RANKA GROUP
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Ranka Group is a Bangalore based conglomerate with interests in Real Estate Development, Infrastructure Projects, Power Generation, Retailing, Contracting & Engineering, Building Construction Products, Architecture, Engineering & Consultancy, Interiors, Housing Finance, Infotech Solutions, Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Leisure & Entertainment, Jewellery, Textiles and Silks - drawing Synergy from Diversity. Operations span Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode, Pune, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajasthan, Gulf, USA, UK, South East Asia, Asia Pacific & Africa. Over six decades of demonstrated consistently successful performance and growth has established brand Ranka as a force to reckon with. The Group is synonymous with reliability, integrity, transparency, simple & straight forward practices in all of its dealings.
The Group works with a holistic approach - combining strategy, planning and methodical research to incorporate economic, environmental, technological and community insights. It is the outstanding organizational and team efforts coupled with long term security, loyalty, transparency and integrity that have contributed towards Group's efficient mix of corporatisation with traditional business values.
The success of Group is mainly attributed to the combined might of its valued stakeholders - customers, employees, vendors, associates, partners, shareholders, industry peers & society at large - all of them sharing the same Ranka Values to aggressively seek & deploy emerging products, processes & technologies - to set higher and higher standards of performance in our pursuit of Excellence - to bring unparalled health, happiness & prosperity to each stake holder ... while also preserving our precious environment & ecology ... on land, water, air or space ... we are indeed committed beyond profits. For us "Lasting Values That Create Valued Relationships" is not just a motto - it is a way of life. The Group is constantly striving to build upon such values which achieve perennial strong partnerships with each and everyone it connects with. Not one to rest on its laurels the Group approaches every new day with renewed vigor to deliver in one direction - to a future of greater growth and greater success.
GROUP ACTIVITIES
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Promoters, Developers, Builders and Managers of Projects - from Residential, Commercial, Industrial & Retail to STP & SEZs. Several decades, dozens of projects, hundreds of locations, thousands of satisfied families, millions of square feet of developed land, millions of square feet of prime built up area, millions of users, billions of aspirations ... and One Name to reckon with - The Ranka Group. We Pioneered the concept of apartments when it was alien to Bangaloreans and have the longest track record, offering the most choices in terms of enviable locations all over the city, delivered within few months to few years, 500-5000 sft homes, 8-800 home developments, 10,000-1,000,000 sft projects, budget to super luxury homes - all of which have borne unprecedented returns to those who invested their trust in us. The special thrust of our projects is highlighted in their distances from M. G. Road - all of 30+ projects have been developed within 8 kms, of which half are within 2.5 kms, and, just 7 of these projects each on over 3 acres of land comprise over 30 acres of prime land developed within 2.5 kms - of the nerve center of Bangalore !
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
This diversification naturally builds upon our Real Estate and Contracting & Engineering expertise to play a lead role in delivering world class projects in the infrastructure industry - to capitalise on the unprecedented growth opportunities in - communication & transportation networks & hubs. It is here that we move from building local to going global.
POWER GENERATION
Having identified the potential of Wind Energy as the cleaner & greener alternative to address the worlds energy & environmental crisis we have made a modest beginning in developing from scratch Wind Energy Generation Farms with advance power purchase agreements in place.
RETAILING
After success with silks & textiles, under the banner of the group's retail foray, we now bring to our discerning buyers
India's first and largest International Class easy-to-shop experience for
Global Multi-Premium Brands of Designer Jewellery & Life Style Products
including DTC's Nakshatra & Asmi, Sangini, D'Damas, Gili, Maya, Revv, Disney, Aquamarin & Desire
where accessible and affordable luxury can be bought and possessed with confidence and delight.
We offer the choicest for every occasion - Weddings, Birth Days, Anniversaries, Valentine's Day, or, if you simply want any excuse to celebrate!
CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING
Apart from having executed all our projects in-house we have built turnkey facilities to the highest and exacting standards of the top corporates from Bangalore, India, and the World over. We have built over 6 million square feet of Multistoreyed Residential, Commercial and Industrial Complexes.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
We have catered to over 4 million square feet of construction work. We also manufacture machine made cement adhesive "Perfect" Bricks in a completely Automated Plant German at heart and imported from the U.K.
ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING & CONSULTANCY
Our hallmark designs and engineering solutions, integrated under one roof, grace millions of square feet of quality developments.
INTERIORS
Having fitted out a substantial share of all projects developed in house we are a major player in this arena and do selectively take up projects outside the group.
INFOTECH SOLUTIONS,
Total IT Solutions - Hardware and Software, Networking, Communications and Internet Services.
FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
Having seen the potential for Housing Finance in the early 1980's we were the first private promotor of a listed housing finance company in India - and only the third after HUDCO & HDFC. We have unfailing delivered on profits every year inspite of the entry of giants in the form of financial institutions & banks.
SILKS & TEXTILES
Comprises a vast network spanning Bangalore, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode & Surat
RECENT FORAYS
Include LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT, HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE (starting with Asia's biggest super speciality Neuro Specialty Facility), EDUCATION, KBS - Knowledge Based Services, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (Environmental & Waste Management Solutions).
LOOKING AHEAD
We are always proactively scouting for newer Opportunities & Ventures.
TEAM RANKA
B.H.RANKA
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Visionary founder of the Group. He is one of the first Real Estate Promoters who recognised Bangalore's potential as the boom city and has to his credit today over 36 completed Projects in various parts of the city. The success that Ranka Group has achieved in various fields in such a short time has a lot to do with Mr. Ranka's experience, aptitude and vision.
ARUN B.RANKA
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Call of the Ranka Group cut short his ambition to pursue further studies. He joined the Group to oversee financial matters at the tender age of 20 after graduation. Within a short period, he got a grip of complete Financial transactions of several Companies in the Group including regulatory compliances. He has made significant contribution to Ranka Group's progress over the years through his meticulous financial planning and control.
PRADEEP B.RANKA
CREATIVE & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Bachelor of Architecture & Industrial Management from Carnegie- Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Has over the years provided impetus to the designing skills of the Group through fully computerizing operations for complete in-house architectural working and project monitoring.
G.C. KHANNA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Class I Officer of IOFS Cadre, retired from the Ministry of
Defence Production. A Mechanical Engineer specialized in Industrial Engineering is overseeing important functions with major thrust on Materials Management, Planning and Co-ordination, Marketing and Public Relations.
A.K. SHETTY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
A Senior Bank Executive with about four decades of experience in Financial Services, Micro and Agricultural Finance and Housing Finance. He oversees the operations of the Group.
N.Y. SHANKAR
TECHNICAL ADVISOR - INFRASTRUCTURE
A Senior Civil Engineer with over four decades of experience in Construction Engineering. He was the Former Chairman and
Managing Director of National Projects Construction Company Ltd.
LT.COL. V.K. SAGAR (Retd.)
CHIEF MANAGER COMMERCIAL - REAL ESTATE
Because of his vast experience in the Army in various disciplines, his services are being effectively utilised by Ranka Group
for Commercial functions including marketing, public relations and interaction with clients.
STANLY DAVID
MANAGER – FINANCE
Mr. David is a professional of 26 years standing and manages the Finance, Accounts and Secretarial work of few companies in
the Group.
S.G.GUNA VERMA
FACTORY MANAGER – BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
A Bachelor of Science and A.M.I.E. (Mechanical) with vast experience of over 27 years in Engineering field. Having joined the
RANKA GROUP in 1991 he has ably managed the R&D operations of the Group's Building Products Factory.
SHARAN B.PATIL
A Bachelor of Engineering he took up marketing of leading brands like MTR Foods, Reliance Infocomm and worked as a consultant
with a Brand Management Company. He looks after the Infrastructure interests as VP-Business Development.
VIKAS S.NASIMATH, BE, MBA
VP-PUBLIC RELATIONS (INFRASTRUCTURE)
A BE in Mechanical Engineering and MBA from Indian Institute of Planning and Management has taken up a career in Ranka
Group. He is our Vice President in charge of Public Relations. Within a short period of 2 years he has already created quite
a ripple.
DWARAKANATH
GENERAL MANAGER – CONSTRUCTIONS
A top Rank Holder in Civil Engineering from Mysore University, with over two decades of experience including successful
completion of Projects from KPCL, DCPL, PDIL, KRIBHCO, NFL, MCD, ONGC and EIL throughout India, has been with the Ranka Group
for close to a decade, and has handled several projects independently.
B. S. PATIL, BE (Civil)
GENERAL MANAGER - CONSTRUCTIONS
After B.E in Civil Engineering in 1967, he worked for nearly four decades in a Engineering & Construction Firm in Bangalore.
Further the Group has a dedicated workforce comprising hundreds of qualified professionals (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical
Engineers, Managers, Executives, Support Staff, etc.) and over thousands of skilled and semi-skilled workers.
Corporate Headquarters
RANKA GROUP
31, Cunningham Road,
Bangalore - 560 052, INDIA
Tel. : +91 (80)22260426, 22262351, 22265554, 22260504
Fax : +91 (80)22250952
E-mail : letstalk@ranka.com
http://www.ranka.com