- Hardcastle & Waud Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Standing Tall | Taking Today By Storm | Blazing Better Trails |
The Men | Shaping Tomorrow

Standing Tall With Firm Roots

Decades earlier, in mid- twenties of the twentieth century, an honest business firm busied itself importing paints, industrial oils, heat treatment chemicals and metal processing chemicals from reputed companies in UK, USA, Germany and Austria.

A consistent bent towards tenacious hard work saw the incorporation in 1945 of Hardcastle & Waud Manufacturing Co. Ltd (Hawco) Post-independence, the zeal to perform was further intensified and Hawco was a company raring to go.

Specialty products were manufactured for metal working industries, synthetic resins for printing and like industries, insulating varnishes for the electrical industry, compressed asbestos jointing’s for engineering and other industries as also industrial laminator and protective paints.

The company grew from strength to strength, always maintaining its commitment to consistent expansion, diversification and growth

Taking Today By Storm

Today HAWCO is a true performer. A Company that doesn’t want to spend time basking in the glory of past achievements. A Company that subtly goes about its pioneering work, a company that smoothly blends its manufacturing, marketing and trading activities.

HAWCO is not in existence just to mass-produce products that are commonly available. It wisely sifts through its expertise and chooses to deal only in specialty products.

An exclusive, respectable, result-oriented company, the financial year 2003-04 saw the company rake in a turnover of Rs.295 million. Judging by its potential, the company now looks to increase this figure to 1000 million in the near future. This confidence comes only from knowing one’s ability to perform, thereby justifying the trust of the company’s 10,000 shareholders.

Blazing Better Trails

Some athletes like to win their races by pacing themselves. They follow the leaders and then turn on the heat in the final stages. The toughest athletes however, are those who manage to set the pace and win the race on their own steam. HAWCO is most impressed by the latter.

HAWCO has over the years built its reputation as pioneering company and these are some of the firsts achieved by it.

• the first to manufacture Powder Coatings in India
  under license from a Belgian Company.
• the first to manufacture Synthetic Resins in India.
• the first to single-handedly carry a crusade against the
  well-established Citadel of Liquid Stoving Paints.

The Men At Our Helm

For over seven decades HAWCO has been reared with great care by its people. The vision of Mr. B.L. Jatia (HAWCO’s Chairman and Managing Director) is now shared by many other like – minded individuals. Mr. O.P. Adukia (President) and Mr. Hasmukh Gandhi, Mr. Tushar Agarwal, Mr. N.S. Karnavat (all Directors) support him in the overall management of the company. The other leading lights of HAWCO are Mr. S.S. Kedia (Vice President – Coil Coating) and Mr. Vinod Garg (Vice President – Sealants & Maintenance).

Shaping Tomorrow

HAWCO’s products aid in the revolutionising of India’s Industrial, Construction, Automobiles, Electronics and Hardware sectors. This is an on-going task, which will continue with earnest into the new millennium. Research facilities at Kalyan and Sarigam will work overtime, readying HAWCO to fully utilise the attractive opportunities presented by the open market scenario. HAWCO is busying itself today working towards shaping a far more successful tomorrow.