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Base Corporation Limited
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 * Type – Private Ltd.
 * Founder- Mr. Girish Arora
 * Area – Bangalore, Karnataka, India
 * Key People - Girish Arora (Managing Director) and Aditya Arora (Chief Operating Officer)
 * Products - Automotive batteries, Battery chargers, Solar batteries, Gel tubular batteries, Pressure dye casted tubular batteries,Tubular batteries, VLRA batteries, Traction batteries, 2-wheeler VLRA batteries, Digital inverters, industrial batteries, UPS
 * Revenue – Rs. 900 crores
 * Employees – 1600+
 * Website - www.basebatteries.com/index.aspx

Founded in 1987, Base Corporation Limited is a leading battery manufacturer in India, based out of Bangalore, that specializes in advanced automotive and standby power solutions. Base Battery is TS16949, ISO-9001, and ISO-14001 certified company. Base has its international offices in Dubai and China.

With 25 years of technological innovation, Base batteries are made from 2.5Ah to 200Ah for a varied range of two-wheelers batteries, automotive batteries, solar batteries, inverters, generators, UPS for both domestic and industrial usages.

In 2012-13, Base registered an annual turnover of Rs. 900 crores, making it the 4th largest battery brand in the after-market segment and has one of the largest distribution network in the country. Base has a strong workforce of over 1600 employees, working from 30 on-site service centers through the length and breadth of the country.

Content
 * 1) History
 * 2) Manufacturing facilities
 * 3) Base products
 * 4) Environmental initiatives

History

A first generation entrepreneur, Mr. Girish Arora, is the founder and Managing Director of Base Batteries. Base started its journey as an exclusive distributer of Panasonic batteries in India, in 1987. Then moved on to develop, manufactures and market its own brand of Base batteries in India. Base has been responsible for many firsts in the Indian battery market like introducing VRLA technology back in 1987, Dial-a-battery services and setting up exclusive Base retail stores called ‘Base Terminal’.

Manufacturing Facilities

Base has its state-of-art manufacturing and R&D facility at Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The facility is spread over 30 acres and is surrounded by reserve forests and small rivers, the manufacturing plant is a unique mix of ecological ambiance and next generation technology. The plant adheres to the best practices like 5S and 6 sigma quality norms, and is completely a pollution free world-class environment to work in.

Base is building its second greenfield manufacturing plant at Hosur (Tamil Nadu), the mega-plant is spread over 205 acres, and is being built with an estimated cost of Rs. 457 crores in its first phase. This will be the largest integrated battery manufacturing facility in India and one of the largest battery manufacturing plant in S.E. Asia.

Base Products

Base has an extensive range of 138 models across 6 ranges of technology which includes batteries, Inverters & UPS for both home and industry usages. Base automotive batteries are in high demand in the aftermarket for batteries. Base is looking at diversifying into eco-friendly power solutions like solar batteries & inverters which will have huge potential in future.

Environmental initiatives

Base is committed to conserving the natural resources by minimizing waste generation, promoting recovery, recycling and reuse in every step of the manufacturing and distribution processes. A team of dedicated experts are constantly innovating with fresh ideas for eco-clean and environment-friendly products. Base takes pride in stringently adhering to environmental rules and regulations for a better tomorrow. When it comes to saving the natural environment, Base goes the extra mile by creating awareness among employees, customers, contractors and suppliers.