Coimbatore-based 'EKKI' pumps along with German company Viessmann Group join hands to provide Rs. 1 crore worth ventilators to TN

Kanishka Arumugam, Co-CEO, EKKI Pumps met the CM of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin and committed to Rs. 1 crore worth ventilators and PPEs on behalf of EKKI's German associates to support COVID-19 relief efforts in the State.


Coimbatore: Even as India records its highest spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, Coimbatore-based pumps manufacturing company 'EKKI' along with their German associate company, Viessmann Group have committed to provide Rs.1 crore worth ventilators to Tamil Nadu.

EKKI Pumps' press release stated, "Viessmann Group with its headquarters in Germany is a leading provider of global climate solutions. Together with India’s pumps and water technology conglomerate EKKI, the company has joined forces to donate ventilators to India. Additionally, EKKI will also partner with its German JV partner HOMA Pumps, a world leader in waste water technology to supply PPEs.

EKKI currently provides considerable support through its BATTLE COVID initiative. The company has been giving PPE kits to plumbers and installer communities across India, free Covid vaccinations to its employees and their families, and free Covid insurance to its members since last year.

Kanishka Arumugam, Co-CEO, EKKI Pumps met the M K Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and committed to Rs. 1 crore worth of ventilators and PPEs from EKKI's German associates to support COVID-19 relief efforts in Tamil Nadu. Kanishka Arumugam issued a statement saying, "On behalf of German companies Viessmann and HOMA Pumps, EKKI is committed to mobilising all its networks and resources to save lives.

International partnerships and network synergies are important not just in business, but in communities as well. I express my personal appreciation to the Viessmann and Hoffmann families for demonstrating responsibility in times of crisis and showing solidarity, generosity and living by their values. I encourage more businesses, either small or large, to come together with their associates regionally and globally to battle Covid," requested Kanishka Arumugam.

Max Viessmann, Viessmann Co-CEO of Viessmann Group stated, "The global Covid-19 pandemic will only end when it ends for everyone – worldwide. The fight against the pandemic requires global solidarity. That is why we are thinking beyond the borders of our own country and providing unbureaucratic help to the people in those regions most severely affected by the pandemic.

The way we deal with the Covid-19 virus crisis today will determine how we remember this time in the future – hopefully with pride and the awareness of having achieved a new level of solidarity," he added.

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