(This story originally appeared in

on Apr 18, 2013)
KOCHI: IT service solution provider Grove has launched its new product, Ultima, an enterprise solution product that helps to manage complete lifecycles and related cost of utilities in one single place with a single tool. Ultima UMS (utility management system) for manufacturing companies will manage and optimise all utilities like electricity, steam, compressed air, refrigeration, piped natural gas, fuels and water.
Management of energy resources has become crucial with the increase in the cost of utilities and its impact on operational performance of manufacturing companies.
Ultima helps to optimise utility by monitoring key parameters real time and analysing high cost impact attributes of the utility line. It will thus pave way for optimising equipments.
Grove Limited is part of Merchem Limited, a company that manufactures specialty chemicals like rubber chemical.