L&T

LARSEN AND TOUBRO

HISTORY
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is a multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, India L&T has an international presence, with a global spread of offices and factories, further supplemented by a comprehensive marketing and distribution network. The company was founded in Mumbai in 1938 by two Danish engineers, Henning Holck-Larsen and Soren Kristian Toubro L&T became a private limited company in 1946. It then became a public limited company in 1950

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

L&Ts engineering and construction track record consists of implementation of turnkey projects in major core and infrastructure sectors of the Indian industry. L&T has formed a joint venture with SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad, Malaysia for providing services to offshore construction industry worldwide. The joint venture will own and operate the LTS 3000, a Heavy Lift cum Pipelay Vessel. L&T has more than 38000 employees in India

L & T POWER
L&T has set up an organization focused on opportunities in coal-based, gas-based and nuclear power projects. This business provides turnkey solutions for setting up utility power plants, co-generation and captive power plants on EPC basis. It also provides power plant engineering services through L&T Sargent & Lundy, a joint venture of L&T and Sargent & Lundy, USA. L&T has formed two joint ventures with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan to manufacture super critical boilers and steam turbine generators.

HEAVY ENGINEERING
L&T is acknowledged as one of the top five fabrication companies in the world. Shipbuilding: L&T has a shipyard capable of constructing vessels of up to 150 metres long and displacement of 20000 tonnes at its heavy engineering complex at Hazira. The focus will be on construction of commercial vessels, warships for the navy and the coast guard.

ELECTRICAL & ELECRTRONICS

L&T is an international manufacturer of a wide range of electrical and electronic products and systems. L&T also manufactures custom-engineered switchboards for industrial sectors like power, refineries, petrochemicals and cement. In the electronic segment, L&T offers a range of metres and provides control and automation systems for industries. Medical equipment and systems manufactured by L&T include advanced ultrasound scanners and patient monitoring systems

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the L&T, offers software solutions and services with a focus on Manufacturing, BFSI and Communications and Embedded Systems. It also provides services in the embedded intelligence and e Engineering space. L&T Infotech focuses on information technology and software services. Its clients include industry leaders like Marsh & Mclellan, Standard Life, Travelers, Chevron, Freescale, Hitachi, Ingram Micro, Infineon, Sanyo, Lafarge, ABSA, Citigroup, Barclays, e CORPUS, Marathon and Qualcomm among others. It offers services and solutions for the following industries: banking and financial services, insurance, energy and petrochemicals, manufacturing.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

L&T claims to be conscious of the larger social obligations that business carries. In line with this objective, it has taken part in furthering children's education and causes such as HIV/AIDS awareness. L&Ts co-founder, the late Mr. Holck-Larsen had received several national and international encomiums including the Padma Bhushan, the Magsaysay Award for International Understanding, the Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial Peace and the Chemical Industry Stalwart Award.

LARSEN & TOUBRO KOMATSU LIMITED

Having its registered office at Mumbai, India and focusing on construction equipment and mining equipment, L&T-Komatsu Limited is a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro and Komatsu Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Limited, Japan which is the worlds largest manufacturer of hydraulic excavators and has manufacturing and marketing facilities worldwide. The plant was started in the year 1975 by L&T to manufacture hydraulic excavators for the first time in India. Later it became a joint venture.

L & T-INTEGRATED ENGINEERING SERVICES

L&T Integrated Engineering Services (L&T IES), a business unit of L&T, is engaged in providing engineering services to customers globally (Clients among Fortune 500 Companies). L&T IES offers engineering solutions using cutting edge PLM technologies to help its customers achieve their objectives of innovation, cost reduction and faster time-to-market. L&T IES is a one-stop design solution in embedded/real-time systems and software, from concept to prototype. L&T IES services also encompass architectural, civil, structural design and building utility systems design.

L & T JOINT VENTURES

L & T Special Steel & Heavy Forging Ltd.-A joint venture with Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd. (NPCIL) L & T Heavy Engineering LLC, Sohar Oman-A JV with Zubair Corporation, Oman L & T Valdel Engineering Pvt Ltd.-A JV with Bangalore based Valdel Engineering & Constructors Pvt Ltd.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

SGCCI Golden Jubilee Memorial Trust Award - for outstanding performance in Export of Engineering Goods for 2004-05. This Award highlights L&T's export of high-tech, custom-built equipment worldwide. Greentech Safety Awards (2005) - by the New Delhi-based non-profit organisation, Greentech Foundation, for the effort in industrial safety and environmental management. Ethics is Good Business award - from the New Delhi based PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI). India Manufacturing Excellence Award from Frost & Sullivan, 2004. Environment Excellence Award 2003-04, Greentech Foundation. Businessworlds survey on "India's Most Respected Companies", ranked L&T first in the infrastructure sector. L&T was ranked first in "India's Best Managed Companies" in a 2008 survey published by Business Today, India's leading business periodical.

PRESS NEWS ABOUT L & T

27 Sep 2010 | L&T wins INR 1,610 Cr order from Visa Power Ltd. for 1200 MW Power Plant 30 Sep 2010 | L&T bags INR 700 Cr Orders from Water & Material Handling Sectors 08 Oct 2010 | L&T bags New Orders worth Rs. 1585 Crore from Buildings & Factories Segment 11 Oct 2010 | L&T strengthens its GCC presence; Inaugurates Systems Integration Facility at Jebel Ali, UAE