Braithwaite & Co.
Braithwate & Co. Limited is a public sector undertaking under government of India having its head office at 5, Hyde Road, Kolkata.[1][2]
History
The company was established as Braithwate in 1913 as the Indian Subsidiary of Braithwaite & Co. Engineers Limited (U.K.), for undertaking fabrication of Structural Steel Works. In 1930 it was incorporated as Braithwaite & Co (India) Ltd at Calcutta. In 1960 Braithwaite's Angus Works located at Bhadreswar was set up for manufacture of cranes, foundry products, machinery components etc. The Project Division at Calcutta was established in 1978 to execute turnkey projects for material handling plants. In 1987 Victoria Works was taken over, which is equipped with all facilities for the manufacture of pressure vessels, railway wagons and heavy structurals for bridges and other engineering applications. In 1976 company was taken over by government of India, as a fully owned public sector company.[1][2]
Present Status
In 1986, Braithwate & Co., Ltd. came under umbrella of Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam, which became holding company of five companies in eastern India; Braithwate & Co. Ltd, Burn Standard Company, Bharat Wagon and Engineering, Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company, Jessop & Co. Ltd.[1] Later, Jessop & Company was privatized.
However, with effect from 2010, the management of Braitwate & Co. Limited has been transferred from Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises to Ministry of Railways, Government of India.[3]
Today Braithwate is an engineering conglomerate which manufactures, railway wagons & bogies, heavy duty cranes, structurals, jute mill machinery, forging & casting jobs.[1][2]