Avantha Group company Global Green conferred prestigious CII National Food Safety Award

•   “Outstanding Performance in Food Safety Excellence” awarded to Oblapura Unit in Bangalore

•   Customer base in 50 countries, multinational ‘Seed to shelf’ food company

•   All facilities are US FDA registered with C‐TPAT compliance

•   Company has  IFS,  BRC,14001:2004 certifications ISO  22000:2005,  Non–GMO, Kosher  (OU),HALAL  and ISO

The Global Green Company, part of USD 4 billion Avantha Group, has been awarded The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award for Food Safety‐2013 for outstanding performance in food safety excellence.
The award was given to Global Green’s Oblapura Unit,Bangalore in the ‘Medium Manufacturing Food Businesses – “Ready to Cook / Food Ingredients/ Intermediary Foods’, for the year 2013 in New Delhi.
The award was received by G. Santhana Krishnan (AVP, Operations, Oblapura Plant) and G.N.V. Umamaheswara Rao (Manager, Quality and Food Safety)

Global Green Company is a ‘seed to shelf’ multinational food company with a  worldwide presence across  retail, food services  and industrial segments. All its facilities are  US FDA compliant with C‐TPAT compliance.
The company has developed processes which are environment friendly and have a positive impact on the sustainability of its agri initiatives.Global Green has adopted and implements best practices relating to important areas such as water  and soil conservation, reduced application of fertilizers and maintains a tight control on the quality and safety aspects of its product offerings.

Commenting on this prestigious occasion, Avantha Group Company Global Green’s CEO & Managing  Director,  Mr.Vijai Gill Said " This award is a recognition of Global Green’s commitment towards highest standards of product quality and food safety. Global Green has always believed in implementing the highest level of standards at every element of the chain,
from seed to shelf. It is a very proud moment for everyone at Global Green. I will take this opportunity to express my gratitude to colleagues, vendors and customers for this recognition”.
About The Global Green Company

The Global Green Company is the food division of the Avantha Group, and is one of the sunrise companies within the Group’s investment portfolio. Global Green cultivates processes and markets a large variety of fruits and vegetables, including gherkins, jalapenos, pearl onions,capers,pritamin peppers, sweet and  sour  cherries,and  sweetcorn. The company has  its customer base in 50 countries around the world and supplies to some of the world’s largest and most visible retail chains. Global Green operates two state‐of‐the‐art plants in India, which are
located strategically in key growing areas. Its  international plants are located in  Dunakiliti (Hungary) and Balmazujvaros (Hungary) . The company has IFS, BRC, ISO 22000:2005, Non– GMO, Kosher (OU), HALAL and ISO 14001:2004 certifications and all of the facilities are US FDA registered with C‐TPAT compliance.

For more information on Global Green, please visit www.globalgreengroup.com


About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).

With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.
For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com

For further information, please contact:

Mrs. Shravani Dang
Vice President & Group Head ‐ Corporate Communications
Avantha Group
Thapar House
124, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001, India
T: +91 11 4169 9282
M:+91 98112 61080
Email: s.dang@avanthagroup.com

CG receives GL Renewables certification for its SLIM® and Bio‐SLIM®Distribution Transformers

CG receives GL Renewables certification for its SLIM® and Bio‐SLIM®Distribution Transformers

• SLIM® and Bio‐SLIM® Distribution Transformers from CG offer most efficient solutions for wind farm offshore platforms

• Bio‐SLIM® is the latest and most advanced environmental friendly transformer solution by CG

• Market for offshore wind farm to grow by 9 times to 51 GW by 2020*

Avantha Group Company,CG was awarded the certification from Germanischer Lloyd Renewables Certification(GL RC),for its liquid immersed SLIM® and Bio‐SLIM® distribution transformers.The testing for adherence to certification norms was carried out according to GL’s Guidelines for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines,Edition 2012. The transformers are hermetically sealed with bio‐degradable fluid which reduces the risk of pollution at environmentally sensitive locations,such as off shore wind farms.

The certificates are valid for five years (2018) and were provided for two of CG’s components:the SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformer KNAN,(up to 3500 kVA,50Hz),and the SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformer KFAF/KFWF,(up to 6500kVA, 50 Hz).The certificates were rewarded for CG’s superior system design,the  implementation of design requirements in Production and Erection (IPE) and quality system.Prototype tests were conducted as a part of the Design Assessmentof the components.Incidentally,CG also received the GL certification for the onshore market in 2012.

