Our Company
Milestones
| Year | Event |
| 2024 | Vir S Advani takes over the reins of the Company, as Chairman and Managing Director |
| 2023 | With a Total Income of Rs 8008.19 crores Blue Star delivers exceptional financial results in FY23 in an orbit shifting all round performance |
| 2022 | Blue Star’s revenue crosses Rs 6000 crore mark! |
| 2022 | Blue Star forays into Water Projects Business |
| 2022 | Blue Star inaugurated the Company’s first-of-its-kind ‘Customer Experience Centre,’ built on an area of 1000 sq ft, at Blue Star Innovation Centre in Thane. |
| 2022 | Blue Star inaugurated a new contemporary office at Thane, the ‘Blue Star Innovation Centre. |
| 2021 | Blue Star expands market reach with the launch of new affordable range of split ACs to cater to the mass market. |
| 2020 | Blue Star wins 'The Best Governed Company' award at the '19th ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance' |
| 2019 | Blue Star appoints Virat Kohli as the Company’s Brand Ambassador. |
| 2018 | Blue Star embarks on its Platinum Jubilee Year. |
| 2018 | Total Income crosses Rs 4600 crores. |
| 2017 | Blue Star receives its first patent for a unique Vacuum Breaker Assembly for deep freezers. |
| 2017 | Blue Star forays into Engineering Facility Management. |
| 2017 | The Company sets up a wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Star International FZCO, in Dubai Airport Freezone, UAE to consolidate its international business ownership. |
| 2017 | Total income crosses Rs 4,000 crores. |
| 2016 | Blue Star expands its product portfolio to water purifiers, air purifiers and air coolers. |
| 2016 | The Company forays into professional kitchen equipment and healthcare refrigeration. |
| 2015 | Total income crosses Rs 3,000 crores. |
| 2015 | Blue Star enters into JV with W J Towell & Co LLC; forms Blue Star Oman Electro-Mechanical Company LLC. |
| 2015 | Professional Electronics & Industrial Systems business of the Company transferred to a separate subsidiary named Blue Star Engineering & Electronics. |
| 2015 | International Business Group was formed, comprising Global Product Sales and International Projects, with a focus on increasing the Company’s global footprint. |
| 2013 | Blue Star celebrates its 70th Anniversary. |
| 2012 | Blue Star celebrates Birth Centennial of Founder, Mohan T Advani. |
| 2011 | Blue Star forays into the residential air conditioning segment. |
| 2010 | The Company acquires D S Gupta Construction, the largest independent Indian plumbing & firefighting contractor. Thereby fortifying Blue Star’s integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing & firefighting (MEP) contract offerings. |
| 2008 | Blue Star powers into Building Electrification by acquiring Naseer Electricals, a leading electrical contractor. |
| 2008 | Total income crosses Rs 2,000 crores. |
| 2007 | Formation of Blue Star Qatar, headquartered at Doha, to handle central air conditioning and MEP contracts in the Middle East for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. |
| 2007 | Blue Star sets up its 5th factory at Wada in Thane district. |
| 2006 | Total income crosses the Rs 1,000 crores mark. |
| 2006 | Blue Star opts for a 5 for 1 stock split. |
| 2005 | Blue Star sets up factory at Kala Amb in Himachal Pradesh. |
| 2003 | Blue Star exits Yokogawa JV. |
| 2001 | Total income crosses Rs 500 crores. Export of air conditioning products begins. |
| 2000 | International Software business spun off to form Blue Star Infotech. Gets listed on stock exchange. |
| 1999 | Blue Star exits from industrial projects business. |
| 1998 | Major thrust on dealerization and brand building begins. |
| 1997 | Dadra plant inaugurated. |
| 1995 | Blue Star exits from HP India JV. |
| 1993 | Formation of Arab Malaysian Blue Star JV in Malaysia. |
| 1993 | Blue Star celebrates its 50th Anniversary. |
| 1992 | Total income crosses Rs 200 crores. |
| 1992 | Blue Star exits from Motorola JV. |
| 1990 | Gandhinagar factory closes. |
| 1989 | JV with Hewlett-Packard and Motorola begins. |
| 1988 | Blue Star becomes India’s largest central air conditioning company. |
| 1988 | Manufacturing collaboration with Mitsubishi commences. |
| 1988 | Assembly of personal computers under the brand name ‘Quantum’ begins. |
| 1987 | Yokogawa Blue Star JV formed. |
| 1987 | Gandhinagar factory set up for EPABX systems. |
| 1986 | Total income crosses Rs 100 crores. |
| 1985 | Manufacturing of centrifugal packaged chillers commences at Thane plant. |
| 1984 | York technology collaboration begins. |
| 1983 | International Software Division inaugurated in Seepz. |
| 1980-86 | Major AC and R projects executed in the Middle East. |
| 1980 | Bharuch factory set up. |
| 1978 | Industrial Division commences activity. |
| 1977 | Hitachi Medical Equipment distributorship begins. |
| 1977 | Middle East thrust begins. Joint Venture (JV) with Al Shirawi in Dubai. |
| 1974 | Water Cooler manufacturing license granted to Yusuf Alghanim, Kuwait. |
| 1972 | Total income crosses Rs 10 crores. Employment crosses 2,000. |
| 1972 | First skyscrapers of Mumbai – Air India Building, Express Towers and Oberoi Hotel set-up – all air conditioned by Blue Star. |
| 1970 | Hewlett-Packard distributorship commences. |
| 1969 | Factory moves from Colaba in Mumbai to Thane. |
| 1965 | Techniglas Pvt Ltd set up to manufacture insulation material. |
| 1964 | Total employment crosses 1,000. |
| 1962 | GDR Machine Tools distributorship begins. |
| 1960 | Total income crosses the Rs 1 crore mark. |
| 1957 | Perkin-Elmer tie-up marks the start of the electronics business. GDR business machines agency commences. |
| 1955 | GDR Testing machines distributorship begins. |
| 1954 | Blue Star selected as distributor for Honeywell. |
| 1949 | Proprietorship converted to Private Limited Companies. |
| 1948 | Manufacturing of water coolers commences. |
| 1947 | Worthington selects Blue Star as Indian partner. Manufacturing of ice candy machines and bottle coolers begins. Central air conditioning system design and execution begins. |
| 1946 | Blue Star secures Melchior Armstrong Dessau agency. |
| 1943 | Mohan T Advani establishes Blue Star Engineering Company as a proprietary firm. |