Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Amara Raja Group

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Area served
  
Worldwide

Founder
  
Ramachandra Naidu Galla

Number of employees
  
12,500 (2013)

Website
  
www.amararaja.co.in

Founded
  
1985

Type
  
Conglomerate

Amara Raja Group httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen770Ama

Key people
  
Ramachandra Naidu Galla (Chairman) Galla Jayadev (Managing director)

Products
  
Automotive batteries, battery chargers, electronics, industrial batteries, digital inverters, industrial batteries, infrastructure, power, processed food, trickle chargers, UPS

Jay galla addresses the amara raja group on its foundation day on 20 12 14


The Amara Raja Group is an Indian Conglomerate Company which is Headquartered at Hitec city, Hyderabad. The group has presence in automotive batteries business, packaged foods and beverages, electronics products manufacturing, infrastructure sector, power system production and fabrication of sheet metal products and fasteners. The Amara Raja Group is better known for its automotive battery brand "Amaron" which is the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India today. Amara Raja Group employs a work force of over 7000 employees and it has international joint venture alliance with Johnson Controls Inc. Amara Raja Batteries made it to Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 list of companies compiled by Forbes magazine.

Contents

History

A first generation entrepreneur, Dr. Ramachandra Naidu Galla is the founder of Amara Raja Group Of Companies in 1985. The automotive batteries business unit commenced operations in 2001 with technology from Johnson Controls Inc., - joint venture partner and the world’s largest manufacturer of automotive batteries. It pioneered the introduction of Zero maintenance technology in India’s automotive battery segment, the key differentiator in an otherwise cluttered Indian automotive battery market.

It is named after Jay Galla's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.

The Early Years

  • 1985 Power systems Ltd founded
  • 1989 Industrial battery division (IBD) ISBU
  • 1992 Designed and Implemented battery manufacturing facility in India
  • 1997 Received ISO 9001 Certification & signed JV with Johnson Controls
  • 1998 Automotive battery division (ABD) ASBU
  • 1999 Received QS9000 Certification
  • 2008 Small battery division(SBD) Two wheeler battery plant ASBU
  • Johnson Controls Inc.

  • Amara Raja Batteries of India signed a joint venture with Johnson Controls Inc. in December 1997 to manufacture Amaron automotive batteries in India.
  • Amara Raja Group of Companies

  • Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
  • Amara Raja Electronics Ltd
  • Amara Raja Power Systems Ltd
  • Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd
  • Amara Raja Industrial Services (P) Ltd
  • Mangal Industries Ltd
  • Galla Foods
  • SILVER LINING Storage Solutions
  • Philanthropy

    Amara Raja Group mainly focused on up-liftment of rural population and committed itself to social activities in the following four areas: Rural employment, Learning & Education, Social rehabilitation & rural up-liftment. Specific schemes that benefit the local rural community like supply/make available safe drinking water by coordination and in participation with the rural community.

    References

    Amara Raja Group Wikipedia