Originally established as The Empire Dyeing and Manufacturing Co., Empire Industries Ltd. transitioned to its current name in 1975. It operates as a diversified conglomerate involved in various activities such as dyeing, designing, fabrication of medium and heavy-duty cranes, marketing machine tools, manufacturing glass bottles, and designing electronic instruments and instrumentation systems.
In 1993-94, the company closed its textile division, Empire Dyeing, which had ventured into trading specialty fabrics due to its underperformance. Garlick Engineering serves as its crane manufacturing division, operating in Ambernath with a technical collaboration with a German firm for manufacturing steel mill duty cranes and port cranes. Vitrum Glass, another division, specializes in manufacturing amber bottles for the pharmaceutical industry. Other divisions include Empire Machine and Tools, Empire Chemicals, and Empire Instrumentation.
Empire Machine Tools focuses on agency business related to metal forming machinery, including flame cutting, die casting, heat treatment equipment, and material testing and metrology equipment. Its MCAT division markets machine tools for metal cutting applications such as turning, milling, boring, and grinding.
Empire Chemicals primarily targets pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and pigments to mitigate the effects of recessionary market conditions. The company's glass division received ISO 9002 certification in October 1998, and it is installing imported automatic inspection machines on all four glass bottle forming machine lines.
In 1999-2000, Empire Industries entered a Revenue Sharing Agreement with Wigan & Leigh (I) Ltd to offer education in fashion technology, advertising & graphic design, and business management through the Empire Institute of Learning. The institute is expanding its educational institutions in Mumbai and has collaborated with Mountain State University, USA, and Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada, to offer MBA programs in Mumbai.
Subsequent acquisitions include Vitrum Pvt. Ltd, engaged in manufacturing bottles, jars, and mosaic tiles, and Garlick & Company Pvt. Ltd, involved in manufacturing EOT cranes and marketing imported machine tools.
In 1993-94, the company closed its textile division, Empire Dyeing, which had ventured into trading specialty fabrics due to its underperformance. Garlick Engineering serves as its crane manufacturing division, operating in Ambernath with a technical collaboration with a German firm for manufacturing steel mill duty cranes and port cranes. Vitrum Glass, another division, specializes in manufacturing amber bottles for the pharmaceutical industry. Other divisions include Empire Machine and Tools, Empire Chemicals, and Empire Instrumentation.
Empire Machine Tools focuses on agency business related to metal forming machinery, including flame cutting, die casting, heat treatment equipment, and material testing and metrology equipment. Its MCAT division markets machine tools for metal cutting applications such as turning, milling, boring, and grinding.
Empire Chemicals primarily targets pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and pigments to mitigate the effects of recessionary market conditions. The company's glass division received ISO 9002 certification in October 1998, and it is installing imported automatic inspection machines on all four glass bottle forming machine lines.
In 1999-2000, Empire Industries entered a Revenue Sharing Agreement with Wigan & Leigh (I) Ltd to offer education in fashion technology, advertising & graphic design, and business management through the Empire Institute of Learning. The institute is expanding its educational institutions in Mumbai and has collaborated with Mountain State University, USA, and Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada, to offer MBA programs in Mumbai.
Subsequent acquisitions include Vitrum Pvt. Ltd, engaged in manufacturing bottles, jars, and mosaic tiles, and Garlick & Company Pvt. Ltd, involved in manufacturing EOT cranes and marketing imported machine tools.
