Our History

From 1901, in its previous avatars as a trading house and manufacturer, Empire has had a chequered journey. "EMPIRE" as a brand was established in 1963 with the acquisition of Empire Dyeing Co. Ltd.

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EMPIRE DYEING CO. LTD

Empire Dyeing Co. Ltd. was acquired by Mr.S.C.Malhotra in 1963 – it became Empire Industries Ltd in 1975.
It was well known for decades as the leading textile processing house in India, which used state of the art technology. Its products were bleached, dyed and printed fabrics for both ladies and gents’ clothing.

1963
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VITRUM GLASS

Acquired by Mr.S.C. Malhotra in the year 1967, Vitrum Glass has over the years established itself as a quality supplier of glass bottles to the pharmaceutical market both in India and abroad. It has been a supplier to major pharmaceutical multi-national companies for many decades such as GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd (GSK), The Chemical Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Cipla), Cadila Healthcare, Pfizer Limited, Merck Limited, USV Private Limited, Abbott India Limited, Dabur India Limited, Wardex Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd, among others.

1967
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EMPIRE MACHINE TOOLS (EMT) METAL FORMING TESTING AND METROLOGY (MFTM)

Has been a pioneer in introducing highly accurate metrology equipment like 3D CMM from M/s Zeiss- Germany who are rated the best in the global market for such products.This has been an ongoing association for more than 40 years.

Has represented M/s Techmeta of France for their electron beam welding machines and brought them to the position of the largest supplier of such machines to Aerospace and Nuclear power Sectors in India, for the past 30 years.

Has since 2001, been representing M/s ALD-Germany for Vacuum Metallurgy products including Melting & Re-melting Furnaces & Powder Atomisers for Defence, Aerospace, Power & Nuclear Industry.ALD is the highest rated supplier of such products globally.


EMPIRE MACHINE TOOLS (EMT) METAL CUTTING AND ALLIED TECHNOLOGY (MCAT)

Provider of State-of–the-Art, reliable and Cost effective machine tools for metal cutting to Defense, Aerospace, Automobiles, Railways, Steel, Energy and Heavy Engineering Sectors.

1978
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EMPIRE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

Provider of worry-free interface and value addition between customers in the core sector of the Indian economy, Technology and Equipment suppliers abroad for turn-key solutions of capital equipment investments.

2000
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EMPIRE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

In 2002, Empire Industries Ltd began leasing out its huge Empire Complex property to companies for commercial office space use.

It built an IT Park at Vikhroli consisting of 2 buildings – Empire Plaza 1 (2007), and Empire Plaza 2 (2014).

Overall, it has attracted an excellent clientele consisting of companies such as Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI), TV 18 Broadcast Limited, RBS Services India Pvt Ltd, Oerlikon Textile India Pvt Ltd, Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd, TCPL Packaging Limited and ATC Tires Pvt Ltd.

2002
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Grabbit+

The only successful automated vending service provider, having more than half a million happy customers.

It has developed a client base of various leading business giants like HSBC, Bank Of America, JP Morgan, PepsiCo, Parle etc.

Grabbit+ has introduced state-of-the-art vending machines with high-end technologies to the Indian market. It also successfully implemented and initiated cashless technology during the demonetization phase and initiated CSR by introducing sanitary pad machines in various corporate offices.

2006
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EMPIRE FOODS

Empire Foods revolutionized seafood consumption in India by introducing Basa Fish in the Country. A market leader in the imported frozen food Industry, Empire Foods is known for its innovation, distributor strength and customer service. It is a winner of various awards and has been featured in many publications in the Food sector.

2008
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THE EMPIRE BUSINESS CENTRE

Its first business center in Lower Parel, Mumbai achieved a 93% occupancy in a span of 2 years. It expanded its center to offer an additional 3000 sq. ft. space to 3 multinational companies. It is currently building a new center located in Andheri, Mumbai which will be Andheri’s only premium business center. It will be operational by 1st October 2017.

2013
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EMPIRE INDUSTRIAL CENTRUM

Empire Industrial Centrum, a 35 Acre property under development in MIDC, Ambernath, is ideal for MSME ’s (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises). Based on the idea of 'Make, Live, Play, Profit & Prosper', it is the first-of-its-kind Integrated Futuristic Flatted Industrial Township; a project that paves the path for future industrial development in line with the Indian government’s vision of strengthening the country’s economy by developing the manufacturing sector.

2014

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