TRF Limited – A short profile
 TRF Limited, established in 1962, is part of the Tata Group of Companies which consists of more than 90 enterprises operating in seven business sectors, in over 80 countries. The Tata Group, founded in the last quarter of the 19th century, at a time when India had just embarked on the road to independence, is committed to aligning its business opportunities with nation building activities. Over the last five decades, TRF has emerged as a pioneer in solutions for material handling equipment and processing systems required in the infrastructure development. In quest of rapid growth, TRF has also diversified into automotive applications business. It envisages to grow five times in five years and become a Rs 2500 crore Company by 2013 by enhancing focus on material handling business and auto applications business. TRF Group Companies
The Company’s subsidiary, York Transport Equipment (Asia) Pte Limited, Singapore is engaged in the business of trailer undergear, which includes axles, suspension and other components, with market presence in 27 countries. York Transport Equipment (Asia) Pte Ltd has manufacturing facilities in Singapore, Australia, China and India. TRF has also set up Adithya Automotive Applications Limited, an automotive applications unit for a fixed body truck application in India. The objective of this venture is to engage in automotive applications and provide end-to-end solutions through fabrication and machining for tippers, load bodies, refrigerated bodies, etc. TRF acquired the Dutch Lanka Trailer (DLT) Manufacturers Limited, Sri Lanka. DLT is a world class trailer manufacturing company and has manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, Oman and India. It exports trailers to as many as 30 countries. More recently TRF has acquired Hewitt Robins International Ltd (HRIL) London which has a world class reputation in bulk material handling and processing equipment.Hewitt Robins is engaged in design, manufacture of Mobile Crushing plants and Screens, and related products in the quarrying, mining, recycling, iron and steel industries. It's proven screen and crusher brands, including the ‘Container Classic' and the ‘Super Jaw', are all setting standards by which competitors' equipment is judged. TRF Business Units
The Company has three business units which cater to the material handling requirements of customers in the core infrastructure sectors of the economy. TRF Limited undertakes turnkey projects for infrastructure development industries such as power and steel plants, cement, ports, fertilisers and mining. TRF's material handling products and systems are well known in the market, in India and overseas, for their reliability, productivity and longevity. The Company been constantly upgrading and developing new products and systems with the help of internationally reputed enterprises having cutting edge technical expertise. The Bulk Material Handling Equipment Division specialises in the design and manufacture of a wide range of material handling equipment used in the infrastructure industries, such as wagon tipplers, stacker reclaimers, ship loaders and unloaders, traveling wagon loaders, etc. The Bulk Material Handling Systems Division offers a complete package of material handling and allied systems and services on a turnkey basis. The Port and Yard Equipment Division focuses on the design, supply, erection and the commissioning of material handling equipment for ports and stockyards including level luffing cranes, ship loaders and unloaders, container cranes, stacker-reclaimers and special purpose cranes for power and metallurgical plants. The TRF Works at Jamshedpur spreads over nearly 22 acres with and this includes six covered manufacturing bays on nearly 21,250 square metres. TRF’s skilled manpower meets the expectation of its customers by continuously adapting new technology, upgrading skills and serving its customers on time. They also use several process improvement tools and techniques like TOC-CCPM, quality circles, cross functional teams, etc to attain the highest level of productivity. TRF, with the help of advanced design and analysis software, constantly innovates, enhances efficiency and improves reliability of its products and systems which enable it to maintain leadership in the market. |
