AWARDS
  
 

2010

National Award for Best HR Practices -2009 Award

Bharat Forge Limited was awarded the “National Award for Best HR Practices -2009".

The award and the winners certificate was received by Dr Santosh Bhave & Team during the Annual National Conference of NIPM ( National Institute of Personnel Management) at Kolkata on 18th Feb'2010.

This was a national level competition organized by NIPM, where several industries from Public & private sectors participated. The evaluation process comprised of 4 stages. Application submission, On site evaluation by eminent Juries , Presentation by finalist and 360 degrees evaluation by final participant companies.

Other than Bharat Forge Ltd. following were the other 9 companies which were selected for final presentation:

  1. Tata Steel Ltd , Jamshedpur.
  2. ONGC ( Oil and Natural Gas Company), Mumbai.
  3. HPCL ( Hindustan Petroleum corporation Ltd), Mumbai.
  4. HINDALCO Industries Ltd. ( Aditya Birla Group) , Renukoot, UP.
  5. GAIL ( Gas Authority of India Ltd), Delhi.
  6. VIZAK Steel , Vishakapattanam.
  7. Swaraj Engines Ltd. ( Mahindra Group Company), Punjab.
  8. MRPL - Mangalore.
  9. Shree Cement Ltd. Beawar , Rajasthan.

 

2009

Golden Peacock Award

Bharat Forge has achieved a remarkable landmark by receiving the prestigious Golden Peacock Award in the field of Occupational Health & Safety. The Award ceremony was held on 14th June 2009 at Palampur in Himachal Pradesh.
Mr. K. Kanchan – Head of Occupational Health & Safety received the “Golden Peacock Award” on behalf of Bharat Forge Limited.

The “Golden Peacock Award” is conferred upon Indian Industries in various categories to encourage & motivate the Industries for achieving excellence.

The Institute of Directors thoroughly examined the Health & Safety Management System of various Industries & decided to award Bharat Forge Limited.

2008

Padma Bhushan Award

Mr. B N Kalyani, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Forge Limited was honoured by the Government of India with the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award. This is one of the highest civilian awards in India, conferred upon Mr. Kalyani for his distinguished contributions of high order to Trade and Industry Sector. The award is a testimony to his relentless struggle to make Bharat Forge the No. 1 company in the Forging industry in the World. He has heralded the Kalyani Group to new heights of success thus placing India on the World map. The Award was presented to him by the President of India, Ms. Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan in a ceremony held on the 10th of May 2008.

The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. It stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Sri. It is awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field.

 

2006

7th Annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Manufacturing - 2005

Mr B N Kalyani received the prestigious international Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Manufacturing 2005.

As the first award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who have contributed to nation building and are building & leading dynamic and growing businesses. The Award winners were selected from amongst 19 finalists across different categories.

The Award was received by Mr B N Kalyani at the hands of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia at a function held in Mumbai on 11th November 2005.

IGCC Award for the Year 2005

Bharat Forge has been conferred with the 'Indo German Chamber of Commerce Award' for Outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Indo-German Economic Relations for the year 2005.

The award was formally handed over to Chairman Mr. B N Kalyani, on 28th September 2005 at the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Indo German Chamber of Commerce held at Hilton Towers, Mumbai.

Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Mr B N Kalyani, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Forge Limited was awarded with the Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce & Industries. .

The award was presented under the auspices of the Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce & Industries Foundation Day – 6th February 2006 at the hands of Mr Shivraj Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Home Affairs, Government of India. Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR were also present at the occasion. The function was held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium at Matunga, Mumbai.

Since, its inception in 1994 Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce & Industries has endeavored to reach its objective of progress and prosperity for the Marathi Speaking entrepreneurs across the world.

It recognizes successful entrepreneurs and awards their achievements in the field of Industry, International Trade, IT, BT, Research, Communication, Hospitality, Education, Health, Agriculture, Tourism, Co-operative and Services sectors.

Rashtra Bhushan Puraskar

Mr B N Kalyani Chairman, Bharat Forge Ltd. was bestowed with the prestigious Rashtra Bhushan Puraskar, an award instituted by the FIE Foundation, Ichalkaranji.

The award recognizes Mr Kalyani’s, Outstanding Contribution to Industrial Globalization.

The award recognizes Mr Kalyani’s, Outstanding Contribution to Industrial Globalization.

Mr B N Kalyani received the award at the hands of Chief Minister,
Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh on Sunday, 9th April 2006.

The function took place at Govindrao High School ground, Ichalkaranji and was presided over by State Cooperatives Minister Patangrao Kadam.  

2005

GKD-NIQR Award for ‘Outstanding Organization’ 2004

Bharat Forge Ltd, received the GKD-NIQR Award for ‘Outstanding Organization’ 2004.

The award was received by Mr B N Kalyani, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Forge Ltd, at a function held in Chennai on 23rd April 2005.

Best Value Creator Company Award
At the Third Annual Outlook Money Awards 2004

Bharat Forge was adjudged as the Best Value Creator among the large companies for 2004, in recognition of their excellence in this category.

The annual Outlook Money Awards were first instituted in 2002 to take note of the achievements of companies in facilitating wealth creation while protecting individuals' interests. The 2004 edition of the awards, were given across nine categories which included Best Value Creator Award, Dream Home Award, Wealth Creator Award, Best Insurer Award, Best Banker Award, Best e-Brokerage Award, Best Listing (IPO), Best Merchant Banker and the Hall of Fame Awards.

The award was received by Mr Amit B Kalyani, Executive Director, Bharat Forge at the hands of Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath at function held in Mumbai on 4th April 2005.

Business Standard CEO of the Year 2004

Mr B N Kalyani, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Forge was conferred with the Business Standard CEO of the Year 2004.

The criteria for the award was profitable companies with a turnover of Rs 500 crore and more, while the performance yardsticks were growth, both in terms of sales and profits over the mid term period for the last three years, efficient use of capital, return to share holders and prospects of continued growth performance.

The stress therefore was on sustained and sustainable performance.The award was formally handed over to Mr B N Kalyani, on 24th March 2005 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh at a function in New Delhi.

Bharat Forge included in Forbes ‘Best under a Billion’ list
for the third consecutive year

Bharat Forge Limited, was included in the Forbes ‘Best under a Billion’ list for the third consecutive year.

Eighteen Indian companies, including software and entertainment giants, made it to the Forbes magazine's list of 200 successful companies outside the United States with annual sales of under one billion dollars.

The magazine specially takes note of the Indian entrepreneurship in the tight world market, pointing out that the number of Indian companies has gone up to 18 this year from 13 last year and 10 a year earlier.

The 200 successful companies were drawn from among 19,000 publicly traded concerns with annual sales below one billion dollars. The magazine screened out most corporations that did not have operating margins of at least 5 per cent in the latest year and average equity return of at least 5 per cent over the past five years.

2004

Bharat Forge included in Forbes ‘Best under a Billion’ list for the second consecutive year

Bharat Forge Limited, India’s first global auto component company was included in the Forbes ‘Best under a Billion’ list for the second consecutive year.

Published in the November 15th issue of Forbes, the list is compiled from a possible of 2,600 publicly traded companies across Asia Pacific and Europe that had under $ 1 billion a year in revenue and five-year returns on equity of at least 5%.

While, India has the highest number of entries (24) compared to any other nation, except the UK, Bharat Forge was the only auto parts company with an average return on equity of 34% (over the five years measured by Forbes) ranking third among the Indian companies on the list.