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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Landmarks in the Kirloskar Saga<br /> 1888 Our Kirloskar Brothers established. <br /> <br /> <br /> 1901 India's first fodder-cutter made.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1904 First six ploughs made.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1924 Export of ploughs to Britain begins.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1927 Kirloskar becomes the first manufacturer of India's first HP electric motor.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1940 India's first vertical diesel engine manufactured.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1941 The Mysore Kirloskar Limited established.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1946 Kirloskar Oil Engines and Kirloskar Electric established.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1949 India's first 5 HP Petter type AV1 engine manufactured.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1950 Manufacture of bi-metal thin-walled bearings started.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1953 Kirloskar manufactures India's first transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1958 First alternator made and Kirloskar Pneumatic Company established.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1962 Hotel Blue Diamond started, Diversification in Hospitality Industry.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1964 First DC motor made; Kirloskar Consultants and Kirloskar Systems incorporated.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1966 FH Schule purchased in Germany.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1973 First overseas office established in Malaysia.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1975 Bearing plant started in Ahmednagar.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1976 Kirloskar Kenya set up in Nairobi.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1982 First pielstick engine manufactured.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1984 Thyristor convertor made; Kirloskar Ebara JV established for specialisation in Pumps.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1988 Kirloskar Group completes a 100 years in operation; the Centenary year.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1991 Kirsons Trading Pvt. Ltd. Singapore established.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1992 Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd. established.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1993 All major companies in the group receive ISO 9001 Certification. <br /> <br /> <br /> 1996 <br /> <br /> India's first Concrete Volute Pump installed in Dahanu; KOEL and KEC celebrate Golden Jubilee Merger of Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, with Prashant Khosla Pneumatic Limited on March 1, 1996.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1997 <br /> <br /> Agreement to dissolve the partnership between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and Cummins Engine Inc. USA dated March 8, 1997 Manufacturing of Anti-Corrosion Coatings at Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Kirloskarvadi.<br /> <br /> 1. Kirloskar Filters Limited merged with Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and later demerged to form a joint venture company.<br /> <br /> 2. Joint Venture between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and KNECHT Filterwerke GmbH, Germany, to manufacture automotive and industrial filters.<br /> <br /> 3. Joint Venture between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and Briggs &amp; Stratton Corporation, USA, for the manufacture and sale of stationary non-vehicular, petrol and kerosene gensets and Pumpsets. <br /> <br /> <br /> 1998 <br /> <br /> 1. With the stepping down of Mr. Vijay Kirloskar as Chairman and Director as on 23rd July 1998, the following took over as Chairman and Managing Directors of the respective companies:<br /> <br /> Mr. Atul C. Kirloskar, Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited.<br /> Mr. Sanjay C. Kirloskar, Kirloskar Brothers Limited.<br /> Mr. Rahul C. Kirloskar, Kirloskar Pneumatic Company limited.<br /> <br /> 2. Mr. Gautam Kulkarni co-opted as an additional director on the Board of Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, and the directors appointed him as the Joint Managing Director with effect from 20th August 1998, for a period of five years.<br /> <br /> 3. Joint Venture between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and Denso Corporation, Japan, for the manufacture of car air conditioners and aluminium radiators for Automotive applications. <br /> <br /> <br /> 1999 <br /> <br /> 1. Hotel Blue Diamond, Pune and Hotel City Inn, Baramati, undertakings of Poona Industrial Hotel Ltd. were sold to Taj Group of Hotels. <br /> <br /> 2. Shivaji Works Ltd., merged with Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited.<br /> <br /> 3. Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited gets ISO 14001 certification for Environment Management Systems from TUV.<br /> <br /> 4. Collaboration Agreement of Kirloskar Brothers Limited with Ebara Corporation-Japan for Hydro Turbines.<br /> <br /> 5. ISO 14001 Certifications for major plants of Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited.<br /> <br /> 6. All India trophy of largest exporter of pumps for 11th successive year from EEPC. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 2000 <br /> <br /> Mr. Vijay Kirloskar and six companies under him separate from the Kirloskar group of Companies.<br /> <br /> Launch of Kirloskar Green Power Ideas by KOEL at New Delhi on 26th Feb 2000. <br /> <br /> <br /> 2001 <br /> KBL gets order to supply concrete volute pumps worth 78 Million US Dollors to world's largest hydro-electric project : Sardar Sarovar Narmada Valley Project•<br /> <br /> Toyota Corp. Japan forms a joint venture with Kirloskars to manufacture multi-utility vehicle QUALIS. <br /> <br /> <br /> 2002 <br /> <br /> Agreement to dissolve the partnership between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and Briggs &amp; Stratton Corporation, USA.<br /> <br /> Agreement to dissolve the partnership between Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited and KNECHT Filterwerke GmbH, Germany.<br /> <br /> Toyota-Kirloskar introduces its latest offering in India the luxury sedan CAMRY.</div>

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