CG has grown to become the market leader for transformers in off‐shore wind farms.As of today more than 1000 units have been installed worldwide in offshore projects. CG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of three‐phase transformers,offering a full range of products including liquid‐filled distribution transformers and power transformers,auto‐transformers,phase‐shifters and HVDC station transformers,conventional and mobile substations.

According to GWEC(Global Wind Energy Council)5.5 GW of offshore capacity was installed accumulatively worldwide at the end of 2012.According to more ambitious projections up to 80 GW could be installed worldwide by the end of 2020.

CG’s SLIM® and Bio‐SLIM® distribution transformers offer the most efficient solutions for wind farm offshore platforms‐they promise reliability,fire safety,longer life time and low maintenance,withstanding severe harshness of the environment,general cost of installation and maintenance.

According to HolgerTrecksel,Head of Sales and Business Development GL RC :“The certification demonstrates that CG’s transformer has beendesigned,documented,manufactured and tested in compliance with the latest technical requirements documented in GL RC’s Offshore Guidelines.”

Commenting on the certification,Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO & Managing Director, Mr.Laurent Demortier said,“The Wind offshore sector is one of the fastest growing segments within CG. We are committed to provide our customers energy‐efficient,cost‐effective,reliable and best‐in‐class solutions. This GL RC certification demonstrates the adequacy of SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformers to withstand the specific harsh environment at the Wind offshore power projects"

*Source:Global Data:GDAE6299IDB,November 2012

About Avantha Group Company CG

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy.With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around  85 countries,CG provides electrical products,systems and services for utilities,power generation,industries,and consumers.The company is organized into three business groups:Power,Industrial,and Consumer.CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.

For more information on CG,please visit: www.cgglobal.com.

About Avantha

The Rs.25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates.Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services),BILT (paper and pulp),The Global Green Company Limited (food processing),Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure),Avantha Power (energy),Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES),Jg Glass (glass containers).

With a global footprint,the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar,Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate,leveraging its knowledge,leadership and operations,adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha,please visit www.avanthagroup.com

For further information,please contact:


Ms. Paula Sengupta                              Mrs. Shravani Dang

Global Head – Communications            Vice President

CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)          Group Head – Corporate Communications      CG House, 10th floor Avantha Group, 1st floor,Thapar House, Worli,Mumbai 400030,
T: +91 22 24237516 / 67558771              Tel (D): +91 11 41699282 Tel (B): +911123368332

paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com                     s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Dr. Jan Declercq
Chief Technology Officer
CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)
Antwerpsesteenweg 167
2800 Mechelen, Belgium T:
+32 15 283 240
jan.declercq@cgglobal.com

Avantha Foundation and Swaniti partner

•     Avantha  Foundation  and  Swaniti  partner  to  further  advocacy  efforts  to mitigate hunger and malnutrition

•   Initiative to engage elected representatives and other key stakeholders

•   Roundtable organised at Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

•     Odisha  Health  Minister,  Dr.  Damodar  Rout,  inaugurated  event,  MLAs attended

New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar:- Avantha Foundation and Swaniti, an NGO, have come together in a unique initiative to actively engage with elected representatives in Odisha, and share knowledge to build awareness on the critical issues of hunger and malnutrition. This is part of the Foundation’s larger objective to encourage  dialogue  and  catalyse  involvement  across  party  lines  to  address  these critical issues in different states in the country, so that elected representatives across India, as key policy makers, can drive and enact policies to mitigate hunger and malnourishment.

The consultative session was hosted today (Friday, December 13th) in Bhubaneshwar, and featured a roundtable discussion with MLAs. Avantha Foundation and Swaniti  plan to continue to engage with these MLAs over the next few years to strengthen their involvement in addressing these issues within their constituencies.

Titled the “Knowledge Seminar”, the roundtable was inaugurated by Dr. Damodar Rout, Honourable Health Minister of Odisha, who delivered the opening address. The event featured separate talks by leading experts on best practices in mitigating hunger and malnourishment, sharing of current status at ground level on these issues, and success stories from government officials and NGOs who have been implementing key programmes. The session included a discussion on next steps that could be initiated by MLAs on how they can take this forward. Avantha - Swaniti also made a presentation on how best to combat the menace of malnutrition.

The urgency in tackling the menace of hunger and malnutrition, and enabling policy change  to address the challenge, is underscored by the fact that as per the Avantha Foundation supported HUNGaMA Survey 2011, conducted in 112 rural districts of India, it was found that 42.3% children were underweight and 58.8% children were stunted, necessitating serious policy intervention to address the challenge.

