| Year |
Event |
| 1943 |
Mohan T Advani establishes Blue Star Engineering Company as a proprietary firm |
| 1946 |
Blue Star secures Melchior Armstrong Dessau agency |
| 1947 |
Worthington selects Blue Star as Indian Partner. Manufacturing of ice candy machines and bottle coolers begins. Central airconditioning system design and execution begins |
| 1948 |
Manufacture of water coolers commences |
| 1949 |
Proprietorship converted to Private Limited Companies |
| 1954 |
Blue Star selected as distributor for Honeywell |
| 1955 |
GDR Testing machines distributorship begins |
| 1957 |
Perkin-Elmer tie-up marks the start of the electronics business. GDR business machines agency commences |
| 1960 |
Total Income crosses the Rs 1 crore mark |
| 1962 |
GDR Machine Tools distributorship begins |
| 1964 |
Total employment crosses 1,000 |
| 1965 |
Techniglas Pvt Ltd set up to manufacture insulation material |
| 1969 |
Factory moves from Colaba in Mumbai to Thane |
| 1970 |
Hewlett- Packard distributorship commences |
| 1972 |
First skyscrapers of Mumbai – Air India Building, Express Towers and Oberoi Hotel set-up – all airconditioned by Blue Star |
| 1972 |
Total Income crosses Rs 10 crores. Employment crosses 2,000 |
| 1974 |
Water Cooler manufacturing license granted to Yusuf Alghanim, Kuwait |
| 1977 |
Middle East thrust begins. Joint Venture (JV) with Al Shirawi in Dubai |
| 1977 |
Hitachi Medical Equipment distributorship begins |
| 1978 |
Industrial Division commences activity |
| 1980 |
Bharuch Factory set up |
| 1980-86 |
Major AC and R projects executed in the Middle East |
| 1983 |
International Software Division inaugurated in Seepz |
| 1984 |
York technology collaboration begins |
| 1985 |
Manufacture of centrifugal packaged chillers commences at Thane Plant |
| 1986 |
Total Income crosses Rs 100 crores |
| 1987 |
Yokogawa Blue Star JV formed |
| 1987 |
Gandhinagar factory set up for EPABX systems |
| 1988 |
Blue Star becomes India’s largest central airconditioning company |
| 1988 |
Manufacturing collaboration with Mitsubishi |
| 1988 |
Assembly of personal computers under the brand name ‘Quantum’ begins |
| 1989 |
JV with Hewlett-Packard and Motorola |
| 1990 |
Gandhinagar factory closes |
| 1992 |
Total Income crosses Rs 200 crores |
| 1992 |
Blue Star exits from Motorola JV |
| 1993 |
Formation of Arab Malaysian Blue Star JV in Malaysia |
| 1995 |
Blue Star exits from HP India JV |
| 1997 |
Dadra Plant inaugurated |
| 1998 |
Major thrust on dealerisation and brand building begins |
| 1999 |
Blue Star exits from Industrial Projects business |
| 2000 |
International Software business spun off to form Blue Star Infotech, listed on stock exchanges |
| 2001 |
Total Income crosses 500 crores. Export of airconditioning products begins |
| 2003 |
Blue Star exits Yokogawa JV |
| 2005 |
Blue Star sets up new factory at Kala Amb in Himachal Pradesh |
| 2006 |
Total Income crosses the Rs 1000 crores mark |
| 2006 |
Blue Star opts for a 5 for 1 stock split |
