B. F OURESS P RIVATE L TD .
B. Fouress (Private) Ltd. (BFL) is committed to serving the Small Hydro industry around the world. BFL strives to be the leading player in every market that it serves and brings the best practices in this field to its customers. BFL offers a “water to wire” solution to its customers in the small hydro power sector. They undertake the design, manufacture, supply and commissioning of the electro‐mechanical components on turnkey basis for their customers. BFL manufactures turbines with capacities in the range of 500KW to 25 MW. It supplies the valves, generators, switchgear, auxiliaries and other supporting automation and communication equipment for Small Hydro Plants (SHPs). BFL also provides a full range of services including design, engineering, installation, commissioning, refurbishment, modernization and ongoing service support for SHPs. BFL is a privately owned company and is part of the Fouress Group from Bangalore, India. It was incorporated as Boving Fouress Ltd. in 1985 as a joint venture with Boving UK, who took up 38% equity in BFL. Over the years, Boving UK ownership changed multiple hands and was eventually held by GE Energy from 1998 to 2008. In 2008, the Fouress Group bought out GE Energy and now wholly owns BFL. BFL manufacturing facilities are located at Hoskote, near Bangalore, India. The company has a dedicated staff of around 150 comprising largely of engineers with extensive experience in design, manufacturing, quality control, project management, plant erection, plant commissioning, contract preparation and marketing.
C ORE C OMPETENCY
BFL’s core competency lies in its ability to provide efficient and reliable machines on turnkey basis in a ‘Fit for Purpose ’package, combined with the design and manufacture of tailor‐made turbines.