Shalimar Paints

Shalimar Paints is an Indian paints and coatings manufacturer whose business spans decorative paints for buildings and homes and industrial coatings for infrastructure, transport, defense, and other specialized applications. The company was established in 1902 by British entrepreneurs A. N. Turner and A. C. Wright under the name Shalimar Paints Colour & Varnish Ltd. In the same year it established a large manufacturing plant at Howrah in West Bengal. The facility is described in reference material as the first large-scale paint manufacturing plant in South East Asia, giving the business an early industrial base in the Indian subcontinent. The company’s history is linked to several changes in ownership and management. Pinchin Johnson & Associates of the United Kingdom acquired control in 1928. In 1963, after Turner Morrison & Co. became involved in management, the company adopted the name Shalimar Paints Ltd. It entered the public domain in 1972, becoming a publicly held company. In 1989, ownership and control changed again through an acquisition by the O. P. Jindal Group in partnership with the Hong Kong-based S. S. Jhunjhnuwala Group. The available historical material identifies this transaction as a significant turning point in the company’s corporate development. Shalimar Paints has developed a reputation for industrial coating work in addition to its decorative-paint activity. Its technology and product history includes high-build zinc coatings, radiation-resistant coatings for nuclear power facilities, polyurethane coatings for fighter aircraft and railway coaches, and other specialized protective systems. The company is also credited with being the first to paint a fighter aircraft for the Indian Army. These applications place the brand in sectors where corrosion resistance, durability, chemical performance, and protection of metal or concrete assets are more important than purely aesthetic finish. The brand has been associated with prominent Indian structures and public assets, including the Howrah Bridge, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Salt Lake Stadium, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Such associations reflect the company’s participation in large architectural, infrastructure, institutional, and industrial projects, although the available reference does not specify the dates, contract terms, or exact coating systems used for each project. Shalimar Paints therefore occupies a dual position: it is a consumer-facing decorative-paint brand and an industrial coatings supplier with a long historical presence in India. The supplied sources do not provide enough verified information to describe its current executive leadership, detailed manufacturing footprint, revenue, market share, official website, or present ownership structure. Those fields remain unfilled rather than inferred.

Shalimar Paints traces its origin to 1902, when A. N. Turner and A. C. Wright established Shalimar Paints Colour & Varnish Ltd. The company set up a large-scale manufacturing plant in Howrah, West Bengal, during the same year. The plant is described in the available reference as the first large-scale paint manufacturing facility in South East Asia, marking an early effort to industrialize paint production in the region. In 1928, Pinchin Johnson & Associates of the United Kingdom acquired control of the business. The company later experienced another management transition in 1963, when Turner Morrison & Co. became involved in its management and the corporate name was changed to Shalimar Paints Ltd. This period helped establish the name under which the business became known in the Indian paints sector. A major corporate milestone came in 1972, when Shalimar Paints became a public company. The change placed the business in the public domain and created a new framework for its ownership and corporate development. In 1989, the O. P. Jindal Group, together with the Hong Kong-based S. S. Jhunjhnuwala Group, acquired the company. The transaction altered its ownership structure and is identified in the reference material as an important stage in the company’s later development. Alongside its decorative-paint operations, Shalimar built industrial-coatings capabilities. The company introduced or manufactured specialized systems including high-build zinc coatings, radiation-resistant coatings for nuclear power plants, and polyurethane coatings for fighter aircraft and railway coaches. Its industrial work also included coating a fighter aircraft for the Indian Army, described as a first for the company and a notable achievement in the Indian coatings industry. The brand has been connected with the painting or coating of several well-known Indian structures and institutions, including the Howrah Bridge, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Salt Lake Stadium, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. These examples illustrate the breadth of its historical project activity across infrastructure, government, healthcare, sports, and public architecture. The supplied reference material does not document a complete recent corporate history, current ownership, leadership, production sites, product catalog, financial performance, or market position. Accordingly, the modern period is recorded conservatively. Shalimar Paints is treated as an active Indian paints and coatings brand, but additional current-source research would be required for a fuller account of its present operations.

• 1989

  Acquisition by the O. P. Jindal and S. S. Jhunjhnuwala groups

  [1]Shalimar Paintsen.wikipedia.org

  The O. P. Jindal Group, in partnership with the Hong Kong-based S. S. Jhunjhnuwala Group, acquired the company.

• 1972

  Company becomes publicly held

  [1]Shalimar Paintsen.wikipedia.org

  Shalimar Paints transitioned into the public domain, marking a significant change in its corporate status.

• 1963

  Corporate name changed to Shalimar Paints Ltd

  [1]Shalimar Paintsen.wikipedia.org

  Following the involvement of Turner Morrison & Co. in management, the company changed its name to Shalimar Paints Ltd.

• 1928

  Pinchin Johnson & Associates takes control

  [1]Shalimar Paintsen.wikipedia.org

  The United Kingdom-based Pinchin Johnson & Associates acquired control of the company.

• 1902

  Company founded and Howrah plant established

  [1]Shalimar Paintsen.wikipedia.org

  A. N. Turner and A. C. Wright founded Shalimar Paints Colour & Varnish Ltd. and established a large-scale manufacturing plant at Howrah, West Bengal.

A long-established Indian coatings company combining architectural and decorative paints with technically specialized industrial coating systems.

• Architectural coatings

  Decorative paints

  Shalimar Paints manufactures and markets decorative paints used for building and architectural surfaces. The available reference identifies decorative paints as one of the company’s principal business areas, but does not provide a verified current product-by-product catalog or detailed specifications.

• Protective and industrial coatings

  Industrial coatings

  The company’s industrial-coatings activity covers protective systems for demanding environments and assets. The historical record specifically mentions high-build zinc coatings, radiation-resistant coatings, and polyurethane coatings, indicating capabilities in corrosion protection, specialized infrastructure protection, and transport or defense applications.

• Specialized industrial coatings

  Radiation-resistant coatings

  Shalimar introduced radiation-resistant coating technology for nuclear power plant applications. The available source does not identify a product name, formulation, launch date, or current availability, so this entry describes the documented technology area rather than a specific SKU.

• Specialized protective coatings

  Polyurethane coatings

  Polyurethane paint and coating systems were developed for demanding applications including fighter aircraft and railway coaches. The source indicates their use in these sectors but does not provide technical specifications, product names, or confirmation of the current portfolio.

• 1989

  Acquisition by the O. P. Jindal and S. S. Jhunjhnuwala groupsM&A

  Background

  The company underwent a significant ownership transition after being acquired by the O. P. Jindal Group in collaboration with the Hong Kong-based S. S. Jhunjhnuwala Group.

  Action taken

  The two business groups acquired Shalimar Paints and assumed a new role in its ownership and corporate direction.

  Aftermath

  The reference identifies the transaction as a pivotal change in the company’s trajectory, but does not provide verified details about subsequent financial or operational effects.

  Source

• 2020-01-02

  Shalimar Paints appoints Ashok Gupta as managing director[2]Shalimar Paints任命Ashok Gupta为董事总经理financialexpress.com

  Reported: 2020-01-02

  Shalimar Paints appointed Ashok Gupta as its managing director. The article says he will oversee the brand's overall operations and frame growth strategies.

1. 1Shalimar Paintsen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Shalimar Paints任命Ashok Gupta为董事总经理financialexpress.com