About the Avantha Foundation:

The Avantha Foundation is a not for profit organisation established with the objective of making a sustained impact on the quality of life of communities by pioneering and advocating key development issues that are of national concern. The Foundation seeks to bring about systemic changes through strategic interventions, and by partnering with a broad range of stakeholders like NGOs, the government and multilateral agencies to help  usher  in  policy  level  changes  in  favour  of  the  underprivileged  and  the disadvantaged communities.

  About Swaniti Initiative:

Swaniti Initiative is an open governance initiative that focusses on bringing together the most promising ideas and talented professionals to support the work of progressive leaders, Members of Parliaments and Legislative Assembly, on developmental issues.

For more information please visit www.avanthafoundation.org

For further information please contact: Shravani Dang
VP and Group Head Corporate Communications
s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Avantha Foundation
B-14, Shangrila Garden, Bund Garden Road
Pune 411001 (Maharashtra)
Tel : +91-20-26166489, 26166289
Mobile : +919923861519 www.avanthafoundation.org

Tharoor honours JS Neerav of Avantha Group for his contribution to higher education sector at FICCI function

Tharoor honours JS Neerav of Avantha Group for his

contribution to higher education sector at FICCI function

Neerav is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of Thapar University, Patiala, Chairman of Thapar

Polytechnic College, Patiala and Executive Director of the Avantha Group’s Education Initiative

Thapar University Vice-Chairman JS Neerav was honoured by Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor at the 9th FICCI Higher Education Summit, 2013 organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Mr Neerav was felicitated for his contribution to the higher education sector. The central theme of the conference was “Building Networks for Transforming Indian Higher Education: Enabling to Deliver Value”.

Mr JS Neerav is associated with FICCI Higher Education since 2005.  He was co-chairman of the FICCI higher education committee from 2007 to 2009, and continues to be the Federation’s Honorary Adviser.

Mr Neerav worked with Avantha Group company Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) for 32 years. He began his illustrious career as Labour Welfare Officer and went on to become the head of the paper business as Group Vice-President.

Since 2003, he is Executive Director of the Avantha Group’s Education Initiative.

Mr Neerav is currently Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of Thapar University, Patiala, Chairman of Thapar Polytechnic College, Patiala and member of the governing body of the Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development.

About Avantha

The Rs 24,000-crore (US $4bn) Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities include BILT, Crompton Greaves, The Global Green Company, Avantha Power & Infrastructure, Solaris ChemTech Industries, Biltech Building Elements, Salient Business Solutions and Avantha Technologies. With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. The Group has business interests in diverse areas including power transmission and distribution equipment and services, paper and pulp, energy and infrastructure, food processing, farm forestry,  insurance,  chemicals,  IT  and  ITES.  Led  by  Gautam  Thapar,  Avantha  demonstrates  strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

About Thapar University

Thapar University, founded in 1956, is housed in a 250-acre campus in Patiala, Punjab. In 1985, it was awarded the status of a deemed university, and from then on took a quantum jump with focus on research and development, along with the need to adapt to the changing needs of the industry and the delivery of state-of-the-art  technical  and  engineering  education  in  India.  In  2007,  the  LM  Thapar  School  of Management was inaugurated. It has evolved over the years to provide management education conducive to the dynamic business environment.

Thapar University is committed to developing high quality, professionally groomed technical and engineering manpower possessing multifaceted personality with respect for professional and social ethics, national   values   and   the   spirit   of   human   emancipation.   Thapar   University   believes   in   providing opportunities to students to broaden their horizons and develop cross-cultural perspectives enabling them to engage in the adventure of learning and discovery.

Since its inception, nearly 16,000 students have graduated from the university and proceeded to achieve

greater heights in their professional careers. The alumni have excelled in varied fields such as business and industry, administrative and regulatory services, research and education and social and human rights organizations. Thapar University is committed to contributing to the country’s progress in the field of higher education. The students from Thapar University have found top placements in India and abroad. World-renowned companies include Google Inc., Adobe, Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon, D C Shaw, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, UOP Ltd. L&T, Fidelity Investments, Deloitte, Nomura Software, etc visit the university on a regular basis.

For further information, please contact:

Shravani Dang @ 011-41699282/9811261080
VP&GroupHead,Corporate Communications, Avantha
E-mail: s.dang@avanthagroup.com

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Adfactors PR
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