An Indian in Bad Oldesloe at HEROSE
Sankalp Tiwari came to Bad Oldesloe for six weeks to get to know the production processes and employees at HEROSE. In future, he will be looking after the Indian market for HEROSE from New Delhi - and it is good to know exactly what you are selling. HEROSE, one of the world's leading manufacturers of safety valves and fittings for cryogenic technology, wants to further expand its commitment in India. Managing Director Dirk Zschalich: "The subcontinent is one of the future markets for us and will develop in a similar way to China."
In order to continue expanding in India, HEROSE is taking advantage of the country's support from WTSH - an acronym that stands for "Wirtschaftsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig Holstein GmbH". Zschalich: "The WTSH, in turn, works in India with the IGEP Foundation, which has been doing its part to promote trade between India and Germany for many years." The IGEP has an office in India's capital, New Delhi, from which Sankalp Tiwari will oversee the market. HEROSE already took advantage of the help of WTSH in 2006 when it entered the Chinese market and had very positive experiences. Dirk Zschalich: "It is a great opportunity for medium-sized companies to enter new markets - and with a manageable investment." After three years in China, HEROSE has become completely independent there - the company is planning something similar in India.
Sankalp Tiwari is a mechanical engineer and worked for an Indian industrial pump manufacturer until May. During his six-week internship in Bad Oldesloe, during which he got to know the production processes and his future conversation partners, he felt extremely comfortable: "The HEROSE employees went out of their way to help me. Sometimes I was invited to a barbecue, sometimes I went on a trip to Lübeck, for example," he says. Sankalp Tiwari is still a bachelor, by the way - but that is about to change: "My parents have already chosen three or four marriage candidates for me, who I will meet when I return." Excuse me? "That's still the norm here," says the Indian, smiling, "but of course we, the wedding candidates, have the final say. In India, too, people only get married if there is mutual sympathy."
