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Thus Halgona
...was Born
The former Promoter of Halgona, Dr. Dakshina Murthy Halemane hailed
from a village called 'Halgona' in Karnataka. He was a Professor in
Holland University in the Mechanical Engineering Department. During
his long stay at Holland, he developed a rapport with top officials
of M/s NRF Radiateuren b.v. who are pioneers in manufacturer of
Radiators & Cooling systems in Europe. This connection grew
stronger into a business relationship. NRF agreed to set up a plant
in India in Technical collaboration with Dr. Halemane..
Halgona Radiators Private Limited was born in 1986 in Jigani
Industrial Area, situated in South of Bangalore.
Dutch Technology
Pioneers in Technological development of radiators of over 80 years
in Europe, NRF was fully involved from the incipient stage of
project report till commercial production . Design capability,
Testing equipment, Machinery, tooling, jigs, fixtures were all
provided by NRF. Work force at Halgona were trained,to NRF
standards.
Batra's & Halgona
Shri. Amrit Lal Batra, Chairman of AL Batra Group of companies,
among the top Industrialists & Philanthropists in India, who was
looking for an investment opportunity in Karnataka in the late
eighties, agreed to associate himself with Halgona and during 1991,
Halgona became a unit of 'A L BATRA GROUP OF COMPANIES.
Shri A L Batra has the distinction of
pioneering the LPG Cooking Range, Indigenous Washing Machines and
LPG Plants, as well as many other prominent acheivements in India.
Among them was setting up a leading Five Star Hotel in Delhi as well
as the set-up of a large multi speciality hospital in Delhi.
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