Legrand’s journey started in 1996, with the acquisition of MDS, and has since grown manifold. The company has introduced several products in the market in electrical & digital infrastructure and enjoys leadership in the switches and protection market. It is an undisputed leader in MCBs, RCDs, and DBs and a strong No. 2 in wiring devices. Apart from this, the company also holds a leading position in home automation, MCCBs and cable management systems, and digital infrastructure.
In this exciting quarter century of existence in India, Legrand has brought in global expertise and technological specialization to billions of Indian homes, offices, and the hospitality, healthcare, and industrial infrastructure sectors. Driven by global knowledge, the brand has successfully created products suitable to Indian requirements. They have 3 R&D units & 7 manufacturing units across India fulling all the requirements of the Indian market. Legrand creates sustainable products and solutions for the industry by using Industry 4.0, renewable energy via solar panels, and circular economy, with digital transformation serving as a key enabler in streamlining processes.
At Legrand group, the two strategic pillars of growth are organic growth and growth through acquisition. Since 1996, they have grown 60 times through Organic Growth and as part of acquisition strategy Legrand is pleased to welcome new family members IndoAsian, Numeric, Valrack, Adlec over the years. They have moved on from a modest 100 people team to a whopping group of more than 5000 employees. Because diversity is a factor in performance, innovation, and quality of life within the company, Legrand has, for many years, placed an emphasis on ways of promoting diversity and inclusion.
Legrand India’s rapid growth has made them one of the largest subsidiaries in the group, enjoying a leadership position in switches, protection, and UPS. They are now exporting their expertise in R&D in the Legrand universe.
Company Managing Director & CEO, Tony Berland remarked, “We have achieved this milestone through the hard work and dedication of our associates throughout the entire organization. We are honored to see how millions of discerning customers have trusted our end-to-end solutions, loved our design aesthetics, and sworn by our uncompromising quality. We have dedicated ourselves to 25 years of product innovation and manufacturing efficiencies. We aim to continue to make our customers’ lives easier - be it with our smart home solutions powered by IoT, smart electrical infrastructure for residential, industrial & commercial spaces, or by making organization’s data center more agile and cutting-edge with our data center solutions.”
