Expanding excellence
Voltas continues to grow internationally - and establish itself domestically - in electro-mechanical projects
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Central Emergency Hospital, Abu Dhabi

In Voltas' drive to excel as a provider of total engineering services and solutions, a dramatically significant step occurred on 1st April, 2001. This was when the erstwhile Voltas International Limited, hitherto a subsidiary, merged with Voltas Limited.

Continuing as Electrical, Mechanical and HVAC Projects & Services, an exceptional corps of engineers and project managers swelled the ranks of Voltas expertise, bringing with them 19 years of experience in electro-mechanical projects of global standards and scale. That's a finely-honed capability which will soon be impacting on India too. As requirements for Indian projects become more complex and demanding in quality and scope, who would be better suited to deliver?

Abu Dhabi Trade Centre

Making a mark on the map
In its 19 years of operation in this field, Voltas has executed a multitude of highly successful integrated electro-mechanical contracts, in the Middle Eastern market, in the former USSR, and several other countries. Meanwhile, joint ventures have been set up in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman, drawing strongly upon the company's technical and managerial resources - and of course its record.

That roster of prestigious projects spans airports, hospitals, hotels and convention centres, technoparks, research and training centres, defence establishments, district cooling plants, commercial complexes, palaces, townships, railway complexes and embassies. Voltas has undertaken detailed engineering, and then procured, installed, tested and commissioned a variety of equipment related to heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical, public health, fire-fighting, integrated building management systems and specialised systems.

Outdoor chillers at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi

A recent triumph was the engineering, supply, installation and testing of the air conditioning, electrical and hydraulic systems at Hongkong's Chek Lap Kok airport, valued at US$ 60 million. Another milestone was the Rs 962 million Abu Dhabi World Trade Centre project, covering the entire electrical contract for phase 1.

Bringing expertise home
Voltas' long-established overseas reputation in this sector - for meeting demanding quality parameters under severe time constraints - will now be proven yet again within India's borders, in large integrated projects. It's an endeavour in which Voltas' skills as a total project manager will be an asset hard to beat. Its skilled and dedicated pool of experts will be deployed in electro-mechanical projects of considerable size and scope...and more.

Bahrain International Airport

That 'more' includes infrastructure projects (such as metro power plants), large water supply projects, airports, as well as industrial projects like petrochemical refineries, cement plants and sugar factories. Voltas will also participate in the new concept of district cooling envisioned by bulk consumers of utilities on a 'build, own and operate' basis.

Spreading its wings
As a customer-driven enterprise, Voltas' electro-mechanical business constantly adapts and moulds itself to market requirements. This process entails identifying, developing and forming strategic alliances and consortiums for technology upgradation, activity capabilities, and achieving competitive advantages. It's a collaborative approach which will naturally embrace Voltas' other businesses, principally water management.

Chek Lap Kok International Airport

It won't be long before the nation feels the impact of this paradigm shift - from exceptional skills in electro-mechanical projects, to excellence extended to a larger spectrum of fields and applications.