Godrej Enterprises Group launches forklift training center in Pune to drive youth skilling and workplace safety
A dedicated 2,000 sq. ft. facility to train certified operators, enhance safety standards, and support India’s growing manufacturing and warehousing ecosystem
City Air News
Dec 29, 2025 01:07
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Chandigarh, December 29, 2025: As India’s manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing sectors scale rapidly, RenTRUST, a rental arm of Material Handling Equipment business of Godrej Enterprises Group (GEG), inaugurated a Forklift Training Center in Bhosari, Pune. Spanning 2,000 sq. ft., the facility is designed to build a future-ready workforce by equipping youth with industry-relevant skills, strengthening workplace safety, and enabling inclusive employment. As an industry leader, this initiative reinforces GEG’s commitment to nation-building by creating future-ready skills, enabling inclusive employment, and powering India’s industrial growth.
Reinforcing GEG’s focus on diversity and inclusion, the program offers a 50% training fee concession for women candidates, expanding access to skilled roles across the industrial workforce. To date, the Material Handling Equipment business has trained and certified over 3,500 operators, improving employability and driving higher safety and productivity standards at customer sites. Building on this momentum, the business aims to upskill an additional 500 operators by FY26, further supporting long-term employment creation as India’s manufacturing and warehousing footprint expands.
Anil Lingayat, Business Head, Material Handling Equipment business, Godrej Enterprises Group, said, “India’s manufacturing and logistics sectors are scaling at an unprecedented pace, but sustained growth depends on skilled, safety-trained manpower. Through the Forklift Training Center in Pune, we are creating a structured pipeline of certified operators who are job-ready and deeply aware of safety and compliance. At GEG, we see skill development as a critical enabler of productivity, workplace safety, and inclusive growth, and this initiative strengthens India’s industrial ecosystem.”
