Leading SMEs of India 2020

Experts' View Leading SMEs of India 2020 E - 20 Please share with us Avery India’s journey since inception. What are some of the recent milestones the company has achieved? Weighing equipment had always been an important part of almost all industrial segments because profits are controlled by accurate, efficient & reliable weighing of all inputs & outputs from any Industry. Avery India had been a pioneer, playing an important role in providing industrial weighing equipment in the Indian market for the last 109 years, since its inception in 1911. A part of Avery Weigh-Tronix UK & owned by ITW group, Avery India has been supplying & servicing weighing machines and weighing automation solutions in India and to Nepal, Bhutan & Bangladesh. Avery had been evolving with time, both in India as well as globally. The Company has been dealing with weighing from the era when stones Avery India Limited were being used, almost 200 years back. This proves Avery's philosophy and belief of 'Legacy to Leading Edge'. Currently headquartered at Haryana, the Indian company started its operation in India in 1911 by way of the dealership in Calcutta. Our first manufacturing unit was set up in 1948 at Kolkata, & thereafter established our second manufacturing unit at Ballabgarh in 1974, where we launched our first electronic scale in 1985 and the latest generation Weighbridges and Unmanned Weighing System from 2010 onwards. Avery India is certified by the global agencies for ISO: 9001:2015, ISO: 45001:2018 & ISO: 50001: 2018 standards. What are Company’s key products & offerings? Today, Avery India is playing a leading role in providing Industrial weighing solutions, both in Static & Dynamic Weighing. Innovation has been the major factor throughAvery'sevolution process. We are and have always been a leader in “Weigh Bridge segment” in India through our accurate, robust, reliable & technologically advanced products of global standards. In dynamic weighing, we manufacture “Weighing in Motion” products for Railways & Private sector catering to Cement, Power & logistics segment. Avery India realizes the importance of after sales support, and the firm, right from the beginning has been maintaining almost 7,500 machines owned by 4000 customers. This pan India service network is supported by latest software “ServiceNow” & around 135 strong Service team across India" What is your growth strategy for near future The Company inherits innovative culture from its parent group company ITW (among Fortune 200 Companies) which strongly believes in innovations. This is evident through the 10,000 live patents into ITW’s credit. In line with ITW’s philosophy, Avery India introduces new innovative products every year. As a result, Company has launched its latest range in 2020 comprising “Ultra Weigh Bridge series” with key focus on Safety, “SmarTower for Unmanned weigh Bridges” eliminating need of Weigh Bridge room & “Weighing Intelligence Software” with state of art, ergonomic graphical user interface. Avery India strongly believes in ITW Principles of 80/20&PLS (Product Line Simplification) and accordingly we shifted our focus from 20's products to the innovative 80's products so that these are differentiated from other competitors in the market. The firm's mission is to ensure the appropriate yield of investment for its shareholders while ensuring its due role in corporate social responsibility towards its employees and society. Basant Sandooja Managing Director Avery India had been a pioneer, playing an important role in providing industrial weighing equipment in the Indian market for the last 109 years, since its inception in 1911. Dun & Bradstreet