Ranal to ramp up engg design services

With the demand for engineering design services increasing the world over, especially in India and China, the US-based Ranal Group plans to ramp up its presence in Bangalore and Pune where the company's design centres are located.

At present, the company employs 120 professionals at the two centres, which are driving the projects relating to engineering design and simulation services for automotive and aerospace industries in the US, European and Chinese markets.

The company is also entering the product design segment of automotive and aerospace industries.

"In order to meet the growing demand for design services in all the three segments, we intend to increase the headcount to 250 by the end of the present fiscal. The headcount will reach 500 in India by the end of 2008-09. Our Pune office can accommodate up to 250 professionals. The staff will be evenly spread between Bangalore and Pune," P Ramesh Chandra, managing director (India Operations), Ranal Group, told Business Standard.