OVERVIEW

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GROUP
PROFILE
 PIONEERS

JAMSETJI TATA DORAB JI TATA SIR RATAN TATA

JRD TATA
NAVAL TATA
 Deep rooted history

FOUNDATION
1868-1931

CONSOLIDATION
1932-89

EXPANSION
1990 onwards
 FOUNDATION
 The seeds of what would mature and become
today's Tata group were laid long years
before India became independent.
1874 Central India Spinning, Weaving and
Manufacturing Company

1902 TAJ MAHAL PALACE AND TOWERS

1907 TISCO, TATA LIMITED IN LONDON

1910 TATA ELECTRIC COMPANIES

1911 INDIAN INSTITUE OF SCIENCE

1912 EIGHT HOUR WORKING DAYS

1917 TATA OIL MILLS

 CONSOLIDATION
 The Tata group ventured into new areas and
built on the foundations, in spite of the
restraints imposed by a controlled economy.
1932 TATA AIRLINES

1939 TATA CHEMICALS

1945 TATA ENGINEERING (TELCO)

LAKME WAS LAUNCHED LATER SOLD TO

1952 HUL

1954 VOLTAS

1962 TATA FINLAY AND TATA EXPORTS

1968 TCS
TATA ELECTRIC COMPANIES AT
1917 TROMBAY
 EXPANSION
 The liberalization of the Indian economy
unleashed a period of remarkable growth for
the Tata group, in India and worldwide.

 Tata ventured in to mergers and acquisitions

in the late 1990s.
1995

 Tata Quality Management Services institutes the

JRD QV Award, modelled on the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Value Award of the
United States, laying the foundation of the Tata
Business Excellence Model.
 1996

Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is established to spearhead the Group's foray

into the telecom sector.

Tata Indicom delivers cellular services through its CDMA mobile telephony
platform. It has pre-paid and post-paid options, enhanced through tie-ups
for handsets with leading manufacturers.
 1998

Tata Indica – India's first indigenously designed and

manufactured car – is launched by Tata Motors,
spearheading the Group's entry into the passenger car
segment.
1999 2000

Tata Tea acquires the

The new Tata Group Tetley Group, UK. This
corporate mark and is the first major
logo are launched. acquisition of an
international brand by
an Indian business
group.
  2001

 Tata AIG – a joint venture between the Tata Group and

American International Group Inc (AIG) – marks the Tata
re-entry into insurance.
 (The Group's insurance company, New India Assurance,
was nationalised in 1956).

 The Tata Group Executive Office (GEO) is set up to design

and implement change in the Tata Group and to provide
long-term direction.
 2003

Tata Motors launches CityRover – Indicas fashioned for

the European market. The first batch of CityRovers rolled
out from the Tata Motors stable in Pune on September
16, 2003.
 2004

 Tata Motors acquires the heavy vehicles unit of

Daewoo Motors, South Korea.

 TCS goes public in July 2004 in the largest

private sector initial public offering (IPO) in the
Indian market, raising nearly $1.2 billlion.
2005

 Tata Steel acquires Singapore-based steel company NatSteel

by subscribing to 100 per cent equity of its subsidiary,
NatSteel Asia .

 VSNL acquired Tyco Global Network, making it one of the

world's largest providers of submarine cable bandwidth.

 Tata Sons completes 60 years of Tata operations in the US.

 The Taj takes over management of The Pierre, NY .

 Taco acquires Wundsch Weidinger, Germany.

 2005

 Tata Steel acquires stake in Carborough Down Coal

Project, Queensland, Australia

 VSNL acquires Teleglobe International Holdings,

Bermuda

 TCS acquires Sydney-based Financial Network Services

(FNS)

 Tata Motors passenger vehicle sales cross one-million

mark
 2005
 TCS acquires leading BPO firm
Comicrom in Chile.

 The Indian Hotels Company acquires

hotel run by Starwood, Sydney.

