Established in 1888 and incorporated in 1920, Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is the flagship company of the $2.2 Billion Kirloskar group. The core businesses of KBL are large Infrastructure projects (Water Supply, Power Plants, Irrigation), Project and Engineered Pumps, Industrial Pumps, Agriculture and Domestic Pumps, Valves, Hydro turbines, Power Generation and anti Corrosion Products. KBL Sales in 2006-2007 exceeded US$ 480 Million with a market capitalization of more than US$ 1.4 Billion.
KBL is India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of pumps and also the largest infrastructure pumping project contractor in Asia. To its credit KBL has created the world’s largest pumping scheme which will irrigate more than two million hectares of land and supply water to 4620 towns and villages in the state of Gujarat in India (Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Scheme). KBL also commissioned a water pumping scheme called The Devadula Scheme in Warangal a town in Andhra Pradesh with the world’s s