Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions.
The Gates India team hosts its distributor conference every year, just before the start of the spring/summer season. This year it hosted the conference at Almaty, Kazakhstan, during April 30 – May 3. The participants at the conference were 34 top performing distributors from automotive & industrial markets.
The event provided the opportunity to have top performing distributors in one place for networking and future business discussion. It was also an occasion for the distributors to learn from one another. Commitment, growth, strategies and ideas were discussed with one-to-one interaction between channel partners and the Gates senior management – Mr. TS Khoo, President, East Asia & India from Singapore, Mr. Michael Haen, VP – Global Fluid Power PLM from Denver, and Mr. Rajesh Bhandari, Managing Director, India.
Mr. Khoo, in his brief address, said: “It is vitally important to bring our valued Industrial & Automotive Replacement Channel partners together to learn, ask questions, gain knowledge resources and share ideas to make businesses grow and more profitable.”
Mr. Rajesh Bhandari shared the 2020 plan details and addressed participants as key players for bringing mutual growth to business.
The conference witnessed engaging presentations from senior managements of Gates along with the success stories of channel partners with Gates system solutions in their region. This brought attendees up to speed on companywide programs, new products and other initiatives.
The new MXT hose, polychain GT carbon belt drive system for chain to belt conversion and the new product portfolio for AR were introduced on the occasion.
At the conference, the Gates team also introduced the most awaited refresh Gates logo with the new tagline ‘Driven by Possibility’ to the channel partners.
Also, top performing distributors were recognized for their achievements during 2017. Under Automotive Replacement, the Award was extended to Madras Auto Service, Sundaram Motors and R.P.J. Distributors. Under Industrial Replacement, the Awards were presented to Rubber Hose India, Fateh Singh Karam Singh, Rajashree Hose Pvt. Ltd., Rank Hydraulics, Gourav Traders and India Hydraulics. The Brand Loyalty Prestigious Award was presented to S K N Industrial House.