 Tata Steel acquires Millennium Steel,

Thailand.

 Tata Chemicals acquires controlling

stake in Brunner Mond Group, UK.

 Tata launched gold plus ,a new

jewellery range.
2006

 Tata Credit Card launched

 Foundation stone for the Tata Medical Centre unveiled in

Kolkata

 TCS launches India’s largest e-governance initiative, MCA-21

 Tata Steel ranked world’s best steel maker for the third time by
World Steel Dynamics

 Tata Coffee acquires US-based Eight O'Clock Coffee

2006
 Tatas join hands with Indigene Pharmaceuticals to build
a global biopharmaceutical company

 Tata Sky satellite television service launched across the

country

 Tata Steel begins construction of R670 million

Ferrochrome plant in South Africa

 Tata Group acquires 30-per cent stake in Glacéau

 VSNL rebrands SNO as Neotel in South Africa

2007

 In a giant leap, Tata Steel's acquisition of the Anglo-

Dutch steel major Corus has vaulted the former to
the fifth position from 56th in global steel production
capacity.
 2007

TATA singur project

 Tata Motors' General Manager (Construction), MB Kulkarni, "We have

planned our work plans in such a way that whatever are the target dates
for the product. Rolling of the vehicle will take place in 2008." Group
Chairman Ratan Tata's dream "people's car" is expected to roll out by next
year.

 Factory gets transferred to Sanandun Gujarat due to political conflicts.

 Till oct. 2009 and advance booking has been started.

Group holding structure
TATA Group Companies :
Knowing the not so known …………………….. !!
Name of the Co. Roots Corporation(RCL)

Area of operation Hospitality(Ginger chain of hotels)

Location HQ Mumbai

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore,

Bhubaneswar, Durgapur, Durg, Goa,
Guwahati, Haridwar, Ludhiana,
Mangalore, Mysore, Nasik, New Delhi,
Pantnagar, Puducherry, Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram and Vadodara.
Name of the Co. Taj Air

Area of operation -Aircraft charters (Serving top

industry leaders, global CEOs and
celebrity personalities from both
India and abroad. )

-Maintenance of aircraft in
Mumbai

-Authorized distributor of Piaggio

Aero’s aircraft P.180 Avanti II (in
Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Maldives and Mauritius)

Location HQ Mumbai, Delhi

offices in major cities all over the
world.
Name of the Co. Tata AIG General Insurance

Area of operation -Provides Non-life insurance

solutions for automobiles, homes,
personal accident, travel, energy,
marine, property and casualty as well
as several specialized financial lines
for corporate clients and individuals.

Co. profile Tata Sons -74% AIG Inc-26%

Location HQ, Mumbai
More than 40 branches in 35 cities in
India.
Name of the Co. Tata BP Solar

Area of operation customized solar solutions for: 

-Homes, streets and
communities. 
-The pumping of water for
irrigation.
-Heating of water for residential
and commercial applications. 
-Road-safety aids.
Co. profile Tata Power+ BP Solar
Location HQ, Bangalore
Manufacturing Facilities
-Bangalore
Name of the Co. Tata Business Support Services
(formerly E2E SerWiz Solutions)
Area of operation -Provides the best of BPO
solutions
-Focuses on select industry
segments such as travel,
healthcare, direct-to-home
entertainment, utilities,
telecommunications and
government-to-citizen initiatives.
Co. profile Fully owned subsidiary of Tata
Sons.
Location HQ, Hyderabad
Service- Centres in Pune,
Hyderabad, and Mohali in India
and Florida and Ohio in the US.
Name of the Co. Tata Housing Development
` Company
Area of operation -Core activity is the development
of homes, offices, integrated
townships and retail destinations.
-It also provides business
development, financial and legal
services, marketing and sales
services, and township and estate
management services.

