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A Museum & Diamond Jubilee Landmark

HENNING HOLCK-LARSEN (HHL) CENTRE


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The centre is created as a dynamic institution to preserve, promote and encourage

the companys cultural heritage, history, moral and ethical values to all internal and

external publics. The centre also acts as a one-stop-shop to spread the knowledge of

its core business activities to the customers, clients and the community at large and

sustain the same through various PR initiatives and promote awareness on:

L&Tsorigin,itscultural&traditionalheritageandprofessionalism

L&Tstechnologicalstrengthsandleadershipintheindustry

Thewidevarietyof projectsexecutedby L&Tin thecoreareasofindustrialand

infrastructure development

Variousrecognition/awardsL&ThasreceivedfromdifferentNational&International

organizations, associations, institutes etc.,

Sharing various information resources such as articles, project information,

photographs, brochure and other print materials as well as electronic presentations

pertainingtoprojectexecutionandconstructionmethods

HenningHolck-Larsen (HHL)Centre is locatedon a

sprawling26acreECCcampusinChennai.Designed

andbuiltasthe60-year(DiamondJubilee)landmark

buildingofECC,thisarchitecturallywonderfulstructure

isdedicatedtothememoryofL&Tsfoundingfather

andChairmanEmeritus,HenningHolck-Larsen,who

breathed his last on July 27, 2003. A two storied

elliptical structure with a built-up area of 12,000 sq.ft

(1,115sq.m),HHLCentreisoneofitskindmuseum

in the country. This centre stands out from the rest of

the government, industrial and technical museums and

showcasestheIndianInfrastructureDevelopmentand

on building the nation over the years, which is unique

toLarsen&Toubro.

Mission


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ItwasthebusinessofcementthatbroughttheyoungMr.HenningHolck-LarsenandMr.SorenKristian

ToubrotoIndia.TheyarrivedonIndianshoresasrepresentativesoftheDanishengineeringfirm,F.L.Smidth&Co(FLS)inconnectionwiththemergerofcementcompaniesthatwerelatergroupedintotheAssociated

CementCompanies(ACC).Together,Mr.Holck-LarsenandMr.ToubrofoundedthepartnershipfirmofL&T

in1938,whichwasconvertedintoapubliclimitedcompanyin1950.Today,thishasmetamorphosedinto

oneofIndiasbiggestsuccessstories.Thecompanyhasgrownfromhumbleoriginstoalargeconglomerate

spanningengineeringandconstruction.Larsen&ToubroLimitedisthebiggestlegacyofthesetwoDanish

engineers,whobuiltaworld-classengineeringorganisationandhasevolvedtobecomealeaderinIndias

engineering&constructionindustry.

In1944,EngineeringConstructionCorporationLimited(ECC)wasstartedbyM/sHenningHolck-Larsen;

SorenKristian Toubro, ErickMogensen (Chief of F.L.Smidth &Co. and Danish Consul inIndia) andS.Rudinger, (F.L.Smidthnomineeemployedby India Cements Limited).The fourknew eachother from

collegedaysandfromFLS,wheretheybegantheircareers.Theyrealisedthat,withtheIndianIndependence

and the Governments plan for the industrial development, there would be ample scope for construction

activityinthecountry.TheystronglycommittedtodevelopingIndiasengineeringcapabilities,talentand

enabling it to meet the demands of the industry.

Overthelast70years,thecompanyhasgrownintoUSD8.5billionconglomeratesettingbenchmarksin

engineering, construction and manufacturing in terms of scale, speed and sophistication.


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Architecturallyconceivedlikeashipafloatonwater,thesuperstructureofHHL

Centreconsistsofgroundplustwofloors.Thearchitect,Mr.Chakrapanihas

given this structure a break away from the usual rectilinear forms to create animposingperspective.Indeed,itshugesteelstructuralparasolroofsuspended

bycables and supported by tall pylons (akin tomasts of the traditional

sail-boats)is themaineye-catchingarchitecturalfeaturewhichgives itthe

impression of a ship or a stylised sail.

Theinside rectangularRCCbox typestructure istotallyencasedin an

elliptical architectural glass wall structure and this gives the centre an

impressivelookwithanexpansiveareaoftotaltransparency.Innovative

design with architectural glass wall, integrated with structural steel elements

not only enhances the aesthetics of the structure but also gives it a feeling

of excitement and happiness, in commune with the natural environs of

water bodies and greenery around.

During nights, withillumination, thisoval glassenclosureresemblesa

buildinglitbyalanterninside.Moreover,itstransparencyduringtheday

and night allows one to identify the purpose of the building as a museum

evenbeforeenteringit.Someoftheotherarchitecturalelements/features

include:

6.1mhighand 12mm thicktoughened glass spider glazing panels

installed from the ground floor extends up to the second floor level.

