Hyderabad's Bharathi Cement bags Asia's most promising Brand Award for 2015-16
08 Apr 2016
Bharathi Cement Corporation Private Limited, a Hyderabad-based producer of superior quality cement setting new standards in construction is adjudged as the “Asia’s most promising brand Award for 2015-16” by World Consulting and Research Corporation.
Ashish Padhi, Counsellor (Science, Education and Counsular), Embassy of India, Bangkok presented the award to M. Ravinder Reddy, Director, Bharathi Cement Corporation Ltd. at a function specially organized for the purpose recently in Bangkok.
Bharathi Cement was chosen from the survey conducted by ibrands 360 and nearly 100 top brands have been selected out of 400 shortlisted top brands for this award across Asia from different fields/ industries.
Responding to the award, M. Ravinder Reddy said, accomplishing excellence in any field requires an immense planning and expertise. Bharathi Cement is a group company of Vicat-France. Bharathi Cement has always benefitted from its association with a global leader in cement. Coupled with this, is the fact that Bharathi is driven by a team of senior professionals with experience and expertise in power, cement, and infrastructure. When forces of this nature join hands, the results are always exceptional. Empowered by these inherent strengths, we have taken with great leaps since our inception in 2009.
Today, Bharathi Cement produces 4 types of superior quality cement - OPC 43, OPC 53, PPC and PSC. At present, Bharathi Cement has a 5 million tonnes cement production capacity at Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh and 2.75 million tonnes cement production capacity at Kalburgi District of Karnataka.
With two manufacturing facilities, brand Bharathi is operating with a total capacity of 7.75 Million Tonnes Per annum. With its world-class processes, efficient delivery and a strong distribution network of over 3000 proud dealers, Bharathi Cement has become a leading cement company.
Vicat Group – France has an international presence with over €2,458 billion in sales and €143 million consolidated net profit. It hires 7,852 employees. It operates in 3 business segments - Cement, Concrete and Aggregates and spread over 11 countries. It registered the sale of 19.8 million tonnes - cement in the year 2015. During the same period, it sold 8.5 million - cubic meters of concrete and 20.9 million tonnes – aggregates. 53 per cent of its sales is generated through cement business, 33% through Concrete and Aggregate business and 13% through other products and services.
Source: thehindubusinessline