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story of the beginning Straddling one of the fastest growing business groups in India today, the
Sakthi Group is a .1600 crore industrial conglomerate. Its many successful member companies
play a significant role in the agricultural, industrial, financial, service sector and social
development Pollachi 1921. A tiny village, far removed from of South India. The Sakthi Group
has spread its the bustling town it is today. But it was here, roots into Sugar, Industrial Alcohol,
Effluent that P. Nachimuthu Gounder laid the foundation Treatment Plant, Auto Components,
Textiles, of the Sakthi Group. It was in this year, Transport, Finance, Beverages, Soya Products,
P. Nachimuthu Gounder broke away from his Dairy Products, Synthetic Gems manufacture and
traditional business of hiring out bullock carts, Plantations. into pioneering a passenger transport
service. From then on, there was no looking back. In its pursuit of business excellence, the Group
has always thought of its social commitment. As The Anamallais Bus Transport (ABT), the
parent a dutiful corporate citizen, the Sakthi Group has organization of the Sakthi Group was
1931 with over 21 buses and a network in institutions, hospitals and religious centers. It stages,
to cover almost all of South India. has also made significant contributions to rural development
with a variety of social welfare In 1946, P. Nachimuthu Gounder's only son activities and by
creating employment N. Mahalingam joined the business. These young opportunities through its
multi-fold agro-based engineering graduate brought with him fresh and other industries.
thinking, new ideas and innovations, adding more momentum to the growth. He ventured into
fleet strength of over 360 trucks and Parcel Service, Automobile Dealerships, Tyre specially
built tankers , the parcel service has Retreading, Bus body building, Fabrication, Fuel 15
branches in major cities controlling over and Service Station. 500 agency offices across the
ABT LIMITED
dealership for Maruti vehicles. It is now their This is the parent company of the Sakthi Group
main dealer in Tamilnadu. The Maruti Division has and one of its most successful members. the
biggest workshop in the country for Originally it was set up as Bus Service by the servicing the
entire range of Maruti vehicles and Founder P. Nachimuthu Gounder in 1931. This the spares are
available to the public at their bus service which had grown to a fleet strength showrooms set up
at several locations in the of 150 buses had beennationalised in the year state.
1972 by the state government. Since then it has expanded its activities considerably. Its main
This Division has a wide network of service Sales-Service, (c) ABT Auto Service, (d) ABT
centres at Coimbatore, Salem, Tirupur, Karur, Exppress and ABT Courier. It provides direct
services required for all types of vehicles. This branches in Tamil Nadu. It has a retreading
division has about 15 workshops and services capacity of over 3000 tyres per month and about
10,000 vehicles per month, the highest in holds a franchise from MRF for coldthe country by a
cargo services from 2002. It has built The authorised dealer for four wheelers like up a good base
in the last year and is tying up with Bajaj Tempo Diesel, Matador, Tempo Travellor, various
players for a global reach. Tempo Trax and Kinetic Honda Mopeds, the Company also deals in
consumer durables like Radio, Television, Home appliances, etc., It owns and operates five fuel
stations.
ABT info.
Net-Internet Data Centre, the first of network across Tamilnadu. its kind in Southern India is one
of the best business solution providers offering a widerange of services. ABT info. Net
was set up in 1963 and is involved in business run effectively and economically. automobile
body building of international standard. The Company's impressive list of clients include
Department, Transport Corporation of Tyre retreading was a natural extension of the Tamil
Nadu, Coca-Cola etc. The company builds Group's activity in the Transport sector. ARC
vehicles to meet the export requirements of was set up in 1954 and today the company has
AUTOMOBILE DIVISION
This division handles TELCO dealership for commercial vehicles and multi utility vehicles.
Currently operating in 12 districts of Southern Tamilnadu and 7 districts of North Kerala. The
area of operation is more potential and sales have been progressively going up, maintaining good
market share. The volume is growing steadily. It has 14 branches with well equipped.
DAIRY DIVISION
workshops and a good net work for sale of Presently procuring and processing 1,10,000 spare
parts both in Kerala and Tamilnadu. litres of milk every day. Liquid milk is marketed in various
towns of Tamilnadu and Kerala carrying ABT Industries is one of the dealers of TELCO the
brand name of “Sakthi Milk'. It also vehicles from the inception of TELCO. The manufactures
and markets milk products like vehicle sale is around 4000 Units per annum cream, ghee, curd,
buttermilk etc. This division making ABT one of the largest dealers of TELCO, will be the thrust
Area for further growth of roughly handlinng 6.5% to 7% of TELCO's the company and the
potential for growth is commercial vehicles production. The number of immense. Products like
butter, khoa, flavoured vehicles operating in the field is increasing milk, yogurt, paneer and
cheese are being steadily and it is anticipated that the income from planned for introduction
shortly.
From a Small Seed, a mighty trunk may grow”- The Logistics behemoth “ABT”, a mighty trunk
rooted from the thought seeds of our great Visionary, our Founder Late.P .Nachimuthu Gounder,
who started business in 1921 by hiring Bullock carts at pollachi, a bantam town far from
Later in 1931 as perennials grow,our business enlarged with 21 buses and leaped into a well
known Passenger transport company “The Anamallais Bus Transport” that owned 150 buses in
110 routes operating in and around coimbatore region that equalates the service of Public
transporters.
The diversity of many divisions is an energized innovation that forwarded us to create a
milestone and thus ABT owns its pride for being as a leader in transport industry. When our
Legendary Chairman, Late Dr N. Mahalingam son of Late P.Nachimuthu Gounder felt for
diversification, under his guidance Sri AV Giri, Brother-in-law of our chairman invoked ABT
Then son of Our Legendary Chairman, Our honorable Chairman Dr. M. Manickam took over
the business, which now has evolved as a prominent player in the Logistics industry. Currently
Great Grand son of our Founder, Grand son of our chairman, our Young & Dynamic Executive
Director, Mr. M. Harihara Sudhan, looking after the business who inculcates new Business
Strategies & implementing advanced Technology that reengineers the traditional ABT to meet
Our pride is being proffered by our valuable and Brand loyal customers and hence the