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Caparo
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Caparo is a British
-based company founded by Lord Paul
, with business interests predominantly in the manufacture of steel
, automotive
and general engineering
products, materials testing services, hotel
s, film distribution, and private equity investment.
Caparo Plc is the name of the parent company,which has over 60 locations worldwide and over 19 locations in India.
In India,they have 3 concerns:
CEIPL is into 6 main products in India:
Stampings is their main business and they have Light and Heavy vehicle manufacturers as their Customers. Their recent foray into engineered CFRP/GFRP composites along with their toolroom at chennai and their R & D centre along with their tandem and automated lines give an edge to Caparo.
A recent foray of the Caparo group has been into hospitality where they are setting up an international centre at Greater Noida in India. This is Lord Swaraj Paul's pet project.
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Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
-based company founded by Lord Paul
Swaraj Paul
Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC is an Indian-born, British-based business magnate, philanthropist, and Labour politician. In 1996 he became a life peer, sitting in the House of Lords with the title Baron Paul, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster...
, with business interests predominantly in the manufacture of steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, automotive
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
and general engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
products, materials testing services, hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s, film distribution, and private equity investment.
Caparo Plc is the name of the parent company,which has over 60 locations worldwide and over 19 locations in India.
In India,they have 3 concerns:
- Caparo-Maruti JV
- Caparo Engineering India Pvt Ltd
- Caparo Financials(NBFC)
Caparo Engineering India
Caparo Engineering India Pvt ltd has a majority of the locations in India (17). The rest 3 locations belong to the Joint Venture and Caparo's NBFC which has recently opened up its office s at Connaught Place in New Delhi.CEIPL is into 6 main products in India:
- Forging
- Castings
- Fabrication
- Fasteners
- CRW/EDW Tubes
- Stampings
Stampings is their main business and they have Light and Heavy vehicle manufacturers as their Customers. Their recent foray into engineered CFRP/GFRP composites along with their toolroom at chennai and their R & D centre along with their tandem and automated lines give an edge to Caparo.
A recent foray of the Caparo group has been into hospitality where they are setting up an international centre at Greater Noida in India. This is Lord Swaraj Paul's pet project.
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