About UsThe Thapar Group has been closely associated with the production and distribution of coal since its inception in 1929. Pre-nationalisation, the various Group companies, such as United Collieries Ltd., Oriental Coal Company Ltd., Bhora Kankanee Ltd., Tentulia Khas Company Ltd. etc., owned several coal mines across India, and were collectively considered the second largest producers of coal in the country. To better manage the sales and supplies of coal from the mines owned by various Group companies Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. (Coal Sales) Ltd. ["KCT" or "KCT (CS)"] was established in 1943. Today, KCT Coal Sales is the country's largest logistics company, supplying over 60 million tons of coal per annum through a network of 40 branch offices, on behalf of major coal consumers which include the State Electricity Boards and industrial consumers such as steel plants, paper mills and sugar mills. Additionally, KCT's coal handling activities requires it to have a significant interface with the Indian Railways and all the country's major ports. BWf, a division of KCT, is involved in the manufacture and supply of mining, material handling and general engineering equipment on a turnkey basis, including all types of fabrication and machining work. This is supported by its ISO 9001:2000 Certificate. |