Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it. And G P Pandey, Managing Director, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited, is one of those which belong to the latter category. A man who has always strived for excellence in his decades long career, Pandey has earned a reputation for himself for making a difference to the HECL. Known for his integrity, vision and successful implementation of projects, Pandey's contribution to HECL has had a far reaching influence. Pandey, unlike other corporate honchos, believe that good work begins at home and it's no surprise that HECL today enjoys a very good presence in the Indian domestic market.

One of the largest integrated engineering industrial complexes in India with excellent design, engineering and manufacturing base, HECL has grown in its strength from year to year under Pandey and his predecessors' supervision. Engaged in the manufacture and supply of capital equipments, machine tools and spares needs for the core sector industries, HECL has, within record time completed numerous projects for several public sector units including Indian steel plants and Indian railways. Not believing in development in isolation, HECL has had numerous foreign collaborations in developing its manufacturing units.

For example, its foundry forge plant was set up in collaboration with erstwhile CSSR, which specializes in heavy castings and forgings and in rolls for hot and cold rolling mills for steel plants. It's not known to many that HECL has acquired the rare distinction of being counted as one of the few organizations in the world which can manufacture K-500 magnet which find use in research and experimental nuclear science and technology.

Always believing in innovation and developing the latest technology, HECL has developed its own work ethos that has been endorsed by professionals like Pandey who have helped the company achieve its stipulated target. Today HECL has expanded its reach to other countries by exporting some of its finest products like electrolyser pots to Yugoslavia, steel plant cranes to Bulgaria and Hungary, roll crushers to Russia, bridge reloader cranes to Cuba and steel melting to Sri Lanka etc. As the technology is fast moving towards new horizon with latest innovation and discoveries taking place each day, one can be sure of HECL's future, which is being guided by a man like Pandey.