Lately, BEML has been in the news for all the right reasons. The public sector company has been darting past new milestones that are created and quickly crossed with few realising the swiftness of its moves. Single intrepid acts may go unnoticed. But when they happen frequently, they cannot be ignored.
Recently, BEML along with IRCON International signed an MoU to to explore and address opportunities in the overseas market for large infrastructure projects in the transportation sector. In another move, it tied up with Wipro Infrastructure to work together on complex projects of aerospace industrial automation, among other things. At a time when BEML plays in a space that has far too many contenders, this and more such moves only tells you a story about a strong- and fast-growing organisation.
They are not coincidences. It is the work of a visionary and determined leader led by Deepak Kumar Hota, CMD, BEML. Since taking over as CMD in 2016, Hota has intensified the tempo of contracts gained and catapulted the company into achieving the highest sales. Today, with an order book of Rs 10,000 crore and counting, BEML has proved that Indian companies, that too a PSU, can withstand global competition and make a mark.
Despite this, the government has recently given its approval to sell 28% of its stake through strategic disinvestment. Hota says, “As a government owned company, there are certain procedural and other obligations that are absent in private companies. However, about 87% of all business that we do is against open competition. Of that 2-3% of our turnover is spent on R&D, and 65% of current sales are products fully created through in-house R&D. As I foresee, when a larger chunk of the company becomes privatised, it may propel us to achieve heights.”
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