Forbes (engineering company)
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Type | Public |
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BSE: 502865 | |
Industry | Shipping, logistics, engineering, business automation |
Founded | 1767[1] |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Parent | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
Website | Official website |
Forbes & Company Ltd., the erstwhile Forbes Gokak Ltd., based in Mumbai,[2] is the oldest registered company in India, and one of the oldest in the world which is in the same business. It was established by John Forbes of Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1767. Over the past few years,[when?] the management of the company moved from the Forbes family to the Campbells, to the Tata Group, and finally to the Shapoorji Pallonji Group,[3] leaders in infrastructure, construction and real estate businesses.
Forbes & Company Limited is involved in three main areas:[4]
- Engineering
- Shipping & logistics
- Business automation[5]
References[]
- ^ "FORBES & CO LTD (FG:IN): Stock Quote & Company Profile - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Forbes & Company Limited". Forbes.co.in. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Company Profile: Forbes & Company Ltd. Company Information". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 31 December 1919. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Forbes & Company Limited Company Profile - 502865 INDIA Market Size, Market Share and Demand Forecast". Wrightreports.ecnext.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Forbes And Company Ltd. - Miscellaneous Industrial & Engineering Goods & Supplies, BANGALORE India". Eindiabusiness.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
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Categories:
- Companies based in Mumbai
- Companies established in 1764
- 1764 establishments in the British Empire
- Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange