World Library  
My Account |  Register |  Help  
  
Flag as Inappropriate
Email this Article
 

Godrej Group

Godrej Group
Public company
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1897[1]
Founder Ardeshir Godrej
Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Adi Godrej (Chairman)
Jamshyd Godrej
Nadir Godrej
Nisa Godrej
Tanya Dubash
Products Real estate, FMCG, industrial engineering, home appliances, furniture, security, Agri care
Revenue ₹320 billion (US$4.8 billion)(2015)[2]
Number of employees
26,000 (2013)
Subsidiaries GCPL, Godrej Infotech Ltd, Godrej Industries Ltd, Godrej Properties, Godrej Agrovet
Website .com.godrejwww

The Godrej Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, managed and largely owned by the Godrej family. It was founded by Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897, and operates in sectors as diverse as real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products.[3] Subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Godrej Industries and its subsidiaries Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Agrovet, and Godrej Properties, as well as the private holding company Godrej & Boyce.[4]

Contents

  • Timeline 1
  • Career 2
  • Social responsibility 3
  • Operations 4
  • Achievements 5
  • Awards 6
  • References 7
  • External links 8

Timeline[5]

  • 1897 - Godrej is established in 1897
  • 1902 - Godrej makes its first Indian Safe
  • 1918 - Godrej Soaps Limited incorporated
  • 1961- Godrej Started Manufacturing Forklift Trucks in India
  • 1971- Godrej Agrovet Limited began as an Animal Feeds division of Godrej Soaps
  • 1974 - Veg oils division in Wadala, Mumbai acquired
  • 1990 - Godrej Properties Limited, another subsidiary, established
  • 1991 - Foods business started
  • 1994 - Transelektra Domestic Products acquired
  • 1995 - Transelektra forged a strategic alliance with Sara Lee USA
  • 1999 - Transelektra renamed Godrej Sara Lee Limited and incorporated Godrej Infotech Ltd.
  • 2001 - Godrej Consumer Products was formed as a result of the demerger of Godrej Soaps Limited. Godrej Soaps renamed Godrej Industries Limited
  • 2002 - Godrej Tea Limited set up
  • 2003 - Entered the BPO solutions and services space with Godrej Global Solutions Limited
  • 2004 - Godrej HiCare Limited set up to provide a Safe Healthy Environment to customers by providing professional pest management services
  • 2006 - Foods business was merged with Godrej Tea and Godrej Tea renamed Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited
  • 2007 - Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited formed a JV with The Hershey Company of North America and the company was renamed Godrej Hershey Foods & Beverages Limited
  • 2008 - Godrej relaunched itself with new colourful logo and a fresh identity music
  • 2010 - Godrej launched GoJiyo a free, browser based 3D virtual world[6]
  • 2011 - Godrej & Boyce shuts down its typewriter manufacturing plant, the last in the world.[7]

2014 - Godrej kick-starts Masterbrand 2.0 – bigger & brighter; Launches FreeG; India’s first non-web based mobile browsing experience, 18 November 2014 [8]

Career

In 1897 a young man named Ardeshir Godrej gave up law and turned to lock-making. Ardeshir went on to make safes and security equipment of the highest order, and then stunned the world by creating toilet soap from vegetable oil. His brother Pirojsha Godrej carried Ardeshir's dream forward, leading Godrej towards becoming a vibrant, multi-business enterprise. Pirojsha laid the foundation for the sprawling industrial garden township now called Pirojshanagar in the suburbs of Mumbai, where the Godrej Group has its headquarters.

Social responsibility

Godrej has a philanthropic arm that has built schools, dispensaries and a residential complex for their employees. Trusts established by Godrej continue to invest in education, healthcare and upliftment of the underprivileged.

