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Gas
Fuse India Limited, a company formed
to manufacture international quality gas
safety devices has launched its operation
in India. Gas Fuse India will manufacture
the gas safety devices in collaboration
with Premier Fosters Pty. Ltd., the
Australian company that invented and patented
Gas fuse in 1985.
Gas fuse India has the license to manufacture
and market Gas fuse in the entire Indian
subcontinent. The Controller of Explosives,
Nagpur, the regulatory authority for clearance
of any product connected to Liquefied Petroleum
Gas Systems has already given the 'No Objection
Certificate' for the use of Gas fuse in
India.
Under the agreement signed between Gas
fuse India Ltd. and Premier Fosters Pty.
Ltd., Premier Fosters will provide complete
technical know-how for the manufacturing
and marketing of the product in India. Premier
Fosters will also depute technical staff
to train and advise Gas fuse India in after
sales support.
Speaking at the launch ceremony Mr. N.
R. Mudaliar, Managing Director, Gas fuse
India Ltd. said, "Premier Fosters is
highly respected in Australia and all its
markets. The company always focused on providing
high quality innovative products for the
vast international liquefied petroleum gas
market and we are very proud to be associated
with the company. Gas fuse is the largest
selling safety device in Australia and is
extremely popular in the US. We are confident
of similar results from the Indian market
too."
According
to Geoffrey Foster, inventor of Gas
fuse and Chairman & Managing Director,
Premier Fosters Pty. Ltd., "India
has a huge potential market for this product.
Gas fuse India intends to be a serious player
in the LPG safety device category in the
Indian subcontinent."
With over 54 million LPG connections in
India there is a vast market for the product
in the country. This, coupled with the Government's
decision to throw open the business of LPG
filling and distribution to the private
sector is bound to enlarge the domestic
LPG market further, thereby creating a larger
potential market for Gas Fuse. In the first
phase, the company aims to market 30,000
units a month. Gas Fuse India's manufacturing
plant, however, has a production capacity
of 60,000 units per month.
The product is reasonably priced at Rs
1195/- MRP. The user - friendly device when
connected to the gas cylinder can serves
three purposes:
- Tests gas systems for minor leaks.
- Shuts the gas supply off in case of
major leaks.
- Indicates low levels of gas.
The company has already appointed super-stockists
in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa,
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu. The company will also support and
strengthen the distribution of Gas fuse
through its own sales team. Institutional
sales are going to significantly contribute
to Gas Fuse's revenue in India. The company
has drawn up an active plan to tap into
hotels and restaurants, industrial canteens,
factories using LPG fuel, hospitals, government
and defense establishments.
Address: # 25, Gate # 281/2, Kasar Amboli,
Tal Mulshi Distt, Pune - 412 018
Phone: 634 4637
Text: Rahul Surkund
Photo Courtesy: Gas Fuse India Ltd
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