Ponnusamy Jothi Ramalingam

About Ponnusamy Jothi Ramalingam

Jothi Ramalingam Ponnusamy is the Director of Winwall Technology India Pvt Ltd, an ISO 17025 and NABL performance testing laboratory.

A management graduate, he has been associated with the architectural aluminium industry for the last 27 years, starting in 1990 as an anodising and powder coating specialist. He is currently a member of the Doors, Windows, and Shutters Sectional Committee, CED 11, which is responsible for creating the Indian Standards for the design, fabrication, testing, and installation of doors, windows, and shutters.

In 2012, he entered into a joint venture with Winwall Technology Pte Ltd, Singapore, to establish a performance testing laboratory in Chennai. This facility was created to cater to the ever-growing demand of the façade and fenestration industry. Winwall Technology India Pvt Ltd, based in Chennai, is part of the Winwall Singapore group, which also operates in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore. In its 10 years of existence, the company has conducted performance tests for over 300 projects across India and Sri Lanka in its laboratory, in addition to 100 on-site tests for projects in India.

Jothi Ramalingam has consistently strived to create more test facilities in India to benefit the local façade and fenestration industry, thereby helping it improve quality and successfully compete internationally. Under his stewardship, Winwall India became the first laboratory in India to be accredited by NABL for:

• NFPA 285 testing of the fire propagation characteristics of exterior wall assemblies containing combustible components.
• A testing facility for processed glass.
• A cyclic testing facility for hardware used in the window and door industry.

Jothi Ramalingam is now involved in commissioning a new resistance and reaction to fire testing laboratory to test products used in the construction industry for their fire-resistant properties, thus contributing to making high-rise buildings safer from fire risks.