Wins SIDM Champion Award 2026 Special Jury Award for Navy Valve Import Substitution
Quest Flow Controls has received the SIDM Champion Award 2026 – Special Jury Award (Certificate of Merit).
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- Award
- SIDM Champion Award 2026 – Special Jury Award (Certificate of Merit)
- Award Category
- Category 2: Import Substitution for Mission Critical Parts / Sub-Systems / Systems (SSI / Start-up)
- Product Recognised
- Series T – Triple Offset Butterfly Valve (Wafer, Lug & Flanged | DN 80–DN 1200 | Class 150–600)
What the company announced
Quest Flow Controls Limited (formerly Meson Valves India Limited) has received a Special Jury Award at the SIDM Champion Awards 2026, under Category 2 – Import Substitution for Mission Critical Parts / Sub-Systems / Systems, in the sub-category SSI / Start-up.
The award was conferred at the SIDM Annual Session & Champion Awards 2026 held in New Delhi on 9 October 2026, on the theme "Sovereign Capabilities, Contested Frontiers: Accelerating India's Strategic Autonomy in an Era of Disruption".
What the award is for
- The recognition is for the Company's Series T – Triple Offset Butterfly Valve (Wafer, Lug & Flanged | DN 80–DN 1200 | Class 150–600).
- It is described as an indigenously designed and manufactured valve that replaces imported equivalents in mission-critical naval applications.
- End use: Indian Navy warships and submarines.
- The Certificate of Merit was signed by Dr Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, Awards Jury, and Shri Arun T. Ramchandani, President, SIDM.
Who presented and attended
- The award was presented by Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, Defence Secretary, Government of India, in the presence of the Hon'ble Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh.
- General N. S. Raja Subramani, Chief of Defence Staff, and Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of Naval Staff, were also present at the ceremony.
Management comment
Mr. Brijesh Manerikar, Chairman & Managing Director: "We are honoured to receive this recognition from SIDM in the presence of the nation's senior defence leadership. Supplying critical valves for Indian Navy warships and submarines is a responsibility we take very seriously, and this award reflects the dedication of our engineering, manufacturing and quality teams. This recognition is a testament to our commitment to supporting our nation's Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives, and we will continue to invest in indigenous capability for the Indian Navy and the wider defence ecosystem."
About the company
- Designs and manufactures ferrous and non-ferrous industrial valves for speciality marine and defence, oil & gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, and energy and power applications.
- Product range spans triple offset, double offset and resilient-seated butterfly valves; floating, trunnion, top-entry and multi-port ball valves; gate, globe and check valves; and special-purpose valves including storm, quick-closing and self-closing valves.
- Manufacturing facility at Chakan MIDC, Pune, a global sales and R&D office at Baner, Pune, and a presence in Houston, USA.
- Supply references include the first indigenous valve supply for a submarine of the Indian Navy (INS Shankush, through Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders), Indian Navy shipbuilding programmes, ISRO and leading refineries and LNG terminals, with exports to more than ten countries.
About SIDM
- The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers is the apex industry body representing the Indian defence and aerospace manufacturing sector.
- The SIDM Champion Awards recognise Indian companies for excellence in indigenisation, innovation and capability development in support of the nation's defence self-reliance.
How a reader may see this
The update is an intimation of an award and a certificate of merit from an industry body, along with the company's own description of its products and supply references. It highlights the company's position in the defence supply chain for the Indian Navy, while the recognition itself is a non-financial one.
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More numbers
- Valve size range of the awarded productDN 80–DN 1200
- Pressure class range of the awarded productClass 150–600
- Export presencemore than ten countries
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