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Va Tech Wabag Ltd

NSE: WABAG BSE: 533269

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va tech wabag ltd History

1995

  • Incorporated as Balcke Durr Cooling Towers Limited on February 17.
  • Certificate of commencement of business awarded on March 8.

1996

  • Water treatment division started.
  • Name changed to Balcke Durr and Wabag Technologies Limited; fresh certificate issued September 12.

1997

  • First EPC order received from Reliance Petroleum.

1999

  • VA Tech acquires water business of Deutsche Babcock operating under Wabag brand.
  • Water and non-water divisions of Balcke Durr and Wabag Technologies Limited demerged.

2000

  • High Court of Madras approves demerger; non-water division transferred to BDT Limited.
  • Name changed to VA Tech Wabag Limited; fresh certificate of incorporation issued April 4.
  • First municipal order received from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
  • ISO 9001:2000 certification received from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance.

2002

  • O&M activity started; first O&M order received from CMWSSB (Redhills plant).
  • Rs 7,000 lakhs order received from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

2003

  • Company turnover crosses Rs 10,000 lakhs.

2004

  • Receives best construction award from Indian Concrete Institute - Karnataka for Mailasandra sewage treatment plant.

2005

  • I-Ven Water Treatment Technologies Limited acquires majority stake from Wabag Austria.

2006

  • Majority shareholding acquired by Western India Trustee (India Advantage Funds I), ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Limited, and promoters Rajiv Mittal, Amit Sengupta, Shiv Narayan Saraf, S. Varadarajan.
  • ESOP Scheme 2006 adopted.
  • Scheme of merger of I-Ven Water Technologies Limited with company.
  • Company receives Rs 18,638 lakhs order from Kerala Water Authority.

2007

  • Company turnover crosses Rs 20,000 lakhs.
  • 3,97,078 equity shares allotted to GLG Emerging Markets Fund.
  • Four SBUs created: municipal, industrial, international, and operations business group.
  • Company order book crosses Rs 50,000 lakhs.
  • Wabag Singapore incorporated.
  • Company receives first overseas O&M order from Qatar.
  • Company acquires Wabag Austria and subsidiaries.
  • VA Tech Wabag (Gulf) Contracting LLC incorporated with Badriya Hassan Makki (49% shareholding, 100% beneficial interest).

2008

  • Equity shares allotted to Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd, Passport India Investments (Mauritius) Ltd, and Sattva India Opportunities Company Ltd.
  • Wabag Water Services s.r.l. incorporated in Romania.
  • Company turnover crosses Rs 30,000 lakhs.
  • Company order book crosses Rs 1,00,000 lakhs.
  • Company receives first overseas EPC order from Oman.
  • International Engineering Centre started in Pune.
  • Branch office opened in Oman.
  • Company receives Rs 19,071 lakhs order from Delhi Jal Board.
  • Memorandum of Association of VA Tech (Gulf) General Trading LLC amended; name changed to VA Tech Wabag (Gulf) Contracting LLC, Dubai.

2009

  • Company turnover crosses Rs 50,000 lakhs.
  • Company goes live with ERP.
  • Company receives ISO 9001:2008 certification from Bureau Veritas.
  • VA Tech Wabag (Hong Kong) Limited incorporated.
  • VA Tech Wabag receives Rs 1,03,368 lakhs order for sea water desalination plant from CMWSSB, Chennai.
  • Beijing VA Tech Wabag Water Treatment Technology Co., Ltd. incorporated.

2010

  • Company turnover crosses Rs 70,000 lakhs.

2011

  • WABAG signs JV agreement with Zawawi Trading Company LLC in Oman.
  • WABAG commissions three drinking water treatment plants for Kerala Water Authority.
  • WABAG wins GWI Global Water Award.
  • WABAG Switzerland installs new moving bed and filtration system for Mannedorf wastewater plant and Hybrid Process for Klosterneuburg.
  • WABAG participates in China Water Summit 2011.
  • Company splits share face value from Rs 5 to Rs 2.

