Section 35
Kirloskar Group
Started as: A bicycle repair shop in Belgaum
- founded
- 1888
- founder
- Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar
- headquarters
- Pune, Maharashtra
- 4,538
- Kirloskar Brothers consolidated revenue, FY26 (₹ crore) · 2026
- 374
- Kirloskar Brothers net profit attributable to shareholders, FY26 (₹ crore) · 2026
The story
Laxmanrao Kirloskar opened a bicycle repair shop in Belgaum in 1888. In 1903 he made an iron plough; farmers were slow to trust it at first, but it became the group's first product.
In 1910 he built a factory on open land that grew into the township of Kirloskarwadi. His son Shantanurao led the move into diesel engines, pumps and compressors, often with foreign partners.
Today separate Kirloskar companies make pumps, engines, compressors and castings. The largest pump maker, Kirloskar Brothers, reported consolidated revenue of ₹4,538 crore in FY26.
Where it works today
Pumps and valvesDiesel engines and generatorsCompressorsCastings and ironChillersRenewable energy
Main companies
Kirloskar Brothers · Kirloskar Oil Engines · Kirloskar Pneumatic · Kirloskar Ferrous Industries · Kirloskar Industries · Kirloskar Chillers
Timeline
- 1888Laxmanrao Kirloskar opens a small bicycle repair shop in Belgaum.
- 1903Makes an iron plough, the group's first product.
- 1910The first factory opens at what becomes Kirloskarwadi.
- 1920Kirloskar Brothers Limited is incorporated.
- 1946A company is set up to make diesel engines.
- 1958Kirloskar Pneumatic is incorporated.
- 1962Kirloskar Cummins is incorporated.
- 1991Kirloskar Ferrous is incorporated.
- 2009Kirloskar Integrated Technologies is set up to enter green energy.