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बाल्मर लॉरी के माइलस्टोन

शुरुआत के बाद से, हम एक सामान्य लक्ष्य से प्रेरित हुए हैं जो समर्पण और उत्साह से कायम है। हमने जो भी कार्य किया है और जिस भी बाधा को पार किया है, उसने हमें इस मुकाम तक पहुंचाया है। हमें आज यहां अपने अटूट संकल्प और हमारे हितधारकों के अमोघ समर्थन दोनों के स्मारक के रूप में खड़े होने पर गर्व है।

Corporate Journey
Early Years

1867 - 1894

1867
Partnership firm established on 1st. Feb.1867 Agent for Tea trading, shipping & forwarding S.G.Balmer passes away India Tea Co. set up to blend & export tea
1872
Banking operations started Appointed managing agents for Jokai Tea
1873
Anglo Indian Carrying Co. set up for shipping & forwarding Insurance Agency started
1882
Appointed managing agents for Crystal Ice Supply, Kolkata
1888
Commences food exports to West Indies
1889
Annual Bonus paid to employees
1890
Appointed managing agents for Bengal Paper Mills First use of typewriters
1891
Appointed managing agents for New Beerbhoom Coal
1894
Electric power in Office at 103 Clive Street

Corporate Journey
Maturing Years

1908 - 1936

1908
Alex Lawrie passes away Bombay branch opened
1909
New 4 storied Office constructed ( Present HO)
1917
First motor car acquired
1919
Appointed managing agents for Aurther Butler & Co. First audit of accounts by Price Waterhouse
1920
Biecco and Bridge & Roof promoted Appointed managing agents for Indian Galvanising Co.
1924
Became a Pvt. Ltd. Co. on 1st. January, share capital of 40 L
1932
Delhi branch opened
1936
Became a Public Ltd. Co. on 6th. January

Corporate Journey
Growth Years

1937 - 1969

1937
Grease production commences in Pilkhana, Howrah
1944
Grease production commences in Sewree, Bombay Barrel production commences at Indian Galvanizing Provident Fund introduced for staff
1946
Employee Trade Union formed
1947
Branch Offices opened in Karachi & Chittagong
1949
Balmer Lawrie & Co (Pakistan) Ltd. Formed
1951
Tribeni Tissue commissioned with BL as managing agent
1952
Branch Office started at Madras, later discontinued
1956
25% of BL divested by Alex Lawrie & Co. in favor of Indo-Burma Petroleum
1958
Insurance agency (Sun Insurance) terminated
1963
Banking operations discontinued
1968
Duncan Brothers take over management control
1969
Managing Agency system abolished, BL looses managing rights in respect of more than 40 tea gardens

Corporate Journey
Uncertain Years

1972 - 1972

1972
Indo Burma Petroleum Co. acquires control by taking over all shares from Alex Lawrie & Duncan Brothers. BL becomes a subsidiary of Indo Burma Petroleum

