Havells India Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment company, based in

Noida Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...

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. It was founded by Late Sh. Haveli Ram Gandhi, later sold to Gupta who was his distributor. This company manufactures

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for domestic, commercial and industrial applications, LED lighting,

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, modular switches and wiring accessories,

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s, industrial and domestic circuit protection switchgear, industrial and domestic

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s and

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s, induction motors, and

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s among others. Havells India owns some brands like Havells, Lloyd, Crabtree, Standard Electric, Reo and Promptech. The company has 23 branches or representative offices with over 6,000 workers in over 50 countries. India's first Lloyd's exclusive outlet is acquired by businessman Mr. Rajan Bansal. The store is situated in western part of New Delhi, Paschim Vihar. As of 2016, it has 11 manufacturing plants in

located at

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the ri ...

Baddi Baddi is an industrial town and Nagar parishad in the southwestern Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The town lies on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana states in the Shivalik Hills, around 35 kilometres west of Solan town. ...

Faridabad Faridabad is the most populous city in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital Chandigarh. The ri ...

Alwar Alwar (Pronunciation: �lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km north of Jaipur. ...

Neemrana Neemrana is an ancient historical town in Alwar district of Rajasthan, India, from Alwar city, from New Delhi and from Jaipur on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in Neemrana tehsil. It is between Behror and Shahajahanpur. Neemrana is an industria ...

, and Bengaluru. In 2014, Havells was listed 125th among 1200 of India's most trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report 2014, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory.

Acquisitions

In 1983, it bought the loss-making Delhi-based Towers and Transformers Ltd and turned it around in a year. Between 1997 and 2001, Havells also bought ECS, Duke Arnics Electronics, Standard Electricals and Crabtree India. There was a 50:50 joint venture between Havells and the UK-based Crabtree, and Havells later acquired Crabtree's stake in the JV. The latest acquisition of Lloyd Electricals has marked its entry in new segments of consumer electronics.

Social initiatives

Havells provides mid-day meals for school children in Alwar district, covering 50,000 students per day. This has greatly increased the number of children attending school regularly and also alleviates hunger. Besides this, the company has acquired land for constructing a larger kitchen with all the modern facilities to serve freshly cooked food to 50,000 students in the area.

References

Electrical wiring and construction supplies manufacturers Electrical equipment manufacturers Manufacturing companies based in Noida Electronics companies established in 1958 Electrical engineering companies of India 1958 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Wire and cable manufacturers Indian brands Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Home appliance manufacturers of India

External Links

*{{url, www.havells.com, Official site