WIKA India, the global market leader in pressure, temperature, level, force, and flow measurement, as well as in calibration announced the installation of solar panels for its Ghaziabad factory. This step turns WIKA’s all four factories across India solar power enabled implying a big step towards sustainability. The brand-new roof-top solar system at Ghaziabad factory has an impressive capacity of close to 0.5MW.
According to Mr Gaurav Bawa, Sr Vice President, WIKA India, “This initiative is a significant milestone for us, as we continue our journey towards a greener future. WIKA always believes in sustainable operations and strives to incorporate best practices in all its endeavours. The solar system will not only help us to reduce our carbon footprint but also significantly lower our energy costs.”
“Advancements in technology in every sector is fundamental to greener future and WIKA looks forward to play a crucial role in market creation and quality interventions towards creating a product line that reflects ‘Engineering Towards Net Zero’. Solar driven manufacturing facility shows our intent to be the most sustainable manufacturing company twice over. We are not only engineering our products for optimum performance but are ourselves orienting towards best usage of natural resources,” Bawa added.
WIKA has embarked on a path of continuous optimisation, market, and customer orientation, with an uncompromising approach to quality, and environmental protection. WIKA reaffirmed their commitment to manufacturing with a positive impact on the environment. It hopes to lead the way toward embracing clean manufacturing and weave a story that can inspire others to follow suit.
About WIKA India
WIKA India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG, Germany, a global market leader in pressure, temperature measurement technology. WIKA India has established and operates a quality and environment management system according to requirements of international standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001). Calibration laboratory has received NABL accreditation and is equipped with a high-level primary standard equipment for the calibration. WIKA in India has state of the art manufacturing operations at Pune, Chennai, Ghaziabad & Faridabad, drawing upon global experience of WIKA Germany.
