Industrial Visit Report

FORBES MARSHALL

Date: 23/09/2008
Address: P B # 29, Mumbai-Pune Rd.,
Kasarwadi, Pune 411 034
DID: 91 (0) 20-27149012
Tel : 91 (0) 20-27145595
Fax : 91 (0) 20-27147413
Website : www.forbesmarshall.com
E-mail : corpcomm@forbesmarshall.com

Section -1:
Top Level Management:

Mr. Kiran vohra CEO

Dr. Naushad Forbes Director

Vision Statement:
Our Vision is to be a developed company in a
developing country, pursuing market leadership in our
chosen fields of Steam Engineering Proces Control,
and Utilities Management. Dedicated to growth and an
increasingly international presence, committede to
being a role model organisation for our customers,
suppliers, society and members.
Our Values enable us to deliver on our Vision,
demonstrating our belief in: Integrity, Individual,
Entrepreneurship, Quality, Adaptability. The Family
Spirity, Confidence & Pride.
Core Business Activity:
Forbes Marshall's provides solutions in Process
Efficiency and Energy Conservation, using the best
technology the world has to offer. All their strategic
business divisions, each one partnering a world
technology leader in its respective field, manufacture
products that cover the entire spectrum of energy
generation, conservation, instrumentation and control;
for the process industry.
In joint venture with Arca Regler of Germany, Forbes
Marshall designs and manufactures a complete range
of Control Valves, desuperheaters and stations for use
in a wide variety of industrial applications.

Forbes Marshall Arca control valves and actuators are

designed to cater to a variety of industrial control
applications like steam, liquids and gases. Their
control valves are modular in design and versatile in
construction. All their valves, desuperheaters and
stations are manufactured using the most sophisticated
CNC machinery, designed to be troublefree with
minimum maintenance required.
USP of the Company:
When asked about the USP of the company, we got
a very innovative answer. They don’t have any USP
but they have KSP i.e. Knowledge-Service-Product.
This is where they first of all provide proper
Knowledge to their customers, then give them the right
service and then supply them with the goods.
Companies Achievements and Tie-Ups:
Energy conservation process automation major Forbes
Marshall has been conferred the national award for
industrial design for its MiniMax boiler house.

This is first time that a design award is being given for

an industrial product. The design excellence awards,
instituted by the National Institute of Design, given in
17 different categories this year and judged by jury
from Korea, Japan, Israel and India.

Forbes Marshall, a specialist in process efficiency and

energy conservation has recently announced a joint
venture with Codel International, UK, a company
specialising in hi-tech online gas and dust monitoring
systems. These products will now be manufactured at
the Pune workshop, which will be a centre for global
sourcing and long-term after-sales support. With this
joint venture, Forbes Marshall Codel will be the only
company to manufacture dust monitors in India.
Locations:
Head Office Address
P B # 29, Mumbai-Pune Rd.,
Kasarwadi, Pune 411 034
DID: 91 (0) 20-27149012
Tel : 91 (0) 20-27145595
Fax : 91 (0) 20-27147413
Website : www.forbesmarshall.com
E-mail : corpcomm@forbesmarshall.com

Manufacturing Unit1 Address

A -34 / 35 MIDC, 'H' Blk, Pimpri,
Pune 411 018
Tel : 91 (0) 20-27442020
Fax : 91 (0) 20-27442040
After Office Hrs : 020-27477762
Website : www.forbesmarshall.com
E-mail : ccmidc@forbesmarshall.com

Manufacturing Unit2 Address

Plot No. A-19/2 & T-4/2
I.D.A Nacharam,
Hyderabad - 500 076
Tel : 040-27153918 / 27152276
27171909 /27170732
Fax : 91-040-27173235 /27179223
Website : www.forbesmarshallhyd.com
E-mail: hydcig@forbesmarshall.com
Other than these locations they also have their
manufacturing plants in Delhi, Vadodara, Ahmedabad,
Alibagh, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Bangalore.
Section -2:
Important Departments:
1) HR Department: The Human Resource Department
is headed by Mr. Raghu Nair who is the Manager of
HR.
2) Production Department: The production department
looks after the production of the small parts, from
casting , manufacturing, quality control to assembling
of the boilers.

Important Business Processes:

1) Casting: First of all the small but important parts are
manufactured using castings of different kinds. These
are then sent for polishing and then are sent to the
assembly department.
2) Polishing: The castings are then polished using
different tools and machineries.
3) Assembly: The parts polished are then sent to the
assembling department and then this department
assembles the different parts together to make the
boiler complete.
Production Capacity:
FORBES Marshall, the Rs 175-crore steam
engineering firm, is eyeing a 10 per cent share of the
Rs 4,000-crore energy conservation business as part of
its efforts to increase its turnover to Rs 400 crore in
three years.
Section-3:

Major Competitors and Exports Policies:

The Rs 150-crore Pune-based Forbes Marshall is
eyeing a greater market overseas. Further, it wants to
be a hub for global sourcing of key products and
services. It is also looking at increasing the share of
exports from the current 10 per cent to 15 per cent of
total sales, this fiscal. “Increased exports will be driven
through its existing export portfolio. And as regards
global sourcing, the vortex flowmeter is already a
product that is manufactured by us in India, and
sourced globally to customers and principals wor-ld-
wide.
Forbes Marshall’s main exp-ort market for systems
and products are ASEAN countries, Middle East,
Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Besi-des,
some focused products, notably the vortex flowmeter,
is marketed in all the above countries, plus Europe and
the US.
Forbes Marshall’s contribution of exports to total
turnover for the financial year 2003-2004 was 10 per
cent. The plan for the immediate year is to raise that
contribution to 15 per cent or more. It’s exports are
mainly strong in energy management and
instrumentation and steam related packages. “This
means supply, commissioning and support of value-
added solutions rather than loose products,” says Mr
Vacha. Forbes Marshall’s main export market for
systems and products is directed to the ASEAN
countries, Middle East, Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Nepal. Some focused products, nota-bly the Vortex
flowmeter, is marketed in all the above countries, plus
Europe and the USA
Section-4:
Overall Experience:
Forbes Marshall is rated 20th among the Best Place
to Work In India. That shows how serious it is about
its Human Resource. They don’t call their sub-
ordinates or lower level management as workers, but
they call them all as members.
The plant had sophisticated machinery and handled
very nicely. The people working there were also very
co-operative and helping.