Honeywell recently hosted its India region channel partners at the Honeywell Business Partner Conclave 2012 in Gangtok. The annual conference underscored the importance of mutual growth and the success of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and its partner community in India.

The fourth edition of the Indian regional partner conference had a theme of 'Profitable Growth Together' and featured sessions on the company's strategic direction for the year, new initiatives, channel successes and keynotes by HPS India executives. The company also presented 19 channel partners with 2011 HPS partner awards, including awards for partner of the year, outstanding performance, sales excellence, service excellence and special recognition.

The event offered HPS partners the opportunity to engage with the HPS' India leadership team and other partners on key issues such as the growth in process automation, global and regional strategies, best practices, operational and commercial priorities and channel management programs for 2012.

"At Honeywell, we are committed to accelerating the growth of our business partners by expanding their opportunities and continuously improving their expertise. They are valuable contributors to our business and critical to our expansion," said Amitava Biswas, country manager, Honeywell Process Solutions, India. "The Conclave is an opportunity to recognize their efforts, hear feedback and provide strategic direction".

Honeywell's2011 'Business Partner of the Year' award, which recognizes exemplary performance, was won by J. Systems and Services. Receiving the award, Jay Shukla, business manager, J. Systems and Services said, "We are delighted to win this award for the second year running. This recognition reaffirms the direction of our efforts and we look forward to growing our decade-long partnership with Honeywell."

Artee Flow won Honeywell's award for 'Outstanding Performance' for 2011. This award recognises exceptional performance, growth and customer service. Rajesh Gupta, managing director, Artee Flow said, "Honeywell is a great brand, and stands out as the industry's best in offering growth support. We appreciate Honeywell's partner growth strategy and accept this award as a challenge to perform even better next time."

The full list of winners at the Honeywell Business Partner Conclave 2012 is:

Flagship Awards

• Business Partner Of The Year - J Systems & Services
• Outstanding Performance - Artee Flow Controls Pvt Ltd

Sales Excellence Awards

• Sales Excellence Gold in Field Instruments - Fluid Controls
• Sales Excellence Silver in Field Instruments - Emecon Controls Pvt Ltd
• Sales Excellence Gold in Process Instruments - Mantech Automation Pvt Ltd
• Sales Excellence Silver in Process Instruments - Globe Engineering Associates
• Sales Excellence Gold in Modular Systems - Artee Flow Controls Pvt Ltd
• Sales Excellence Silver in Modular Systems - EDS Instruments and Systems Pvt Ltd.

Service Excellence Awards

• Service Excellence in Modular Systems - Ditap-V Automation Pvt Ltd
• Service Excellencein Process Instruments - Mantech Automation Pvt Ltd
• Service Excellence in Field Instruments - Prime Enterprises

Individual Recognition Awards

• Outstanding Sales Performance in Field Instruments - Himanshu Solanki, J Systems and Services
• Outstanding Sales Performance in Field Instruments - Banwarilal Gupta, Artee Flow Controls Pvt Ltd
• Outstanding Sales Performance in Modular Systems - Prabhashankar Choubey, Technisys Engineering Pvt Ltd
• Outstanding Sales Performance in Process Instruments - Pinaki Chakraborty, In - Line Engineering & Marketing Services
• Outstanding Service Performance in Process Instruments - Ramkishan, Mantech Automation Pvt Ltd

Special Recognition Awards

• Special Recognition in Modular Systems - Technysis Engineering Pvt Ltd
• Special Recognition in Modular Systems - Rupa Electric
• Special Recognition in Modular Systems - SPA Instruments Pvt Ltd