This provides total transparency and unobstructed view of the display

gallery from outside.

Theentrancecanopy- a tie-rod suspendedandcentrally supported

structure is clad with aluminum composite panels.

Architectural Features


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Twoautomaticslidingglassdoorsprovideaccesstothebuilding.

Afreestandingstaircaseconnectstheground,firstfloorandterrace.

Anelevatorisprovidedforverticaltransportationbetweenfloors.

Apyramidispositionedinthecentreofthehallandthereisanellipticalatriumonthetopcovered

with segmental skylight glazing. The atrium walls are provided with vault windows.

Thebaseofthetwocirculartoweringpylonsadjoiningthebuilding,atthegroundfloorlevelhasa

diaof5.5mandhousestheelectricalroom,AHUroomsandrestrooms.

Theroofismadeofconvexsaucer-shapedstructuralsteelmembersandtierodsuspendedfromtop

of the pylons.

Thesecond floorhasapenthousewitha terracegarden,a lobbyandawell-appointed60seater

auditorium.

ThelandscapearoundtheHHLCentrecomprisestwolargewaterbodieswithcascadesandanopen-

air theatre in a spacious lawn integrating radial paved areas. Parasol-shaped structures are provided

around the periphery, behind the museum for visitors to sit and relax in the open. These structures also

functionasRailWaterHarvestingsystems,collectingwaterduringrainyseason.Agrandpedestrian

access connects the commemorative buildings structural steel entrance plaza.


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The Inside OutBeing a museum, HHL Centre showcases the achievements

of ECC/L&T over the past seven decades. In fact, the centre

reflects the inside out by displaying the past, present and

future of the companys operations and serves as a publicity

window that projects the Construction Divisions capabilitiesand services to all target segments to wit, prospective

customers, opinion-makers and the general public. In

addition, this reflects the philosophy of Mr. Henning

Holck-Larsen and the culture of L&T, the Company that he

co-founded along with Mr. S.K. Toubro.


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Holck-Larsen Centre, being the Diamond Jubilee Landmark structure and

commemorativebuildingofECC,housesadisplayofthemanyprominentprojects

executed over the last sixty-five years including the technological achievements

pioneeredbyECC.Thisisorganizedintodifferentzonestoprojectthehistoryand

achievementsofL&TandECC.Thisincludes:

Milestone Events depictsthechronologicalperspectiveofECCshistorical

events, activities, achievements and records.

Awards depictsthedistinctionawardedtoseveralECCbuiltstructuresby

Indianaswellasinternationalorganizationsandinstitutionsforitsexcellence

in construction.

Technological achievements displays the state of the art techniques

andinnovativeconstructionmethodspioneeredandimplementedbyECCto

executeprojectswithspeed,quality,economyandelegance.

International Projects projectsthattook ECCs operations beyond the

Indiansub-continent.

Social Face of L&TshowsECCscommitmenttothewellbeingofsociety

in general, promoting education, health care, community service, environment

protection and preserving the heritage structures.

Display Gallery


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ThePublicRelationsSocietyofIndia(PRSI),NewDelhi,presentedthePRSIGolden Jubilee Award toL&TsHenning Holck-Larsen (HHL)Centre at

ECCHQ,Chennai.Theawardwasgivenawayatthe2ndInternationalPR

FestivalheldatMauritiusinAugust2008.L&Twaspresentedtheawardin

RecognitionofLive,InteractiveandInnovativePRInitiativeintheCreation

andShowcasingofL&TBrandatitsCorporateMuseum-TheHolck-Larsen

Centre.

Award for HHL Centre

Apartfromthephotodisplays,threeElectronicKiosksprovideaccesstothearchivesdisseminatingvariousinformationresourcessuchasarticles,project

information, photographs, presentations, films, videos and other materials

relatingtotheexecutionofprojects,growthoftheorganizationetc.,

Project Panorama The first floor comprises photo panels depicting the

widespectrumof ECCsprojectexecutioncapabilities,coveringvirtually

every sector of the industry. This serves as an eye opener for many visitors

andreflectsthetruespiritofL&Tanditsmulti-dimensionalcapability.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

ItwasmorethanhalfacenturyagothatdirectorDavid

Leanand starsWilliam Holden,AlecGuinness,Jack

Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawamade movie history

withtheirOscar-winningmasterpiece,TheBridgeon

theRiverKwai(TBRK).

ECCplayeda majorrole inthefilm bybuildingthe

woodenbridgeandbecameapartofthefilmlore.It

tookECCnearlyeightmonthstoconstructthewooden

bridge...andjust30secondstoblowitupbyLeans

team.

AsapartofL&Tshistory,visitorsareshownasection

ofthismovie onthePlasma TVto establishourlink

with the construction of the wooden bridge, which is

incidentallythefirstbridgebuiltbyECC.


