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and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message berger paints india limited paint your imagination type public company bse 509480 nse bergepaint industry paint founded 17 december 1923 headquarters kolkata india key people kuldip singh dhingra chairman gurbachan singh dhingra vice chairman abhijit roy md and ceo products paints coatings wallpaper construction chemicals and allied products . services home painting preview facility virtual painter paint calculator express painting revenue 46.3412 billion us 690 million 2016 1 operating income 6.5541 billion us 97 million 2016 2 profit 3.6977 billion us 55 million 2016 3 total assets 29.1008 billion us 430 million 2016 4 number of employees 2 800 2016 website bergerpaints.com berger paints india ltd is the largest paint company in india and a market leader in industrial paint for the past 45 years with a consistent track record of being one of the fastest growing paint companies in the world quarter on quarter for the past few years . 5 not in citation given headquartered at kolkata it has 10 manufacturing units and over 110 stock points . the company also has an international presence in 4 countries russia poland nepal and bangladesh . 6 with employee strength of over 2 800 and a countrywide distribution network of 25 000 dealers berger is established in the sector with a varied portfolio of paints and tailor made customer services . 7 contents 1 company history 2 products and services 3 awards and recognition 4 international operations 5 references 6 external links company history edit in 1770 louis steigenberger moved from frankfurt to london to sell a prussian blue colour which was made using his own formula . he then changed his name to lewis berger and by 1870 berger paints was selling 19 different pigments including black lead sulphur sealing wax and mustard . after the demise of lewis berger his sons took over the business . sherwin williams an american company bought control of the company in the 1900s . by the 1940s mr. hadfield set up hadfield s india ltd. a small paint company in kolkata on 17 december 1923 . towards the end of 1947 british paints acquired hadfield s india ltd and thus british paints india ltd was incorporated in the state of west bengal . 8 in 1951 sales offices were opened in delhi and mumbai and a depot was started in guwahati . this resulted in sales rising to rs . 6 million in 1952 . in 1969 berger jenson nicholson limited uk bought british paints india ltd. this marked the beginning of lewis berger s legacy in india which the company would later take forward to enviable heights . 9 d. madhukar took over as the managing director in the year 1973 . under him the company became the fastest growing company in the paint industry as sales figures reached over rs . 160 million by 1978 . 10 the 80s and the 90s saw the launch of many new products such as emulsions and distempers . in 1991 ub group sold the company to kuldip singh dhingra chairman and gurbachan singh dhingra vice chairman . 11 mr. subir bose took over as managing director on 1 july 1994 . 12 mr bose retired on 30 june 2012 handing over the reign of the company to mr. abhijit roy who is the current managing director and chief executive officer . 13 products and services edit berger paints is the second largest paints company in india with a wide portfolio of paints and tailoer made services in every paint segment . berger paints offers various products for home users professional users and industrial users . products interior wall coatings berger paints has a range of designer finishes interior emulsion and interior wall distempers . silk illusions easy clean rangoli total care bison acrylic emulsion and bison distemper to name a few . exterior wall coatings berger paints has a range of exterior emulsions and texture finishes like weathercoat all guard weathercoat longlife walmasta weathercoat texture tartaruga etc. berger metal and wood paints berger paints has a variety of enamels and clear wood range like breathe easy luxol woodkeeper imperia . protective coating berger protection is a protective coating range from berger paints that helps prevent corrosion of concrete or steel substrates . berger protecton range of coatings include chlororubber epoxies inorganic zincs polyurethane poly siloxanes high temperature resistant coatings anti carbonation coatings road marking airfield marking concrete coatings rebar coatings floor coatings and green coatings . undercoats berger paints has a range of quick drying undercoats like cement primer wt & st white primer illusion sealer weathercoat exterior primer bison wall putty etc. construction chemicals by berger paints include products like crack fill paste latex plus latex shield 2k dampshield 2k tile adhesive plus cementmix plus and tile adhesive . services home users facilities and services provided for home users include express painting preview facility virtual painter and paint calculator . professional users berger prolinks for recommending products and processes projects for residential commercial healthcare and hospitality educational industrial religious and other public spaces ; expert advice and other professional services like project coordination site audit and inspection consultancy bulk purchases etc. industrial users services offered for industrial use include gi & automotive coatings powder coatings and protective coatings . awards and recognition edit berger paints india included in the list of top 7 value creators by forbes india s 2016 anniversary edition 14 berger paints india ranked 24th among the top paint companies in the world by coatings world top companies report 2015 july 2015 issue 15 berger paints india included in the list of india s super 50 companies by forbes india july 2015 issue 16 berger paints india included in the list of top 50 most valuable brands 2015 by brandz 17 berger paints india felicitated in 10th annual construction world global awards 2012 2013 2014 2015 consecutively . berger paints india recognized for leadership in the paint category 2012 by builder information bureau bib berger paints india felicitated as most trusted brand 2008 in reader s digest gold award 2008 berger paints india felicitated for outstanding contribution in product development oem customer m s whirlpool 2005 berger paints india felicitated as fastest growing paint company by construction world nicmar award 2005 international operations edit apart from operations in russia with a production facility at the berger manufacturing unit at krasnodar berger has also expanded its footprint in nepal by setting up a second unit . today berger s sister company in bangladesh is the dominant leader with over 65 % market share . in keeping with the company s dynamic growth plan berger has also acquired bolix sa of poland a leading provider of external insulation finishing systems eifs in eastern europe . 18 as berger continues to grow internationally also continues to be the second largest paint company in india . 19 references edit http www.bseindia.com stock share price stockreach financials.aspx scripcode 509480 & expandable 0 http www.bseindia.com stock share price stockreach financials.aspx scripcode 509480 & expandable 0 http www.bseindia.com stock share price stockreach financials.aspx scripcode 509480 & expandable 0 http www.moneycontrol.com financials bergerpaintsindia balance sheetvi bpi02 bpi02 berger paints india quarterly results berger paints india q3fy16 standalone net profit rises 38 % yoy to rs . 101 crore misses estimates . www.indiainfoline.com . retrieved 2016 06 21 . berger paints international global group presence . www.bergerpaints.com . retrieved 2016 06 21 . bureau our 2015 09 16 . berger paints unveils new initiative for residential buildings . the hindu business line . retrieved 2016 06 21 . https www.bergerpaints.com about us history milestones.html http economictimes.indiatimes.com berger paints india ltd infocompanyhistory companyid 13971 . cms http www.moneycontrol.com company facts bergerpaintsindia history bpi02 http www.forbes.com sites naazneenkarmali 2013 08 04 dhingra brothers of berger paints enter ranks of indias richest as shares soar http www.bloomberg.com research stocks people person.asp personid 36035853 & privcapid 9272718 http www.indiainfoline.com article research leader speak abhijit roy chief operating officer berger paints india ltd 28806008 1.html http forbesindia.com article anniversary special the hunt for great indian companies 43281 2 ixzz4auwvcaqq http www.coatingsworld.com issues 2015 07 01 view features top companies report 16218 http forbesindia.com article super 50 companies 2015 forbes indias super 50 companies building to last 40687 1 https www.bergerpaints.com upload newsattachment attachment 30092015061556.pdf http www.business standard.com article companies berger paints acquires polish firm for rs 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