Bangalore: Honeywell Automation India Limited was  presented two Indo-American Corporate Excellence awards at a felicitation ceremony organized by the Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). Mr. Anant Maheshwari, Managing Director, Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) received the awards from Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, India, as a part of the American Independence Day celebrations in the presence more than 500 business and government leaders, celebrities, expatriates and the media.

The Corporate Excellence Award for Technology and Communications has been conferred on Honeywell for driving a successful technology enterprise and its contributions to the Indo-U.S. technology sector. The Corporate Excellence Award in Manufacturing recognizes the company for its innovative manufacturing principles using lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and Six Sigma processes, to deliver high quality products to its customers.

“Today, more than 13,000 Honeywell employees across India work to deliver innovative technologies, helping customers improve energy efficiency, safety, security and productivity, all of which are key imperatives for India,” said Maheshwari. “We deeply appreciate this award from the IACC as it recognizes not just our excellence in manufacturing and technology innovation, but also the fact that we are local, deeply invested and committed to India.”

This is the ninth year since the IACC, committed to facilitating trade, business relations and strong business ties between India and U.S., instated these awards. The award celebrates corporate excellence and recognizes the best Indian companies in the U.S. and the best U.S. companies in India in 16 different categories. It recognizes organizations and individuals who have contributed to the promotion of Indo-U.S. trade, financial excellence, corporate social responsibility, development of human capital and their impact on the respective markets, etc.