United Kingdom
Conceived the idea of entering the electricity metering business.
CALMU technology identified and technical collaboration with Polymeters signed.
India's first electronic electricity meter order received from the Ahemedabad's Electricity Company (AECO).
Product assembly began. First branch offices opened in Mumbai and Delhi. Accuchek, the portable meter testing equipment launched.
The first class 0.2 accuracy energy metering product in India was developed.
Moved to a purpose-built manufacturing unit in Udaipur.
First World Bank contract for metering in Odisha.
Government of India award for the best R&D in electrical sector.
Apex, the grid metering system launched.
World's first online prepayment vending system launched with a contract from Northern Ireland Electricity. UKAS accreditation achieved.
Ofgem approvals gained.
Bated plant set-up in Himachal Pradesh to meet increasing demand. Metering related services, Low Power Radio powered AMR system, and STARS, the ABT metering software is launched.
Recognition at a national level in Six Sigma and Quality Circles projects.
Australian operations start. Meter sales in Australia begin.
Acquired Swedish metering company, Cewe Instrument. Launched Prodigy, distribution transformer metering unit. Australian launch of i-Credit 400. First Powercor, SP AusNet and ACTEWAGL meter supply.
ISO:14000 certification for environment management received. Received prestigious Queen's award for outstanding performance in international business. First integral energy meter supply. Legislative amendment to enact Victorian AMI rollout. AMI trials in Victoria and first meter supply. Smart meter launched.
ISO:27001 certification for information management security achieved. Acquired well known British company, Horstmann Controls. Entry into home controls and energy management business. Horizon, the AMI system launched. PRI Australasia incorporated.
First smart metering/AMI order from Victoria, Australia, and further growth of the smart grid business. Won a first prize in Six Sigma competition jointly organised by Indian Statistical Institute and Quality Council of India, held in Bangalore.
Achieved CMMi Level 3 certification. Citipower/Powercor first production meter supplied.
Received India Power Award for the year. ISO:17025 accredited laboratory established in Udaipur.
Pump performance monitoring system Censeo launched.
Our smart metering kit was the only SMETS1 compliant system available in the UK at the time.
This northeastern Indian state had one of the highest AT&C losses. Liberty was used in a trial area where losses were >70%; losses halved. Customers have found pre-payment the most convenient way to purchase electricity and have developed the habit of paying for it. Today there are over 150K Liberty users in the region.
Prometer 100, high accuracy meter for power transfer points with modular communication features launched. Saral, the smallest single-phase meter in the world launched.