Voltas Limited is an Indian multinational

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company, headquartered in

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. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells products including air conditioners, air coolers,

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s, air purifiers, water dispensers. Voltas is India's largest air conditioning company by market share. The company was incorporated on 6 September 1954 in Mumbai, as a collaboration between Tata Sons and Volkart Brothers. The company is currently chaired by Noel Tata and Pradeep Bakshi is the company's current

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and

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Operations

The company is broadly structured into projects and products business. The projects business is divided into Domestic Projects Group and International Operations Business Group. Meanwhile, the products business is classified into Unitary Products Business Group, Mining & Construction Equipment Division, and Textile Machinery Division. The Unitary Products business group manufacture products in categories including air conditioners, air coolers, commercial refrigerators, water coolers, and water dispensers. Voltas is the largest

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brand in India. It started manufacturing air conditioners in the 1960s under license from the

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. Voltas produced India's first window air conditioner with DC-inverter-based variable-speed motors. DC Inverter Technology is an innovative technology that provides superior cooling while reducing the frequency of turning the compressor on and off. This helps in reducing the power consumption to a greater extent. Voltas also has a large network of repair centers. The firm is also a major producer of evaporative coolers, which are widely used for comfort cooling in arid and semi-arid climates. Voltas has a partnership for compressor with Elgi Equipments, a compressor manufacturing firm. Voltas has also entered into a joint venture with Turkey-based Ardutch (a subsidiary of Arçelik, part of the Koç Group making the Beko brand of home appliances). It began producing refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and kitchen appliances under the name of Voltas Beko. Voltas has completed many international projects, including air conditioning in the world's tallest building, the

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, in the once largest ocean liner, , Palace of Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain City Centre Mall, Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi, Sidra Medical and Research Centre in Qatar, Villaggio Mall in Qatar and Dubai's Mall of Emirates.

Voltas Beko

Voltbek Home Appliances, doing business as Voltas Beko is a 50:50

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between India's Voltas and Turkish electronic manufacturer Beko. The joint venture was formed in 2017 to cater to the Indian home appliances market.

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