The origin of Raghavendra Automation Pvt. Ltd. dates back to 1985, when Mr. M.Sridharan started an engineering unit called " Mahalakshmi Engineering Works" to cater to the jobbing needs of companies like S&S Power, B.H.E.L, B.E.L, Mc Neil Megor, and Enfield.
In 1989, while it continued its function, also ventured into Projects type of jobs in the name of " Raghavendra Industrial Products " and won the contracts from IOCL for establishing LPG Bottling Plants in Vijayawada and Calicut, AOD, Assam, Pondicherry & Guwahati, Pune.
Tireless and dedicated teamwork of its staff made the company to earn good reputation with the Oil companies. Encouraged by this the company desired to expand its business in bottling area and moved to its own premises at Industrial Estate, Guindy in 1993 as an SSI unit in the name of " Raghavendra Automation Pvt. Ltd ”. The location gave RAPL immense scope to compete with other bidders for LPG Bottling Plants and won contracts from IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, AOD, etc.
In 1997 RAPL acquired spacious premises (22,800 sq.ft) to carryout its operations right on the National Highway, a fast developing Industrial stretch.
The factory is accommodated in two locations with a combined built up area of 25000 sq. ft and an open area of 8600 sq. ft. This infrastructure permits present activity and future expansion programs also.
Necessary care has been taken in providing proper machinery in excellent working condition befitting an ISO approval on considering the standard of quality management. RAPL obtained ISO 9001-2015 by Nov. 2023 certified by KVQA.
Every care is taken to document customer requirements at the time of proposal and carrying through, subsequently while executing the order by working in CAD environment and through system documentation.
The system documentation here refers to freezing the base specifications at all stages during the process of manufacture and final testing, clearing, installation and commissioning.
The systems extends to both inward and outward movement of materials.
The company makes its purchases from the reputed suppliers and subjects the materials to physical and chemical tests on a random sampling basis to ensure its genuiness. Test and Guarantee certificates are insisted for accepting a standard bought out component. The companies' quality control engineers carry out stage-wise monitoring of quality of subcontracted items.
RAPL employs qualified executives, engineers, skilled and semi-skilled work force at Office and Factory for carrying out their operations.
The company does not have a single case booked for any statutory deviation over a decade and has in its possession assessments computed up-to date under all the Laws (Excise, Sales Tax, Income Tax, GST, etc.)
The company has trained labour and enjoys the support of committed man power and had never faced any lay-off at any point of time.
The national Small Industries Corporation Limited in its assessment about the company has recorded that the company can do conveyors and conveyor systems worth Rs.3.6 lakhs per shift. On this basis when calculated over the year (300 working days) the company is capable of achieving turnover of Rs.2500 lakhs in two-shift operation.
Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of the LPG Bottling plant Conveyor system and Filling & Testing Equipments as a turnkey Project.
No.2/314, Mount Poonamallee Road, Kattupakkam, Chennai-600056.
044-24897214/3450
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