Bridge & Roof- Versatile service under one Roof

Since its inception in January, 1920 Bridge & Roof was a wholly owned Subsidiary of Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited till 1972.
At the time of nationalisation of oil companies, Indo-Barma Petroleum, who were holding major shares of Balmer Lawrie, became a Public Sector Company. As a result, subsidiary companies, of IBP, including Bridge & Roof became members of the Public Sector under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.Since April 1987, it has come under the administrative control of the Department of Public Enterprises, in the Ministry of Industries of the Government of India, as one of the constituents of the holding company called Bharat Yantra Nigam Ltd.
Bridge & Roof's is history reflects India's rapid economic and industrial growth since independence. Over the years Bridge & Roof has become one of the largest contracting organisations in India in the field of all kinds of construction, manufacturing and erection works after having completed, with utmost success, several large-scale projects.
In the last four decades, the field of activities has continuously expanded and now covers projects in the field of Petrochemical and Refineries, Power Stations, Steel Plants, Non-ferrous Metal Plants, Fertilizers and Chemical Complexes. Cement Factories, Storage Tanks and other similar industrial establishments. The range of services includes mechanical installations, erection and commissioning of equipment as well as construction of large sports complexes, together with their infrastructure.
Bridge & Roof utilises the most modern and updated construction equipment and technology through its highly specialised staff in executing turnkey projects including design, and also draws upon the experience of specialists,
on specific instances to complete its contracts, both within and outside the country, in the most economical and professional manner and in the shortest possible time.
Bridge & Roof currently has an annual turnover of Rs. 560 million and employees over 1800 people in its permanent cadre, while at any time, more that 10,000 workmen in various categories are engaged in temporary roles at different job sites.
DIVISIONS
The main divisions of the Company are:
Project Division

Civil Construction
Mechanical Construction
Turnkey & Special Project
Overseas Projects

Howrah Works Division

Structural & Equipment Fabrication
Marine Freight Container
Truck Mounted Container
Bunk House
Unit Type Bailey Bridges

SERVICE PROFILE
The Company is one of the Leading Construction Companies in India-Profit making PSU- (offering all types of Construction Services from Conception to Commissioning.
It is the only Construction Company in the Public Sector executing Mechanical Erection and Piping Works in India in Competition with Private Sectors.
The Company has to its credit execution of all types of Civil Mechanical, Piping Tankage, Structural Works in the following areas :

Industrial & High-rise Building and Building Complex.
Integrated Steel Plant
Fertilizer Plant
Petroleum Refinery
Petrochemical & Chemical Plant
Thermal & Atomic Power Plant.
Rail & Road Bridge in Steel, Reinforced & Prestressed Concrete
All Welded Steel Storage Tank.
Roads & Highways
Cement Plant including Quarry Development
Non-ferrous Metal Plants e.g. Zinc, Lead, Copper & Aluminum
Prilling Tower & Chimney in Concrete
Airport Terminal Building & Runway.
Storage Silo(Parabolic & Vertical)
Composite Stadium- cum-Sports Complex & Swimming Pool
All types of Foundation Work including Pile Foundation.

The Company has earned a name for itself in the fields of Fabrication & Erection of large Diameter Floating Roof Tanks for storage of Crude Oil & Petroleum Products in almost all the Oil Refineries in India.The Company has achieved THE QUALITY SYSTEM STANDARD, ISO 9001 FOR TANK CONSTRUCTION.
The Company has completed a major Tankage Works for 75 Nos. Floating & Cone Roof Tanks at Jamnagar, Gujrat for Reliance Petroleum Ltd., valued at Rs. 47.11 Crores (excluding cost of Steel).
The Company intensified its efforts during the mid seventies to build up its international image venturing out in the global arena and over the period executed several projects in the countries like Iraq, Bahrain, Syria, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Maldives, Nepal etc. It has completed one Road Construction Project & four Oil Depot Project in Nepal Valued at 33.81 Crores and 21.29 Crores respectively.
The Company has also exported Fabricated Structural and Marine Freight Container to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and U. S. S. R.
The Company has a medium size Workshop at Howrah, which has facilities for manufacture of -

Medium & Heavy Fabricated Steel Structures for Industrial Buildings.
Bridge Girders
Heat & Mass Transfer Equipment
Pressure Vessels
Marine Freight Containers
Living Containers
Domestic Truck Mounted Containers
Unit Type Bailey Bridges

SALES TREND & PROFITABILITY
The Sales Trend and the Profitability trend for the last Five Years are as under:

Year	Turn Over	Rs./Crores Gross Profit
1993-94	165	1.78
1994-95	202	13.78
1995-96	235	16.98
1996-97	237	15.19
1997-98	280	19.43
1998-99	237	21.41

EMPLOYEE STRENGTH
The Company has a strong reserve of qualified & experienced man-power for execution of construction projects. The Company has on its roll 1630 number of permanent employees as on 31st March, 1999. Besides approximately 20,000 persons including locally employed staff & workers are engaged at any time at its 60 odd work locations and more than 100 jobs in India and abroad.
TARGET FOR 1999-2000
The Value or Orders in hand as on end March'99 is Rs. 270 Crores. The Company has set the following targets for the current year, i.e. 1999-2000.

