TIGl
is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of tea processing machinery
in the world. With its corporate headquarters in Kolkata, TIGL’s 2 full-fledged
manufacturing units at Kolkata, West Bengal, and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu produce
the entire range of tea processing machinery from plucking to packing.
TIGL provides Sales and Service through its offices in Coimbatore and Kolkata,
its service office in Coonor, Nilgiris and its overseas office in Colombo,
Sri Lanka, as well as through marketing agents in all the tea producing areas
of the world.
TIGL is a Government recognised export house, with a global market share in
excess of 40%, commanding an enviable export market in Srilanka, Bangladesh,
Nepal, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi,
Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
Its domestic market includes blue-chip companies like Tata Tea, Williamson
Magor, Hindustan Lever, Harrisons Malayalam Limited,Duncans, Parry Agro and
Jayashree Tea.
In a recent move TIGL setup the 1000 acre Mainak Hills Tea Estate and Green
Tea factory in North Bengal. Mainak is currently producing over 8 lakh kgs
of tea per annum and production is set to double over the coming year.
The TIGL name is synonymous with quality, excellence and innovation. Its trail
blazing machines such as the Tempest & Kaizen have been patented
in India and abroad. Other machines such as Everest, Trinitea, Blaze etc have
brought many benefits to the tea industry. This impressive track record have
been made possible by continuous Research & Development activities at
its R&D centers in Kolkata and Coimbatore. TIGL's R&D efforts have
won the various awards from the Government of India and from the WIPO, a UNO
Body.
Besides its manufacturing activities, TIGL runs a service cell which specialises
in providing spare parts and after sales service to its customers. TIGL offers
AMCs and provides consultancy & planning services as well as Turnkey Project
services to new and existing tea factories.
TIGL’s growth has been moulded by a VISION evolved by its founders,
a VISION to create " A Vibrant Enterprise for whom Customer Delight is
Paramount, whose members enjoy their work and flourish, whose suppliers become
co-makers and through whom society is enriched."
R&D at TIGL
TIGL
has a full-fledged R&D unit headed by Mr. O P Bagaria, an IIT Engineer
and co-founder of TIGL. With its main base at Coimbatore, the R&D department
is supplemented by teams in Kolkata. The R&D department consists of highly
qualified engineers at each unit dedicated to improving technology and developing
new products.
Mr. O. J. Johny who has over 30 years of engineering experience in the tea
industry, coordinates R&D activities. The company holds several patents
in India and overseas and has successfully developed machines for non-tea
agricultural applications, such as drying of pepper, coconut, chilly, oil
seeds and even flowers.
Every year roughly 5-10% of the group's turnover is earmarked for the R&D
department. TIGL's pioneering efforts in R&D have won it the WIPO award
from the United Nations Organisation and the Invention Promotion Award from
the National Research Development Corporation, Government of India.
