Shivalik Engineering Industries: A Market Leader In The Indian Metal Casting Industry

able to grow from strength to strength on a daily basis owing to their core values of Customers & Employee satisfaction, Safety in everything, Teamwork & Social responsibility, and Commitment to quality in time. In the multi-faceted casting industry, Shivalik focuses more on metal casting and over the years, they have been able to grow into one of the top names in this segment owing to the quality of their offerings.

Giving more insights into their evolution in the industry and the various offerings they have in their portfolio, Giriraj Singhania, MD, Shivalik Engineering Industries ltd. adds, “We are heading three foundries and all these are state of the art plants which not only helps us to improve the quality of our offerings but it also helps us to be time-efficient. We are catering to four sectors that includes commercial vehicles, Tractor industry, Railway and Water works industry. We are exporting wheel hubs in huge quantities to the US market as well as ductile iron pipe fit - tings catering to water works industry in the US. We are suppliers to some of the top players in the commercial vehicle industry and the tractor industry as well. In the commercial vehicle sector, we have a clientele that includes Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Volvo, Dainler Meritor India Ltd, and in the tractor industry, we are catering to Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Sonalika Tractor TAFE, Escorts and John Deere, to name a few.

Shivalik is one of the leading and largest manufacturers of Brake Drums and Wheel Hubs for commercial vehicles in the country. We are also the only and one auto component in the state of Chhattisgarh and the dominant player in central India. In the railway industry, we have been operating consistently for the last decade and this showcases the quality of our offerings. Our wheel hubs exporting business is also picking up growth gradually and we are working with some of the top brands in the US. Across the three plants we have, we directly employ more than 1800 people and their expertise and experience have been one of the key factors for our growth”.

Adding more about how they are catering to the varied requirements of their clients and their future plans, Singhania says, “We make sure that we are always operating and delivering within the stipulated time frame. With the rapid implementation of technology and automation, we are able to streamline our operations and work much more efficiently. We endeavor to become a preferred supplier for both castings & machined components for domestic & for overseas customers. Our group turnover now stands around 500 crore and going forward, we want to upgrade ourselves by diversifying into more segments. For the long term, we are aiming to be the number one in the casting industry in India.