PROFILE
Introduction
The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited (BBTCL) is a 142 years old
company. The company founded its fortunes on teak in the year 1863, as a
public company, and everything that followed is history. The company is a
leading concern of the Wadia Group, a reputed Indian business house with
interests in plantations, foods, textiles, chemicals, laminates, electronics
and light engineering, health care and real estate. The group’s
turnover is around 750 million dollars. Bombay Burmah, Bombay Dyeing and
Britannia are the mastheads of the Group.
Today, BBTCL is one of the few oldest companies of pre-independence era,
still flourishing with its core values, ethics and above all, the competency
in trade. It is the second oldest publicly quoted company with an annual
turnover of 45 million dollars. After immense success in the business of
teak, the company has diversified its interests in Tea, Coffee, Dental
Products and Formica Laminates.
Our Products
BBTCL's trade interests lies in a variety of products. Owing to our
previous successful trade channels, we have expanded our business in many
areas like:
History
Originally BBTCL was formed as a public company to encourage teak business
by taking over the assets and rights in Burma (now Myanmar) of William
Wallace. At that time, the company was catering to the domestic demands,
then expanded trading in other Asian regions. It was not until 1913 that the
Company turned its attention to tea plantations and invested in suitable
areas in South India
Philosophy
The premier taste of tea at BBTCL has not changed a bit over more than a
century, neither the confidence of customers in it, though it has taken to
modern machineries, processes and growing procedures. The company believes
in providing the best natural quality products and taking India to the
global platform. To achieve this, it completely relies on product quality
and trade competency. Of course, the present world recognizes the worth of
Indian goods and services, and the country's capacity to meet the global
standards.
Core Values
Personal lives are enriched by values, the same holds true for
organizations. To be "the one" one has to operate in fair, humble
and good faith. Likewise we nurture our lofty aspirations honestly by
integrity and solidarity. Our value system encourages us to foster the
talent of internal public and satisfy the external public by good quality
products. The Company firmly believes in transparency in its dealings and
lays emphasis on integrity and regulatory compliance. The Wadia Group
considers good corporate governance a prerequisite for meeting the needs and
aspirations of its Shareholders.
