Castell Chooses Laxmi Export Industries as New Distributor

MUMBAI, January 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

LEI Will Supply Full Range of Trapped Key Interlocks to West and Central India

Industrial safety specialist Castell Safety International has chosen Laxmi Export Industries (LEI), a leading supplier of electronic components, as its new distributor for west and central India.

Photo: http://halmapr.com/castell/lei.jpg

LEI mainly targets the renewable energy and power industries, and has applied for ISO 9001:2008 certification.

David Hughes, Castell's Global Sales Director, commented: "I am looking forward to working with the team at Laxmi. Their expertise in the Indian market, especially in the wind energy sector, will provide more opportunities for Castell."

Laxmi Export Industries' Sales Director, Deva Choudhary added: "We have assigned a dedicated team to develop the Castell trapped key interlocks business. This will ensure the best possible customer support for this product range."

About Castell

Castell Safety International Ltd. (www.castell.com) was founded over 85 years ago in the United Kingdom. Since the inception of the industrial safety industry, Castell has been a leader in trapped key interlocking technology, developing products that keep pace with the needs of emerging markets and applications in all business sectors. Its products go beyond meeting legislation to create the safest working environments possible. The company now designs and manufactures the world's widest range of industrial safety systems and offers unrivalled experience in trapped key interlocking. The company operates from locations in London (UK), Chennai (India), Shanghai (China), Chicago (USA) and Cologne (Germany). Castell is a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c.

For further information please contact:

Main contact:  Sourav Chatterjee, +91 8975073600

Secondary contact: Deva Choudhary, +91 9909474497

Laxmi Export Industries, AF-112, Center Point, Near Char Rasta, KILLA PARDI, Dist. Valsad 396125 Gujarat

E-mail:  laxmiexportindustries@gmail.com

Website: www.laxmiexportindustries.com

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com), an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology, is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma has a hub office in Mumbai.

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Primary Media Contact: Mr. Kuniyur J. Srinivasan, srini@halma.com, 91-22-67080400

Secondary Media Contact: Mr. Damian Corbet, damian.corbet@halma.com, 44-1494-789152