Co. profile Fully owned subsidiary of Tata

Sons.
Location HQ, Mumbai
Regional offices in Delhi,
Bangalore and Kolkata.
Name of the Co. Tata Financial Services
`
Area of operation -It carries out long- and short-term
financial planning for Tata Group
companies and acts as the corporate
finance advisory wing for them.
-It also advises the Tata Group on
financial structuring of companies,
public / rights / preferential issues,
GDRs, convertibles and debt, mergers,
acquisitions, divestitures, and private
placement of debt.
Co. profile A division of Tata Sons, an in-house
financial consultancy Co.
Location HQ, Mumbai
Regional offices in Delhi, Bangalore
and Kolkata.
TATA CHEMICALS
 Established in 1939 at Mithapur in the Indian state of
Gujarat.
 Second largest producer of soda ash in the world.
 Areas of business: Chemicals, Fertilisers, Food
additives, Agri-services.
 Joint ventures, subsidiaries, associates:
 Brunner Mond group: The UK-based company is Europe's
second largest soda ash business; acquired in 2006.
 General Chemical Industrial Products Inc: US-based soda ash
manufacturer; acquired in 2008.
Contd..
 Khet Se Agriproduce India: A 50:50 joint venture set up in
2007 with Total Produce, Ireland, the third largest fruits
and vegetable distribution company in the world, to start a
fruits and vegetables distribution business in India.

 Indo Maroc Phosphore SA: An equal partnership with

Chambal Fertilisers and global phosphate major, OCP of
Morocco; set up in 2005.
INDIAN HOTELS
 The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) and its
subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels
Resorts and Palaces.
 The company opened its first property, the Taj
Mahal Palace hotel, Bombay in 1903.
 Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 64 hotels
in 45 locations across India with an additional 15
international hotels.
 Joint ventures, subsidiaries, associates
TajSats Air Catering: a joint venture with Singapore
Airport Terminal Services, a subsidiary of Singapore
Airlines. TajSats Air Catering is the largest airline
catering service in South Asia.
Contd..
 Roots Corporation: A wholly-owned
subsidiary that operates the Ginger chain of
budget hotels in India.
 Areas of business : IHCL operates in the

luxury, premium, mid-market and value

segments of the market.
LANDMARK
 Landmark is one of the leading retailers of books
and music in India.
 Established in 1987 as a book retailer in India, it

became a part of Trent, the Tata company that runs

the Westside retail chain, in 2005.
 Areas of business

Landmark, with over 100,000 book titles, has a wide

range of books across different segments. It also has
an extensive range of regional publications and a
comprehensive selection of music. Its other products
include magazines, home accessories, gift items and
toys.
NELCO
 Nelco is focused on system integration,
automation and product management
solutions for industrial controls, power
electronics, defence electronics and VSAT
networks.
 The company was established in 1940.
 Areas of business : Strategic electronics,

Building management systems, Energy

network management systems, Traction
electronics, Drives, Tatanet network solutions
Contd..
 Joint ventures, subsidiaries, associates
 Nelito Systems: A joint venture with Itochu, Japan.
 Tatanet Services: Operates the Tatanet VSAT
network
POWERLINKS TRANSMISSION
 Powerlinks Transmission (Powerlinks) was set
up as a 51:49 joint venture between Tata
Power and Power Grid Corporation of India in
2003.

 Powerlinks is a certified ISO 9001:2000, ISO

14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007
company, with a commitment to safety and
environment issues.
Contd..
 Areas of business :


The company has implemented 400 kV transmission

lines between Siliguri in West Bengal and Mandola in
Uttar Pradesh (near New Delhi), covering a distance of
1166 km. The lines have been successfully operational
since September 2006. The 400 kV Muzaffarpur–
Gorakhpur line has facilitated the inter-regional
synchronous inter-connection of the northern region
with north-east, eastern and western regions (with a
combined installed capacity of 84,000 MW). The
company has been successful in maintaining the
availability of lines at above 99 per cent consistently.
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