Braithwaite Co. Ltd Share Price & Profile

Braithwaite & Co. Limited (BCL) is a 100% Government of India-owned, Miniratna-I and Schedule-B PSU under the Ministry of Railways. Established in India in 1913 and nationalised in 1976, the company has over a century of experience in heavy engineering, railway rolling stock and structural fabrication.

Headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, BCL operates manufacturing facilities including Clive Works, Victoria Works and Angus Works in West Bengal. The company is recognised as a Prototype Hub for new-design railway wagons and has a strong presence in wagon manufacturing, wagon repair and rehabilitation, cranes, bridges, containers, steel castings and structural steel fabrication.

Its product and service portfolio includes freight wagons, tank wagons, container flat wagons, special heavy-duty wagons, EOT and gantry cranes, steel castings, bogies, couplers, structural steel works, forging and machining, repairs and maintenance.

BCL has also diversified into civil and infrastructure projects, railway workshop operations and maintenance, renewable energy and solar projects, prefabricated structures, container manufacturing and welding skill development. The company is currently implementing projects across 15 states in India.