“India is an integral part of Honeywell’s global growth strategy,” said Honeywell Chairman and CEO, Dave Cote. “We are committed to India as a manufacturing location, export hub and most importantly as a center of engineering and R&D excellence. Our presence here has grown from 1,000 employees in 2002 to more than 10,000 today. Honeywell has five manufacturing facilities and more than 20 other locations across the country with employees in 50 cities. We look forward to continuing our growth in India and building our capabilities here.”

Honeywell Technology Solutions (HTS) – the company’s global R&D and innovation group – employs 6,000 engineers and is headquartered in Bangalore with additional centers in Hyderabad and Madurai, as well as internationally in China, the Czech Republic and the United States.

For more information, read the press release and visit the HTS website.

The state-of-the-art facility represents one of the largest investments in the India’s fire safety industry. It incorporates production designs and processes that have improved efficiencies at existing Honeywell manufacturing operations in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, and China.

“There is significant opportunity for growth for fire protection, both active and passive protection, in India ,” said Honeywell Life Safety President Mark Levy. “Our portfolio is well positioned to help this dynamic economy with the latest fire detection and notification technology. Our people are committed to helping customers create safer environments as the region’s building boom continues.”