About UsEstablished in 1888 and incorporated in 1920, Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is the flagship company of the $1.2 billion Kirloskar group. The core businesses of KBL are large infrastructure projects (Water Supply, Power Plants, and Irrigation), Project and Engineered Pumps, Industrial Pumps, Agriculture and Domestic Pumps, Valves and Hydro turbines. KBL Sales in 2008-2009 exceeded US $ 500 Million with a market capitalization of more than US $ 500 million . KBL is India?s largest manufacturer and exporter of pumps and also the largest infrastructure pumping project contractor in Asia. To its credit KBL has created the world?s largest pumping scheme which will irrigate more than two million hectares of land and supply water to 4620 towns and villages in the state of Gujarat in India (Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Scheme). KBL also commissioned a water pumping scheme called The Devadula Scheme in Warangal a town in Andhra Pradesh with the world?s second highest head, supplying water to 4 drought prone socio-economically backward districts which will bring about a green revolution there. |