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Duringthelastfiveyears,themuseumhasemergedasanexcellentcentreofknowledgeandlearningbygeneratingglobal interest. The visitors profile includes heads of business organisations, heads of government, diplomaticmissions,trade&commercialmissions,educationalandculturalmissions,clients,customers,architects,consultants,jointventurepartners,financingandfundingagenciesapartfromahostofstudentsfromcolleges,universitiesandB-schools.

Thecentreisopenonallworkingdaysbetween09.30amand05.30pm.ItisclosedonallSundays,national

holidaysandsecond/fourthSaturdays.

For appointments contact:AlexanderBenjamin,Larsen&ToubroLimited,ECCDivision,MountPoonamalleeRoad,Manapakkam,Chennai600089

Phone:044-22526568Mobile:9444398444E-mail:[email protected];[email protected]

LARSEN & TOUBROIts all about Imagineering


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- Henning Holck - Larsen

July 4, 1907 - July 27 2003

Timeless

Danish Legends

In Service Liesour Success

LARSEN & TOUBROIts all about Imagineering


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Larsen& ToubroLimited is the biggest

legacyoftwoDanishengineerswhobuilta

world-class engineering organisation, that is

professionally managed and is a leader in

Indiasengineering&constructionindustry.

Itwasthebusinessofcementthatbrought

theyoungMr.HenningHolck-Larsenand

Mr. SorenKristian Toubroto India. TheyarrivedonIndianshoresasrepresentatives

oftheDanishengineeringfirm,F.L.Smidth&

Coinconnectionwiththemergerofcement

companies that were later grouped into the

Associated Cement Companies. Together,

Mr.Holck-LarsenandMr.Toubrofoundedthe

partnershipfirmofL&Tin1938,whichwas

converted into a public limited company in

1950.Today,thishasmetamorphosedinto

oneofIndiasbiggestsuccessstories.The

company has grown from humble origins to

a large conglomerate spanning engineering

and construction.

Sevendecadesago,Holck-Larsenturnedeast

fromDenmarkandsharedadreamwithIndia

andherpeople.Larsen&ToubroLimitedis

the resplendent manifestation of that dream.

Our character and culture, our distinctiveethos - indeed all that is good and grand

aboutL&Tcarrieshisindelibleimprint.

Holck-Larsenwasunique.Hedidnotteach,

he touched and transformed. He did not

instruct, he inspired. He did not plot the way

forward, he helped discover within ourselves

the strength to find the path.


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1935:AqualifiedchemicalengineerfromDenmark,

Mr.Holck-LarsenwasdeputedtoIndiatoassessthe

value of various cement manufacturing groups that

wastobelatermergedintotheAssociatedCement

Companies(ACC)

1938: WithMrSorenKristianToubro, founded

partnershipfirm-Larsen & Toubro- in India,

importingDanish equipment.AfterWorldWar II

broke out, the firm took on a variety of fabricationand engineering assignments

1944:EngineeringConstructionCorporation(ECC)

incorporated

1945: L&T signs dealershipagreementwith

CaterpillarTractorCompany,USA,formanufacture

and sale of earthmoving equipment

1946:Firmbecomesaprivatelimitedcompany-

Larsen&ToubroPrivateLimited

1950: Firmbecomesa publiclimited company.

Institutionalisedsystemofrecruitmentandpromotion

on merit, democratic management, provision

of excellent working conditions, development

of indigenous know-how and capability, export

promotion, and a high rate of re-investment of

surplus to sustain a rapid growth rate

1952:L&Tsfirstassociatecompany-Tractor

EngineersLimitedwas establishedin collaboration

withCaterpillar,USA,tomanufactureundercarriagepartsforcrawlertractorsinIndia.Mr.Holck-Larsenwas

instrumental in setting up collaboration agreements

and technological tie-ups with several global leaders

-Audco,Eutectic,F.L.Smidth,Niro,HaldorTopsoe

Alignedcompanysgrowthplanstoneedsemerging

fromIndiasfive-yearplans.Becameprincipalsupplier

toIndianindustriessuchasfertilizer,cement,power

generation, petrochemical, chemical, etc.,

As a true visionary,his mind embraced the

future,andhisworldknewnoboundaries.It

was a world that drew entrepreneurs from many

countries to collaborate for the collective good.

Aworldwhere industryhadanactive rolein

thepromotionofasuperiorqualityoflife.And

a world where professional excellence was

infused with grace, wit and good cheer.

Life, we know, isfinite.A legacy, infinite.

HenningHolck-Larsenwillliveoninthelegacy

oftheorganisationthatbears hisname. In

ourproducts,inourprojectsandindeed,in

everything we do, as we continue to make the

thingsthatmakeIndiaproud.


