L&T to expand Mysore campus into growth centre for IT, electronics

12 October 2006

Mysore: Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India's largest engineering and technology organisation, today unveiled a number of initiatives towards developing new infrastructure at the Mysore campus under its plans of creating growth centres.

Currently on a 40-acre plot, the Mysore campus houses manufacturing facilities for electrical energy meters and medical equipment under the electrical and electronics division (EBG), embedded software systems and IT businesses. L&T has acquired another 15 acres land close to Mysore campus for building additional capacities.

A M Naik, L&T's chairman and managing director, and R N Mukhija, president of EBG operations and member of the board, unveiled the foundation plaques of a new manufacturing unit of medical equipment, sports complex and training centre. They also inaugurated the expansion of software development centre and embedded software systems facilities.

"L&T has drawn up an aggressive growth plan, and the infrastructure development steps at existing and new locations are in line with that plan, says Naik. He adds, "Mysore is home to electronics and IT industries and the next growth centre in Karnataka. L&T will have a sizeable presence in these segments in the city. We are committed to making required investments in view of opportunities emerging from the current economic upswing and anticipated high growth in many sectors. Our efforts are directed towards scaling up operations and constantly creating value for making L&T a true Indian multinational."

The medical equipment facility, to be ready in October 2007, will have 100,000-sq feet space and enhance capacity by five times in the next five years. L&T will grow this business with a focus on international markets with critical healthcare products range that will include multi-parameter patient monitors with enhanced communication and networking features. The medical equipment business is getting ready to launch a range of world-class products in the patient monitoring system in the domestic market.

Mukhija said, "We have registered a growth of over 25 per cent this financial year. The country's economic environment and power reforms programmes indicate a bigger and fast growing market. We will thus have to achieve volumes to meet the market needs and our growth centres will play a major role in catering to such high demands. As for the medical equipment business, the new facility will help expand the products basket and meet the needs of a variety of customers in both, domestic and international market."