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V- Guard Launches Aikido NXT Range of Air Coolers for Long-Lasting Cooling

Mar 31, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #MD, #Mithun K Chittilappilly, #V-Guard Industries Ltd.

Chennai: V-Guard Industries Limited, India’s leading consumer appliances company has launched the Aikido NXT Air Coolers, which are next-generation Air Coolers, providing long-lasting cooling, to beat scorching summer days.

The Aikido NXT comes with a full-functional remote which offers complete control from your bed, eliminating the need to get up, during the night. It has a wide range of features like Smart Humidity Control, Smart Sleep Mode, Smart Memory Function and Low Water Level Alarm. Aikido NXT is a next-gen smart air cooler, designed to make you feel comfortable and provide a long and uninterrupted sleep, in the summer heat.

Aikido NXT comes with extra thick antifungal cellulose honeycomb cooling pads for better cooling. The product is also equipped with strong castor wheels to move the cooler in your home with ease.

The Aikido NXT comes in various capacities such as: 85L, 70L, 50L, 30L and 25L for various cooling needs and requirements. Thanks to Aikido NXT’s wide tank capacity, consumers can do away with the hassle of refilling water tank in the middle of the night thereby ensuring an uninterrupted sleep.

The range has wide offerings like desert, room & personal coolers under it. Aikido NXT offers high airflow of 4700m3/h air and air throw up to 15.2 meters ensuring efficient cooling.

Commenting on the new launch, Mithun K Chittilappilly, MD, V-Guard Industries Ltd. commented, “It has been the endeavor of V-Guard to strive continuously to delight our consumers with thoughtful products & experiences. The Aikido NXT was designed keeping in mind consumer’s hassle of waking up in the middle of the night and refilling the cooler water tank. Aikido NXT comes with features like extra thick cooling pads, higher tank capacity, remote operation etc. ensuring our discerning consumers have a peaceful, uninterrupted sleep.”

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V-Guard Announces Big Idea Business Plan & Tech Design Contest Winners

Dec 22, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Big Idea Contests, #V-Guard Industries Ltd.

Chennai: Winners of the annual Big Idea Contests organised by V-Guard Industries Ltd were announced. This year’s Big Idea Business Plan and Big Idea Tech design contests finals were held on Dec 17th ,18th & 19th and witnessed more than 264 entries from top business schools and engineering colleges from across the country. IIM Nagpur won the first prize in Business Plan contest and Goa Institute of Management & IIM Visakhapatnam were declared first and second runner ups respectively in the contest from a total of (22) teams shortlisted for the grand finale. SCMHRD, Pune & Institute of Rural Management, Anand qualified for the special jury award.

Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam has bagged first prize in Big Idea Tech design contest. MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore and Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam were declared first & second runner up. 

This year’s competition themed ‘let’s bring home a better tomorrow with a healthier, hygienic world,’ was meant for the participants to present insightful and innovative ideas for business growth in alignment with the business strategy of V-Guard. The Business Plan contest winners were awarded cash prizes worth Rs. 2,00,000,  Rs. 1,00,000, Rs. 50,000 for the top three positions respectively along with trophies and certificates of appreciation. Big Idea tech winners received a cash prizes worth Rs.100,000, Rs. 50,000, Rs. 25,000 for the first three positions respectively. Two teams qualified for the special jury in the Business Plan contest and received a prize worth Rs.25,000. Shortlisted teams presented their competitive ideas and plans in a virtual event held from 17th to 19th December 2020.

The five-member Jury Committee who chose the B-Plan winners was headed by Mr. Rajesh Nair, Business Leader, EY LLP, Kochi along with V. Ramachandran, Director & COO, V-Guard, Sudarshan Kasturi, Sr. Vice President & CFO, V-Guard, Ullas Kamath, Joint MD, Jyothi Laboratories Ltd and Independent Director, V-Guard and Mohammed Tanveer, Sr. General Manager, V-Guard. The ideas presented by the participants were judged on parameters such as ingenuity, the practicality of application, feasibility, simplicity and the positive impact it can have on V-Guard’s business and its consumers.  Mr. Kochouseph Chittilappilly, Chairman Emeritus, & Mr. Mithun Chittilappilly, Managing Director, V-Guard Industries Ltd. graced the valedictory function and awarded the winners.

The jury who judged the tech design contest includes Narender Singh Negi, Vice President- R&D, V-Guard, Mohammed Tanveer, Sr. General Manager, V-Guard, Prasad Sudhakar Teni, Sr. General Manager, V-Guard and James M Varghese,  General Manager- R&D, V-Guard.

The event has created a platform for interaction with top leaders of V-Guard, wherein the young minds can discuss and understand the business challenges to fine-tune their thought process and foster a spirit of innovation in them.