Corporate Journey
Public Sector Era

1987 - 2022

1987
Schedule B PSE
1992
Wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in the UK – Balmer Lawrie (UK) Ltd. for Container Leasing on global scale MoU signed with Van Leer to form a Joint Venture company for manufacture of "Valerex" plastic drums
1993
Barrel Division, Chembur commenced production of drums Balmer Lawrie ties up with Hispano Quimica SA, Spain for marketing Leather Chemicals in India
1994
CFS Kolkata commissioned Taloja plant for blending of lubricants set up
1995
First export of Leather Chemicals products started
1996
Balmer Lawrie undertook the packaging of tea for the world’s most exclusive store – Harrods of Knightsbridge
1998
Facility to produce grease and blended oils commissioned at Sayli, Silvassa
1999
Bitumen processing and packaging plant commissioned in Uluberia Barrel plant for manufacturing Bitumen Drums was set up at Panipat
2000
Packet Tea was launched in domestic market under the "Tarang" brand name CFS at Navi Mumbai commissioned CFS at Manali, Chennai commissioned
2001
IBP Co. Limited, transferred their holding of 61.8% in Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. To Balmer Lawrie Investments Limited. The equity shares of Balmer Lawrie are listed with Mumbai and National Stock Exchanges.
2003
Mini Ratna II PSE
2006
Mini Ratna I PSE
2007
Container division, Mathura closed Barrel/ drum manufacturing plant at Asaoti, Haryana commissioned
2008
Refinery & Oil Field Services carved out to function as a SBU
2010
Chittoor plant of SBU: IP at Andhra Pradesh commenced operation PT Balmer Lawrie Indonesia (PTBLI) to manufacture lubricating greases & oils formed at Jakarta, Indonesia
2011
Manufacturing of some selected range of Construction Chemicals started at the Leather Chemicals plant, Chennai Plant of PTBLI to manufacture lubricating greases & oils in Indonesia commissioned
2013
Tea activity fully closed
2014
Tours & Leisure Travel business of Vacations Exotica Destinations acquired Taloja plant of SBU:IP commenced operation
2015
Vishakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Ltd. incorporated
2016
Balmer Lawrie celebrates 150th Foundation Day First of the three Cold Chain Logistics facilities commissioned in Hyderabad
2017
The Cold Cahin Unit at Rai in NCR commenced operations in the month of May Balmer Lawrie Start-up Fund launched to support starts-ups An MOU was signed between Balmer Lawrie and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park for selection and incubation of Start-ups on 14th September The first meeting of the Board of Directors of Visakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Limited 20th September Project E-Saksham launched to provide payroll, PMS and ESS solutions 100th Annual General Meeting held on 14th September
2018
The newly modernised ARL, the state-of-the-art R&D Centre of SBU:G&L inaugurated on 20th July AVI-OIL India Private Ltd. (AVI-OIL), a joint venture company of Balmer Lawrie completed 25 years in November
2019
Inauguration of the 200 Ltr Plastic Drum Line and 20 Ltr PPCP Conipail Line at BL-UAE on 5th March Baroda plant of SBU: IP inaugurated on 10th June Cold Chain Unit at Patalganga, Maharashtra was inaugurated
2021
SBU: Leather Chemicals renamed as SBU: Chemicals owing to its foray in Agro and Textile Chemicals SBU: Cold Chain formed and brand LOGICOLD launched
2022
Cold Chain Unit at Bhubaneswar commissioned in July

बाल्मर लॉरी का इतिहास

उद्यमिता की भावना से प्रेरित होकर, दो उद्यमी स्कॉट्समेन स्टीफन जॉर्ज बाल्मर और एलेक्जेंडर लॉरी ने 1 फरवरी 1867 को कोलकाता में इस कंपनी की नींव रखी। कहानी इस प्रकार है… एक सिक्का उछाला गया… बाल्मर ने जीत हासिल की… बाल्मर का नाम कंपनी में पहले रखा गया और इस प्रकार बाल्मर लॉरी का जन्म हुआ।

प्रारंभिक वर्षों में बाल्मर लॉरी ने किसी भी व्यापार में भाग नहीं छोड़ा, चाहे वह चाय हो या शिपिंग, बीमा हो या बैंकिंग, या व्यापार हो या निर्माण। कंपनी ने अपनी अद्वितीय कॉर्पोरेट यात्रा में हर कदम पर एक छाप छोड़ी है।

आज, बाल्मर लॉरी एक मिनी-रत्न-I सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र का उद्यम है, जो भारत सरकार के पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्रालय के अधीन है। इसके आठ रणनीतिक व्यापार इकाइयाँ हैं – औद्योगिक पैकेजिंग, ग्रीस और लुब्रिकेंट्स, रसायन, यात्रा और छुट्टियाँ, लॉजिस्टिक्स इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर, लॉजिस्टिक्स सेवाएँ, कोल्ड चेन और रिफाइनरी और तेल क्षेत्र की सेवाएँ, जिनके कार्यालय देश और विदेश में फैले हुए हैं। बाल्मर लॉरी ने पिछले 157 वर्षों में अत्यधिक वृद्धि की है और स्टील बैरल्स, औद्योगिक ग्रीस और विशेष लुब्रिकेंट्स, कॉर्पोरेट यात्रा और लॉजिस्टिक्स सेवाओं में बाजार का नेता बन गया है। इसने एक बदलती हुई वातावरण की मांगों का बहुत अच्छा तरीके से जवाब दिया है और नवाचार के हर अवसर का पूरी तरह से लाभ उठाया है। बाल्मर लॉरी ने समय के साथ विभिन्न संयुक्त उपक्रमों के माध्यम से अनौपचारिक रूप से भी वृद्धि की है।

1873

The initial business included Trading, Tea and Shipping

1878

The Early Leaders

Clippings from the Statesman, January 28,1878

British Staff (1873) Mr. Alexander Lawrie is second from the left