Rank Hydraulics, located at Vakalapudi Road, Valasapakala in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, becomes the one-stop shop for Gates products. The Shoppe was inaugurated by Manoj Gupta, Head-Marketing Communication, Gates India Pvt. Ltd. and Raviprolu Subrahmanyam, father of Nanda Kishore, Rank Hydraulics.  

“Gates with Rank Hydraulics will function as a one-stop shop for all those wishing to either buy or to know the latest innovative products from Gates that can reduce their machine downtime, resulting in overall business profitability. The aim is to provide better solutions to oil and gas sector customers in line with our PM vision to focus more on this industry. Customers can avail of an array of services under one roof. These include purchase of world-class Gates products like hose assemblies, belt drive systems, complimentary products like adaptors, clamps tube fittings, ball valves etc. We are planning to open 20 more such Shoppe’s till 2015 in pan India,” said Mr Manoj.

Customers can avail of an entire range of Gates products and services at Rank Hydraulics with just-in-time approach. These include:
• Information about latest products and services
• Purchase of Gates specified hose assemblies
• Assistance in selecting right hose for right application through stamped
• Training to operators on hose maintenance, do’s & don’ts to maximise the life of the product and also to create a safe environment to work.

“Strict quality standards are maintained to ensure that the hose assemblies sold are of a superior quality and the buyer gets complete peace of mind. Gates Shoppe will serve as a great platform to interact with end users to understand their requirement and serve them fully,” the company informed issuing statement.  

Dignitaries from different industries especially from oil and gas, process and specialty, and infrastructure have witnessed the event. Some of the dignitaries included Reliance, ONGC, Schlumberger Asia Services, Halliburton Offshore Services.