		Rs/crore
TURN OVER	:	370.00
GROSS PROFIT	:	27.50
ORDER BOOKING TARGET	:	400.00
CAPITAL INVESTMENT	:	11.00

FUTURE STRATEGIES
Over the Years the Company has become a premier construction and engineering company in the field of Civil & Mechanical Construction and Turnkey Projects including Electrical and Instrumentation, with enviable reputation for quality & reliability. In future, the Company aims to achieve market leadership in construction field and move away form conventional construction jobs to Turnkey Execution of Systems & Subsystems which is the current requirement of the clients. The Company has already established a separate Turnkey Division for the purpose. It will be one of the thrust area of Company's activities in the coming years.
In its Howrah Workshop the manufacturing facility for production of Unit Type Bailey Bridges has been established which as a substantial requirement by Director General Border Roads and North Eastern States of India.
The Company expects to more than double its Turnover and Profitability in the next five years. The compound growth rate of 20% is targeted to be achieved over the next five years.
DIVERSIFICATION PLANS
Roads & Highways
In diversification the company's success has come from the mechanised construction of Highways & Expressways. Results and consequently, reputation has won for the company high praise from the World Bank. The ADB has prequalified B & R for undertaking Road Construction Jobs in India & Nepal. The Company has successfully completed work on the rehabilitation & improvement of the Sonauli-Gorakhpur State Highway, a World Bank aided project valued at Rs. 300 Millions and strengthening & improving existing carriage way of Tribhuvan Highway, Hetauda-Birgunj Section in Nepal under loan assistance of ADB valued at Rs. 270 Millions Currently the Company is engaged in the construction of Calcutta-Durgapur Expressway valued at Rs. 240 millions & Vijayawada-Nandigama Road Section (48 km) valued at Rs. 590 Millions under National Highways Authority of India (an ADB funded project).
Ports & Jetties
The Company has also diversified its activities in the construction of Ports & Jetties. It has recently completed No. :8 Berth at Netaji Subhas Dock of Calcutta Port Trust which heralds the beginning of an all pervasive modernization in the Calcutta Dock System. Kakinada Coastal Installation, Dry Dock at GRSE & Jetty work at CPT are the jobs under present Execution.
Piling & Cooling Towers
The other key areas of the company's developing business are Piling Work & Construction of Cooling Towers. It has entered into a Technical Collaboration agreement with Burger & Associates of the United States for transfer of Cooling Tower Technology, both in respect of Induced & Natural Draught. B&R is now renowned for its efficient handing of different types of Piling Work in varying nature of soil.
Turnkey & Special Projects
The company has executed some Turnkey jobs in recent past. This has been identified as one of the Thrust areas for growth of the company in future. The company has constituted a separate Turnkey Division for this purpose. The company is presently executing one prestigious Turnkey/EPC contract of Petroleum Oil Terminal Projects at Navghar Storage Terminal near JNPT, Uran, Maharashtra for Indian Oiltanking Ltd.
Overseas Projects
The Construction of Hetauda-Birgunj Road Projects in Nepal valued at Rs. 33.81 Crores, is just completed. The work for Turnkey execution of four nos. of Oil Depots at Kathmandu, Thankot, Pokhra & Amlekhgunj in Nepal valued at Rs. 21.29 Crores for Nepal Oil Corporation Ltd. is also completed. The Company achieved Export Turnover of Rs. 12.00 Crores during 1997-98 & Rs. 1.10 Crores in 1998-99. The Company is trying to book overseas orders from Bangladesh & Nepal.
Bailey Bridge
The Company's Workshop at Howrah has successfully diversified into manufacture of Unit Type Bailey Bridge. It has adopted the design & manufacturing technology for Unit Type Bailey Bridge & have got the same approved by Directorate of Quality Assurance & Engineering Equipment, Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production. The Company has been technically qualified for Design, Manufacture & Supply of Unit Type Bailey Bridge by Director General of Border Roads (DGBR). Orders booked for manufacture & supply of 50 Nos. Bailey Bridges valued at Rs. 20.40 Crores in 1998-99 from DGBR/PWD Mizoram, Tripura; PDCL/WB/PWD Bhutan PWD/ Skim & Nagaland.
Truck Mounted Domestic Containers
Howrah Workshop has also diversified into manufacture of Truck Mounted Domestic Containers developed on association with TELCO. The market demand of Truck Mounted Containers with TELCO is picking up rather slowly as potential users are yet to fully accept such vehicle for transportation of goods in preference to traditional modes. However, demands for various type of Containers is very encouraging in Southern Region. The Company arranged an establishment at Madras for assembling and supplying of Steel as well as Aluminum Containers in Collaboration with Indian Aluminum Company suitable for various chassis manufactured by TELCO & Ashoke Leyland. It is expected that marketing of Truck Mounted Container through Madras establishment of the Company in the coming years will be more encouraging.