Our flagship company Uttam Air products was founded in the year 1972 by Dr Panna Lal Bhatia shortly after returning from his Doctrate in Mechanical Engineering from The Technische Universität Dresden.
Under his leadership and guidance not only did the company benefit but the entire Indian Gas Industry as a whole. He founded The All India Industrial Gas Manufacturers Association now commonly known as AIIGMA, which is the sole representative body of gases, gas cylinders, related equipment and safety manufacturers in India. The Association was formed in 1975 and its Membership today includes almost all the Indian and International companies in the country engaged in the production of gasses and allied equipments.
Being a philanthropist and an Industry leader he contributed to society through his various leading roles in Associations such as the Rotary Club, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and the PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI). He was instrumental in representing the gas Industry and working with the various Development Panels for Industrial and Medical Gases constituted by the Ministry of Industry, Government of India.