Hindustan Construction Company

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Hindustan Construction Company Limited (HCC Limited)
Type Public
BSE:  500185
NSE:  HCC
ISIN INE549A01026
Founded27 January 1926;97 years ago (27 January 1926)
Founder Walchand Hirachand
HeadquartersHincon House, LBS Marg, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai, India
Key people
Ajit Gulabchand
(Chairman)
Arjun Dhawan
(Executive Vice Chairman)
Jaspreet Bhullar
(MD & CEO)
Rahul Rao
(CFO)
Nitesh Kumar Jha
(Company Secretary) [1]
RevenueIncrease2.svg11,152 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2022) [2]
Increase2.svg399.56 crore (US$50 million) (2022)
Number of employees
1,105 (2022)
Subsidiaries HCC Infrastructure Co. Ltd
Steiner AG
Website www.hccindia.com

Hindustan Construction Company Limited(HCC) is an Indian multinational engineering and construction company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company was founded by Industrialist Seth Walchand Hirachand in 1926. [3]

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HCC has executed a majority of India’s landmark infrastructure projects, including 29% of India’s hydropower capacity, over 65% of India’s nuclear power generation capacity, 3,800 km of roads and expressways, 375 bridges and 337 km of complex tunnelling.

Ajit Gulabchand is the current Chairman of the company while Arjun Dhawan is the Executive Vice Chairman. [4]

History

Founding and early years

The company was founded by Seth Walchand Hirachand in 1926, when it received a contract to construct the Bhor Ghat Tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune railway line. The tunnel was completed in 1928.

In 1993, Ajit Gulabchand took the control of the company due to internal family problems. [5]

Timeline

Subsidiaries

HCC Infrastructure Co. Ltd. is the infrastructure arm of HCC engaged in the creation and management of premium assets in transportation.

In 2010, HCC acquired a controlling stake in Steiner AG, Switzerland’s second largest building construction company in an all cash deal worth Rs 150 crore. [6]

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References

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