QUEST Flow Controls Limited has received the Special Jury Award for Import Substitution – Defence Product at the SIDM Champion Awards 2026 for manufacturing and supplying critical valves used on Indian Navy warships and submarines. The award was presented under Category 2 – Import Substitution for Mission-Critical Parts, Sub-Systems and Systems (SSI/Start-up) by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM). The ceremony took place in New Delhi on October 9, 2026, during SIDM’s Annual Session, which was held under the theme “Sovereign Capabilities, Contested Frontiers: Accelerating India’s Strategic Autonomy in an Era of Disruption”.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh presented the award in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Chief of Defence Staff General NS Raja Subramani and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan also attended the event. The Certificate of Merit was signed by Dr Satheesh Reddy, Chairman of the Awards Jury, and Arun T Ramchandani, President of SIDM.
The recognition was given for QUEST Flow Controls’ Series T Triple Offset Butterfly Valve, available in wafer, lug and flanged configurations. The product covers sizes from DN 80 to DN 1200 and pressure classes from Class 150 to Class 600. Designed and manufactured in India, the valve replaces imported alternatives used in mission-critical naval applications.
Brijesh Manerikar, Chairman and Managing Director of QUEST Flow Controls Limited, said the award recognised the work of the company’s engineering, manufacturing and quality teams. He said the supply of critical valves for Indian Navy warships and submarines carried significant responsibility and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The company plans to continue developing indigenous products for the Navy and the wider defence sector.
Formerly known as Meson Valves India Limited, QUEST Flow Controls is listed on the BSE under scrip code 543982. It designs and manufactures ferrous and non-ferrous industrial valves for defence, marine, oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, energy and power applications.
Its portfolio includes triple-offset and double-offset butterfly valves, resilient-seated butterfly valves, floating and trunnion-mounted ball valves, top-entry and multi-port ball valves, gate valves, globe valves, check valves and special-purpose products such as storm, quick-closing and self-closing valves.
The company operates a manufacturing facility at Chakan MIDC in Pune, with its global sales and research and development office at Baner, Pune, and a presence in Houston, the United States. Its supply references include valves for the Indian Navy submarine INS Shankush through Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, other naval shipbuilding programmes, ISRO, refineries and LNG terminals. It exports products to more than ten countries. The SIDM Champion Awards recognise Indian defence and aerospace manufacturers for contributions to indigenisation, innovation and domestic capability development.
