The people behind the group
Mr. Sanjeev Ogale and Mr. Girish Kotwal are the co-founders of Torque Group. Mr. Gurunathan.M and Mr. Gurumurthi.K are the co-founders of Torque Technics Chennai.
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ABOUT TORQUE GROUP
Three decades of maritime engineering — built company by company.
Torque Group operates as the parent of six specialised maritime engineering companies, each with its own operating heritage. Together they form a single industrial ecosystem covering manufacturing, marine services, training and engineering execution.
LEADERSHIP
CO-FOUNDER · TORQUE GROUP · CHIEF ENGINEER (MEO CLASS-I)
Mr. Sanjeev Ogale
Co-founder, Torque Group · Director
Marine Engineer Officer Class I and ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor.
CO-FOUNDER · TORQUE GROUP · CHIEF ENGINEER (MEO CLASS-I)
Mr. Girish Kotwal
Co-founder, Torque Group · Director
Chief Engineer Marine with shore experience managing international tanker fleets.
CO-FOUNDER · TORQUE TECHNICS CHENNAI · CHIEF ENGINEER MARINE (MEO CLASS-I)
Mr. Gurunathan.M
Co-founder, Torque Technics Chennai · Chief Engineer Marine
Co-founder of Torque Technics Chennai — Chief Engineer Marine (MEO Class-I) and marine hydraulic systems specialist.
CO-FOUNDER · TORQUE TECHNICS CHENNAI · CHIEF ENGINEER MARINE (MEO CLASS-I)
Mr. Gurumurthi.K
Co-founder, Torque Technics Chennai · Chief Engineer Marine
Co-founder of Torque Technics Chennai — Chief Engineer Marine (MEO Class-I) and marine hydraulic systems specialist.
ENGINEERING LEGACY
Operational philosophy
The group was founded on a single discipline — building, repairing and operating the mechanical systems that move ships. Every company retains that engineering-first culture: drawings on the wall, tools in hand, machines on the floor.
Decisions are taken in workshops, not boardrooms. Specifications are tightened on the bench. The work proves itself when the vessel returns to service.
EST · 1998ENGINEER-LEDCLASS-ALIGNED
MILESTONES · 1991 — 2026
Group evolution
1991
Subhag Engineers founded
Marine pump manufacturing operation established in Pune.
1998
Torque Technics Pune
ISO 9001:2015 certified marine skills training centre established in Pune, later manufacturing IMO regulation equipment.
1998
Nulite — Marine Safety Systems
IMO signage and shipboard safety products company added to the group.
2011
Torque Technics Institute — Mumbai
Marine technical training centre opens with practical workshops and labs.
2012
Torque Technics Chennai
Shipboard hydraulic repair workshop commissioned in Chennai.
2019
Armaturen-Wolff LLP · Germany
German maritime valve engineering capability integrated under the group umbrella.
CULTURE
How we operate as a group
P · 01
Engineering-first
Every company is run by engineers. Drawings, tolerances and trials lead decisions.
P · 02
Workshop discipline
Real workshops, real machinery — capability is built on the bench, not the brochure.
P · 03
Class-aligned
Work performed to IRS, IACS, DIN and IMO standards as the operational baseline.
P · 04
International collaboration
Engineering precision integrated with Indian operational scale.
P · 05
Training continuity
The Institute supplies the engineering pipeline that operates the group itself.
P · 06
Long-cycle thinking
We design, build and support over the full vessel and plant lifecycle.
HamburgHamburg · GermanyArmaturen-Wolff LLPDubaiDubai · UAERegional service and sales presencePune / MumbaiPune · IndiaSubhag Engineers · Torque Technics Pune · NuliteMumbai · IndiaTorque Technics InstituteChennaiChennai · IndiaTorque Technics Chennai
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
India ↔ Dubai ↔ Germany
The group operates a working corridor between Indian manufacturing & service scale, Gulf regional reach in Dubai and German maritime valve engineering. The three sides share specifications, drawings and approvals — keeping product output internationally consistent.