Astral Consulting Limited is a leading professional services organization specializing in Auditing, Consulting, Outsourcing and Information Systems services based out of Coimbatore. Incorporated as a private limited company in the year 1992 under the name of ‘Astral Management Consultants Private Limited’, Astral was converted into a Public Company in 2005 and renamed as ‘Astral Consulting Limited’.
Astral caters to around 100 clients across its wide geographical coverage. It provides services to its clients in about 40 locations in India through its associate offices.
Astral is a pioneer to introduce the kind of services it provides to Coimbatore. It has many Firsts to its credit. First firm from Coimbatore and one of the very few firms of India to focus entirely on Internal Audit. First to start a BPO way back in early 90s, when India did not have any clue of what a BPO was. First firm from Coimbatore and one of the very few firms of India to focus on Information Systems and Security. Probably, the first Audit firm who got an ISO certification in Coimbatore. Developed CAATALYZE – the first indigenous data analysis and audit tool. First audit firm from Coimbatore to bring an in-house quarterly magazine – ‘Expressions’. Founded Coimbatore Internal Audit Forum for sharing of knowledge among like-minded professionals. Founded Coimbatore IT Audit Forum in association with ISACA Coimbatore Chapter. Astral has carried out assignments across various locations in India and abroad.
The countries in which services are provided include
- Bangladesh
- Dubai
- Egypt
- Hong Kong
- India
- Malaysia
- Riyadh
- South Africa
- Brazil
- Nigeria
- Singapore
- Russia
- Taiwan
Some of the long term and major clients of Astral include leading business houses, multinational and international clients. Bannariamman group, CRI Pumps group, Rane group, Roots group, KMCH, Annapoorna, KG group, Aravind Eye Hospital, etc are a few of such clients.
Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Astral is celebrating its 25th Anniversary at Taj Surya, Coimbatore. Over 100 directors from customer companies and associates are participating in the event. Several top management personnel including Ravi Sam, Managing Director of Adwaith Lakshmi Industries Ltd, S. V. Arumugam, Chairman of Bannari Amman Spinning Mills, C. Velumani, Chairman of CRI Pumps Pvt Ltd, Dr. Narendran from Aravind Eye Hospital, Shankar Vanavarayar, Joint Correspondent, Kumaraguru College of Technology are being honoured for their long standing association with the company.
Shri. Dushyanth Sridhar a notable speaker on spiritual and cultural topics will speak on “Business Practices from Ancient Scriptures”. D. Purushothaman, Director, Astral Consulting Ltd, explained during his address that ‘As part of the Silver Jubilee initiative, Astral has launched a Single window services, where any corporate can get 70+ services under one roof. Our geographical spread of 40+ locations in pan India will also offer the bouquet of 70+ services which will greatly benefit customers with multiple branches”.