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TIL Limited Milestones

Our Journey Through Decades

Decade 1 of 9

1940s

  • 1944: Tractors India is incorporated.

Complete Milestones Timeline

  • 1944: Tractors India is incorporated.
  • 1950: Tractors India becomes a Coles Crane Distributor.
  • 1955: Tractors India goes public.
  • 1960: Enters Joint Venture with Coles Cranes.
  • 1962: India's first indigenously manufactured mobile crane rolls out of the company's Kamarhati plant in Calcutta.
  • 1972: Coles Crane of India changes name to Indian Crane Company Ltd.
  • 1976: Indian Crane Company amalgamated with Tractors India. Mr. Avijit Mazumdar takes over as Managing Director.
  • 1982: Manufactures India's first rough terrain crane.
  • 1985: Changes its name to become TIL Limited.
  • 1988: Manufactures India's first 100-tonne truck-mounted mobile crane.
  • 1994: Completes 50 years of its corporate journey. Gets ISO 9001 Material Handling Division certified by BVQI. TIL ties up with Grove USA for Rough Terrain & Truck Cranes.
  • 1995: Mr. Sumit Mazumder takes over as Managing Director.
  • 1996: TIL ties up with National Cranes, USA for Loader Cranes.
  • 1998: TIL ties up with Manitowoc, USA for Crawler Cranes dealership.
  • 2002-03: TIL is awarded the Highest Exporter's Trophy for the Eastern region by the Engineering Export Promotion Council in the capital goods category.
  • 2007: 5000th crane rolls out of the Kamarhati manufacturing plant.
  • 2008: Ties up with Nacco Material Handling Group (now Hyster-Yale Group) for forklifts and container handlers.
  • 2009: Ties up with Astec Inc for Hot Mix Asphalt Plants, bringing road building solutions to India.
  • 2010: Ties up with Astec Aggregate Mining Group, USA for Crushing & Screening Equipment.
  • 2011: Inaugurates the new factory at Changual, Kharagpur, and commences phase 1 production.
  • 2012: Kamarhati Plant completes 50 years of successful operations.
  • 2013: TIL receives L.N. Birla Memorial Award for Corporate Excellence.
  • 2016: CAT Distributorship divested and becomes part of TIPL (now Gainwell).
  • 2018: TIL Limited wins Indywood CSR Excellence Awards for Best CSR Campaign in Employee Engagement.
  • 2019: TIL completes 75 years of its existence on 22nd July 2019.
  • 2024: Acquired by the Gainwell Group through its group entity Indocrest Defence Services Private Limited (IDSPL) and new management is appointed.

Key Achievements

Throughout our journey, we've achieved significant milestones that have shaped the construction equipment industry in India.

75+
Years of Experience

Serving India's infrastructure since 1944

10+
Countries Served
3000+
Active Machines