Godrej & Boyce

Lock, stock and barrel: Meet Jamshyd N Godrej, chairman and MD, G&B

Godrej speaks with Pavan Lall about future-proofing, why his companies are private and the reason he's a hands-off manager

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: SC dismisses plea by Godrej & Boyce

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for NHSRCL, told bench that dispute was over amount of compensation and not land acquisition and that delay was leading to an escalation in cost of project

Bullet train is national project, says SC declining Godrej's plea

The top court said if any application for enhancement of compensation is filed, it should be decided within six weeks

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Tracing history: Godrej & Boyce's 1st external CEO part of broader trend

Verma was the executive director since 2008 and was then made the president in 2015 of the 14 businesses that include consumer durables, intralogistics, defence, aerospace, among others

Godrej & Boyce creating hurdles for bullet train project: Maha govt to HC

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd had left no stone unturned to create unnecessary hurdles for acquisition of land, owned by the company, for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sharmila Deshmukh was hearing a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd challenging an order of September 15, 2022 passed by the state government awarding compensation to it for land acquisition for the project. The company, in their petition, sought that the high court direct the state government to not start the process of awarding compensation and initiate possession proceedings. The state government, in its affidavit filed by deputy collector (land acquisition) Jagatsing Girase, termed the company's allegations as frivolous, baseless, unwarranted and unsubstantiated. It also informed the court that the acquiring body of the state government has already deposited

India at 75: These pre-independence companies thrived in independent India

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Godrej & Boyce to invest Rs 300 crore in Gujarat's Dahej to double revenues

Godrej & Boyce on Monday said it is investing an additional Rs 300 crore at its facility in Gujarat's Dahej to double revenues from the process equipment arm by FY25. Godrej Process Equipment (GPE) is investing to strengthen presence in the hydrogen and power sectors for delivery of specialised and large equipment for which Rs 300 crore investment is being made, according to an official statement. The expansion will increase the manufacturing area by approximately 25,000 square metres, it said, adding that at present it serves client needs in the oil and gas, chemicals and fertilizers, and power sectors. The facility, commissioned in 2016, houses units to manufacture and deliver over-dimensional consignments for global projects, it said. The expansion will involve a dedicated bay for nuclear equipment and another bay dedicated for heavy equipment manufacturing, the statement said, adding a 'clean room' will also be created for manufacturing equipment using exotic metals like ...

Godrej & Boyce bets on indigenous manufacturing, aims at 20% revenue growth

In its 125-year journey, Godrej and Boyce, the first Indian company to make typewriters, refrigerators and ballot boxes for Independent India's maiden election, still considers indigenous manufacturing as one of its core areas to fuel growth, an official said. Started with making of locks in 1897 and safes in 1902 by its founders Ardeshir and Pirojsha Godrej, the group's flagship company now has presence in construction, electrical and electronics, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture and aerospace, and aims at 15-20 per cent growth in revenue this year riding on its understanding on consumer insights and innovation, Sr VP and Head of Brand and Strategic Insights, Godrej & Boyce, Mehernosh Pithawala told PTI. The Mumbai-headquartered company clocked a revenue of Rs 11,800 crore in the 2021-22 fiscal, he said. The diversified conglomerate intends to strengthen its position as a global source of manufacturing with the world looking at a "China plus" policy and is planning ..

Godrej & Boyce gets Rs 468 cr order to supply generators for PHWR project

Godrej & Boyce has bagged a Rs 468 crore order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India to supply steam generators for 700 MW pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR) project. The company's process equipment division will be supplying the generators for the indigenous project and is the biggest order for the division yet, Godrej & Boyce said in a statement. Steam generators are critical equipment in a nuclear power plant for generating clean (non-fossil) and reliable source of power for baseload requirements, the statement said. The generators will be manufactured at the company's facility in Dahej, Gujarat. For decades now, Godrej Process Equipment has been a leading global fabricator of high end critical static equipment for the process industry. To contribute to India's prestigious nuclear power programme is a matter of great pride for us, its business head Hussain Shariyarr said. The Indian PHWRs have been designed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and one reactor .

Godrej & Boyce expects double-digit growth in healthcare biz going ahead

Consumer goods firm Godrej & Boyce is looking at double-digit growth in its healthcare business going forward, and after the pandemic started in March 2020, it has witnessed a sustained rising demand of its key healthcare products and solutions, said a top company official. Besides, Godrej & Boyce, part of over USD 4.1-billion Godrej Group and a leading maker of medical refrigerators in India, is also quite open to alliance with any vaccine makers such as Pfizer's, that needs to be kept in (-) 70 degrees Celsius. The company's healthcare businesses are growing in the range of 22-25 per cent in the past year, said Godrej & Boyce Executive Director Nyrika Holkar. Godrej & Boyce is operating in the healthcare sector through its multiple step-down subsidiaries, which include Godrej Appliances, Godrej Interio and Godrej Lawkim, in areas such as hospital beds, medical refrigerators and calibration services for medical equipment like ventilators. "We believe that the ...

Working on long-term options to settle the matter, says Godrej group

The land parcel was acquired by the Godrej family in early 1940s from the Bombay High Court receiver

Godrej & Boyce's journey from locks and safes to rockets and missiles

An industrial house bred in the old-school manufacturing values of the Mumbai club, Godrej & Boyce has displayed unusual agility to become a trusted builder of advanced weaponry

Godrej & Boyce eyes Rs 3.2 bn in sales from furniture brand Script by 2020

Godrej group firm Godrej & Boyce is eyeing sales of Rs 320 crore from its mid-premium home furniture and decor brand Script by FY 2020 as it expands its sales network, a top company official said Thursday. The company would open 18 stores in seven major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Bengaluru -- in the next three years. It would also invest around Rs 50 crore per annum in the coming years -- Rs 20 crore on expansion and Rs 30 crore for branding and marketing expenses. "We are expecting sales of Rs 320 crore from Script by FY2020," Script Business Head Rajat Mathur told PTI. As part of its expansion, Script would open five stores in Delhi-NCR in the next three years as the company is expecting the region to be a major market. "With all five stores in the Delhi NCR region, we are expecting sales of over Rs 60 crore in next three years," he said, adding that the company opened its first store in Delhi Thursday at Kirti Nagar. It plans to open

The innovation factory

Godrej & Boyce is an illustrative example of how, by pursuing innovation relentlessly, corporations and brands can continue to enjoy consumer trust