Forbes & Company Limited

The Logistics Services of Forbes & Company Limited is dedicated to providing multi-modal solutions based on customer needs. The department has extensive experience in establishing and operating global supply chains to deliver products, as and when required.

Exporters and importers can benefit from an array of services. Besides handling the customary sea / air freight and customs clearance, the division handles export / import consolidation, project cargo, bonding, warehousing and transportation by every mode of transport.

The Air Cargo division offers door-to-door distribution services and transport arrangements for cargo, both domestic and international, on various airlines. It also has a tie-up with Yusen through Forbes Yusen Global Logistics network for air cargo shipments world wide.

The Forbes Logistics team comprises of professionals with a profound knowledge of all procedures involving transporting goods across borders. Customers are always assured that whatever be the size or nature of their consignment, it will reach its destination safely and on time.

The Precision Tools Group (PTG) of Forbes & Company Limited offers cutting tools under the famous brand name ‘TOTEM’ (www.totem-forbes.com) The product range is versatile and suited to various industrial applications.

• High Speed Steel Threading Taps (M2, M35 and M42 Steel)
• Carbon Alloy Steel Threading Taps
• High Speed Steel and Carbon Alloy Steel Threading Round Dies and Hexagonal Die Nuts
• Solid Carbide End Mills and Drills
• Tungsten Carbide Rotary Burrs

The company exports to more than 32 countries world-wide and has a strong presence in South East Asia, Latin and Central America.

The company has a Technical Collaboration and Management Support Agreement with the world leader M.A. Ford, USA (www.maford.com) for developing, manufacturing and marketing Solid Carbide Tools. The Solid Carbide Tools plant is located in Aurangabad, in Maharashtra and is one of the most modern plants in India. The Company has a dedicated Application Selling Department that addresses customer requirements from the concept stage to the finished product. This includes an advance application laboratory where the tool is designed, tested and developed.

We have a dedicated team of qualified and experienced Engineers who can offer customized solutions to every need of our customers. Equipped with latest Computer Aided Design and Maintenance software and decades of experience, we deliver unfailingly.

The customized solutions include Steam Turbines integrated with Gear Box, Lube Oil Systems, Base Frames, etc. as per the client’s requirement. The turbine system can also be integrated with Centrifugal Blowers for specific applications. The integration facility is well equipped with machineries and skilled technical persons.

Over the last three decades, Energy Solutions Group (ESG) -Turbines and Blowers, of Forbes & Company Limited is involved actively in providing innovative solutions for the Process Industry and other large manufacturing industries in the form of

Forbes Container Line Pvt. Ltd., a Singapore registered company, is the Non Vessel Operating Container Carrier (NVOCC) division of Forbes Patvolk. It is a 100% subsidiary of Forbes & Company Limited.

Forbes Container Line, a reputed name within the shipping industry, has large inventory of containers, a world wide network of reputed agents, as well as a professionally managed marketing network.

Its services include multimodal transport operations for both LCL groupage and FCL. The inventory includes all types of equipments in all the major ports and inland points of India. Besides offering containers from mainline operators at competitive rates, Forbes Container Line also operates its own fleet of boxes and issues its own fully insured multimodal transport documents.

Today, Forbes Container Line is recognized for its commitment to quality and professionalism in handling international container shipments.

Forbes Patvolk is the Shipping Division of Forbes & Company Limited. It is involved in shipping activities like Liner Agency, Forbes Container Line, Container Freight Stations, Multimodal Transportation, Logistics, Feedering, Tramp and Chartering Services.

Forbes Patvolk is a member of several national and international associations such as IATA, MANSA, AMTOI etc. Professionally managed, Forbes Patvolk has emerged as an institution which believes in achieving excellence in all its ventures.

Forbes Patvolk has diversified into new business spheres such as Container Freight Stations and Ship Owning. It is headed by a team of qualified professionals who have both the experience and the expertise to lead a progressive and quality conscious organization.

Today, the company has established itself as a name to reckon with in the shipping industry. With offices in all major ports, airports and inland dry ports, Forbes Patvolk has a presence spanning the whole of India. It has received industry wide recognition for its integrity and impeccable business practices. Forbes Patvolk has also obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification for its superior quality practices.

Over the years, Forbes Patvolk has emerged as a preferred shipping partner. It is poised for further growth through an expansion in the rendered services. Thereby, it aims to offer a fully integrated logistic solution to all its customers.

Products and solutions for Banking & Retail:

The Business Automation Group (BAG) of FTL is a major supplier of Currency Counting machines, MICR Cheque Encoders, Currency Sorters and Counterfeit Traceability solutions with over 25,000 satisfied customers for these products. BAG has a pan India presence and provides services to its clients through a large nationwide network of channel partners, supplemented by a direct support team.

BAG is also the market leader in Electronic Cash Registers, Point-of-Sale systems and solutions, hand-held mobile Billing & Ticketing solutions and Application Software for diverse retail environments, viz. Restaurants, Chain Stores, Department Stores, etc.

BAG clients include all leading Public and Private Sector Banks, Foreign Banks, Central and State Government departments & leading Retail companies.

FTL has the following transaction management offerings:

Solutions:
• Image based Cheque Processing Solutions
• Self Service Kiosks for Banking, Telecom, Power, Airlines, Government to Citizen Services, Remote deposit solutions and Rural ATMs etc.
• Setting up Electronic Stamping and Electronic Franking Networks for collection of Stamp Duty and postal franking respectively

Services:
• Cheque Processing Service Centre in New Delhi for outsourcing of image based cheque processing by banks
• System Integration services for turnkey deployment of image based cheque processing solutions

Networks:
• Setting up of dedicated Self Service Kiosk based networks for bill payment collection
• A National Third Party Self Service Kiosk Network for bill payment

Over the last 30 years, we have installed over 600 turbines in practically all major refineries, chemical and process plants all over the country and abroad. This experience and committed service made us a preferred choice of our customers and also helped us to win approval from very reputed consultants like EIL, PDIL, Jacobs

Liner Agency is one of the core activities of Forbes Patvolk. The division is associated with reputed world wide shipping companies such as Swire Shipping, MOL and APL. This division provides world wide container transportation on major long haul routes.

State-of-the-art IT systems and a strong office infrastructure across the country have given Forbes Patvolk the edge in bringing reliable services of international standards to customers. High frequency sailings ensure quicker transit time and substantial savings in cost. The liner agency has been successful in expanding its activities to reach a wider market and to source traffic from far hinterland.

Today, Forbes Patvolk is acknowledged widely for achieving excellence in world wide ocean transportation logistics.