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1968:ReceivesawardfromNational

AssociationofDanishEnterprise

1972-78: AppointedConsulGeneral for

DenmarkinMumbai

1976:AwardedRamonMagsaysayAward

forInternationalUnderstanding

1977:Conferred orderof the Knight

CommanderofDannebrog

1980:AwardedSirJehangirGhandyMedal

forIndustrialPeace

1989:AppointedChairmanEmeritusofL&T

1999: FelicitatedbyBombayChamberof

Commerce&Industry

2000:HonouredbyTheConfederationof

IndianIndustryforhisvisionandspiritof

entrepreneurship.HonouredbyNational

Galleryof ModernArt asa celebrated

figure whose contribution has enriched the

fieldofIndiancontemporaryart.Receives

ChemtechFoundationsChemicalIndustry

StalwartAwardinrecognitionofoutstanding

contribution to the process industry

2001: Presented LifeTimeAchievement

Award from the Bombay Management

Associationforselflessdevotiontothecause

ofIndianindustry

2002: AwardedPadma Bhushanfor

contributiontoIndianindustry.Onreceipt

oftheaward,heremarked:India,my

adopted homeland has a special place in

myheart.With thePadmaBhushan, Im

happytorealisethatIhaveaplaceinher

hearttoo.Iregardthishonourasatribute

totheuniquespiritofL&T,andthevalues

it has always stood by: its professionalism, its

commitment to quality, and its concern for the

entirecommunityofstakeholders.

Felicitated(inabsentia)attheIndo-European

UnionBusinessSummitinCopenhagenbythe

PrimeMinisterofIndiaandthePrimeMinister

ofDenmarkforhislifetimecontributionto

promoting business beyond boundaries

July2003: Expressed his approval of the plan to

set up an Employees Trust which would own a

partofL&Tonbehalfofitsemployeesandact

for their welfare.

OnJuly27,2003Mr.Holck-Larsenpassedaway

attheripeoldageof96.OnJuly7,2007,L&T

celebrated thebirthcentenaryofMr.Holck-

Larsenbyre-dedicatingitself to thecauseof

nation-building, while the nation celebrated its

60thyearofindependence.Acommemorative

postagestampinhonourofHHLwasreleasedbytheDepartmentofPosts,NewDelhionJune

12,2008.


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- Soren Kristian Toubro

Feb 27, 1906 - March 4, 1982

the secret of

happinessis not in doingwhat one likes

but in liking what

one has to do


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AqualifiedcivilengineerfromDenmark,Mr.Soren

KristianToubrowasDirectorofL&Tfrom1946till

March27,1981.From1946to1956,Mr.Toubro

wastheChairmanofL&TsBoardofDirectors,every

alternateyear.Mr.Toubrowas alsoa directorof

severalcompaniesintheL&TGroup.

Through his penchant for hard work, his analytical

mind coupled with courage and determination, and

his interest in fellow workers, he remains an exemplar

toL&T-ites.

OnmanyoccasionsMr.Toubrosacrificedpersonal

pleasures for the benefit of the firm, or of an

individual, and the same generous spirit prevailed

whenL&TbecameaLimitedCompanywithIndian

partners. He took great interest and pride in a healthyIndianisationoftheCompanyandsparednoeffortto

convey and explain his basic ideas of sound business

and service.

ItcanbesaidthatmuchoftheL&Tspiritofwhichwe

areproudandwhichisthebasisforL&Tssuccess

overtheyearswaslargelyduetoMr.Toubrosefforts

and example.

Mr.Toubrowasahighlydedicated,seriousminded

person having a keen sense of duty. The interest

oftheL&TGroupofCompanieswasalwaystop-

most in his mind. He was a perfectionist and would

not tolerate anything not well done. His tenacity,

dauntlessness and determination to succeed played

animportantroleinL&Tsgrowthandsuccess.He

induced people to work hard by setting an example

himself.

In 1963,havingworkedfor nearly 25 years,

Mr. Toubrodecided to relinquish his executive

responsibilitiesandretiredfromL&TManagement

PrivateLimited,themanagingagentsofLarsen&

ToubroLimitedatthattime.HereturnedtoDenmark,

howevercontinuedtoserveontheBoardofDirectorsofLarsen& Toubro Limitedand Engineering

ConstructionCorporationLimited ti l l1981.

Mr.Toubropassedawayin1982.

Mr.Toubrosemphasisonpayingproperattention

tothecustomer,foundexpressioninL&Tsmotto:

In service lies success. He stood for the principle

of excellent service to the customer and took infinite

pains to teach, guide, motivate and encourage the

youngsterswhojoinedtheCompany.

Mr. Toubrohad oftensaid thatthe secret of

happiness is not in doing what one likes but in liking

what one has to do. There are two ways of beinghappy - we either diminish our wants or augment

our means.

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