Berger Paints India Ltd is a paint company based in India. The company is headquartered at Calcutta and has 10 manufacturing units. The company has a big presence in Russia, Poland, Nepal and Bangladesh. They have an employee strength of over 2,800 and a countrywide distribution network of 25,000+ dealers.
The driving force of Berger Paints reflects the very spirit of its founder Lewis Berger, who laid the foundations for the Berger brand in 1760 in the UK. With humble beginnings in India in 1923, today Berger Paints India Limited is the second largest paint company in the country with a consistent track record of being one of the fastest growing paint companies, quarter on quarter, for the past few years.
Undergoing a number of changes in ownership and nomenclature in its 88 year old history in India, the company has come a long way. Starting out as Hadfield’s (India) Limited, it had just one factory in Howrah, West Bengal. By the close of 1947, Hadfield’s was acquired by British Paints (Holdings) Limited, UK and came to be known as British Paints (India) Limited. However, in 1983, the name of the company was changed to Berger Paints India Limited.