria Palm Beach Mall and Multiplex, which promises an ultimate experience in shopping and recreation. In each of these, Voltas will demonstrate the full gamut of its skills and knowledge – and its diversity of applications.

And of course the professionalism and reliability which have made it a ‘preferred provider’ in many parts of the world.