In order to discuss possibilities of cooperation between Heavy Engineering Corporation limited (HEC), Ranchi and Czech Companies, a team led by Miloslav Stasek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in India visited HEC on Thursday.
The other team members were Jiri Janicek Commercial Counselor of the Embassy, Ivan Kamenik, Representative of Trade Promotion Agency Czech Trade (part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic) as well as by Czech Companies representative Jaroslav Ira, Managing Director, Doosan Skoda Power India, Robin Ojha, Managing Director, Vitkovice India Power, Jaromir Ivanek, Chairman and Managing Director, Hutni Project Frydek-Mistek, Vladimir Havlicek, Managing Director, VH Services Plzen and Miroslav Kozisek, Commercial Director, Aircraft Industries.
The Czech Ambassador had visited HEC in May 2014 and it was decide that he would again be visiting HEC with delegation of Czech Companies from Heavy Industries & Energy sectors for further course of action.
Vishvajit Sahay, CMD, HEC alogwith Kushal Saha, Director (Production), AV Krishna, Director (Marketing), SK Pattanayak, Director (Finance) & Ravindra Verma, Chief Vigilance Officer welcomed the ambassador and his team at the corporate office. A small presentation on HEC was shown to the visiting team and discussion took place regarding increasing business volume between Czech Companies and HEC. The ambassador was very much optimistic that the Czech companies would come forward to be associated with HEC for all necessary support to enhance its business.
Out of three plants of HEC, two major units namely Foundry Forge Plant and Heavy Machine Tools Plant have been established under technical collaboration of Czechoslovakia.