VRL LOGISTICS LTD

INTRODUCTION
VRL Logistics Limited (formerly Vijananand Roadlines), commonly known as VRL GROUP, is
an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Hubballi, Karnataka, India with operations in around 23
states and 4 union territories in the country.
VRL was founded in 1976 by DR. Vijay Sankeshwar in Gadag, a small town in North Karnataka
with a single truck and a vision that was way ahead of its time. VRL gradually expanded its services
to Bangalore, Hubli and Belgaum. From this humble beginning VRL has today grown into a
nationally renowned logistics and transport company which is also currently the largest fleet owner
of commercial vehicles in India with a fleet of 4835 Vehicles (Including 362 Passenger Transport
Vehicles & 4473 Goods Transport Vehicles amongst others). VRL finds mention in the Limca
Book of Record as the largest fleet owner of commercial vehicles in India in the Private Sector. Mr.
Vijay Sankeshwar has now been joined by his son Mr. Anand Sankeshwar who brings in newer
strategies to further drive the growth of the Company.

Over the years, VRL has pioneered in providing a safe and reliable delivery network in the field
of parcel service. It has spread its operations to Courier Service, Priority Cargo & Air Chartering to
meet the growing demands of its burgeoning customer base.

3PL & Warehousing solutions offered by VRL are tailor-made and cater to unique needs of its
diverse customer base. With the largest goods transportation network in India, VRL parcel service
is indispensable for a large number of Corporate Houses. This network spans the length and breadth
of the country and is supported by strategically located transhipment hubs. We operate through a
network of 929 Branch and franchisees to cater our valuable customers and we are now in the
process of expanding our services to reach even the remotest locations of the country.

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Established: 1976

Name of the organization: VRL LOGISTICS LTD.

Owner: Vijay sankeshwar

Location: NH 4 Bangalore road near varur, Hubli

Company: Limited company

Head office: VRL LOGISTICS LTD
Regd & Administrative office: NH 4 Bangalore road
Varur, Hubli-581207 Karnataka

Corporate office: VRL LOGISTICS LTD

Giriraj annexe, circuit house road
Hubli-580029 Karnataka

Employees: Above 15,000

FROM CMD’S DESK

WE have not only built a company, we also a developed a culture among staff, right from truck
drivers to top management. A sense of responsibility, honest and dedication is inculcated in each of
our team member. This is what makes quality & on-time service possible. VRL has given
employment to over 15,000 employees and our growth and success is attributed to this strong force.
This coupled with the strong in-house IT would propel the company to the newer growth pinnacles
in the days to come. -DR. Vijay sankeshwar

VISION
To become the premiere company that cuts across various segments and emerges as the torchbearers
of each segment that it ventures into.

MISSION
To provide the highest quality service to our customers by continuously increasing cost efficiency
and maintaining delivery deadlines. To encourage our workforce to continuously strive for quality
and excellence in everything they do. To promote team work and create work environment that
encourages talent and brings out the best in our employees.

QUALITY POLICY
We are committed to provide quality logistics services consistently at reasonable price and to
continually improve the same to achieve customers delight on a sustainable basis.
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HIERARCHY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1. DR. VIJAYSANKESHWAR

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Chairman and Managing Director and Promoter of the Company, he is actively involved in the day-
to-day affairs of the Company, as a Whole Time Director. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in
commerce from Karnataka University, Dharwad. He was a former Member of Parliament and was
elected from the Dharwad (North) constituency in the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha elections and
he was also a member of the Legislature of the State of Karnataka. He was a member of Central
Government committees, such as, the Committee of Finance between 1996 and 1997, the
Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport between 1996 and 2000 and the Committee
of Transport and Tourism between 1998 and 2000. He has over three decades of experience in the
transport industry. He has received various awards including the ‘Udyog Ratna’ in 1994 by the
Institute of Economic Studies, New Delhi, Aaryabhat Award in 2002, Sir M. Visvesvaraya
Memorial Award in 2007 and the Transport Samrat in 2008. He was recently selected as ‘Transport
Personlity of the year’ during the recently concluded India Road Transportation Awards 2012
(IRTA).

