The EKKI HOMA sewage pump joint venture between EKKI Pumps (India) and HOMA Pumpenfabrik (Germany) announced that N. K. Ranganath, former Managing Director of Grundfos Pumps India, has joined as Chief Advisor to support growth in India.
Ekki Pumps and Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology jointly set up a Centre of Excellence for water technology at the college in Pollachi, with a joint investment of Rs 30 lakh.
Ekki Pumps is setting up a fourth Coimbatore plant, an assembly, testing and painting facility run as a 50:50 joint venture with Germany's Homa Pumps. It will make parts for Homa's production lines and waste water pumps, with production expected within six months. Investment was not disclosed.
Indian firm Ekki Pumps and Germany's Homa Pumpenfabrik are investing in a new joint venture plant in Coimbatore, India.