To our Sandvik Coromant community
The COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the second wave in India, has affected us all deeply. As we do our best to keep our families, colleagues, customers, and community safe, we’re reminded of the importance of staying together. On behalf of Sandvik Coromant, I want you to know that our thoughts are with you all.
People have always been at the heart of Sandvik Coromant, and our mission is to shape the future together. With this in mind, I’d like to share some of the efforts we’re making to support both people and their businesses during these challenging times.
Like many organizations, we continue to feel the impact of restrictions and partial lockdowns. While it’s difficult to complete accurate profit projections, we still expect the positive trend we saw in the first quarter of 2021 to return in quarters three and four of this year. There will be opportunities for growth, however, the way we realize these opportunities may differ to pre-pandemic days. The use of digital tools and platforms is now part of our daily routines and is key to facilitating contact with our customers and partners.
In fact, we’ve delivered a number of digital training sessions this year, including many customer webinars. Webinar gallery is the knowledge bank of all our webinars. Our plan is to continue to host these virtual sessions, to provide metal cutting and tool knowledge when physical presence isn’t possible. Ultimately, we want to make it easier to do business with Sandvik Coromant than ever before. That’s why, in addition to virtual training, we’re offering online sales meetings, product demonstrations, and customer support too.
Usually, our Sandvik Coromant Center in Pune is a hub for metal cutting expertise, live demonstrations, and customer events. It’s a place that brings our people and customers together, to give them a true Sandvik Coromant experience. To continue bringing this unique offer to our people, we’ve initiated several live demonstrations that showcase our products, technology, and industry insight. You can book the live demonstrations here and we will get back to you.
Finally, I’d like to tell you about some of the initiatives Sandvik Coromant has implemented to support the wider community. In partnership with the Confederation of Industry in India (CII), we’ve supported hospitals and vaccination centers across the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. We’ve provided medical equipment including oxygen cylinders, ventilators, ICU beds, saline stands, ECG machines, ECG trollies, and several other urgently required pieces of equipment.
After SAMPARC, the non-profit organization supporting orphanages across India had to suspend its operations due to the pandemic, we stepped in to provide necessities to children in need. Sandvik Coromant is providing food packages and toiletries for three months, helping 290 children. In addition, we’ve supported the Swedish Chambers of Commerce alongside other Swedish companies in their collective COVID relief program, to support vulnerable communities and help to protect their livelihoods.
As we navigate these challenging times, with the hope that better days will soon arrive, Sandvik Coromant will continue to support its entire community. We’re here for any questions or concerns you may have.
Stay safe. Best regards,
Emrah Titiz
President, Sales India
Sandvik Coromant
Part of global industrial engineering group Sandvik, Sandvik Coromant is at the forefront of manufacturing tools, machining solutions, and knowledge that drive industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and into the next industrial era. Educational support, extensive R&D investment, and strong customer partnerships ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 3100 patents worldwide, employs over 7,900 staff, and is represented in 150 countries.
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