2. Mr. ANAND SANKESHWAR

Managing Director and Promoter, supervises our marketing operations and he is actively involved in
the day-to-day affairs of the Company, as a Whole Time Director. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in
commerce from Karnataka University, Dharwad. He has 19 years of experience in the transport
industry. He has been awarded the ‘Youth Icon’ award in 2004 by Annual Business Communicators
of India and ‘Marketing Professional of the Year’ in the year 2005 by the Indira Group of
Companies. He was also awarded the Best 2nd Generation Entrepreneur by TIE Global, USA in
2010 He was honoured as an ‘Inspirational leader of New India’ at a recently concluded glittering
galla ceremony at Las Vegas, USA.

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3. Mr. K N Umesh (Executive director)

Mr. K N Umesh is a Whole time Director of the Company. He has been associated with the
Company since 1984. He initially joined as an Accountant and rose through the ranks and
today is key to policy formulation, strategy development as also overall monitoring of the
business operations of the Company.

4. Mr. L R Bhat (Executive director)

He is a Whole time Director of the Company. He has been associated with the Company
from nearly three decades. His area of expertise is the developing and maintaining of in-
house Information Technology which has resulted in growth coupled with enormous cost
saving to the Company. He has contributed towards strengthening the core competencies
and policies of the Company. He also heads the vehicle maintenance function as also
handles certain key clients of the Company.

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5. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE

A non-executive Independent Director of the Company, he is a member of the Parliament,

the Chancellor of Karnataka Lingayat Education University and the Chairman of Karnataka
Lingayat Education Society. He is a commerce graduate from Karnataka University and is
involved in various activities such as Education, Agriculture, Co-operative endeavour,
community building and politics. He is a currently a Member of the Parliament from
Belgaum, Karnataka. He is the recipient of several awards and recognitions such as “Life
time achievement award for Education, Service and Commitment to Society by Veerashaiva
Society of North America”, “Suvarna Karnataka Rajyaothsava Award” for outstanding
contribution in the field of education by the Government of Karnataka and an Honorary
Doctorate from the Karnataka University. He has over 38 years of experience in the industry.

6. Mrs. MEDHA PAWAR

An Independent Director of the Company. She has a post graduate degree in law from the
Bangalore University. She has also completed a certificate course in Cyber Laws from G. K
Law College, Hubballi in collaboration with Cyber Law College, Chennai. She is a
practicing advocate with more than 20 years’ experience.

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holds a bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery from the Karnataka University, Dharwad.
He also has a Diploma in Psychological Medicine from the Karnataka University, Dharwad.
He has been awarded a certificate of Life Fellowship by the Indian Psychiatric Society on

1 January 1,1999. He is the recipient of several awards and recognitions including the
“Karnataka Rajyotsava Award” by the Government of Karnataka.

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(Statistics) from the Gulbarga University and a doctorate in Statistics from the University of
Z Mysore. He was on the Board of Management of the Karnataka State Open University during
2009-2011. He was also the National Vice President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. He

L is also the President of Seva Bharati Trust, Hubballi, a Non-Govemment organization

established in 1999 and serving the socially and economically backwards of the society.

L? 9. Mr. SHANKARASA LADWA

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An Independent Director of the Company, he holds a Certificate of Practice and has been
admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since June 1993. He is
the President of Sri Somavamsha Sahasrarjuna Kshatriya Samaj (R), Team Leader of the legal &
grievances sub-committee of Akhila Bharatiya Saomavanshiya Sahasrarjuna Kshatriya Samaj.

10. Dr. ASHOK SHETTAR

A Non-Executive Director of the Company, he holds B.E. in Civil Engineering from Karnataka
University, Dharwad and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
He was Former Member, Executive Council, Visvesvarayya Technological University, Belgaum
and Former Member of Higher Education Council, Government of Karnataka. Presently he is
member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. In 2005 he is conferred with “Rotary
Centennial” award for Professional Excellence, Administrative and Teaching Experience. He has
29 years of teaching experience at Undergraduate and Post graduate levels. Presently he is the
Vice Chancellor of KLE Technological University, an institution of repute providing quality
education to the students.

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11. Mrs. SMRITI BELLAD

An Independent Director of the Company, Mrs. Smriti Bellad, aged 50 years, is a Bachelor of
Engineering in Computer Science and is actively engaged in managing her family business
having interests in the automobile dealership and spares space and has a rich and diverse
experience in this sector. She has also worked as a guest lecturer at Karnataka University,
Dharwad from 1997 to 1999. She was also involved as a volunteer in USHA's school (school of
exceptional children) for three years and pioneered a hand-made soap machine making unit for
those children. She is a passionate social worker and has started a programme to serve food to
the farmers and also runs a sports program on for the poor children as also several other notable
social initiatives.