2012

  • WABAG Brno obtains two drinking water orders worth EUR 3.1 million in Czech Republic.
  • VA Tech Wabag takes over wastewater management for Adana, Turkey.
  • VA Tech Wabag obtains BOOT contract for Ulhasnagar drinking water treatment plant, Maharashtra, India.
  • WABAG consortium wins major desalination contract in Oman.

2013

  • Va Tech Wabag bags INR 262 crore order from Nepal.
  • Wabag announces Rs 115 crore order from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board.
  • Va Tech Wabag JV wins 344 crore World Bank funded project from Philippines.
  • Va Tech Wabag wins Rs 325 crore JICA funded project from Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

2014

  • VA Tech Wabag bags US$ 40 million EXIM Bank funded order in Tanzania.
  • VA Tech Wabag bags Rs 250 crore repeat order from BWSSB, Bangalore.
  • VA Tech Wabag receives Rs 100 crore order from Maynilad Water Services for 20 MLD STP at Tunasan, Philippines.
  • VA Tech Wabag bags INR 100 crore World Bank funded sewage treatment order in Philippines.
  • VA Tech Wabag wins Rs 175 crore STP order in Valenzuela, Philippines.
  • Registered office shifted to 'Wabag House', No.17, 200 Feet Thoraipakkam - Pallavaram Main Road, Sunnambu Kolathur, Chennai - 600117.

2015

  • WABAG Switzerland supplies membrane biology for Lauterbrunnen wastewater treatment plant.
  • WABAG-MUHIBBAH JV signs EUR 200 million contract for PETRONAS RAPID project.
  • WABAG manages used water for city of Istanbul.
  • WABAG bags major order worth over EUR 30 million in Nigeria.
  • WABAG bags wastewater treatment order worth over EUR 9 million for Port Said, Egypt.
  • WABAG JV wins EUR 85 million project in Bahrain.
  • First drinking water from Al Ghubrah seawater desalination plant in Oman.
  • WABAG receives over EUR 13 million order for E_OS project at Vienna wastewater plant.
  • WABAG receives Global Water Distinction Award.
  • Company allots 1:1 bonus shares.

2016

  • VA Tech Wabag consortium wins Rs 594 crore order from CMWSSB.
  • VA Tech Wabag secures ADB funded project in Nepal worth INR 141 crore.
  • VA Tech Wabag wins final arbitration award relating to associate International Water Treatment LLC, Oman.

2017

  • Va Tech Wabag bags USD 105.5 million order from Dangote Oil Refining Company in Nigeria.

2018

  • VA Tech Wabag awarded first major EPC order worth Qatari Riyal 275 million.
  • Va Tech Wabag secures Rs 147 crore order.

2019

  • VA Tech WABAG bags Rs 575 crore project under National Mission for Clean Ganga Scheme in West Bengal.

2020

  • VA Tech WABAG bags award from Ministry of Jal Shakti.
  • VA Tech WABAG bags orders worth over Rs 760 crore.

2021

  • Va Tech Wabag secures USD 11.45 million order.

2022

  • WABAG secures EP order for brine water treatment package worth EUR 18 million.
  • WABAG bags USD 100 million breakthrough order in Dubai, UAE.

2023

  • WABAG wins AFD and BEI funded consortium order worth 215 million Tunisian Dinars (approx. EUR 63 million) for 345 MLD water treatment project from SONEDE, Tunisia.
  • WABAG enters strategic alliance with Al Jomaih Energy and Water for large-scale PPP projects.

2024

  • VA Tech WABAG bags Rs 2,700 crore sea water desalination plant order from Saudi Water Authority.
  • VA Tech Wabag wins arbitration award against Kerala Water Authority.
  • WABAG secures USD 33.5 million order for industrial wastewater treatment plant at Ras Tanura Refinery, Saudi Arabia.

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