Apeejay Surrendra Group

Apeejay Surrendra Group
Private
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1910
Founder Lala Pyare Lal
Headquarters Lahore, Pakistan
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Mrs. Shirin Paul (Chairperson Emeritus), Mr. Karan Paul (Group Chairman), Ms. Priya Paul (Director), Ms. Priti Paul (Director)
Number of employees
 43,000
Subsidiaries Apeejay Tea, Typhoo Tea, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, Apeejay Shipping, Apeejay Oxford Bookstores, Apeejay Infralogistics, Bengal Shipyard, Apeejay Insurance Broking Services
Website www.apeejaygroup.com

The Apeejay Surrendra Group is one of India’s oldest business conglomerates.[1] It was founded in 1910 in Jalandhar by Lala Pyare Lal (1890–1944). Shri Surrendra Paul (1935–1990) was chairman from 1982 until his murder in 1990. Most of the current senior executives are members of his family.[2][3][4][5] In 1951 the headquarters relocated to Kolkata.

The companies in the Apeejay Surrendra Group collectively employ 43,000 people.[6] The businesses are tea plantations, fast-moving consumer goods, tea brands, shipping,[7] boutique hotels, commercial real estate, warehousing, business centres, retail brands, bookstores,[8][9] tea rooms, marine cluster, logistics parks and knowledge parks.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Apeejay Surrendra Group | Contact Information | Services". Kulzy.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Paul Family". Apeejay Group. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Mohua Das (2013-12-14). "A landmark blends old and new". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  4. ↑ Aparajita, Gupta (15 November 2012). "Murder sparks fear among garden owners". Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Apeejay Surrendra Group: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  7. ↑ "Apeejay Shipping Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. ↑ "'A painstaking labour of love'". Telegraphindia.com. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  9. ↑ Mohua Das (2013-12-14). "A landmark blends old and new". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  10. ↑ "Apeejay group bets big on shipping business - The Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  11. ↑ Jayanta Roy Chowdhury (2015-05-18). "Paul goes the green way to push Typhoo sales". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  12. ↑ "Apeejay Surrendra Group to build second Park Hotel in Kolkata". Hospitality Biz India. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  14. ↑ "Kolkata's iconic Flurys opens two outlets in Navi Mumbai | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  15. ↑ "Apeejay spots a big biz opportunity in heritage | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  16. ↑ "Flexible workspace providers make a pile as businesses look to cut real estate costs - The Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  17. ↑ "Apeejay bets on premium realty". Telegraphindia.com. 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  18. ↑ "Apeejay Surrendra & Eredene JV starts ops in East – ConstructionWeekIndia". Constructionweekonline.in. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  19. ↑ Ayan Pramanik (2012-11-14). "Bengal's Cabinet may approve Kulpi port this week | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  20. ↑ "Apeejay Insurance Broking Services Pvt .Ltd - Health Insurance Broker". Medindia.net. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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