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Lu-Ve’s Spirotech wins top Indian export award

INDIA: Lu-Ve’s Indian subsidiary Spirotech Heat Exchangers has received a National Award for Export Excellence for being one of the best Indian exporters in the engineering field.

The award is an initiative of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), an Indian government organisation set up in 1955 to promote exports. The participating companies are subdivided by their region, size and business sector: Lu-Ve Spirotech won in the North region, large category, general machinery sector.

The award was presented at a ceremony in the city of Shimla, by the chief minister of the state, Jai Ram Thakur.

Based in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, Spirotech specialises in the production of heat exchangers for domestic appliances, refrigeration and air conditioning. It was acquired by Lu-Ve in 2016.

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