Braithwaite's Engineering Vision & Advancements for a Structurally Strong India

Established in India in 1913 to provide it with the requisite engineering excellence, Braithwaite has come a long way over the illustrious years. In addition to being nationalized, the engineering magnate has been conferred with the status of Miniratna-1 category. Boasting a glorious past, Braithwaite & co. Ltd., headed by the visionary leader Mr. Yatish Kumar, is progressing in its resolve to make India elevate its socio-economic success. Counted as one of the pioneering industries in India, the company has two units for the manufacture of wagons, cranes, foundry products, heavy steel structurals, and more. The goal of achieving global excellence in the manufacturing and infrastructure sector to embellish India's growth story is driving Braithwaite to expand its works in diverse verticals and invigorate its operations with a novel approach. The professionals at Braithwaite believe that engineering developments will propel the structural strength of India to make it more self-reliant, boost its domestic manufacturing prowess, and prompt the growth of the Indian economy. In the present time, the company's ventures fall into diverse categories, such as Wagon manufacturing and its repair and building, Bridge construction and fabrication, crane manufacturing & AMC, Renewal energy project & waste management, and civil & infrastructure, to name a few.

Here's a brief account of how Braithwaite is leveraging engineering and management excellence to contribute to India's expeditious growth.

1. Pre-Engineered Infrastructure

State-of-the-art infrastructure is the need of the hour to catalyze the momentum of India's race to infrastructural excellence. Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. is making a significant contribution in the form of pre-engineered buildings and avant-garde infrastructure through Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. The rationale behind the company's resolve to promote pre-fabricated infrastructure is its cost-effectivity, better safety of staff involved, quality production, increased efficiency for energy, and rapid construction process. Braithwaite has carved a niche in the prefabrication construction industry as it offers superior and serviceable benefits, such as modern construction solutions, reliable service, convenient induction of structures in diverse locations, elevated construction, and more. 

2. Structural Steel Works

A top horse in the race of structural fabrication, Braithwaite boasts a glorious past embellished with engineering marvels. The company, recognized for its impeccable contribution to shaping the railway industry of India, broke into the Indian market with bridges. Their substantial contribution to constructing Ellis Bridge, a pedestrian and animal crossing bridge across the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, established Braithwaite's name in the construction industry. What followed afterward etched their name in yore as the structural steel fabrication of famed and distinguished bridges such as the renowned Howrah Bridge and others built across rivers like Ganga, Brahmani, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, and Godavari. One of the most vital examples to highlight the engineering dexterities of this structural fabrication frontrunner is the application of the latest technology for the design and fabrication of structural steel works.

3. Wagon Workshop

Braithwaite has added another feather to its cap by taking over the management and operations department of the Wagon Repair Workshop (WRS) at Vadlapudi, Visakhapatnam, on a turnkey basis. Being an ardent believer of the motto 'vocal for local,' Mr. Yatish Kumar (CMD, Braithwaite) emphasizes the company's goal to revive and promote indigenous resources. Spread across an area of 203 acres, WRS is equipped with 49,644 sq. meters covered shed, 66 railway quarters, and Automatic Stores Retravel System. A feat for the Indian railways and an honor for Braithwaite & Co. Ltd., WRS is one of its kind workshops to be taken up by a PSU. 

4. Sustainable Community

Green society is the need of the hour, which is why Braithwaite has initiated its mission to promote the shift to renewable energy. With the aid of innovative, modern, and cost-effective technology and techniques, Braithwaite provides comprehensive solutions to minimize waste generation and efficient energy production. For instance, the wagon industry magnate provides effectual and constructive solutions for the solarisation of irrigation pumps. Moreover, it offers robust technologies for the generation of wind energy. Braithwaite's technological assistance is utilized to obtain water pumping solutions in geographically critical areas, improve telecommunication issues in remote areas, and produce a round-the-clock power supply. 

5. Centre of Excellence

The Indian government has initiated its far-reaching mission to make India aatmanirbhar. Braithwaite, a Miniratna-I category company, develops its entirety of products, such as shipping and storage containers and railway wagons, under Make in India initiative. In addition, the company has set up a Welding Training Centre to assist people in acquiring new skills and elevate their chances of employment for a better life. Under the Skill Development Program initiative, the company is training and certifying welders from India and neighboring countries. 

Takeaway: Braithwaite's Indian structural renaissance

Since 1913, Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. has embarked on a journey to make India self-sufficient. India's glorious history is an ideal testament to how Braithwaite heralded a structurally advanced era for Indian infrastructure. Ensuring unprecedented emphasis on reinventing India's capability for tomorrow, the company diversified its venture into multiple fields. A company that has a history of more than a century, Braithwaite is renowned for its unparalleled deliveries in the railway sector. In addition, to make India self-reliant and support the nation in its march forward, it seeks advantage of every opportunity that knocks on its door, which is why the company remains ascendant to become a single-point solution provider.