Operations

The Godrej group can be broadly divided into two major holding companies, working independently:

  1. Godrej Industries Ltd
  2. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

The major companies, subsidiaries and affiliates are[9]

  • Chemical & commodities
    • Godrej Industries
      • Chemicals
      • Veg Oils
  • Consumer Goods
    • Godrej Consumer Products
      • Keyline Brands UK
      • Rapidol South Africa
      • Godrej Global Mideast FZE
      • Godrej SCA Hygiene Limited
    • Godrej Hershey Foods & Beverages Limited
      • Nutrine
    • Godrej Sara Lee
  • AGRI
    • Godrej Agrovet
      • Animal Feeds
      • Goldmohur Foods and Feeds
      • Golden Feed Products
      • Higashimaru Feed Products
      • Oil Palm
      • Agri Inputs
      • Godrej Aadhaar
      • Nature's Basket
      • Integrated Poultry Business
      • Plant Biotech
  • Services
    • Godrej HiCare (Pest Management Services)
    • Godrej Global Solutions (ITES)
    • Godrej Properties

Achievements[10]

  • In 1897, Godrej Introduced the first lock with lever technology in India.
  • In 1902, Godrej made the first Indian safe.
  • In 1920, Godrej made soap using vegetable oil, which was a huge hit with the vegetarian community in India
  • In 1955, Godrej produced India's first indigenous typewriter
  • In 1989, Godrej became the first company to introduce PUF ( Polyurethane Foam)
  • Introduced India's first and only 100% CFC, HCFC, HFC free refrigerators (Claim to be validated)

Awards[11]

  • GCPL, the Highest Ranked Indian FMCG in Asia's Hot Growth Companies' List by Business Week
  • Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. has been ranked 14th in The Best Companies to Work For study. This study was jointly conducted by Business Today, Mercer and Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS)
  • Godrej Consumer Products Ranks 6th in ET-Hewitt Best Employers of India survey
  • GCPL ranked 15th in Great Places to Work 2006 survey
  • The Corporate Citizen of the Year Award given by Economic Times.
  • Flagship brands Goodknight, Cinthol and Ezee selected Superbrands by the Superbrands Council
  • Godrej Sara Lee, the JV between the Godrej Group and Sara lee Corporation, USA is acknowledged the World's largest mat manufacturers and South Asia's largest manufacturers of Coils.
  • Godrej Consumer Products Limited, adjudged as a Business Superbrand by the Super Brands Council.
  • The Return on Capital Employed and Return on Net Worth ratios of Godrej Consumer Products - the highest in corporate India.
  • Godrej Consumer Products was awarded the "Best Managed Workforce" award given by Hewitt Associates and CNBC TV18.
  • Godrej Consumer Products features in the Top 25 list of Great Places to Work (survey conducted by GrowTalent in association with Business World) for four years in a row.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award for Godrej Industries from CHEMEXCIL, the Basic Chemicals Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Exports Promotion Council.
  • The Brand Trust Report published by Trust Research Advisory, a brand analytics company, ranked Godrej in 16th position in India's Most Trusted brands.[12]

References

  1. ^ http://www.godrej.com/gstory/change/janfeb/cover.htm
  2. ^ http://www.rediff.com/business/report/godrej-ropes-in-aamir-khan-to-increase-visibility/20130326.htm
  3. ^ http://www.godrej.com/godrej/godrej/aboutgodrejgroup.aspx?id=1&menuid=1163
  4. ^ http://www.godrej.com/godrej/godrej/groupstructure.aspx?id=1&menuid=1163
  5. ^ Godrej Timeline
  6. ^ Godrej, online publication", 18 March 2010 http://www.godrej.com/godrej/Godrej/Pdf/GojiyoFinalRelease.pdf
  7. ^ Daily Mail, 26 April 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1380383/Godrej-Boyce-Worlds-typewriter-factory-closes-doors-Mumbai.html
  8. ^ http://www.godrej.com/godrej/godrej/Pdf/Masterbrand-Nov.pdf
  9. ^ Godrej Companies Overview
  10. ^ Godrej Milestones
  11. ^ Godrej Awards and Accolades
  12. ^ "India's Most Trusted Brands 2014". 

External links

  • Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Corporate Website
This article was sourced from Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. World Heritage Encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers, Open Access Publishing, and in compliance with The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR), Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Public Library of Science, The Encyclopedia of Life, Open Book Publishers (OBP), PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and USA.gov, which sources content from all federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government publication portals (.gov, .mil, .edu). Funding for USA.gov and content contributors is made possible from the U.S. Congress, E-Government Act of 2002.
 
Crowd sourced content that is contributed to World Heritage Encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles.
 
By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. World Heritage Encyclopedia™ is a registered trademark of the World Public Library Association, a non-profit organization.
 



Copyright © World Library Foundation. All rights reserved. eBooks from World eBook Library are sponsored by the World Library Foundation,
a 501c(4) Member's Support Non-Profit Organization, and is NOT affiliated with any governmental agency or department.