Delhi, 17 February 2020: Legrand India, a part of the Legrand Group and specialist in the electrical and digital building infrastructure, today conducted a Students’ Connect Program for the winners of the UGAM – Legrand’s Scholarship program. This is an initiation to build a lasting relationship with the students and is an orientation about the industry, know-how from SMEs and gaining mentoring support from Legrand leadership team/employees. The Students Connect Program commenced today at Holiday Inn, Mumbai. Out of 125 girl scholars, 75 girl scholars and their parents attended the program.
Legrand entered into the realm of education in 2018 with an objective to help girl students to pursue their higher education. This scholarship intends to assist the deserving girl students for pursuing engineering and architecture courses from recognised Indian universities. Under this program, Legrand is supporting academically promising girl students with a scholarship aid of 60% of course fee or upto INR 60,000 per annum. The winners are selected basis their merit and socio-economic background. The support is not limited to just financial assistance, but also extends to provide an all-round support throughout their academic period with various learning and mentoring opportunities.
Mr Tony Berland, CEO Legrand India, said “As a socially responsible organisation, we ensure that our efforts are focused towards the four major areas of community building: Education, Skill Development, Healthcare and Disaster Relief. Education is an important area for us as we see it as a stepping stone to building a better nation through rewarding talent”. He further added, “The UGAM scholarship for girls aims to empower them through quality professional education and build forth future women leaders. The Students Connect Program goes a step further in ensuring that we are with the students not just as a scholarship sponsor but a mentor and a guide to a successful career journey ahead.”
About Legrand Group in India:
Legrand is the global specialist in the electrical & digital building infrastructure. Be it residential, commercial or industrial, Legrand proposes a complete solution for every project. The Euro 6.0 bn* group based in Limoges, France has manufacturing facilities in 60 countries and its products are sold in over 180 countries. Globally, Legrand is a leader in wiring devices and cable management with a market share of 20% and 14% respectively. Legrand also enjoys leadership positions in at least one of its major business areas in a number of countries including France, Italy, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, China, and of course India.
The company’s geographical reach, across market segments, caters to new requirements of customers with smart solutions that make Legrand a multipolar group. And this multipolar nature and the philosophy of Advantage Legrand has enabled it to provide innovative and smart solutions. Legrand’s products enjoy undisputable brand equity because they have a clear advantage which reflects in the design-engineering that works, in the simplicity of use and in the simplicity of installation. The company strives to make each transaction and each product advantage for every stakeholder.
Legrand India offers a wide range of products in the categories of Energy distribution, User Interface, Home Systems, Digital Infrastructure, UPS, Lighting Management Solutions, Cable Management and Industrial application products. It is an undisputed leader in MCBs, RCDs and DBs and a strong No. 2 in wiring devices. The company also holds a remarkable position in Home Automation, MCCBs and Cable management systems.
Legrand products and solutions comply with the three criteria of simplicity – the simplicity of use, simplicity of installation and simplicity of distribution - which enable the company to quickly penetrate new markets. With an employee base of over 6000 in India, the group Legrand is fast emerging as a leader in its core business by extending products and solutions that suit every segment in the local market. Headquartered in Mumbai, Legrand operates across India through 5 group companies, 54 offices, 1000 stockiest, 14000+ Retailers, 50 different product families, 14 state-of-the-art manufacturing units, 13 training centres and one R&D centre. Technological innovations, simple and rapid product combinations to form communicating systems, clever installation ideas etc are the focus of the R&D team at Legrand.
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