Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. (TEXMACO), is an ISO: 9001-2008, a premier multi-discipline, multi-unit engineering and Infrastructure Company, with 5 manufacturing units extending over 170 acres in the outskirts of Kolkata. The Company was formed after demerger into it of the Heavy Engineering and Steel Foundry Divisions of the parent company Texmaco Ltd., (founded in 1939 by the renowned industrialist, Late Dr. K.K.Birla). It is presently the flagship company of the Adventz Group, (headed by the Chairman Mr. Saroj Poddar), comprising renowned blue chip companies, such as, Zuari Agro, Paradip Phosphate etc.. The Group was launched with the idea of one virtual company with many real businesses, and is based on four fundamental principles - Collaboration, Sustainability, Inclusiveness and being Global.
The Company manufactures a diverse range of products viz. Railway Freight Cars, Hydro-mechanical Equipment & Industrial Structurals, Steel Castings, and Pressure Vessels, etc. Over the years, it entered into technical collaboration with renowned Multinationals of Japan, U.S.A, U.K, Germany, Australia, Austria, Holland, etc. for developing and expanding its product portfolio.
Texmaco is the leading and most reliable freight car maker over the past 7 (seven) decades. Its most recent creditable performance was in the months of August to November 2012, when the production averaged nearly 500 wagons a month. In fact, one out of every four Freight Cars on Indian Railways network is rolled out from TEXMACO Works. Its Freight Cars serve a host of core industries like Cement, Steel, Defence, Fertilizer, Oil, Alumina, Thermal Power Projects, Chemical Plants, etc. These include Custom-built Special Purpose Freight Cars for movement of large oversized consignments of individual weights upto 250 T. Besides, the company is moving fast into manufacture of Double Deck Auto Rake, in collaboration with an European Company. Further, the company has submitted final design & drawings to RDSO for Double Stack Container Rakes, to meet the emerging demand with the operation of Dedicated Freight Corridors.
Besides domestic market, TEXMACO has made significant thrust in overseas markets. Several Awards bear testimony to its successful achievements in National and International Projects financed by World Bank, ADB and other Multi-lateral Funding Agencies.
Vision and Mission
At Texmaco, they are in hot pursuit of Excellence. They are, indeed, in the midst of a revolution. A new work-culture and new work-ethos is the core of this revolution. During the post liberalization era in the country, they have built their strengths to face intense competition, both globally & domestically. Texmaco must be in the league where those who work for the Company, feel that it is a great place to work in an organization which is honest, transparent and meets the expectation of all the stakeholders.
Texmaco is committed to create new business models through forming strategic alliances and focusing on wealth creation by using knowledge skills. They are seized of the opportunities and threats and preparing ourselves to steer their way forward through a challenging environment. They aspire to align with the global leaders and boost growth across the markets.
Their commitment goes beyond businesses to ensure safety and security of their employees, serve the communities and maintain ecological balance as a responsible corporate citizen.