12. MR. GURUDAS NAREKULI

An Independent Director of the Company, he holds a post graduate degree in commerce from
Karnataka University, Dharwad and is also is a Certified Associate member of the Indian
Institute of Bankers. He has more than 39 years of rich and diverse experience in the banking
industry. He was working with Vijaya Bank at an executive role and retired in the year 2010
Organizational Goals
Service customer satisfaction is the key factors in today’s market as "CUSTOMER IS THE KING”

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hence to analyse the requirements of the customers is must.

• Quick & safe service

• Customers satisfaction & employee satisfaction
• Competitive price
• Attain market leadership

Company achievements
• The company started with a lorry & today it has fleet of thousands of lorries.
• The turnover of company is increasing year by year
• The company is recommended by the Indian bank association Mumbai
• Vijayavani Kannada news paper another subsidiary of VRL
• In addition to the road lines the VRL has sister concern like:
> Vijayanand travels
> Maruti parcel carriers
> Digvijaya media

Major Milestones
• 1976: Commencement of transport service through proprietorship concern by Dr. Vijay
sankeshwar commencement of business with single truck.
• 1983: Business being converted into a private limited company by the name of Vijayanand
roadlines private limited.
• 1992: commencement of courier service within the state of Karnataka.
• 1996: commencement of passenger transportation business.
• 1997: The status of the company changed from a deemed limited public company to public
limited company.
• 2003: Vijayanand Printers Limited becomes a wholly owned subsidiary.
• 2003: Entered into LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS as single largest fleet owner of
commercial vehicles in private limited.
• 2005: ISO 9001:2000 Certificates for providing Passengers Travels Service at Hubli,
Bangalore, Belgaum.
• 2007: company diversified into power generation installed 34 wind turbine generators with
capacity of 1.25 MW each.
• 2008: Company entered into air charter business and purchased IA aircraft from Hawker
Beechcraft Incorporation.
• 2011: Foray into New Logistics Verticals - car carrying and Chemical Transportation.
• 2012: Private Equity investment by NSR PE Mauritius LLC in the Company
• 2015: Company’s shares have been listed on BSE and NSE w.e.f 30th April 2015.

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Awards

• Udyog Ratna

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 1994 for excellence in business.

• Sarige Ratna

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 1998

• Vishweshwaraiah Navaratna

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2003.

• Patrikodyama Haagum Samajika Seva Puraskar

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2005 at Tirupati by pious hands of Shri
Sushameendra Tirtha Swamiji of Mantralaya.

• Youth icon

Mr. Anand Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2005 by MD of TATA Group.

• Marketing Excellence Award

Mr. Anand Sankeshwar was conferred with Marketing Professional of the Year for marketing
excellence by Indira Group of Institutes in 2006.

• Sir. M. Vishweshwaraiah Memorial Award

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2007 for outstanding contribution to
economic and social development of Karnataka state, India.

• Transport Samrat

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2008 during the National Convention for
Outstanding Achievement in Transport Industry.

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• Limca Book of Records

For 6 years holds its position for having largest fleet of vehicles.

• 5th Frost and Sullivan Award (USA)

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar and Mr. Anand Sankeshwar were conferred with this award in 2009 for Best
Logistic Service Provider in retail sector.

• Best 2nd Generation Entrepreneur

Mr. Anand Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2010 by TIE-USA.

• Technology Best Practices Adopter Apollo-Cv Awards

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2010 by Ravindra Pisharody, President
Commercial Vehicle Business Unit of TATA Motors.

• Ceat India Road Transport

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar and K. N Umesh (COO) were conferred with this national award in 2010
from Environment Conservation from P.M. Telang, MD, TATA Motors.

• Apollo Fleet of The Year Award

Mr. Anand Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2011 from Satish Sharma, Chief India
Operations and Rajesh Dahiya of Apollo tyres.

• CEAT “India Road Transportation Award”

Dr. Vijay Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in 2012 and VRL Logistics was honoured with
“Transport Personality of the Year-2012”.

• Inspirational Leaders of New India 2013

Mr. Anand Sankeshwar was conferred with this award in Las Vegas-USA.

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